Manoj Bajpayee calls Pahlaj Nihalani's attack on him a 'minute issue'

Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani might have attacked Manoj Bajpayee when he called the actor a 'spent force' who was 'waiting for his career to kickstart', but Bajpayee refuses to be drawn into any controversy over the matter. While promoting his upcoming film 'Budhia Singh', the actor dismissed it as a minute issue.
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According to reports, when asked to comment on Nihalani's statement about him, Bajpayee just replied, 'I don't feel the need to comment on such minute issues.' The actor, did however, receive support from his 'Aligarh' director Hansal Mehta who lashed out at Nihalani on social media.'I am upset that Mr Nihalani gave such a disparaging interview in response to a statement that Manoj never made. Manoj is a dear friend, but more than that he is a remarkable artiste with an enviable list of films and performances to his credit. Artistes like him are national treasures and to be spoken of in such a derogatory terms by the CBFC chief is an insult to all the Indian artistes,' Mehta wrote on Facebook.