Bajpayee continued to play negative roles with his next film '' Tevar '' ( 2015 ) . A remake of the 2003 Telugu film '' Okkadu '' , the film opened to negative reviews and was a box office failure . The same year , he along with Raveena Tandon , appeared in the patriotic-themed short film '' Jai Hind '' . With a run-time of 6 minutes , the film was released on YouTube by OYO Rooms , right before the Indian Independence Day . Bajpayee acted in another short film titled '' Taandav '' in 2016 . Directed by Devashish Makhija , the film showcased the pressure and scenarios faced by an honest police constable , and was released on YouTube . The same year , he portrayed professor Ramchandra Siras , in Hansal Mehta 's biographical drama '' Aligarh '' . The story followed the life of a homosexual professor who was expelled from Aligarh Muslim University because of his sexuality . Bajpayee watched a few clippings of Siras to prepare for his role . The film was screened at the 20th Busan International Film Festival , and the 2015 Mumbai Film Festival . '' Aligarh '' was released on 26 February 2016 to positive reviews . Bajpayee won the Best Actor award at the 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards and his third Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor . He next played a traffic constable in Rajesh Pillai 's swan song '' Traffic '' ( 2016 ) . A remake of the Malayalam film of the same name , the film was released on 6 May 2016 . His subsequent release of the year was the biographical sports film '' Budhia Singh – Born to Run '' , where he played the coach of Budhia Singh ; the world 's youngest marathon runner . It was followed by the comedy film '' Saat Uchakkey '' ( 2016 ) and the short film '' Ouch '' directed by Neeraj Pandey
20th Busan International Film Festival
20th Busan International Film Festival
Manoj Bajpayee