Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Manoj Bajpayee's massive guilt over leaving parents resurfaces
Manoj Bajpayee is a famous Indian movie actor who has won a National Award.
He once spoke to a filmmaker named Mahesh Bhatt about something he felt very sorry about.
He felt guilty because he did not spend much time with his parents while chasing his dream of becoming an actor.
He said that in the whole of 20 years, he never stayed with his mother for more than 10 days.
He shared wise things his mother used to say to him.
She told him that a person who has not achieved success is not a fool.
She also playfully said that with fame and money, even a donkey looks beautiful.
His mother, Geeta Devi, was a homemaker and his biggest supporter.
She passed away in December 2022 at the age of 80 after being unwell.
His father had passed away the year before, in 2021.
An old clip of Manoj Bajpayee speaking with filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt about guilt has resurfaced online.
Bajpayee said that in 20 years he never spent more than 10 days with his parents, especially his mother.
He recalled his mother telling him that the one who has not achieved success is not a fool.
His mother also said that with fame and money, even a donkey looks beautiful.
His mother, Geeta Devi, died on December 8, 2022, at age 80; his father died in 2021.
His mother was a homemaker and a key source of strength throughout his life.
- Who
- National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee, in an old conversation with filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt about his late mother, Geeta Devi.
- What
- A resurfaced clip shows Bajpayee speaking about the guilt he carries for sacrificing time with his parents while pursuing his acting dream.
- When
- The clip is from an unspecified earlier time; his mother died on December 8, 2022, and his father died in 2021.
- Where
- Reported from Mumbai; his mother was treated at a Delhi hospital and he once visited her in Delhi.
- Why
- He feels guilt because, in the race to achieve his dream, he gave up the company of his parents and rarely spent time with them.
- Actor
- Manoj Bajpayee, National Award-winning actor
- Interviewer
- Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt
- Mother
- Geeta Devi, homemaker
- Mother's death
- December 8, 2022, at age 80
- Mother's illness
- Unwell for around 20 days, treated at a Delhi hospital
- Father's death
- 2021
- Time with mother
- Never more than 10 days in 20 years