Manoj Bajpayee Is an Indian film actor who has predominately acted in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu films. He never got success and failure to define himself as an artist. Manoj is one of the most self-made actors who didn’t have any prior relations in Films.
Early Life :
Manoj was born on 23rd April in a brahmin family in a small village called Belwa near the city Bettiah in West Champaran, Bihar. His father was a farmer and his mother a Housemaker.
Manoj is the second child of five siblings and he was named after the legendary Actor Manoj Kumar.
Till the class of 4, he used to study in a mud school and continued his study at Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah.] He completed his 12th class at Maharani Janaki Kunwar College in Bettiah
When he was 17, he relocated to New Delhi to attend SATYAWATI and afterward Ramjas College. He applied three times to the National School of Drama after learning about it and was unsuccessful each time.
Then, on the advice of actor Raghubir Yadav, he went to the director and acting instructor Barry John’s workshop. John hired Bajpayee to help him with his teaching after being impressed by his acting. He then submitted a fourth application to the National School of Drama, where he was eventually awarded a teaching position.
Manoj Bajpayee | |
Profession | Actor |
Date of Birth | 29 April 1969 |
Age (as in 2022) | 53 Years |
Birthplace | West Champaran, Bihar |
Father Name | Radhakant |
Mother Name | Na |
Wife Name | Shabana Raza |
Nationality | Indian |
Career:
In Drohkaal, he got a one-minute role, Manoj then acted in the biographical Drama Bandit Queen.
In 2012, he was seen along with Anupam kheer and Akshay Kumar Special 26, which was Based on the 1847 Opera house heist .in 2018, alongside Sidharth he starred in the Action film Aiyaary and Baghi2 with Tiger shroff.
He is the recipient of three National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards, and two Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
He also got the fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri from the government of India.
Personal LIFE:
Manoj was married to a girl from Delhi but got separated during his initial struggling days . Later he married Shabana Raza, in 2006 and the couple has a daughter