manoj bajpayee who has been nominated for the best actor in a negative role category at the times of india film awards toifa 2016 for his stark portrayal of an obsessed politician and lover in tevar shares his views on good cinema boxoffice numbers and controversiesyou have played many negative roles so what excited you about tevar i was impressed with director amit sharmas belief in my character gajendra singh he isnt just a negative guy he is in love with a beautiful woman and will do anything to get her there were twothree facets of his personality which were endearing i am happy that it has earned me a toifa nomination gajendra reminded me how i was completely mesmerised by my wife neha when i was dating her and would call her every daywhat is a good film for you one that earns money at the boxoffice or one that wins critical acclaim boxoffice numbers cannot determine the quality of a film but all of us have fallen in the trap the number game is the worst thing that has happened to cinema i believe that a good movie is not classified as a commercial or an art film it is about good storytelling and the unique way in which it connects with the audiencemanoj bajpayee the character pushed him to take up aligarhtill some years back there were fewer actors like you who could essay an unconventional character like bhiku mhatre satya but now there are many artistes like nawazuddin siddiqui and others who arent scared to attempt such roles do you feel today its difficult to get good roles isnt it nice that a talent like nawaz is blossoming in cinema this means that with more such actors in the fray exciting films are being made and who else can be happier than me till a few years ago i had to sit at home and wait for a good film in the process i used up all my savings it required conviction and patience to do movies that i did i refused many projects which offered me a lot of money because the roles werent great actors like rajkummar rao and vicky kaushal have options now so i am happy about the situationlisten to satya songs on gaanacomnowadays every other film is embroiled in a controversy as people claim it hurts their sentiments how do you feel about that people have become touchy about everything controversies are happening due to political reasons it is just to attract attention to a particular political party so people go and do such theatrics but the fact is that is affecting us and the distributors and we dont belong to any party we are here to make good cinema and we all know how much we have to struggle to do sofor more log on to wwwtoifadubaicom twitter toifaawards facebook facebooktoifaawards youtube wwwyoutube toifaawards instagram toifaawardsclick here for more bollywood videoswatch manoj bajpayee miffed with censors a certificate