“It’s so amazing that when I was stuck after the pandemic lockdown in Uttarakhand, me and my family were the only ones who were not complaining – we were just enjoying the the terrain, the life there in the mountains,” says Bajpayee.
Between the lockdowns, Bajpayee spent nearly seven months with his family in the Himalayan foothills of Uttarakhand. However, the devastating second wave of the pandemic hit India in March 2021. The passion to shoot, the need to shoot, all of the energy, everything was so positive, and everything was, I would say, hopeful.” But, everyone was so excited to get back to set, get back to work. “Dial 100” was one of the first projects to shoot when India emerged, temporarily, from its first wave of coronavirus and lockdowns. “So in that way, it’s not only a thriller, there is much, much more to it.” “That one call actually makes him not only edgy, but it also questions everything about him as a father and a husband,” adds Bajpayee. I feel that it is never about the uniform, it is also is always about the person who is wearing the uniform.” That aspect was something which was very attractive to me when when when I read this script.
“It’s a regular thriller that you’re watching and suddenly, there is such a massive amount of emotional aspect to it, which hits you very hard,” Bajpayee told Variety. The film is written and directed by Rensil D’Silva (“24: India”), who has India-Pakistan spy thriller “Panthers,” produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP, in the works. 100 is the Indian police emergency phone line number. A seemingly random call from a woman gets Bajyapee and his family embroiled in events that get murkier and murkier. In the thriller, which unfolds over one night, Bajpayee stars as a middle-class Mumbai police officer who supervises an emergency call center. I had not even finished the script, normally I don't cast in a film until it is written.After the resounding success of the second season of Amazon Prime Video India’s “The Family Man,” acclaimed Indian actor Manoj Bajpayee is back with direct-to-streaming film “Dial 100.” The casting of the film began after his passing away. He was a special man, it’s a big loss that he is not around here."įurther reacting to Rajput being the first choice for Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, Kapoor said, "No no, I have heard this rumour as well. But it was not acknowledged until he passed away, which suddenly jolted people out of their slumber and they all stood up to say that they love this guy. Like in Kedarnath and how there is something in that film and there is love, truth in it. Maybe the media didn’t acknowledge him for his work. In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, Abhishek Kapoor said, "Sonchiriya and Sushant did get a lot of love after his passing away. He also said that Rajput's film, Sonchiriya and the actor got 'a lot of love after his passing away.' Abhishek Kapoor: 'Sonchiriya and Sushant did get a lot of love after his passing away' The director said that his work in both films was not 'acknowledged until' his untimely demise. Filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor recently, during an interview, remembered late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, by talking about his work in Kedarnath and Sonchiriya.