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Manoj Bajpayee is known for his strong acting. He has been a part of many prestigious films. Today on 23rd April he is celebrating his 55th birthday. He had rejected veteran Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's blockbuster film Devdas. Manoj got a good role in this film starring many stars including Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit.
For this reason Manoj rejected this film
Manoj refused Sanjay Leela Bhansali because he did not want to play a supporting role. Reportedly, Manoj turned down 'Devdas' because he is playing the lead role in all his films. In such a situation, playing a supporting role will affect his career. Later Jackie Shroff played the character of 'Chunnilal'. However, Manoj always wanted to be a part of the film but wanted to play the hero and not a supporting role.
Manoj had once said, 'I always wanted to play the character of 'Devdas'. There have been some adaptations but no one thought of casting me. I would love to play that character.
'Devdas' film is based on the novel
Chunnilal was an important character in the film 'Devdas' based on the novel of the same name by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay. In which Shahrukh Khan played the memorable role of Devdas, Aishwarya Rai played the role of Paro and Madhuri Dixit played the memorable role of Chandramukhi. This film was released in the year 2002. In which actors like Kirron Kher, Smita Jaykar, Vijayendra Ghatge, Manoj Joshi, Tiku Talsania, Disha Vakani were seen in supporting roles. The film was made on a budget of Rs 50 crore and had earned Rs 168 crore at that time. The songs of the film are liked even today.
Manoj started acting 30 years ago
As far as Manoj is concerned, he entered the world of acting with Shekhar Kapur's film 'Bandit Queen'. He was also seen in the TV show 'Swabhiman'. His films like 'Satya', 'Shool', 'Zubaida', 'Pinjar', 'Gangs of Wasseypur', 'Aligarh' were much liked. His web series 'The Family Man' is also quite famous.
