Manoj Bajpai Indian Actor Born 1969 in Narkatiaganj

Manoj Bajpai (23 April 1969, Narkatiaganj) is an Indian actor. His best-known titles on this site are Veer-Zaara (2004) and Shootout at Wadala (2013).

Early life

His education includes University of Delhi; Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah; and Ramjas College.

Career

His screen career on record begins in 1994 with Bandit Queen. The 1990s brought Daud (1997) and Shool (1999). His 2000s credits include LOC Kargil (2003, as Yogendra Singh Yadav) and Pinjar (2003). During the 2010s, he worked on Satyagraha – Democracy Under Fire (2013) and Baaghi 2 (2018). Work from the 2020s includes Mrs. Serial Killer (2020) and Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari (2020).

Manoj Bajpai’s credits add up to 56 films and one TV series from 1994 to 2024. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (11), followed by action (3) and thriller (3). His credits run up to Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout in 2024.

Raveena Tandon appears in four of his listed titles, including Ghaath (2000) and Jaago (2004). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Divya Dutta (three titles) and Amitabh Bachchan (three titles). Prakash Jha directed four of his titles on record, among them Raajneeti (2010) and Aarakshan (2011). Mahesh Bhatt is credited as director on two of them, including Dastak (1996) and Tamanna (1997). He also has one single on record, Bambai Main Ka Ba (2020).

Recognition

Manoj Bajpai’s wins include the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, awarded in 1999 for Satya. The list of wins also includes the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor and the Padma Shri in arts (2019). Awards come to 3 wins in total.

Personal life

He has been married to Neha since 2006.