Manoj Bajpayee’s desire to work with filmmaker Subhash Ghai can be best understood in an anecdote he reveals. “When I landed in Mumbai to become an actor, the first set I went to was Subhash-ji’s Trimurti [1995] and the first office was Shyam Benegal’s. Since Subhash-ji works with big stars, I knew I stood no chance, but I kept on trying my luck on his movie sets,” he recalls. The then-aspiring actor’s wish was to be fulfilled over 30 years on. Today, Bajpayee fronts the director’s short film, Gandhi: A Perspective, and he couldn’t be happier about it. 

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