Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali is one of the most iconic films. Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Jackie Shroff, the movie is considered to be one of the finest by the ace filmmaker. But did you know Manoj Bajpayee was offered to play a pivotal role in Devdas? If he reports are anything to go by, Sanjay Leela Bhansali offered Manoj Bajpayee a role in Devdas, however, he rejected it. Read on to know why
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Manoj Bajpayee is one of the finest performers in Bollywood. Since his Satya days, he has been entertaining the masses with his prolific performances. In the past, the actor has revealed that it is his dream to play Devdas. However, he did not sign up for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film as he wasn’t offered the lead role and he did not want to play a supporting role. He was playing lead characters in films and doing supportive role would hamper his image and thus he rejected the role says as per a report in News18.
Shah Rukh Khan played Devdas, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan played Paro while Madhuri Dixit played Chandramukhi. Jackie Shroff played the role of Chunni Lal. Even though supporting character, Jacki Shroff’s performance was much loved by the audience.
Here’s a video about Manoj Bajpayee’s journey
Manoj Bajpayee is currently ruling the OTT space. The actor was last seen in Killer Soup that released on Netflix. He had a dual role to play in it. It was a quirky and off-beat murder mystery that left everyone intrigued. Among films, his next is Bhaiyya Ji that is in post production. He also has a film called The Fabble. Manoj Bajpayee will also begin shooting for his next web series called The Family Man 3. It is one of the highly anticipated web series. The first two instalments of the same performed fabulously well on Amazon Prime Video.
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