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Manoj Bajpayee
Manoj Bajpayee at IFFI
Bajpayee inc. 2021at52nd IFFI
Born(1969-04-23)23 April 1969(age 55)
Belwa,Bihar,India
Other namesManoj Bajpai
EducationSt. Stanislaus Mission Middle School, Bettiah, Bihar •Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah,Bihar• Maharani Janaki Kunwar College, Bettiah, Bihar (class 11 & 12)
Alma materRamjas College,Delhi University(BAHistory(Hons.),MAPali Language(dropped out))
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
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(m.2006)​
Children1
AwardsFull List
HonoursPadma Shri(2019)

Manoj Bajpayee(born 23 April 1969), also transliterated asManoj Bajpai,is an Indian actor who predominantly works inHindi cinemaand has also doneTeluguandTamillanguage films. He is the recipient of numerousaccoladesincluding threeNational Film Awards,sixFilmfare Awards,and twoAsia Pacific Screen Awards.In 2019, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honour, thePadma Shri,for his contributions to art.

Born in Belwa, a small village near the cityof BettiahinWest Champaran districtBihar,Bajpayee aspired to become an actor since childhood. He relocated to Delhi at the age of seventeen, and applied for theNational School of Drama,only to be rejected four times. He continued to do theatre while studying in college. Bajpayee made his feature film debut with a one-minute role inDrohkaal(1994) and a minor role as a dacoit inShekhar Kapur'sBandit Queen(1994). After a few unnoticed roles, he played the gangster Bhiku Mhatre inRam Gopal Varma's 1998 crime dramaSatya,which proved to be a breakthrough. Bajpayee received theNational Film Award for Best Supporting ActorandFilmfare Critics Award for Best Actorfor the film. He then acted in films such asKaun?(1999) andShool(1999). For the latter, he won his second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.

Bajpayee won theSpecial Jury National AwardforPinjar(2003). This was followed by a series of brief, unnoticed roles in films that failed to propel his career forward. He then played a greedy politician in the political thrillerRaajneeti(2010), which was highly appreciated. In 2012, Bajpayee played the critically acclaimed lead characterSardar KhaninGangs of Wasseypur.His next roles were as aNaxaliteinChakravyuh(2012), and aCBI officerinSpecial 26(2013). In 2016, he portrayed ProfessorRamchandra Siras,inHansal Mehta's biographical dramaAligarh,for which he won his thirdFilmfare Critics Award for Best Actorand the Best Actor Award at theAsia Pacific Screen Awardsin 2016. He won theNational Film Award for Best Actorat the67th National Film Awardsfor his performance in the filmBhonsle.He also wonFilmfare OTT Award for Best Actor,forThe Family Man(2021).[1]He also won Movified best actor award forSirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai.[2][3]

Early and personal life

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Bajpayee with his wifeShabana Razaat the premiere ofRaajneetiin 2010

Bajpayee was born in a piousHindufamily[4]on 23 April 1969 in a small village called Belwa near the cityBettiahinWest Champaran,Bihar.[5]He is the second child among his five other siblings, and was named after actorManoj Kumar.[6][7]One of his younger sisters Poonam Dubey, is a fashion designer in the film industry.[8]His father was a farmer and his mother was a housewife. As a son of a farmer, Bajpayee would do farming during their vacation.[6]Since childhood, he wanted to become an actor.[9]

His father struggled to gather funds for their education. He studied in a "hut school" till fourth standard, and later did his schooling atKhrist Raja High School, Bettiah.[10][7]He completed his 12th class from Maharani Janaki Kunwar College in Bettiah.[9]

He moved to New Delhi at the age of seventeen and went toSatyawati,then toRamjas College,Delhi University.[7]Bajpayee had heard about theNational School of Dramafrom actors such asOm PuriandNaseeruddin Shah,so he applied. He was rejected three times and wanted to commit suicide afterward.[6]He then attended director and acting coachBarry John's workshop after actorRaghubir Yadav's suggestion. Impressed by Bajpayee's acting, John hired him to assist him in his teaching.[7]After that he applied at the National School of Drama for the fourth time, and they offered him a teaching position at the school instead.[7]

Bajpayee was married to a girl from Delhi, but got divorced during his period of struggle.[5]He met actressShabana Raza,who is also known as Neha, right after her debut filmKareeb(1998). The couple married in 2006 and they have a daughter.[11][12]

