Anticipation over the second season of ‘The Family Man’ is running high, and lead actor Manoj Bajpayee promises the upcoming chapter will be a different experience. Manoj returns as NIA agent Srikant Tiwari in ‘The Family Man 2’. He struggles to balance personal and professional lives while fighting against a new nemesis, Raji, played by South actress Samantha Akkineni.
“At times I reserve comments (about my work) as you start sounding flamboyant. All I would say is that it is going to be far bigger and far more different than before,” Manoj Bajpayee told news agency IANS.
“It is going to be an experience that you will not forget easily,” he promised. Besides Manoj, the show will bring back Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, and Sharad Kelkar from the first season. Created, directed and produced by Raj and DK, the show also features Darshan Kumar, Sunny Hinduja, Shreya Dhanwantary, Shahab Ali, Vedant Sinha, Mahek Thakur, and Seema Biswas.
‘The Family Man 2’ will see actors from the Tamil film world including Mime Gopi, Ravindra Vijay, Devadarshini Chetan, Anandsami, and N. Alagamperumal in the cast, when it drops on 12 February. Meanwhile, the actor hopes the advent of content-driven projects, triggered by OTT, continues to draw focus towards talent.
Asked about the change he would want to see in the industry, Manoj replied: “I just want this industry to focus on talent.”
“Just focus on new talent that is coming in, with so many ideas, integrity, and passion. I think we should give priority to that,” said the actor, who recently joined Saif Ali Khan, Samantha Akkineni, Tisca Chopra, and Divya Dutta among others to discuss the future of the industry through Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films Evening discussions.