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Actor Manoj Bajpayee is liked for his impeccable appearing craft and expertise. The actor enjoys a fan following not solely amongst cinema lovers but additionally amongst his colleagues. A working example is filmmaker Shekhar Kapur who was completely impressed with the actor’s efficiency within the courtroom drama Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai. After watching the movie, the director shared some phrases of reward for the actor, which then led to a heat Twitter trade between Manoj Bajpayee and Shekhar Kapur. It all began when Shekhar Kapur tweeted, “A master class in acting @BajpayeeManoj sets the bar so high in Ek Banda Kaafi Hai, with a sensitive, honest and completely authentic performance. I was hanging on to every line he spoke in this compelling courtroom drama. Congratulations to Director Apoorv Karki n team at #zee5.”

To this, Manoj Bajpayee mentioned, “OMG! Now I can put my feet up for sometime and relax after this praise by one and only our respected @shekharkapur  sir! Thank you. Thank You.”

OMG! Now I can put my ft up for someday and chill out after this reward by one and solely our revered @shekharkapur sir! Thank you ???? Thank You ????

— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) June 1, 2023

The trade didn’t finish there. Responding to Manoj’s tweet, Shekhar Kapur mentioned, “Oh no! Please don’t put your feet up @BajpayeeManoj…You have so much more to give. So much more to contribute….you are not allowed to relax.” To this, Manoj replied, “Thank you, sir.”

Oh no! Please do not put your ft up @BajpayeeManoj .. you’ve gotten a lot extra to offer .. a lot extra to contribute .. you aren’t allowed to chill out .. https://t.co/Q8ul4x5IWn

— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) June 1, 2023

Meanwhile, just a few days in the past, Manoj Bajpayee made headlines for reacting to his reported net worth of  ₹170 crores. Speaking to Aaj Tak, the actor expressed his shock on listening to the quantity being thrown round. He mentioned “Baap re baap! Aligarh aur Gali Guleiyan kar ke? Bilkul nahi hai par haan itna zaroor hai bhagwan ki daya se ki mera aur meri patni ka budhapa ache se guzar jayega aur meri beti set ho jayegi (Oh my God! By doing films like Aligarh and Gali Guleiyan? Absolutely not! However, through the grace of God, I have enough for my wife and me to live comfortably and my daughter will be well looked after).”

He additional added, “Main South Mumbai ka nahi hun, na Bandra ka hun. Main abhi bhi Lokhandwala, Andheri mein rehta hun. Main humesha kehta hun ke main cinema, is film industry ke beech mein nahi hun. Maine ye choose kiya tha ki main film industry ki boundary pe baitha hun. Ye mera chunav raha hai (I am not from South Mumbai or Bandra. I still live in Lokhandwala, Andheri. I have always said that I am not in the middle of this film industry. I am still sitting at the boundary and it is a choice I have made).”

Manoj Bajpayee’s Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai, which was launched on May 23, is out there for streaming on Zee5.