Actor Manoj Bajpayee is one of the most revered actors in Bollywood, and not just his fans, his colleagues in the film industry too look up to him for his craft. In fact, he is so admired that his fellow actresses, Tabu and Katrina Kaif, touched his feet on different occasions, leaving him embarrassed. Tabu and Bajpayee worked together in films like ‘Missing’ (2018) and ‘Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar’ (200), whereas Katrina and Bajpayee starred together in the 2010 film ‘Rajneeti’.

In 2010, at the premiere of Prakash Jha’s film ‘Rajneeti’, Bajpayee posed with the entire cast of the film. This is when Katrina walked up to him and touched his feet. She told him, ‘Aap superb actor hain (You are a superb actor), and the incident left the actor embarrassed and he hugged Katrina.

Recalling the incident during his latest appearance on Rajat Sharma’s ‘Aap Ki Adalat’, Bajpayee said, “Katrina ne toh mitti paleed kar di (she just left me embarrassed). She touched my feet in front of the entire media. It was her way of showing respect towards me after watching Rajneeti. She was so overwhelmed. We were working together (in the movie) but didn’t have any scenes together. She felt, ‘Though I was there only, I never realised that this man is performing like this in the movie.’ So, she felt very glad.”

Bajpayee had a similar experience post ‘Satya’ in 1998. At that time, it was Tabu who touched the feet of Bajpayee. “Tabu watched Satya and she came on the set. In front of everyone, she touched my feet. It was her way to appreciate me,” shared Bajpayee.

However, both incidents left him ’embarrassed’, and he said, “I felt a little embarrassed that such a beautiful heroine is touching my feet. You feel too old.”?

Currently, Manoj Bajpayee is awaiting the release of his ZEE5 film ‘Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai’ on May 23.