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"Manoj Bajpayee has been approached to star in an American independent film.  The 43-year-old received widespread acclaim for his portrayal of ganglord Sardar Khan in  Anurag Kashyap&amp;#039;s Gangs of Wasseypur and believes the film, which was part of the official selection at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival, gave him greater exposure.  Speaking to PTI, Bajpayee said: &amp;quot;I think somewhere Anurag Kashyap is my ticket to international films. I keep pestering him to get me scripts. I have got offers and that came through Anurag.  &amp;quot;I have received offers... I am going through a script. It has come from an American independent filmmaker and not from any studio. I would love to do an international film.&amp;quot; Several Bollywood stars have made the transition to Hollywood, including Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher and most recently Irrfan Khan and Tabu, who had key roles in Life of Pi.  &amp;quot;I remember telling Tabu that if I get to shoot one scene in Oscar-winning director Ang Lee&amp;#039;s film I will do it. As I believe life is short, I don&amp;#039;t know when I will get the next chance,&amp;quot; Bajpayee said.  The actor, who said that it was  his dream to play Devdas, explained that he accepted a role in Veer Zaara just to work with Yash Chopra.  &amp;quot;I did Veer Zaara for Yash Chopra. I did the film thinking, &amp;#039;When will I get the opportunity to get directed by Yash Chopra?&amp;#039;... so I did it purely for him.  &amp;quot;It was just to get an experience of working with him. But at the same time one should feel the urge to do the film.&amp;quot; Bajpayee stars in Neeraj Pandey&amp;#039;s Special Chabbis with Akshay Kumar, releasing on February 8.  Watch the trailer below:       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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