'There's no insecurity'

Allaying rumours

Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao are two of the most competent actors in the industry today but the ‘Special 26’ star says there was no insecurity between the two during the shoot of ‘Aligarh’.

The ‘Satya’ actor, who has worked with Rajkummar for the first time in ‘Aligarh’, said he admires the young star a lot. “The chemistry between us has come out good in ‘Aligarh’ because of the mutual respect. There is no insecurity. We are improved people. We are not jealous of each other’s lines, presence. He respects me and I give that respect back. We are each other’s admirers and well wishers,” Manoj said.

In ‘Aligarh’, the actor plays Aligarh Muslim University professor S R Siras, who was suspended due to his alleged sexual orientation.

Manoj said he jumped at the opportunity to play Siras. “There was no apprehension in playing the role. Mentally, I was ready to do something risky in terms of people’s mindset. The way actors choose their scripts, there is a lot of insecurity in them as to what will happen but I have been part of industry for long so, I was feeling a little jaded with the same routine of working. I wanted to do something really path breaking, something which required guts and courage and professor Siras happened and I took it with both my arms without any doubt.”