Manoj Bajpayee On Increased Divorces In Bollywood: 'Creative People Will Have To Be Open-Minded'

Actor Manoj Bajpayee recently shared his thoughts on the increased rate of divorce in Bollywood. He said that whatever happens in society is reflected in the film industry and that creative people need to be open-minded. He also spoke about the rumours of drug use in Bollywood.

In an interview with Sushant Sinha, Manoj Bajpayee said, “In today’s date, if you go to Tees Hazari Court and ask about the divorce rate, you will realise where we have come today where relationships and marriages are breaking every day. Our society adopted the nuclear family trend and there are benefits of it too, but the harms that nuclear family trend caused you can see it in the courts today.”

He added, “So, is the industry not part of society? People who belong to the same society are part of the industry. When people belong to the same society, then isn’t it obvious the change in society will also be visible in the industry? Previously, in the same industry, there were not as many divorces as there are today. The industry is very open-minded, which is quite a good thing. Creative people will have to be open-minded.”

Speaking about the rumours of Bollywood actors using drugs, Manoj said, “First of all, let’s call it Hindi Film Industry. It is a very small industry. Now, in this small industry, a lot of people need jobs. If someone is ever caught doing the wrong thing in some corner of the industry that doesn’t prove anything. Me and my friends or co-stars also belong to the same industry and I can tell 95% of them are very passionate, very sincere not only to the films they are part of but also to their family and near and dear ones. A few incidents here and there cannot prove that the whole industry is like that.”

On the work front, Manoj will soon be seen in the Family Man season 3 series. The actor recently shared a major update about the third season of The Family Man. The actor will reprise his role as Srikant Tiwari, who is a ‘middle-class guy and a world-class spy’. Srikant will expertly confront the looming threat to national security while balancing the demands of family life and desperately working to mend his relationship with his wife in the new season. He is currently raking in the praise for his recent release, Bhaiyya Ji.