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Manoj Bajpayee celebrates 20 years of 'Aks'
Darpan News Desk IANS, 13 Jul, 2021 05:25 PM
Filmmaker Rakesh Omprakash Mehra's directorial "Aks" was released 20 years ago on this day. Actor Manoj Bajpayee posted a few memories of shooting the film.
The actor, who starred with Amitabh Bachchan in the supernatural thriller, posted a collage of his looks in the film on Instagram story.
"#20yrsaks… Memories of making of the character! Shooting in touch conditions!! Working with @amitabhbachchanji" Bajpayee wrote.
"Aks" also featured Raveena Tandon and Nandita Das. The film centres on two characters, a cop named Manu Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) and a shadowy killer named Raghavan (Manoj Bajpayee).
Bajpayee was recently seen in the anthology "Ray" and season 2 of web-series "The Family Man".
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