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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
Name | Manoj Bajpayee |
Real Name | Manoj Bajpai |
Nickname | Manoj |
Profession | Actor, Producer |
Date of Birth | 23 April 1969 |
Age | 54 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Father | Radhakant Bajpai (farmer)(Died in October 2021) |
Mother | Geeta Bajpayee (Died on December 2022) |
Brothers | Sujit Kumar Bajpayee Vijay (Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) |
Sister | Kamini Shukla, Poonam Dubey (Fashion Designer), Garima Bajpayee |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Neha aka Shabana Raza (Actor) |
First Wife | Yet to be updated (1990 – 1995) |
Second Wife | Neha aka Shabana Raza (2006 – Present) |
Daughter | Ava Rayla Bajpayee (Born 2011) |
Religion | Hindu |
Educational Qualification | Graduate |
School | A Hut School in his Village (not named at that time) St. Stanislaus Mission Middle School, Bettiah, Bihar Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah, Bihar Maharani Janaki Kunwar College, Bettiah, Bihar (Class 11 and 12) |
College | Ramjas College, Delhi |
Hobbies | Watching TV, Listening To Music, Driving |
Birth Place | Belwa Village in Narkatiaganj, West Champaran, Bihar, India |
Hometown | Champaran, Bihar, India |
Current City | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Social Media Profiles
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
Year | Film | Role |
---|---|---|
1994 | Bandit Queen | Dacoit Man Singh |
1994 | Drohkaal | Anand |
1996 | Dastak | Avinash Banerjee |
1996 | Sanshodhan | Bhanwar |
1997 | Tamanna | Salim |
1997 | Daud | Pushkar |
1998 | Satya | Bhiku Mhatre |
1999 | Prema Katha | Sankaram |
1999 | Kaun | Sameer A. Purnavale |
1999 | Shool | Inspector Samar Pratap Singh |
2000 | Fiza | Murad Khan |
2000 | Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar | Ram Saran Pandey |
2000 | Ghaath | Krishna Patil |
2001 | Zubeidaa | Maharaja Vijayendra Singh |
2001 | Aks | Raghavan Ghatge |
2002 | Road | Babu |
2003 | Pinjar | Rashid |
2003 | LOC Kargil | Yogendra Singh Yadav |
2004 | Hanan | Pagla / Shamsher |
2004 | Jaago | Inspector Kripa Shankar Thakur |
2004 | Veer-Zaara | Raza Sharazi |
2004 | Inteqam: The Perfect Game | ACP Uday Dhirendra Thakur |
2005 | Return to Rajapur | Jai Singh |
2005 | Bewafaa | Dil Arora |
2005 | Fareb | Aditya Malhotra |
2006 | Happy | DCP Arvind |
2007 | 1971 | Major Suraj Singh |
2007 | Swami | Swami |
2007 | Dus Kahaniyaan | Saahil |
2008 | Money Hai Toh Honey Hai | Lallabhai Bharodia |
2009 | Jugaad | Sandip |
2009 | Acid Factory | Sultan |
2009 | Jail | Nawab |
2010 | Puli | Al Saleem |
2010 | Vedam | Raheemuddin Qureshi |
2010 | Raajneeti | Veerendra Pratap |
2010 | Ramayana: The Epic | Rama |
2010 | Dus Tola | Shankar Sunar |
2011 | Aarakshan | Mithilesh Singh |
2011 | Lanka | Jaswant Sisodia |
2012 | Chittagong | Surya Sen |
2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 | Sardar Khan |
2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 | Sardar Khan |
2012 | Chakravyuh | Rajan |
2013 | Samar | Rajesh Arunachalam |
2013 | Special 26 | CBI Officer Waseem Khan |
2013 | Shootout at Wadala | Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar |
2013 | Satyagraha | Balram Singh |
2013 | Mahabharat | Yudhisthira |
2014 | Anjaan | Imran Bhai |
2015 | Tevar | Gajendar Singh |
2015 | Jai Hind | Husband |
2016 | Taandav | Tambe |
2016 | Aligarh | Ramchandra Siras |
2016 | Traffic | Constable Ramdas Godbole |
2016 | Kriti | Sapan |
2016 | Budhia Singh – Born to Run | Biranchi Das |
2016 | Saat Uchakkey | Pappi |
2016 | Ouch | Vinay |
2017 | Naam Shabana | Ranveer Singh |
2017 | Sarkar 3 | Govind Deshpande |
2017 | Rukh | Divakar Mathur |
2018 | Aiyaary | Colonel Abhay Singh |
2018 | Baaghi 2 | DIG Ajay Shergill |
2018 | Missing | Sushant Dubey |
2018 | Satyameva Jayate | DCP Shivansh Rathod |
2018 | Gali Guleiyan | Khuddoos |
2018 | Love Sonia | Faizal |
2018 | Bhonsle | Ganpath Bhonsle |
2019 | Sonchiriya | Man Singh |
