Manoj Bajpayee on followers demanding The Household Man’s season 3: ‘I am ecstatic’

It has been solely two days because the second season of The Household Man began streaming on Amazon Prime Video and sequence lead Manoj Bajpayee says followers have already began “demanding” the third chapter.

Created by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, the brand new season of the espionage motion thriller sequence launched on Friday after loads of wait amid the controversy round Amazon’s reveals Tandav and Mirzapur.

Whereas season two finale of The Household Man drops greater than a touch concerning the potential renewal, Manoj, who performs Srikant Tiwari, an intelligence officer attempting to steadiness his private {and professional} life on the present, stated he has no thought how the story will progress if there’s a third half.

“There’s loads of work that goes into making a season. I shall be very joyful if Amazon, and Raj and DK resolve to do a season three however earlier than that the writing needs to be full. All of the formalities should be completed. ‘m ecstatic that individuals have began demanding season three,” the actor informed PTI in a Zoom interview.

“What all season three may have, I actually do not know. I am ready for the script to come back to me,” he added.

With principally optimistic opinions coming their means, the staff of The Household Man has appeared to have achieved the not possible: delivered a greater season two.

Manoj, who received his maiden greatest actor Nationwide Award for Bhonsle earlier this yr, is in a contented house for a couple of purpose.

“Season one was thought of traditional and cult in its personal means and it created a franchise. After this, Raj and DK are thought to be among the finest minds within the trade. Suparn Verma, who joined the administrators and writers, is a really shut pal of mine. He has bought his due with the second season. I need to congratulate writers Suman and Manoj. These guys are pure geniuses,” the 52-year-old actor added.

The Household Man additionally stars Sharib Hashmi, Priyamani, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Sunny Hinduja, Shahab Ali, Ashlesha Thakur and Vedant Sinha.

Manoj, who continues to be on the high of his sport in his 27-year-long performing profession, stated it’s “touching” that the sequence is just not recognized for being only a one-man present.

“Sharib’s success with this new season actually touches my soul. I would like him to do very nicely. His success is like my success. All these actors like Shahab who performed Sajid…

“Shreya had already grow to be an enormous star after season one after which Rip-off 1992 got here. I see Sunny who’s Sandeep bhaiya in Aspirants after which Milind on this present and Priyamani, Ashlesha and Vedant… Their success is way extra touching to me than me being talked about.”

The second season marks the digital debut of South star Samantha Akkineni, as Raji, who goes toe-to-toe with Manoj’s Srikant as his new and highly effective adversary.

“Samantha is such an enormous star. She would not want anyone to validate her work however she is available in and he or she contributes a lot to the present,” Manoj stated praising his co-star.

Over two seasons, the staff has grow to be a household, which like each different brood, has its personal WhatsApp group that retains buzzing, he stated.

“Now we’re a household. On a regular basis we’re continuously in contact with one another. There’s a Household Man group on WhatsApp. I do not go there very often as I actually cannot kind. However that is the best way it’s. We’re extra joyful for one another than for ourselves. That is the ambiance not solely on set, but in addition (off digicam) as we preserve checking on one another.”

Be it Srikant reciting the enduring Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikandar dialogue with expletives or being schooled by a youthful and hyper new boss within the trailer of the sophomore season, Manoj has been garnering reward for his comedian timing, a much less explored facet of his persona within the motion pictures.

The Aligarh actor, nonetheless, stated he was merely being true to the character.

Citing his memorable roles like Bhikhu Mhatre in Satya and Sardar Khan in Gangs of Wasseypur, Manoj stated the viewers discovered these components “fairly hilarious”.

“Equally after I’m enjoying Srikant, individuals get these moments coming from his behaviour. However I am not attempting to make you snigger, I am placing the character in that scenario, exploring his thought course of and his responses.

“I am taken with getting the character to you in probably the most clever and sincere means. Whenever you have a look at the scenario from a distance, it’s hilarious. However on the similar time, for these people who find themselves dwelling it, it’s troublesome , he added.

On one degree, The Household Man is a face-off between the “good guys” and “dangerous guys”, however the present additionally makes an attempt to blur this line between the 2, by way of healthful characters, Manoj stated.

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“We’re so influenced by mainstream cinema that we have a look at villains as darkish (individuals). I believe Ram Gopal Varma, Shekhar Kapur, Mani Ratnam have damaged this stereotype and after them administrators like Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar (Banerjee) have checked out characters in a human means. They tried to the touch upon their story from their perspective.”

There’s a collision between the 2 worlds by which these characters stay, he noticed.

“So it’s as a lot as Srikant Tiwari’s sequence as it’s Raji’s. Like the primary season was as a lot Srikant’s because it was Moosa’s (performed by Neeraj Madhav). How administrators or writers inform a narrative or create characters and the world they inhabit, makes all of the distinction.”

(Written by Radhika Sharma)

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