Salman Khan took his fans by surprise and won the hearts of millions at the award show when he dedicated the National Award for Best Supporting Actor to Manoj Bajpayee.
Manoj recently recalled the kind gesture of the Tiger 3 star at the award ceremony in 1998 during an interview with Pinkvilla.
He shared that both of them were nominated for the National Award for Best Supporting Actor but Salman snubbed Manoj for his role in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
The Gangs of Wasseypur star revealed, “There is a lot of truth in this because we were there. And when the name was announced, many were angry, and people were standing up and shouting 'Bhiku Mhatre' (Manoj's character in Satya)).”
“It was very gracious of Salman Khan to go on stage and say that I don't know why it was given to me, Manoj deserves it. And to say this, one has to be very large-hearted, and Salman did that. I really felt good that there are also such people in the industry," he continued.
Manoj ended the discussion by praising Salman for taking a stand for him.
