Manoj Bajpai

Manoj Bajpai (born on 23 April 1969) is a Hindi film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles. He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role on Ram Gopal Varma's 1997 film Satya.

Early life

Manoj Bajpai was born in Belwa a small village Narkatiaganj in West Champaran, Bihar. He completed his basic education from K R High school, Bettiah. He went to Ramjas College, University of Delhi for pursuing Graduation, and did theatre with Barry John. His Best Friend Vijendra Kumar From Sikta.

[edit]Career

Bajpai started his career with a television serial aired on Doordarshan, Swaabhimaan. The same serial also brought Tyagi-Ashutosh Rana and Rishab-Rohit Roy into limelight. Bajpai also appeared in small role as a cop in Dastak movie. He shared the screen space with Mukul Dev and Sushmita Sen. He appeared in several small roles in films like Droh Kaal (1994), and Bandit Queen (1994), before getting a big break in 1998 film Satya directed by Ram Gopal Varma. His performance as Bhiku Mhatre won him several awards, as he portrayed the hotheaded and compassionate sides of this small-time gangster, with equal panache. Another important film where he played a dark character wasRakeysh Omprakash Mehra's film Aks in 2001, for which again he won many awards.

His work was also appreciated in films like Daud,Dil Par Mat le Yaar,Road,Sool, Zubeidaa (2001), Pinjar (2003) which earned him theNational Film Award, Veer Zaara in 2004 and Rajneeti in 2010.

Veerendra Pratap the role of his character in the movie Raajneeti explains his magic and aura. Katrina Kaif touched the feet of actor Manoj Bajpai as a sign of respect following the premiere of Rajneeti.When Satya released some 12 years ago, Tabu had done the same thing, touching the thespian's feet.^[1]

[edit]Personal life

Manoj Bajpai was married to a girl from Bihar whom he left after two months and came to Mumbai. in 2005, he married Neha (real name Shabana Raza), a Bollywood actress who worked in movies namely Kareeb, Fiza.^[2]

[edit]Awards and nominations

• 1998 won: Filmfare Award Best Actor - Critics Choice, Satya
• 1998 won: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actor: Satya
• 1998 won: BFJA Best Actor: Shool ^[3]
• 1999 won: Filmfare Award Best Actor - Critics Choice: Shool
• 1999 won: Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Male: Shool
• 1999 won: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor: Satya
• 2001 won: Star Screen Award Best Villain: Aks
• 2002 Nominated:Filmfare Best Villain Award forAks
• 2002 won: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role: Road
• 2003 Nominated:Filmfare Best Villain Award forRoad
• 2004 won: National Film Award - Special Jury Award: Pinjar
• 2004:Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-LOC Kargil
• 2011:Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Raajneeti

[edit]Filmography

• Tamanna (1997)
• Daud: Fun on the Run (1997)
• Satya (1998) ... Bhiku Mahatre
• Prema Katha (1999)(Telugu)
• Kaun (1999)
• Shool (1999) ... Inspector Samar Pratap Singh
• Fiza (2000)
• Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (2000)
• Ghaath (2000)
• Zubeidaa (2001)
• Aks (2001)
• Road (2002)
• Pinjar (2003)
• LOC: Kargil (2003)
• Hanan (2004)
• Jaago (2004)
• Veer-Zaara (2004)
• Inteqam: The Perfect Game (2004)
• Return to Rajapur (2005)
• Bewafaa (2005)
• Fareb (2005)
• Happy (2006) Telugu film
• 1971 (2007)
• Swami (2007)
• Dus Kahaniyan (2007)
• Money Hai Toh Honey Hai (2008)
• Acid Factory (2008)
• Jugaad (2009)
• Jail (2009)
• Komaram Puli (2010) Telugu film
• Vedam (2010) Telugu film
• Raajneeti (2010)
• Dus Tola (2010)
• Chittagong (2011)

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