Actor Manoj Bajpayee had a breakthrough in Bollywood with Ram Gopal Varma’s 1998 cult gangster movie Satya. He performed the Mumbai road gangster Bhiku Mhatre, which gained a cult attraction amongst followers of Hindi cinema through the years. As the movie completes 25 years on July 3, Manoj has revealed that he purchased Bhiku Mhatre’s wardrobe himself. (Also Read: Satya turns 25: Ram Gopal Varma’s movie confirmed underworld’s enduring romance with Bollywood)
Manoj Bajpayee as Bhiku Mhatre in Satya
In a brand new interview, Manoj mentioned that he shopped all of the costumes of his iconic character at Hill Road, a purchasing road in Bandra, Mumbai. He recalled how he acquired the complete wardrobe inside ₹20,000.
Manoj on purchasing his costumes
In an interview with Film Companion, Manoj mentioned, “Those days, there was no costume designer. Ramu told me to get ₹20,000 from a production guy for the costumes. I went to Hill Road and shopped all the costumes there. I wanted really flashy shirts for Bhiku. And you won’t believe but I got all the clothes for ₹20,000.”
However, Ramu and Shefali Shah, who performed Manoj’s spouse in Satya, argued that if he was road purchasing, Manoj would have gotten the complete wardrobe for a lot lower than ₹20,000.
Shefali Shah wore used saris, her personal jewelry
In the identical interview, Shefali revealed that she insisted to Ramu and his group that they supply her previous saris for Pyaari Mhatre’s wardrobe. “She won’t wear new saris. That’s why I told them to give me used saris. I wear a new one only during the scene where I talk about Jurassic Park. Because that’s a once-in-a-year event for her: to go watch a movie. In the song (Sapne Mein Milti Hai), I wore my own jewellery. It belonged to my grandmother who’s a Maharashtrian. That really helped me with not just the jewellery but also the role,” Shefali mentioned.
About Satya
Satya was co-written by Anurag Kashyap and Saurabh Shukla. Saurabh additionally performed the memorable function of Kallu Mama within the movie. The ensemble forged additionally included JD Chakravarthy (who performed the titular function), Urmila Matondkar, Aditya Srivastava, Paresh Rawal, Sanjay Mishra, Sushant Singh and Makarand Deshpande.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