Career

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1994–2001: Debut and breakthrough

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Following his one-minute role inGovind Nihalani'sDrohkaal(1994),[9]Bajpayee acted in the biographical dramaBandit Queen(1994).Tigmanshu Dhulia,the casting director of the film suggested his name to its directorShekhar Kapur.[13]Bajpai was considered for the role of dacoit Vikram Mallah in the film, which eventually went toNirmal Pandey.[7]Bajpayee got the role ofdacoitMann Singh in the film. During that time, he also did a television serial calledKalakaar,directed byHansal MehtaandImtihaan(Doordarshan).[7]

Bajpayee was a struggling actor whenMahesh Bhattoffered him the soap operaSwabhimaan(1995), which aired onDoordarshan.[14]He agreed to do the serial at a low fee.[15]Next, Bajpayee appeared in minor roles in films such asDastak(1996) andTamanna(1997).[16]DirectorRam Gopal Varmadiscovered Bajpayee when he was casting forDaud(1997), a comedy film, where he had a supporting role. Following completion of the filming, Varma expressed his regret for offering Bajpayee a minor role.[17]He then promised Bajpayee a prominent role in his next film.[14]Satya(1998), a crime drama, was their next film together. In the film, Bajpayee played gangster Bhiku Mhatre, who accompanies the title character to form their nexus in the Mumbai underworld.[18]

Satyawas mostly shot in the real slums of Mumbai.[18]It was screened at the 1998International Film Festival of Indiaand opened to mostly positive reviews.[19]Anupama Chopracalled Bajpayee and others' performances "[..] so good that you can almost smell the Mumbai grime on their sweaty bodies."[18]The film was a commercial success, and Bajpayee won theNational Film Award for Best Supporting ActorandFilmfare Critics Award for Best Actorfor his performance.[20][21]Filmfarelater included his performance in the 2010 issue of Bollywood's "Top 80 Iconic Performances".[22]Bajpayee then collaborated with Verma in the year 1999 withKaun?andShool;with Verma directing the former and producing the latter.Kaun,was awhodunitwith only three characters in a house, where Bajpayee played an annoying talkative stranger.[23]The film was abox office disappointment.[24]Shoolsaw him play the role of an honest police officer who finds himself in the politician-criminal nexus of theMotiharidistrict in Bihar.Sifylabelled Bajpayee's performance in the film as "truly amazing [..] especially the emotional scenes withRaveena Tandon."[25]The film won theNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi,with Bajpayee winning the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance.[26]He also acted in the Telugu romantic filmPrema Katha(1999).[27]

The year 2000 started for Bajpayee with the comedyDil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!and the crime dramaGhaath,both alongsideTabu.[28]A dialogue from the former sparked controversy in some political parties.[29][30]Bajpayee's first release in 2001 wasRakeysh Omprakash Mehra's supernatural thrillerAks.His negative portrayal of Raghavan Ghatge, a criminal who dies and is reincarnated in the body of Manu Verma (played byAmitabh Bachchan),[31]garnered him theFilmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Rolenomination.[5]It was followed byShyam Benegal'sZubeidaa,co-starringRekhaandKarisma Kapoor.He played Maharaja Vijayendra Singh ofFatehpur,a polo enthusiast prince with two wives. His character was inspired byHanwant Singh,the Maharaja ofJodhpur.[32]

2002–09: Career struggle

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Bajpayee's sole release of 2002 was theroadthrillerRoad.He played the antagonist in the film, a hitchhiker who turns out to be a psychopathic killer, after taking a lift from a couple (played byVivek OberoiandAntara Mali).[33]Bajpayee received another Filmfare nomination for Best Performance in a Negative Role, for the film.[5]Pinjar(2003), a period drama, set during thepartition of India,was Bajpayee's first release of the year. Directed byChandraprakash Dwivedi,the film was based on aPunjabinovel ofthe same name.[34]He received theNational Film Special Jury Awardfor his performance in the film.[35]He subsequently portrayedGrenadierYogendra Singh YadavinJ. P. Dutta's ensemblewar filmLOC: Kargil.[36]It was based on theKargil War,and Bajpayee was nominated for theFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actorfor it.[5]Both the films were commercially unsuccessful.[37]

