<span class=normal> Manoj Bajpayee isnt about a hit or a flop. He is about what we call performance <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Ive worked with Mr. Bachchan, Govinda, Akshay Kumar and Vivek Oberoi. But Manoj Bajpayee falls into a different league of actors. He isnt a super star. He is just a good actor. Ive always looked up to him as an actor since his Satya days to Raajneeti. Even his films which havent done well at the Box Office like Acid Factory or Jail, he really stood his own. Manoj Bajpayee isnt in the industry because of his hits, because a hit or a flop doesnt matter to his career as much as his performances matter. There is Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, Nana Patekar and then there is Manoj Bajpayee. Im proud today to have got a chance to work with an actor like Manoj. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p> Directors get so influenced by external forces to alter their story but not Ajoy <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>This is Ajoys first film. He is my Shyam Benegal right now. I have to work with people who give me opportunities and Ajoy got the best out of me so far in my long ongoing career. I want to work with him again. He kept his stand and whats good is that what he narrated to me and what we saw at the premiere night was the same. He didnt fiddle too much with the story. Directors get so influenced by external forces to alter their story but not Ajoy. Thats why I respect him. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p> I am very superstitious <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>I have two films that I have promised my time to. I am so superstitious that I dont want to disclose anything beyond this. There was a time when I started to shoot films but mid way or even before that, the films got shelved. Ill talk about my films once they are nearer completion.</span>