New Delhi. You must have often heard from your elders that a person should never forget his old times, no matter how high he reaches. From Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda, Shah Rukh Khan to Manoj Bajpayee, you must have heard many stars remembering the old days. Do you know that Bollywood’s ‘King Khan’ i.e. Shah Rukh Khan and OTT star Manoj Bajpayee also started their acting career together. But, some tasted success first, while others took some time. Both are owners of crores today, but there was a time when both of them did not have money to buy two cigarettes at a time.
Manoj Bajpayee has recalled the time he spent with Shah Rukh Khan. Both were part of Barry John’s theatre group in Delhi. At that time, both Manoj and Shah Rukh were trying to establish themselves as actors and were struggling with financial constraints. Manoj Bajpayee recently shared how both used to smoke the same cigarette during their theatre days.
Why did Shahrukh and Manoj smoke the same cigarette?
Speaking to Galatta India, Manoj Bajpayee said, ‘When you are in a theatre group and someone is smoking a cigarette, one will never smoke a cigarette alone. Because no one can afford it alone. So if someone has one cigarette, he has to share it with four people. He further added, ‘Even if he has the money to buy a pack of cigarettes or to buy one cigarette, he cannot buy it alone because in the past others have shared it with him and now it is his turn to share it.’
Shagrukh-Manoj were in Barry John’s theater group
Manoj said that while he was in Barry John’s theatre group for a few years, Shah Rukh was a part of it for a few months before moving to Mumbai and starting his Bollywood career. Manoj said that he moved to Mumbai only after working in Shekhar Kapur’s ‘Bandit Queen’.
Went to a nightclub for the first time with Shahrukh Khan
Manoj Bajpayee recalled his first nightclub journey in an old interview. He had said, ‘Shahrukh was with Barry, I was also with Barry. There were a lot of friends there that night, I am still in touch with them, still very good friends.’ Shahrukh’s life has become different from ours. I still remember that I was looking for shoes to go to the discotheque because I was in slippers. He had told that Shahrukh was the only person who used to come in a Maruti van. In those days a Maruti van, red color, I still remember it.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : May 29, 2024, 07:53 IST