Bollywood filmmaker Hansal Mehta has given many great films and series to the industry. In a recent interview he talked about his friendship with Manoj Bajpayee. Also he talked about his first meeting with Anurag Kashyap. He also told how Manoj Bajpayee signed one of his films for one rupee. That film proved to be a disaster at the box office. In an interview with the Indian Express he said that producer RV Pandit had asked him to write a story. He was in Manoj Bajpayees apartment for brainstorming this story. Hansal Mehta said We were discussing ideas. While talking he (Manoj Bajpayee) fell asleep. Someone opened the door. A man came… I told him Manoj bhaiya is sleeping… he said I wanted to meet you. I had seen Highway I had gone mad I am a big fan… I have been looking for you for a long time. The screenplay of the film was written in 48 hours He further said that the person said he is an actor and writer. The person Hansal Mehta was talking about was none other than Anurag Kashyap. Hansal Mehta said that as soon as he heard the word writer he asked if he could help him put this film on paper. Anurag Kashyap told him Sir I will write it I need 15 thousand rupees; I have three months rent. Hansal says that Anurag Kashyap wrote the screenplay in 48 hours because he needed money. Hansal Mehta said that for that film Anurag Kashyap got Rs 75000 for a 350 page script. The name of this film was Jayate. After this Hansal Mehta told that he had signed Manoj Bajpayee for one rupee for a film. Manoj Bajpayee had signed the film for Rs 1 Hansal Mehta said that after Jayate he was working on Dil Par Mat Le Yaar!! One night he was sitting with Manoj Bajpayee after getting a little drunk. He cast Manoj Bajpayee in the film. Hansal Mehta says that he had cast Manoj Bajpayee on a signing amount of one rupee. Hansal said Satya had not released till then... and I had given Manoj one rupee as signing amount for that film... Hansal Mehtas Dil Par Mat Le Yaar proved to be a disaster at the box office. After this film Manoj Bajpayee and Hansal Mehta stopped talking to each other for six years. However years later Hansal Mehta and Manoj Bajpayee came together for the film Aligarh.