Manoj Bajpayee: I Quit dancing after seeing Hrithik Roshan

Manoj Bajpayee recently revealed that he is trained in dancing but quit the dream of being a dancer after seeing Hrithik Roshan.

Reminiscing about his theatre days, Bajpayee said that it was required for theatre actors to sing and dance.

“Since I'm from theatre, there used to be a prerequisite that an artist should know how to sing. Even if you do not become a frontline singer, you must be a chorus singer at least. Haan, main naachta bhi tha (Yes, I used to dance as well),” he said on the chat show The Bombay Journey X Curly Tales.

The actor added, "Main Chhau dance mein trained hoon lekin jab Hrithik aya na. Maine Hrithik ko dekha toh maine kaha aaj ke baad dancing ka khwaab band kyuki ab ye nahi seekh sakta main (I'm trained in Chhau dance but when Hrithik came in the industry and I saw his performance, I told myself this is the end of my dream of dance as I can't learn this)."

Bajpayee will next be seen in Rahul V. Chittela’s Gulmohar. The film marks the return of Sharmila Tagore on screen after over a decade. It will premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on March 3.