Manoj Bajpayee

23 Apr, 1969 | Champaran, Bihar

Actor

Biography

Manoj Bajpayee, also credited as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema and has also done Telugu and Tamil language films. He is the recipient of two National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards.   Personal Life Manoj Bajpayee was born in Belwa, a small village in West Champaran, Bihar. He went to Ramjas College, Delhi University for pursuing graduation. He is married to actress Shabana Raza also known as Neha Bajpayee in 2006 and have a daughter - Ava Nayla. Career Life He started his career with a tele-serial aired on Doordarshan, Swaabhimaan. Later, he appeared in several small roles in films like Droh Kaal (1994) and Bandit Queen (1994). Before getting a big break in the 1998 film Satya, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. His performance as Bhiku Mhatre, won him several awards, as he portrayed the hot-headed and compassionate sides of this small-time gangster, with equal panache. Another important film where he played a dark character was Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's film Aks in 2001, for which again he won many awards. His work was also appreciated in films like Zubeidaa (2001) and Pinjar (2003) for which he won the National Film Award, and Veer Zaara in 2004. One of the most iconic roles in Manoj`s career came in 2012, when he portrayed Sardar Khan in Anurag Kashyap`s Gangs of Wasseypur.The movie also went on to become a critical and commercial success, receiving positive reviews across the world. After then he featured in a bio-pic named Aligrah in 2016. For his stupendous performance in this film, he again won a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor in the same year. In 2017,he bagged a foreign best actor award for his performance psychological drama Gali Guleiyan. His another notable films includes  Sonchiriya, Satyameva Jayate and Bhonsle.