Mumbai, Sep 3
Acclaimed actor Manoj Bajpayee reflected on whether he has been typecast in middle-class characters during his career.
'The Family Man' actor added that observing everyday personalities brings authenticity to his roles, making acting a rich and fulfilling experience.
Sharing an incident from his theatre days, he added: "Once I spoke to a director and I said, 'We can't be observing all the time, people will eventually beat us up - Why are you looking at me? '" He made it very easy, he said, "Observation is such a big part of an actor's personality that even if he is not looking at someone, he is observing. So, make it a part of your personality". So we actors are like that- we are observers of our own life, we are observers of people's life, what's happening in society."
"Whenever a character comes, I feel I have seen him somewhere, or his problem is extremely relatable. I find it really amazing to play such characters", Bajpayee concluded.
Produced by Jay Shewakramani and Om Raut, "Inspector Zende" will be premiering on Netflix on September 5.