‘They lied,’ Manoj Bajpayee felt cheated when Ram Gopal Varma offered him the second lead in Satya

In a candid chat with OG prankster, comic, anchor, author and occasional columnist, Cyrus Broacha on his show Cyrus Says, Bollywood veteran Manoj Bajpayee spills some tea on the critically acclaimed 1998 film Satya. Written by Saurabh Shukla and Anurag Kashyap, the Ram Gopal Varma directorial gave us brutal gangsta Bhiku Mhatre Starring by Manoj Bajpayee. It put the hitherto unknown NID grad on Bollywood’s radar and paved the way for unprecedented success.

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The successful film won the actor much acclaim apart from the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. However, during a podcast with Cyrus, Bhiku Mahtre revealed that this was not what he was originally cast for. The actor claims that Ram Gopal Varma assured him of the lead role of Satya in the film. But then Ramu called Manoj and dropped the bomb. The director said that he needed her to play the second lead. The actor revealed that he was heartbroken and felt cheated. Manoj then says that Ramu consoles him saying that he needs a person with a great personality who can kill Bhiku Mhatre in front of the camera. Looking back, Ramu was not wrong. it was?

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Meanwhile, on the work front, Manoj Bajpayee has been absolutely successful with both his Bollywood and OTT ventures. He will be next seen in Dispatch and Zoram, which is slated to release in 2023.

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