Manoj Bajpai (born 23 April 1969), also credited as Manoj Bajpayee, is an Indian film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles.[1] He got praise for his role of Sardar Khan in Anurag Kashyap's film Gangs of Wasseypur.[2] His work has been recognized by several Filmfare awards as well as a National Film Award - Special Jury Award.
Early life
Manoj Bajpai was born in a small village of Bihar on border of Nepal called Belwa near town Narkatiaganj in Bettiah West Champaran, Bihar.[3] He completed his basic education from K R (Khrist Raja) High schoolBettiah. He then went to Ramjas College where he studied history for graduation. After being rejected four times at the National School of Drama, he did theatre with Barry John at Barry's Drama School.[4]
Career
Bajpai worked as a teacher at Salaam Balak Trust in Delhi.[citation needed]
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 the limelight.
Bajpai also appeared in a small role as a cop in Dastak (1996) where he shared 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 his big break in the 1998 crime 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 gangster. Another 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 Daud: Fun on the Run (1997), Shool (1999), Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (2000), Zubeidaa (2001), Road (2002), Pinjar (2003), which earned him the National Film Award, Veer Zaara (2004), Raajneeti (2010) and Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).
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.[5]
Awards
- National Film Awards
- 1999: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Satya
- 2004: National Film Award - Special Jury Award for Pinjar
- BFJA Awards
- 1999:BFJA Award for Best Actor for Shool[6]
- Filmfare Awards
- 1999: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor Satya
- 1999: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actor for Satya
- 2000: Filmfare Award Best Actor - Critics' Choice for Shool
- Zee Cine Awards
- 2000: Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Male for Shool
- 2003: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Road
- Star Screen Awards
- 2002: Star Screen Award Best Villain for Aks
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Bandit Queen | Dacoit Comm. Maann Singh | |
| 1997 | Tamanna | Salim | |
| 1997 | Daud: Fun on the Run | Pushkar | |
| 1998 | Satya | Bhiku Mahatre | Winner, National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor |
| 1999 | Prema Kadha | Sankaram | Telugu film |
| 1999 | Kaun | Sameer A. Purnavale | |
| 1999 | Shool | Inspector Samar Pratap Singh | Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
| 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 | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role |
| 2002 | Road | Babu | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role |
| 2003 | Pinjar | Rashid | Winner, National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) |
| 2003 | LOC: Kargil | Gren. Yogender Singh Yadav | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |
| 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 | Telugu film |
| 2007 | 1971 | Major Suraj Singh | |
| 2007 | Swami | Swami | |
| 2007 | Dus Kahaniyan | Saahil | |
| 2008 | Money Hai Toh Honey Hai | Lallabhai Bharodia | |
| 2008 | Acid Factory | Sultan | |
| 2009 | Jugaad | Sandip | |
| 2009 | Jail | Nawab | |
| 2010 | Komaram Puli | Al Saleem | Telugu film |
| 2010 | Vedam | Raheemuddin Qureshi | Telugu film |
| 2010 | Raajneeti | Veerendra Pratap | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |
| 2010 | Dus Tola | Shankar Sunar | |
| 2011 | Aarakshan | Mithilesh Singh | |
| 2011 | Lanka | Jaswant "Ravan" | |
| 2012 | Chittagong | Masterda Surya Sen | |
| 2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 | Sardar Khan | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
| 2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 | Sardar Khan | |
| 2012 | Chakravyuh | Rajan | |
| 2013 | The Whisperers | Shiv | In production |
| 2013 | Samar | Rajesh Arunachalam | Tamil film |
| 2013 | Special 26 | CBI Officer Wasim Khan | |
| 2013 | Shootout at Wadala | Zubair Imtiaz Haskar | |
| 2013 | Satyagraha – Democracy Under Fire |
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