Manoj Bajpayee to host Sony TV's upcoming show Encounter

Sony Entertainment Television has always struck gold with their crime based shows namely CID (Fireworks Productions) or Crime Patrol (Optimystix Productions) and Adaalat (Contiloe Telefilms). And now the channel is all set to churn out another show on the same lines titled Encounter. As the name suggests, the show will be based on encounters that happened in the country and the back story behind each such case. And to add up some star value, the channel has roped in talented actor Manoj Bajpayee to host the episodes. Interestingly, the actor who went on to impress the world with his films like Gangs of Wasseypur, Pinjar, Zubeida and Rajneeti, had started his acting career on TV with Doordarshan’s Swabhimaan. The actor has shot for the promo and the show will go on air mostly by end of next month. It will be for viewers to see whether Manoj anchors the show completely or will just be seen in the initial episodes. We tried calling Manoj but his phone remained unavailable. Representatives of the channel chose not to comment on the same.