Bajpayee's next roles were inJaago(2004) opposite Raveena Tandon,Makarand Deshpande'sHananand the thrillerInteqam.[38]InJaago,he played a police officer who takes the situation into his own hands, after his 10-year-old daughter is raped and killed.[39]The same year, he appeared in a supporting role inYash Chopra's romantic dramaVeer-Zaara(2004). The film was screened at the55th Berlin Film Festival,and grossed over₹940 million(US$11 million) globally, becomingthe highest-grossing film of the year.[40][41]In 2005, Bajpayee acted inDharmesh Darshan's dramaBewafaa,the thrillerFareb,and the English language filmReturn to Rajapur.[42][43][44]He also acted in the Telugu romanceHappy(2006).[45]

In 2007, Bajpayee played Major Suraj Singh in1971.The film tells the story of sixIndian armysoldiers, who escape from the Pakistani prison after they were captured during theIndo-Pakistani War of 1971.[46]Rajeev MasandofCNN-IBN,criticised the film but wrote: "[Bajpayee] is in great form, he holds back mostly and in the process, constructs a character that says more with his eyes than with words."[47]He next starred oppositeJuhi ChawlainGanesh Acharya's drama filmSwami.[48]Bajpayee's final release of the year was theanthology filmDus Kahaniyaan.He acted in theSanjay Gupta– directed storyZahiralongsideDia Mirza.[49]All of his 2007 releases were financial failures. Next year, he starred in the ensemble comedyMoney Hai Toh Honey Hai(2008), which was also a box office disaster.[37]

Bajpayee's shoulder got injured while filming the Telugu filmVedam,and was absent from the screen for nearly two years.[50]He then returned in a major role with the comedyJugaad(2009), which was based on the2006 Delhi sealing driveincident.[51]His next release was the mystery thrillerAcid Factory(2009), which was a remake of the 2006 American filmUnknown.[52]He played a comic role of one among the people who are kidnapped and locked in a factory with no memory of how they came there. The film did not do well at the box office.[53]The string of financial failures continued with his next release.[54]InMadhur Bhandarkar'sJail(2009), he played a convict serving life imprisonment. He called his role a "narrator" and "mentor" of its protagonist (played byNeil Nitin Mukesh).[53][55]

2010–present:Raajneetiand beyond

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In 2010, Bajpayee starred inPrakash Jha's big-budget ensemble political thrillerRaajneeti.Nikhat KazmiofThe Times of Indiain her review mentioned that Bajpayee "[..] grab[s] eyeballs in [his] scenes" and "brings back memories of his mesmeric performances."[56]Indian trade journalists were apprehensive ofRaajneetirecovering its₹600 million(US$7.2 million) investment.[57]The film, however, proved to be a major commercial success, with worldwide earnings of over₹1.43 billion(US$17 million).[41]Bajpayee received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at Filmfare for the film.[58]He then acted in two Telugu films;Vedam(2010) andPuli(2010), followed by the comedyDus Tola(2010).[59]He also provided the voice ofRamain the animated filmRamayana: The Epic,which was based on the Indian epicRamayana.[60]

Bajpayee promotingAarakshanin 2011

Aarakshan(2011), a socio-drama based on the issue ofcaste based reservations in Indian,was Bajpayee's next film. The film sparked controversy in some groups and was banned inUttar Pradesh,PunjabandAndhra Pradeshbefore its theatrical release.[61]Trade journalists had high expectations for the film, but it ultimately flopped at the box office.[62][63]Bajpayee's followup was the thrillerLanka(2011).[64]

In 2012, Bajpayee appeared inAnurag Kashyap's two-part crime filmGangs of Wasseypur.His character Sardar Khan appeared in the first one. To prepare for his role, Bajpayee shaved his head and lost four kilogram of weight.[65]It premiered at the2012 Cannes Film Festival,[66]Toronto film festival,[67]and theSundance Film Festivalin 2013.[68]Gangs of Wasseypurreleased in India on 22 June to positive response. Anupama Chopra called it his best performance since Bhiku Mhatre inSatya.[69]For his performance in the film, Bajpayee was nominated for theFilmfare Award for Best Actor.[70]His next film was the historical dramaChittagong(2012), based on theChittagong armoury raid.Bajpai portrayed the Bengali independence fighterSurya Senin it, for which he charged no money.[71]His final release of the year wasChakravyuh,where he played aNaxalite;a role which required him to lose 5 kilograms weight.[72]Writer and lyricistJaved AkhtarcalledChakravyuh"the best film of last 20 years".[73]On the contrary, a review carried byIndia Todaycalled it an "amateurish attempt", but praised Bajpayee's acting.[74]

