The ‘Aligarh’ fame actor Manoj Bajpayee is all set to show his presence on the big screen with ‘Budhia Singh — Born To Run’, a biopic based on the true inspirational story of the world’s youngest marathon runner.
The 47-year-old, known for his dialogue ‘Karaara Jawaab Milega’ in ‘Rajneeti’, not only learned the martial art form judo for the role, but also had to learn Oriya since the film is based in Bhubaneswar.
In order to speak Oriya fluently, the ‘Shool’ actor learned the language and worked on his accent.
A source says, “Since Manoj was quite excited to play the role of a coach, he was aware about things he had to do for his character, be it learning judo or Oriya.”
Interestingly, he also got help from director Soumendra Padhi, who himself belongs to Orissa. The movie is expected to be released in August this year.
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