I am unaffected by the mayhem, says Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpayee is spending the lockdown days in Uttarakhand, and says he is unaffected by the current mayhem. The actor says the Covid-19 pandemic has turned out to be a great leveller.

“I am stuck in the mountains with my family. It’s a great place to be in, anyway. I am unaffected by the outside mayhem going on. Also, the locals are very aware and very careful,” says Bajpayee.

“The realisation (after this period) is that life is too unpredictable. I realised that we give so much importance to ourselves for no reason. In this kind of a situation, be it a millionaire or an underprivileged, all are on the same level. This is the beauty and power of nature. When it comes to proving its force, it spares no one. So, it is important to keep your shoulders on the head,” he added.

Bajpayee was shooting for an upcoming web series with Deepak Dobriyal in the hills, when the lockdown was announced. Since then, he has been staying there with his family and the crew.

On the work front, he was recently seen in an

OTT thriller movie alongside Jacqueline Fernandez.

For Bajpayee, working on OTT platforms has turned out to be a “liberating” experiment.

“It (no box office pressure) is the most liberating aspect of

OTT platforms. I felt it when I was working on The Family Man, too. I could think of wild experiments for my performance and I could go ahead and do it. It used to work and people on the set would appreciate it and acknowledge it and be entertained,” says the actor, adding, “The experiments have worked with the audience as well. If you want to come up with something new, this is the platform because the ultimate thing is output. There is nobody to judge you before release and you are not going to be judged by the amount of money that you collect at the box office. It has been liberating experimentation for me. In future, if I get something as exciting as the last one, I will go ahead and be part of it.” Bajpayee is also looking forward to the second season of his popular web series The Family Man.

When it comes to proving its force, nature spares no one. So, it is important to keep your shoulders on the head MANOJ BAJPAYEE, ACTOR