Overcoming Hurdles! Manoj Bajpayee Dedicates His National Award To Everyone Who Backed 'Bhonsle'
Manoj Bajpayee, who is the recipient of several prestigious awards including Padma Shri, describes this win to us as ¡°a special one¡± because ¡°bringing Bhonsle to life was our mission,¡± he says.
What most people don't know is that in the year 2016, Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee and the director of Bhosle, Devashish Makhija were in desperate need of producers and backing to build their passion project to life. But little did they know, their humble and exceptional film will be recognized with a Best Actor award at the 67th National Film Awards.
The actor, who is the recipient of several prestigious awards including Padma Shri, describes this win to us as ¡°a special one¡± because ¡°bringing Bhonsle to life was our mission,¡± he says.
Devashish Makhija¡¯s Bhonsle was a story about Mumbai¡¯s decades-old anti-North Indian conflict and just how viciously Bihari migrants are treated across the country. Bajpayee won the National Film Award for his role as a terminally-ill Maharashtrian constable in Makhija¡¯s politically inflected drama.
"I¡¯m extremely happy that finally, Bhonsle has completed its journey with a National Award. We began our journey five years back. We kept on looking for producers but people came in and went away like that. Nobody was there to show any kind of confidence. It took us a lot many years to find small producers to put in the money," Manoj Bajpayee told News 18.
Even the Internet was supremely happy with Manoj Bajpayee's National Award win and couldn't stop praising the importance of true actors getting their long due.
Discover reactions to Manoj Bajpyee's win for Bhosle here.
Manoj Bajpayee was snubbed for his terrific performance in Aligarh (2015). His win for Bhonsle was way way overdue I would say! Congratulations Much @BajpayeeManoj ? pic.twitter.com/2ndwc0S2xf
¡ª Hara ? (@Mystic_riverrr) March 22, 2021
Manoj Bajpayee deserved an award for his performance in Aligarh, but didn't get. Finally, he got it now ?#ManojBajpayee#NationalFilmAwards2019#NationalFilmAwards pic.twitter.com/ezkqWwmg2C
¡ª jeril (@jeril_here) March 22, 2021
The way the National Awards were going, I'm glad Manoj Bajpayee and Dhanush got lucky. Else, we all know who the best actor in the country is.
¡ª Abhishek Baxi (@baxiabhishek) March 22, 2021
So happy for Manoj Bajpayee. An actor par excellence. He finally gets his due. ?? Dhanush is awesome too. #NationalFilmAwards https://t.co/jvqt6UPwLK
¡ª MithiB (@MithiMirchi10) March 22, 2021
Manoj Bajpayee extremely talented ...
¡ª Lawyer LookBook ?? (@AdvocatejJyoti) March 22, 2021
Unmatchable..
Our family man ??#NationalFilmAwards2019#ManojBajpayee pic.twitter.com/bipIvR3cTb
We can't wait to see more of Manoj Bajpyee every chance we get and now the whole country would be watching too!