Manoj Bajapyee, The Family Man team honoured by Nagaland minister. (Credit: X/AlongImna)

Watch: Manoj Bajpayee, The Family Man team honoured by Nagaland minister

Actor Manoj Bajpayee, along with the team of The Family Man 3, was honored by Nagaland's Tourism and Higher Education Minister, Temjen Imna. Grateful for the recognition, Bajpayee expressed his gratitude on social media.

by · India Today

In Short

  • Manoj Bajpayee is currently shooting for The Family Man 3 in Nagaland
  • The actor along with the team was honoured by Nagaland’s Minister Temjen Imna
  • Sharib Hashmi and Gul Panag were also present for a special meeting

Actor Manoj Bajpayee who was busy shooting for The Family Man 3 in Nagaland, was honoured by the government on September 23.

Nagaland’s Minister Temjen Imna shared a picture with Manoj on X from their meeting. The actor later thanked everyone for their hospitality and the love they have shown to the popular series.

Temjen shared a post and wrote, “Look who I met today! Srikant ji, has Chellam Sir given any tips? (sic).”

Manoj expressed his gratitude in another post on X that read, “Sir, it’s been such a fantastic stay in Kohima! The entire TFM team is getting so much love from all of you; it is something we will cherish forever! (sic).

Later, Minister Along tweeted a video with the message, “With the Team of 'The Family Man' – With Love, The Single Man (sic).”

Not just Manoj, other members of the team including Sharib Hashmi, and Gul Panag were also present for a special meeting with Nagaland's Tourism and Higher Education Minister, Temjen Imna.

Expressing his deep appreciation for Nagaland, Manoj Bajpayee, while speaking to ANI, said, "This is the part of the country that I ever got an opportunity to visit. We have been shooting here for so many days now. The food, the culture--each day has been enriching."

In the Raj and DK series, the 55-year-old actor portrays Srikant Tiwari, a middle-class man who secretly works as an intelligence officer for the Threat Analysis and Surveillance Cell (TASC), a fictional branch of the National Investigation Agency.

The shoot for Prime Video's superhit series, The Family Man 3, is currently in progress in Nagaland. Starring Manoj Bajpayee in the lead, the series also stars Sharib Hashmi, Dalip Tahil, Shreya Dhanwanthary, and others in key roles.