Manoj Bajpayee on Shah Rukh Khan: 'We don't meet and our paths don't cross, we have become…'

Manoj Bajpayee and Shah Rukh Khan have known each other since their theater days, and both have an experience of over three decades in acting. In an interview with Jist, the Joram star spoke about SRK and how he looks at their friendship. ‘We don’t meet. We have become people from different worlds. So our paths don’t cross. Even at that time, our friendship wasn’t like that,” said Bajpayee.

He added, “We were in the same group, and when you work in the same group, you get to know everyone, you sit and stand with everyone, you eat with everyone.”

In 2023, SRK achieved a hat trick at the box office. Pathaan grossed 1,050.30 Cr., Jawan grossed 1,148.32 Cr. worldwide, and now Dunki has surpassed 400 Cr., continuing SRK’s streak of delivering blockbusters in a single year. Together, these three films earned an impressive 117 million dollars at the global box office in 2023. This is a remarkable accomplishment that no other Indian superstar has ever attained in a single year across traditional international markets, which excludes China.

Shah Rukh Khan’s dominance in 2023 with the release of the blockbuster movies Pathaan, Jawan, and Dunki showcases why he is hailed as the ultimate global superstar. His success has always broken and created more records, setting new benchmarks for the industry at large not only in India but on a worldwide scale.

Manoj Bajpayee had three back-to-back releases last year with Gulmohor, Sirf Ek Bandaa Kafi Hai and Joram.

Next, he is gearing up for the release of his upcoming Netflix series, Killer Soup, alongside Konkona Sen Sharma. The show will be released on 11 January.