2020 | Mrs. Serial Killer | Dr. Mrityunjoy Mukerjee |
2020 | Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari | Detective Madhu Mangal Rane |
2021 | Silence... Can You Hear It? | ACP Avinash Verma |
2021 | Dial 100 | Nikhil Sood |
2023 | Gulmohar | Arun Batra |
2023 | Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai | Advocate P. C. Solanki |
2023 | Despatch | TBA |
2023 | Joram | Dasru |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Platform |
---|---|---|---|
1993 | Shikast | N/A | Doordarshan |
1993 | Hum Bambai Nahin Jayenge | N/A | |
1994 | Kalakaar | N/A | Zee TV |
1995 | Imtihaan | N/A | DD National |
1995 | Swabhimaan | Sunil | DD National |
1995 | Kurukshetra | N/A | |
1996 | Badalte Rishte | Arvind Verma | |
1997 | Gaatha | N/A | |
2005–2006 | Kam Ya Zyaada | Host | Zee TV |
2019–present | The Family Man | Srikant Tiwari | Amazon Prime Video |
2021 | Secrets Of Sinauli | Narrator | Discovery Plus |
2021 | Ray | Musafir Ali | Netflix |
2022 | Secrets of the Kohinoor | Narrator | Discovery Plus |
2023 | Farzi | Srikant Tiwari | Amazon Prime Video |
2023 | Soup | Prabhakar | Netflix |
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
Year | Work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Satya | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
1999 | Satya | Best Actor (Critics) | Won |
2000 | Shool | Best Actor (Critics) | Won |
2000 | Shool | Best Actor | Nominated |
2002 | Aks | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Nominated |
2003 | Road | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Nominated |
2004 | LOC: Kargil | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
2011 | Raajneeti | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
2013 | Gangs of Wasseypur | Best Actor | Nominated |
2017 | Aligarh | Best Actor (Critics) | Won |
2017 | Taandav | Best Actor In A Short Film | Won |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Year | Work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur | Best Performance by an Actor | Nominated |
2016 | Aligarh | Best Performance by an Actor | Won |
2019 | Bhonsle | Best Performance by an Actor | Won |
IIFA Awards
Year | Work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Fiza | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Nominated |
2002 | Aks | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Nominated |
2011 | Raajneeti | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Nominated |
2011 | Raajneeti | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
2013 | Gangs of Wasseypur | Best Actor | Nominated |
2022 | Bhonsle | Best Actor | Nominated |
Filmfare OTT Awards
Year | Work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | Bhonsle | Best Actor in A Web Original Film | Nominated |
2020 | The Family Man 1 | Best Actor In A Drama Series | Nominated |
2020 | The Family Man 1 | Best Actor In A Drama Series (Critics) | Won |
2021 | The Family Man 2 | Best Actor In A Drama Series (Critics) | Won |
2021 | The Family Man 2 | Best Actor In A Drama Series | Nominated |
2021 | Ray | Best Actor in A Web Original Film | Nominated |
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
Year | Work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Satya | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
2002 | Aks | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Won |
2003 | Road | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Nominated |
2004 | Pinjar | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
2013 | Gangs of Wasseypur | Best Actor | Nominated |
2017 | Aligarh | Best Actor (Critics) | Nominated |
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
Images
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FAQ
In a recent interview, the actor opened up that has a net worth of rupees 172 crores.
Manoj made his television debut with Swaabhimaan serial that aired on Doordarshan.
As per sources, he gets paid of rupees 10 crores.
Yes, he got married twice. He is currently married to actress Shabana Raza from the Kareeb film.