Manoj Bajpayee Reveals 'Log Khade Ho Kar Chilla Rahe The' When Salman Khan Won Award Over Him. Here's What Happened Next

Superstar Salman Khan is known as the Bhaijaan of Bollywood for a reason! His sweet and big-hearted gestures for his friends from the fraternity often win hearts. One such incident involving Manoj Bajpayee is grabbing attention online.

Manoj was once snubbed at a major award show for his performance in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 crime drama Satya as Bhiku Mhatre, despite winning a National Award for the same.

In an interview with Pinkvilla, he said, "Ismein bohot badi sachai hai kyunki humlog the waha pe. Aur jab naam announce hua tha toh jitne log the waha pe sab naraaz hogaye the. Log khade ho kar chilla re the 'Bhiku Mhatre'. (There is a lot of truth in this because we were there. And when the name was announced, many were angry, and people were standing up and shouting 'Bhiku Mhatre.'"

The actor continued: "It was very gracious of Salman Khan ki wo stage pe gaye aur unhone bola ki 'pata nai mujhe kyun diya, yeh deserve toh Manoj karta hai. Aur yeh bolne ke liye bohot hi large-hearted hona padta hai and Salman did that. I really felt good ki industry mein kuch aese log bhi hai (It was very gracious of Salman Khan to go on stage and say that I don't know why it was given to me, Manoj deserves it. And to say this, one has to be very large-hearted, and Salman did that. I really felt good that there are also such people in the industry)."

It was Satya that got Bajpayee the name and fame he rightly deserved. For his phenomenal performance as Bhiku, Manoj was honoured with the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also bagged the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for the same.