Manoj Bajpayee supports Hindi language as demands script in Hindi!

Actor Manoj Bajpayee hailed from a small town in Bihar before he shifted to Delhi as a teenager and though he is a much respected actor nowadays, the Satya star has not forgotten his desi roots yet.

During a latest interview, Manoj disclosed that whenever he has discussions with producers, he always insists that the script handed to him should be in Hindi. Bajpayee further added that ever since he realized that he is in a position to make demands as an actor, he has been demanding that the script be in Hindi as he is very passionate about the language and also because he considers it his strength.

Bajpayee will be next seen playing Professor Sir in Aligarh, which explores the society's outlook towards homosexuality.

Rajkummar Rao and I are a happy combination, says Hansal Mehta!

While one looks forward to a splendid performance by Manoj Bajpayee in Aligarh, it is pretty much on the cards that the Hansal Mehta film would turn out to be a classy affair, what with National Award winning actor Rajkummar Rao joining the proceedings. The actor has worked with Hansal in two movies before this, Shahid and Citylights, both of which won quite some critical acclaim for the subject matter, narrative and of course the acts.

With Hansal and Rajukummar coming together once more for Aligarh, guess this is one director-actor 'Jodi' which is for the keeps?

"Well, I am hoping and though people keep asking me about that, I don’t discuss it too much," says Hansal, "We are a happy combination for sure; we are a family. One must keep the family growing and we share a certain comfort level. We challenge each other on a regular basis. I keep thinking about how to portray Rajkummar differently and he also takes up that challenge. So while I try to bring different things on the table, he too interprets my scripts quite beautifully."

No surprise, with three movies in a row for the director and the actor, it has come to a point where spoken words are no more a need while calling the shots.

"That's correct," agrees Hansal, "Sometimes I don't have to tell Rajkummar what to do and how to do. He knows when I really like a take or not like it. We have reached that point in life where we have developed a solid understanding. When you have that kind of an equation with someone, it results in something beautifully. Since it is working out so beautifully, why tamper with the combination."

With the film set for release this Friday, one looks forward to yet another hard hitting narrative by Hansal with some terrific act on display by Rajkummar Rao and of course Manoj Bajpayee.

Written by Apurva Asrani and produced by Karma Pictures & Eros International, Aligarh is based on the real life tale of Dr. Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras from Aligarh Muslim University who was sacked from his position on charges of homosexuality in 2010.

Hansal Mehta is hopeful about Aligarh's release!

Hansal Mehta is known for making hard hitting and influential movies. His movie Shahid won a national award and he is making yet another impactful movie. His movie Aligarh starring Manoj Bajpayee in the lead role wrapped up the shoot and will be released soon. The movie touches upon the controversial topic of homosexuality, where Manoj plays a professor who is caught having sex with one of his male students. Going by the recent diktat of the Censor Board, it doesn't seem likely that Aligarh would get the green signal from the board, but Mehta chooses to stay confident.

The Citylights film-maker hopes that the CBFC board will see beyond the controversial nature of the movie and instead support the sensitivity of the content. Mehta is self-confident that the current government is democratic and will not ban his movie, even though in the past several extremist outfits have protested against homosexuality depiction in movies.

Aligarh is based on a real life incident and also stars Rajkummar Rao.