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Manoj Bajpayee is all excited for his upcoming psychological thriller-drama Gali Guleiyan. Writer-director, Dipesh Jain feels equally satisfied with the actor’s presence in the film. Ahead of its release tomorrow, the director opens up about how Manoj Bajpayee was cast in Gali Guleiyan. He also elaborated on how important it was for the actor to agree to the script.
Dipesh weaved the plot keeping Manoj Bajpayee in mind but to our surprise, he was the last one to be approached. He knew Manoj hasn’t enacted such a character in past and could be skeptical to take up such a challenge.
Elaborating the same, Dipesh added,
“Manoj was the last one to get cast. Usually, in independent films, you cast a popular face, and then package the whole film. I had got Neeraj Kabi, Ranvir Shorey, Shahana Goswami, and others. We were two months away from the shoot but we couldn’t get hold of Manoj. As a writer, it is such a complex character and I was attached to it, and luckily a friend called Manoj. He read it and liked it.”
Dipesh had Manoj in his mind when he wrote the script. Illuminating his vision and the order in which he wanted things to fall into, he quoted,
“I have seen quite a lot of his films, but when I was writing this character, it wasn’t based on any of his previous roles. I was concerned that if he said no, then it would be tough for me to imagine someone else in this role. I wanted the audience to understand what it would feel like to be lonely and feel his paranoia. Manoj’s performance was crucial because when you’re only asking someone to pull in the audience through their physicality, not many people can do that.”
Directed by debutant Dipesh Jain, produced by Shuchi Jain of Exstant Motion Pictures, Gali Guleiyan will release in India and Worldwide, tomorrow on 7th September 2018.
Catch an experience of emotional turbulence like never before, tomorrow in cinemas near you.
