The Family Man has completed six years since its release, and lead actor Manoj Bajpayee marked the occasion with a special post. The National Award-winning star also dropped a hint about the much-awaited third season.
Taking to Instagram, Manoj shared a series of throwback pictures from the show’s first season, which premiered in 2018. Along with the photos, he teased fans by writing that “operation is underway,” sparking excitement about the upcoming installment.
Family Man 3 happening!
Sharing the post, Manoj wrote: “6 years since #TheFamilyMan Season 1 dropped and became a cult classic. Season 3? Bas samajh lo, operation underway…”
The series stars Priyamani, Sharad Kelkar, Neeraj Madhav, Sharib Hashmi, Dalip Tahil, Sunny Hinduja and Shreya Dhanwanthary. Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu was roped in for the second season of the series as the main antagonist, making her foray into the digital medium with Suparn S. Verma directing a section of the season.
The second season followed Srikant Tiwari, who quits TASC and works in the private sector to spend more time with the family. A powerful new enemy forces him to return and he has to now uncover and thwart a dangerous coalition between an old foe and a dormant group of foreign insurgents.
The actor’s latest release is Inspector Zende featuring Manoj Bajpayee in the titular role and Jim Sarbh as Carl Bhojraj, a character inspired by the infamous serial killer Charles Sobhraj. The show also starred Sachin Khedekar, Girija Oak, and Bhalchandra Kadam.
His latest releases also include Jugnuma. Directed by Raam Reddy, the film is set against the backdrop of the late 1980s Indian Himalayas, the film follows Dev, who discovers mysteriously burnt trees scattered throughout his sprawling fruit orchard estate.
As fires continue to break out despite his efforts to prevent them, Dev begins to see himself and his family in a new light.