India, Sept. 12 -- Actor Manoj Bajpayee has opened up about his "conscious choice" not to pursue stardom, adding that he now feels claustrophobic when surrounded by new fans. Speaking with Bollywood Bubble, Manoj compared his fame to Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, and Ajay Devgn's stardom.

Manoj said that he has been focusing on his work and isn't habituated to emotional reactions from fans. "I have been working. I have never gotten into a space where people are chasing me, or following me, or asking for-or, you know, they are just crying looking at you. I've never had those kinds of reactions coming from the audience. I've been doing my work. Some of them went through the roof. Some of them were middle-range, some stayed under...