In 2013, Bajpayee had five releases:Samar,hisTamildebut film, was the first release. He appeared in a supporting role in the film.[75]He then appeared inNeeraj Pandey's heist thrillerSpecial 26.Based on the1987 Opera House heist,he portrayed aCBI officerin the film.[76]It was followed by the crime filmShootout at Wadala,where he played a character inspired by the gangsterShabir Ibrahim Kaskar.[77]Bajpayee collaborated with Prakash Jha for the fourth time withSatyagraha.The film was loosely inspired by social activistAnna Hazare'sfight against corruption in 2011,[78]featuring an ensemble cast, the film was highly anticipated by trade journalists due to its release coinciding with theMumbaiandDelhi gang rape public protests.[79]Satyagrahaearned₹675 million(US$8.1 million) domestically.[80]Bajpayee then provided the voice ofYudhishthiraforMahabharat,a3D animation filmbased on the Indian epic of the same name.[81]In 2014, Bajpayee played the antagonist in theTamilaction filmAnjaan.[82]

Bajpayee continued to play negative roles with his next filmTevar(2015). A remake of the 2003TelugufilmOkkadu,the film opened to negative reviews and was a box office failure.[83][84]The same year, he along with Raveena Tandon, appeared in the patriotic-themed short filmJai Hind.With a run-time of 6 minutes, the film was released on YouTube byOYO Rooms,right before theIndian Independence Day.[85]Bajpayee acted in another short film titledTaandavin 2016. Directed byDevashish Makhija,the film showcased the pressure and scenarios faced by an honest police constable, and was released on YouTube.[86]The same year, he portrayed professor Ramchandra Siras,in Hansal Mehta's biographical dramaAligarh.The story followed the life of a homosexual professor who was expelled fromAligarh Muslim Universitybecause of his sexuality. Bajpayee watched a few clippings of Siras to prepare for his role.[87]The film was screened at the20th Busan International Film Festival,and the 2015Mumbai Film Festival.[88][89]Aligarhwas released on 26 February 2016 to positive reviews.[90]Bajpayee won the Best Actor award at the 10thAsia Pacific Screen Awardsand his third Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.[91][92]He next played a traffic constable inRajesh Pillai'sswan songTraffic(2016). A remake of theMalayalam film of the same name,the film was released on 6 May 2016.[93]His subsequent release of the year was the biographical sports filmBudhia Singh – Born to Run,where he played the coach ofBudhia Singh;the world's youngest marathon runner.[94] It was followed by the comedy filmSaat Uchakkey(2016) and the short filmOuchdirected by Neeraj Pandey.[95][96]

Bajpayee receiving the Padma Shri in 2019

Bajpayee's first release of 2017 was the spy thrillerNaam Shabana,aspin-offto the 2015 filmBabywithTaapsee Pannureprising her role as Shabana.[97]The same year, he reunited with Ram Gopal Varma for the crime dramaSarkar 3.It was the third instalment in theSarkar film series.In the film, his character was loosely based onArvind Kejriwal.[98]Later that year, Bajpayee appeared briefly in the drama filmRukh.[99]

In 2018, Bajpayee reunited with Neeraj Pandey with the crime thrillerAiyaary,where he played Colonel Abhay Singh who is in pursuit of his protege Major Jai Bakshi (Sidharth Malhotra). Film criticNamrata Joshicriticised the film's plot and called Bajpayee and one song, the "film's only saving graces".[100]He later appeared inAhmed Khan'sBaaghi 2,alongsideTiger ShroffandDisha Patani.[101]Later that year, Bajpayee acted and made his debut as a producer with the psychological thrillerMissing,co-starringTabu.The film mostly received negative review from critics.[102][103]Shubhra Gupta called it a "shoddy mess".[104]He next appeared alongsideJohn Abrahamin the vigilante action filmSatyameva Jayate(2018).[105]The same year he appeared in the psychological dramaGali Guleiyan,directed by debutant Dipesh Jain, where he played an electrician living inOld Delhi,who starts losing his grasp over reality.[106]He won the Best Actor award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.[107]The film premiered at the22nd Busan International Film Festivaland was also screened at the 2017MAMI Film Festival,Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles,Atlanta Film Festival,Cleveland International Film Festivaland theChicago International Film Festival.[108][109]His final release of the year was Tabrez Noorani's ensemble dramaLove Sonia,a film about sex trafficking. It had its premiere at the 2018London Indian Film Festivaland was released in India on 14 September 2018.[110]

