Manoj Bajpayee reveals he ‘almost lost’ his life twice while shooting in extreme winter in Manali for 1971

Remembering his 2007 film 1917, Manoj Bajpayee has claimed he ‘almost lost’ his ‘life twice’ during the 60-day shoot for the film in Manali.

Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee has revealed that he almost lost his life -- twice -- while shooting for his 2007 release, 1971. Bajpayee opened up about the incidents on Instagram, while sharing his memories of shooting for the film in Manali, in extreme winter during which he was almost losing his life twice.

Manoj Bajpayee features in the llead in this poster for 1971.

Sharing a poster of the movie, the actor wrote: “Some memories of making a film don’t leave you!! 1971 is that film. winner of 2 national awards !! Loved every moment on the location in Manali in extreme winter... almost lost my life twice... can’t forget those 60 days of filming!!”

Directed by Amrit Sagar, 1971 featured Manoj Bajpayee, Ravi Kishan, Piyush Mishra, Deepak Dobriyal, Manav Kaul, Kumud Mishra and others.

Manoj was last seen in 2019 film Sonchiriya alongside Sushant Singh Rajput, Bhumi and Pednekar and Amazon’s web series The Family Man. The actor is now gearing up for Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari, that will also feature Fatima Sana Shaikh and Diljit Dosanjh. He is also working on the second season of The Family Man.

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