Manoj Bajpayee says he got a budget of Rs 25,000 to shop for Satya costumes, styled himself in initial films | Manoj bought costumes for ‘Satya’ himself: got ₹ 25,000 from the production team; bought clothes from local market Ibomma

Manoj Bajpayee did his own styling for the role of Bhikhu Mhatre in his much talked about film Satya. He even went and bought the clothes himself. For this, he got Rs 25,000 from the production team. Manoj Bajpayee said that at that time, small actors had to work on their own styling and costumes. He was also allotted a budget for Satya.

Manoj said that he had gone to Hill Road Market in Bandra and bought all the clothes.

Let us tell you, Satya, a film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, was released in 1998. In this film, Manoj played the role of gangster Bhikhu Mhatre. This film established Manoj as a top actor in the industry.

Buy all the clothes from Bandra’s Hill Road Market
Manoj Bajpayee while talking to Galata India said- I was allotted 25 thousand rupees to buy a dress for the character of Bhikhu Mhatre. I wanted to buy an absolutely authentic dress for that character. For this I went to Hill Road Market in Bandra. I bought all the clothes from there. All the clothes you have seen Bhikhu Mhatre wearing in the film were taken from Hill Road.

Younger stars used to work on costumes themselves
Manoj further said- In those days, small stars had to work on their own styling and costumes. Although there were costume dadas (who are responsible for dressing the actors), they would stitch the clothes in a simple way and give them to me. If I wanted, I could have taken help from them, but I thought it was better to do it myself.

Manoj used to look after the costumes for his films himself
Manoj said that in the beginning of his career, he decided the costumes for many films himself. Whenever he got a film, he would start thinking about his character. Along with thinking about the character, he would also know which clothes would look good on him in which character.

Won National Award for becoming ‘Bhikhu Mhatre’
Manoj made his debut with Shekhar Kapur’s film ‘Bandit Queen’. However, Manoj considers ‘Satya’ as his real debut and this film changed his life. He was recognized all over the country with the role of ‘Bhikhu Mhatre’. He also received the National Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role.