'Anurag Kashyap is changing the grammar of filmmaking'

You have been quoted saying that parents and youngsters should watch Gangs Of Wasseypur separately It was in response to an interviewer saying that a son canrsquot watch this film with his father I said then they should see it separately But I know of a fatherson who saw the film together and were comfortable Finally whether you can see a film with your parents or not boils down to the relationship you share with them You have done some explicit love scenes with Richa Chaddha and Reema Sen in the film Would it have been easier to enact them if you were not married My bold scenes with Richa and Reema are fantastic My wife Shabana aka Neha is an actor and she understands our job In fact Reema was telling me how to do the scenes laughs Manoj Bajpai in Gangs of Wasseypur This is your first film with Anurag Kashyap What are your impressions of him as a director He is changing the grammar of filmmaking Not just filmmakers but even actors have to work hard to cope up with the challenges thrown by him to match up to his knowledge and talent Itrsquos exciting to work in the time of directors like him Dibakar Bannerjee and Vikramaditya Motwane mdash they are not letting us relax From Satya to Gangs of Wasseypur you have done a number of violent roles Does it affect you as a person No Because once packup is announced I go home and spend time with the family or have a few drinks and chat with friends and then go off to sleep I live a very normal boring life Besides I have also done films such as Aarakshan and Zubeida which were not violent Sardar Khan your character in Gangs Of Wasseypur is full of lust and anger Are you an angry person I am not violent at all on the contrary I am a quiet person When I see violence in real life I keep my distance from it How do you manage to express anger so well onscreen On screen I like to explore characters in their totality Nobodyrsquos perfect I am not perfect To make a character look like a human being despite his failings is an actorrsquos job In your personal life do you have a strong sense of right and wrong Yes I do Acting is something I am passionate about and it pays however I am no different from the person who goes to office every day But do you find the line between right and wrong getting blurred as you grow older Well I am the same person but I have learnt to forgive and overlook other peoplersquos wrongs with age and the maturity that accompanies it Forty is the age when many men reassess their careers and personal lives You are 43 Are you doing the same I think my assessment process started a long time ago I realised that no matter what plans I make for myself life is going to take its own course So now I make the best of the roles offered to me I am more at ease and am calmer now I am not so restless anymore and am working far better You are also enjoying a career resurgence Now you have Anurag Kashyaprsquos Gangs of Wasseypur Sanjay Guptarsquos Shootout At Wadala Neeraj Pandeyrsquos Special Chabbis Prakash Jharsquos Chakrvyuh mdash is it the Raajneeti payoff Yes Raajneeti has everything to do with it For two years before that I was not well and therefore sitting at home mdash my hand was not very mobile due to a shoulder problem Raajneeti gave me direction after a twoyear hiatus Itrsquos heartening to know that people have faith in me Are you keen to do lead roles now or are you open to any interesting roles I donrsquot want anything Give me a role that you think suits me If your idea of the right role for me matches with my idea of the right role we are on What about a role in an escapist entertainer An actor should be open to all offers If the role and script is interesting why not take it Is it true that you will be shaking a leg with Bipasha Basu in Sanjay Guptarsquos Shootout At Wadala Not that Sanjay Gupta has told me But I have danced to songs in the past Is it something you relish Nahin karna toh main kabhi bhi nahin chahta Irsquove always said that I enjoy acting but if the role demands a dance I will do it I prefer storydriven films You are a new father in real life How has the birth of your daughter changed your life I am so overwhelmed by the thought of leaving her that when I go for a shoot it brings tears to my eyes At times it makes me wish I could work from home