In Devashish Makhija'sBhonsle,Bajpayee played a terminally ill retired Mumbai cop who befriends a North Indian girl when the locals are trying to get rid of the migrants in the city.[111]The film and his performance met with positive response from critics withNamrata Joshicalling his acting "astounding in his internalisation of Bhonsle and acts with not just his face but by deploying his whole body."[112]The role earned him his firstNational Film Award for Best Actorand second Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor.[113][114]

In 2019, he was given India's fourth highest civilian honourPadma Shrifor his contributions to art.[115]The same year he portrayed dacoitMan SinghinAbhishek Chaubey's action filmSonchiriya.Raja Senin his review wrote that Bajpayee is "excellent as a rebel chief."[116]Later, he appeared in the spy action drama web seriesThe Family Man,directed byRaj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.Bajpayee played the role ofSrikant Tiwari,a middle-class man who secretly works for an intelligence agency. The series and his performance received positive response from critics with Rohit Naahar ofHindustan Timeswriting: "Manoj Bajpayee is, as he usually tends to be, effortlessly excellent."[117]He won the Critics Choice Best Actor, Drama Series Award at the 2020Filmfare OTT Awards.[118]

In 2020, Bajpayee did a supporting role inShirish Kunder's crime thriller filmMrs. Serial Killer,co-starringJacqueline Fernandez.The film, which was released onNetflix,met with a negative response.[119]His final release of the year was the comedy flickSuraj Pe Mangal BharialongsideDiljit DosanjhandFatima Sana Shaikh.It was the first film to release theatrically in India after nearly eight months due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[120]The next year, he narrated theDiscovery+documentary showSecrets of Sinauli,directed by Neeraj Pandey.[121]Bajpayee also appeared as a cop trying to solve a murder case in the thrillerSilence... Can You Hear It?.The film was released onZEE5and met with mixed critical feedback.[122]

Acting style and influence

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Bajpayee is amethod actorand a director's actor, and is known for his unconventional roles in films.[123][124][125][126]ActorNawazuddin Siddiquihas cited Bajpayee's performance inAksas the inspiration for his role as the antagonist inKick(2014).[127]Bajpayee has also been vocal about the disparity in the pay he commands, in comparison to the top actors in the film industry.[128][129]He has citedAmitabh Bachchan,Naseeruddin ShahandRaghubir Yadavas his inspirations.[130]

Director Ram Gopal Varma considers him to be "an education" for himself and said he is "simply the best actor I've ever worked with."[17]Shekhar Kapur, who directed him inBandit Queen,recalls: "Manoj had the ability to portray a lot just by doing little. He never tried to overplay a scene and seemed totally comfortable with a minimalist statement."[17]According to director Hansal Mehta, Manoj "has the ability to transform himself like few others."[131]

Bajpayee's performance as Bhiku Mhatre inSatyais considered to be one of the most memorable characters of Hindi cinema, along with his dialogue in it: "Mumbai ka king kaun? Bhiku Mhatre" (Who is the king of Mumbai? Bhiku Mhatre).[132][133][134][135]Kay Kay Menoncredits this character as a turning point for other method actors: "If it were not for Manoj's brilliant performance inSatya,actors likeIrrfanand me might still be waiting to be accepted. Manoj opened the doors for us. "[7]Writing about the character in his bookPopcorn Essayists,journalist-writerJai Arjun Singhwrote that "the" earthiness "and the" authenticity "[of the character], was the subtle result of a persistence in Bajpai's performance."[136]

Filmography

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Main article:Manoj Bajpayee filmography

Awards and nominations

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Main article:List of awards and nominations received by Manoj Bajpayee

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