In 2018 , Bajpayee reunited with Neeraj Pandey with the crime thriller '' Aiyaary '' , where he played Colonel Abhay Singh who is in pursuit of his protege Major Jai Bakshi ( Sidharth Malhotra ) . Film critic Namrata Joshi criticised the film 's plot and called Bajpayee and one song , the " film 's only saving graces " . He later appeared in Ahmed Khan 's '' Baaghi 2 '' , alongside Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani . Later that year , Bajpayee acted and made his debut as a producer with the psychological thriller '' Missing '' , co-starring Tabu . The film mostly received negative review from critics . Shubhra Gupta called it a " shoddy mess " . He next appeared alongside John Abraham in the vigilante action film '' Satyameva Jayate '' ( 2018 ) . The same year he appeared in the psychological drama '' Gali Guleiyan '' , directed by debutant Dipesh Jain , where he played an electrician living in Old Delhi , who starts losing his grasp over reality . He won the Best Actor award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne . The film premiered at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival and was also screened at the 2017 MAMI Film Festival , Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles , Atlanta Film Festival , Cleveland International Film Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival . His final release of the year was Tabrez Noorani 's ensemble drama '' Love Sonia '' , a film about sex trafficking . It had its premiere at the 2018 London Indian Film Festival and was released in India on 14 September 2018
22nd Busan International Film Festival
22nd Busan International Film Festival
Manoj Bajpayee