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Age
57
Films
59
Awards Won
3
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Full Name
Manoj Bajpayee
Born
April 23, 1969
Birthplace
Belwa
Age
57 years
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Height
Weight
Nationality
🇮🇳 India
Religion
Hinduism
Ethnicity
Eye Color
Hair Color
Profession
Actor
Net Worth
Education
Delhi University; University of Delhi; Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah; Ramjas College
Spouse
NehaShabana Raza
Children

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Biography

Manoj Bajpayee is 57 years old, an actor, from India.

Manoj Bajpayee, also transliterated as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. He has appeared in over 70 films. A prolific actor of Indian cinema, he is the recipient of numerous accolades including four National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, and two Asia Pacific Screen Awards. In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Career & Filmography

Movies(59)

Filmography table
YearTitle
2024Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout
2023Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai
2023Joram
2021Silence... Can You Hear It?
2020Mrs. Serial Killer
2020Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari
2019The Family Man
2018Bhonsle
2018Satyamev Jayate
2018Baaghi 2

Family

Neha
Neha
Spouse
Shabana Raza
Shabana Raza
Spouse

Relationships

Romantic History

Romantic relationship timeline
PersonStatus
NehaMarried
Shabana RazaMarried
Neha
Neha
Married
2006 – Present
Current
Shabana Raza
Shabana Raza
Married
Current

Awards & Nominations

3 Won0 Nominated
Awards and nominations
YearAwardResult
2019Padma Shri in arts Won
2019Padma Shri Won
1999National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Won

Then vs. Now

1994
202632 yr journey
Then·1994
25
years old

Debut in Drohkaal

Manoj Bajpayee's debut was Drohkaal (1994).

32

yrs

Now·2026
57
years old
59+films & shows
3awards won
Won Padma Shri in arts

Career Timeline

2019
Won Padma Shri in arts

Manoj Bajpayee won the Padma Shri in arts.

1999
Won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

Manoj Bajpayee won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.

1994
Debut in Drohkaal

Manoj Bajpayee's debut was Drohkaal (1994).

1969Apr 23
Born in Belwa , Bihar , India

23 April 1969 (age 57)

1969Apr
Manoj Bajpayee born

Manoj Bajpayee was born on 1969-04-23 in Belwa.

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Interesting Facts

  • Manoj Bajpayee (born 23 April 1969), also transliterated as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema.
  • A prolific actor of Indian cinema, he is the recipient of numerous accolades including four National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, and two Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
  • Manoj Bajpayee studied at Delhi University.
  • Manoj Bajpayee has 1 child.
  • In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
  • Born in a small village in Bihar, Bajpayee aspired to become an actor since childhood.
  • He relocated to Delhi at the age of seventeen, and applied for the National School of Drama, was rejected four times.
  • He continued to do theatre while studying in college.
  • Bajpayee made his feature film debut with minor roles in Drohkaal (1994) and Bandit Queen (both 1994).
  • He had his breakthrough playing a gangster in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 crime drama Satya, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.
  • He then acted in films such as Kaun? (1999) and Shool (1999).
  • For the latter, he won his second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.

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