WATCH! EXCLUSIVE Interview | Manoj Bajpayee on ‘The Family Man Season 3’ and on how things have changed for the James Bond of Chembur

A lot of things have changed for the James Bond of Chembur aka Shrikant Tiwari played by one of the finest craftsmen of the Indian entertainment industry, Manoj Bajpayee.

For four long years, fans of Prime Video’s  _The Family Man_ have been waiting, urging, e-mailing, and commenting (on literally every social media post of the service) for any update on the third season of the much-loved show. The time has now come.

WATCH the video of the full interview here with the cast and director of Prime Video’s The Family Man  Season 3

Here in the edited excerpts from the ‘most loved man’ who now become the ‘most wanted man’, Manoj Bajpayee:

How much has the James Bond of Mumbai has evolved?

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Chembur to be more precise (laughs).

Srikant Tiwari is a man who we relate to so much. He’s someone close to the real world. Has this been a challenge over a period of time to keep the people still engaged?

There are two seasons on the platform. One can always go back and get the fundamentals right and refresh their memories about it. But with Season 3, with four years of gap, there are many things that have happened. So that becomes your backstory. What has happened is actually showing the impact of it in the relationship.

The family dynamics have changed. The children have grown up. The relationship with them has taken a different form altogether.

What was the most difficult job?

Shrikant Tiwari is now the ‘most wanted man’ now in the nation, from being a ‘star spy’ to a ‘most wanted man’. So, I would say that to get his mojo back or to get his edge back to the character was very difficult. It was something that DK and I at times kept discussing and debating on many things.

For him, it was difficult to convince me. For me, it was difficult to convince him. There were many moments where we were actually debating and discussing to get some elements of Srikant Tiwari back which people loved. You will get to see that Srikant Tiwari will be put in some situations which are very unusual.