India, June 26 -- Actor Manoj Bajpayee has quashed rumours of being the original pick for Rang De Basanti instead of Aamir Khan. He set the record straight with wit and a dash of humour. Also read: DYK: Not Aamir Khan, but Manoj Bajpayee was the first choice for cult classic Rang De Basanti

The conversation around Manoj being the first choice instead of Aamir in the film gained momentum after Kamlesh Pandey, one of the screenwriters on the film, made the claim during a chat with Ravya Sarda for her YouTube show.

Manoj reacted to the buzz on Thursday through a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Reposting the link of one such report, Manoj wrote, "Matlab kuch bhi (whatever) (laughing emoji)."

In another tweet, he mentioned, "And who i...