Actor Manoj Bajpayee revealed that after watching 'Satya', late Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray thought he was a Marathi. "He was completely baffled when he came to know that I am not from Maharashtra. And then he asked me to learn Marathi. He was so disappointed," he added. Manoj played a Marathi gangster named Bhiku Mhatre in the film.