Manoj Bajpai: Big and small roles have always been a matter of concern

Bollywood starManoj Bajpaihas done variety of roles and in all these flicks, he has always paid much attention to his role.Special 26’s CBI officer and gangster of Shootout at Wadala, Manoj say that roles matter him a lot and he would never do a small role. The44-year-old actor coming in upcoming flickSaat Uchakkey comments on the same,“Rolechhota nahi hota, actorchhota hota hai- I have always believed the opposite of it. I used to think a big role is a big role, very big. But after the reaction toSAW, I think I have to relook at my own judgment. I am rethinking about how I define roles. This is what the reaction has done to me.”

The actor also showed his inclination towards Bhojpuri flicks, “"I'll definitely do Bhojpuri movies. I'm waiting for someone to come up with a good script. Of course, I can't compromise with the script. The criteria for a Hindi and a Bhojpuri movie remain the same for me.”He also talked about people asking him for joining politics, "I don't understand why people ask me about joining politics? I am a very black and white person. Acting gives me a chance to be myself. I never relate to the kind of politics that is going around. I will die if I have to pretend all the time, and in politics, you have to be like that. Politics will never happen to me.” He further added that he can’t pretend and politics is all about pretending.

Being from Bihar, he loves his hometown Patna and feels proud when called Bihari, “I am very strongly attached to my roots. I feel like going back as frequently as I can, but of course, work doesn't permit me. But, there is a village boy inside me which can never go away. I still speak in Bhojpuri. This is the language I speak at home. I speak better Bhojpuri than many Biharis living there." He also participates in the Patna Literature Festival whenever he visits his hometown.