Manoj Bajpayee became 'evil' and got applause

- Be beyond the definition of 'evil'. And that meant I had to do everything like Raghavan - how he walks, talks, laughs, kills ... etc. Everything has a rhythm and I came up with different theories. And even like a human being.

Manoj Bajpayee's popularity has skyrocketed and he is being praised not only in films, but also in web shows and films and one new film after another. There was a time, however, when he had no work. That was around 2000-2001. When Manoj Bajpayee was sitting at home because he did not have a job, he got an offer for the role of a villain in a film called 'Ax'. The film was a supernatural thriller.

Among them were actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Ravina Tandon and J. Omprakash's son Rakesh Omprakash was making the film. The film was also big. Manoj Bajpayee was aware of the role he had to work very hard for. That character could be interpreted as an evil character, and evil could be interpreted in many ways. However, Manoj Bajpayee showed readiness for the role.

"Evil can be scary and horrible .. it can be fun and greedy .. it can be lover and it can be destroyer .. and I had to bring all this in one character ..," Manoj clarified.

If this artist is not scared or ashamed because of this challenge. He also developed the character in five-six months and he also used to visit Mehra's house frequently and he kept showing the character and improving it. It was also decided to go for Raghavan Ghatke's look.

The costume designer also designed the costumes. 'After this, Rakesh Mehra called me at Kamlesh Pandey's house. And told me to introduce that character here. I presented that character in front of them. And gave him the idea of ​​how to speak dialogues, 'said Manoj Bajpayee, recalling the past.

You also have to portray Raghav's character in the same way that actors like Jack Nicholson, Mark Humil and Health Ledger display their villain-like Joker character in the film 'Batman', but beyond the definition of 'evil'. And that meant I had to do everything like Raghavan - how he walks, talks, laughs, kills ... etc. Everything has a rhythm and I came up with different theories. And even like a human being. Man is a quarrelsome, attractive and dangerous man .. 'says Manoj Bajpayee.

Hey, the mask on the character's face was also Manoj's idea. In the same way, he once went to the director's house. 'Humans have two different faces,' he explains. There is a good one, which Amitabh plays in the film and there is an evil one that I play myself. ‘Not only can the good be boring and the evil be terrifying, but when that happens they find balance in themselves.

However, at the same time, they could not avoid their irresistible differences, 'he said, explaining the reason behind the film's concept-line, which is really something to be proud of today. We have shown that it is impossible with it, 'says Manoj Bajpayee.

'Akash', released 20 years ago on July 15, is a supernatural thriller revolving around a police inspector and a serial killer. Raghavan, who was acting as a mercenary assassin, assassinated the defense minister at a conference in Budapest. He is caught and hanged, but during his execution, his self enters the body of Inspector Manu Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) and then the soul gets what he assumes from the police officer.

Manoj Bajpai says that the scene of my identity in the film is the most difficult as it is not only the setup of the character, but also the shooting was done in Budapest where the temperature was -10 degrees. It was a night scene and also under the open sky and at sub-zero temperature.

I landed in Hungary the next day and my body was not working in such cold weather. This was an atmosphere that will never be forgotten, 'said Manoj. When the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor was given to Amitabh Bachchan, he accepted my compliment and it was the biggest award for me. For me, it was more satisfying than any other award as what could be more special than an actor like Amitabh Bachchan accepting the award from a huge platform rather than praising his co-star?