Manoj Bajpayee Wiki, Biography, Age, Movies, Family, Images

Manoj Bajpayee aka Manoj Bajpai is an Indian actor who works primarily works in Hindi movies. He has also done a few movies in Telugu and Tamil film industry. He had won a total of 2 National and four Filmfare awards. His first screen appearance was one minute in the movie “Drohkaal” (1994). Manoj Bajpayee also acted in the biographical drama “Bandit Queen”. Aparshakti Khurana’s statement of how he felt sharing his screen space with Manoj Bajpayee in his very first movie Saat Uchakkey went viral on the internet.

Biography

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Interesting Facts

• He was named after the actor Manoj Kumar. One of his younger sisters Poonam Dubey is a fashion designer in the cinema industry.
• He applied for the National School of Drama but was rejected three times. At this time, he tried to commit suicide.
• But on seeing his acting skills, Barry John hired him as an assistant to teach others. After that, he again applied for the National School of Drama, this time he was selected not as a student but as a teacher.
• Manoj Bajpayee married a girl from Delhi but they got divorced during the period in which he struggled. Later, he met Shabana Raza (Neha) and married her in 2006. The couple has a girl baby now.
• Manoj had struggled a lot in his early stages to prove himself as an actor. From 2002 to 2009, he struggled a lot both in his career and physically as well. He met with an accident during a Telugu Movie shoot and was absent for 2 years.
• In 2010, he appeared in a Big Budget film called “Raajneeti” which was a political thriller. This movie is considered a comeback for Manoj and he proved his acting skills. He was given the Best Supporting Actor for this movie.
• After 2010, his acting skills are proven and he is getting chances in many movies as a lead actor and as a supporting actor as well.
• Manoj Bajayee is often called as a method actor or a director’s actor. He is known for his unconventional roles in his movies.
• His Instagram account has over 4M followers (as of July 2023).

Movies

Television

Music Videos

• 2020 – Bambai Main Ka Ba
• 2022 – Kudi Meri

Awards and Nomintaions

National Film Awards

• 1999 – Best Supporting Actor for Satya – Won
• 2004 – Special Jury Award (Feature Film) for Pinjar – Won
• 2021 – Best Actor for Bhonsle – Won

Filmfare Awards

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

IIFA Awards

Filmfare OTT Awards

Producers Guild Film Awards

• 2011 – Best Actor in a Negative Role for Raajneeti – Nominated
• 2016 – Best Actor in a Negative Role for Tevar – Nominated

Screen Awards

Zee Cine Awards

• 1999 – Best Actor in a Supporting Role Male for Satya – Won
• 2002 – Best Performance in a Negative Role for AKs – Won
• 2017 – Best Actor (Critics) for Aligarh – Nominated

Festival Awards

• 2016 – Jagran Film Festival Best Actor for Aligarh – Won
• 2018 – New York Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival Best Actor for Gali Guleiyan – Won
• 2021 – Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Best Actor in Web Series for The Family Man – Won

Other Awards

• 2013 – Stardust Awards Best Actor for Gangs of Wasseypur – Won
• 2020 – Asian Academy Creative Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Family Man – Nominated
• 2021 – FOI Online Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role for Bhonsie – Won

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