I am never satisfied with my own performances: Manoj Bajpayee 

 Actor Manoj Bajpayee is confident his next release Missing, which unites the actor with one of his favourite co-stars Tabu, will leave the audience shocked.

"We worked together in Hansal Mehta's Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar and Akash Deep's Ghaat many years ago. Now I can say we've finally done another film together that does justice to the talent of her and  Annu Kapoor. Missing is basically about three characters played by three of us," said Manoj.

"I am never satisfied with my own performances. There's always a hunger in me to do more. That's why I am led to new directors. Mukul Abhyankar, who directed Missing shocked me, and he will shock audiences as well. He was constantly excited about the scenes we shot every day. An actor needs a director and co-stars who inspire him. I got both in Missing."

About the secrecy and the sudden decision to release Missing alongside several other films on April 6, Manoj said: "Firstly, the decision is not sudden. We decided April 6 was the correct date when there is no big release. Also, we wanted to keep the release date a secret as long as possible because we did not want to do too much media interaction on Missing. This is a suspense film in the truest sense. Every twist and turn in the plot is crucial. We can't give any of it away. I never knew it was so difficult to promote a suspense film. I know the media will ask us questions about the plot and one of us will blurt out something that will give away the suspense. I've never been more scared of promoting any of my films."

Manoj said preparing a trailer was a killer.

"We had to be careful with every frame because almost frame has a suspense element. I can't tell you anything about my character because I may give away the plot. All I can say is all three of us Tabu, Annu Kapoor and I seldom had a chance to give so much of ourselves to a film."

Talking about the box office failure of his last release Aiyaary, he said "I'm very proud of Aiyaary. According to me, it is Neeraj Pandey's most accomplished work and one of my most satisfying performances. It suffered because of the relentless back-and-forth with the release date. Anyway, I've put it behind me now."

He concluded saying, "An artist can't shed tears over what is gone. Luckily, for me, there is always the next challenge."