His performances have earned him two National awards, but Manoj Bajpayee has always been a modest actor. He might find it hard to stay modest after discovering a very famous fan at the International Film Festival of Los Angeles 2018. The actor received praise from none other than his Love Sonia co-star Demi Moore after the screening of the film.
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The actor has been visiting the festival where two of his films, In The Shadows (Gali Guliyan) and Love Soniya, are being screened. While In The Shadows, directed by Dipesh Jain, is the opening film, Love Soniya had a special screening.
It was this screening that left an impact on Demi Moore, who was also present. The actress praised Bajpayee's work and took time out to speak with the actor who was also present at the event. Naturally, the two got to sharing know-how about their particular industries and their techniques.
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Reportedly, Bajpayee took the chance to help the Ghost (1990) actress get acquainted with the changing scene of Indian cinema by gifting her DVDs of some of his films like Gangs Of Wasseypur (2012), Aligarh (2016) and Budhia Singh (2016).
Love Sonia is directed by Tabrez Noorani, and has a host of Indian actors like Richa Chadha, Mrunal Thakur, Anupam Kher, Freida Pinto, besides Bajpayee.