Manoj Bajpayee: Age, Height, Education, Family, Life Partner, Career & Biography

Manoj began his career as a member of the Indian theatre director Barry John’s theatrical action group for a salary of Rs 1200. Manoj, along with other theatre artists such as Gajraj Rao, N.K. Sharma, and Arvind Babbal, founded the theatre group called ‘The Act One’ in Delhi in 1990 and acted in many theatre productions with the group.

          Hindi Cinema:

• Manoj made his Bollywood debut in 1994 with the film ‘Bandit Queen,’ in which he played dacoit Maan Singh.
• In 1998, Manoj rose to prominence as Bhiku Mhatre in the Hindi film ‘Satya.’
• Manoj then went on to star in a number of popular Hindi films, including ‘Shool’ (1999), ‘Aks’ (2002), ‘LOC: Kargil’ (2003), ‘Raajneeti’ (2010), ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ (2012), and ‘Bhonsle’ (2018).
• Manoj’s career began to decline in 2004 following the release of the Hindi film “Inteqam: The Perfect Game.” Bewafaa (2005), Fareb (2005), Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Money Hai Toh Honey Hai (2008), and Jail (2009) are a few of his other Hindi movies that did poorly at the box office.
• Manoj was highly praised for his work in Hindi movies including “Kaun” (1999), “Zubeidaa” (2001), “Special 26” (2013), and “Sonchiriya” (2019).

          Telugu Cinema:

• Manoj made his Telugu movie debut in 1999 with “Prema Katha,” in which he played the role of Sankaram.
• ‘Happy’ (2006), ‘Puli’ (2010), and ‘Vedam’ (2010) are a few additional Telugu movies in which Manoj has appeared as an actor.

          Tamil Cinema:

• Manoj made his Tamil film debut in 2013’s “Samar,” as Rajesh Arunachalam.

           Additionally, he performed in the 2014 Tamil movie “Anjaan”.

          Short Movie:

• ‘Jai Hind’ (2015), ‘Taandav’ (2016), ‘Kriti’ (2016), and ‘Ouch’ (2016) are just a few of the Hindi short films in which Manoj Bajpayee has acted.

          Television:

• Manoj made his television debut in 1993 with the Doordarshan series “Shikast,” in which he portrayed a dunce who was a goon’s associate.
• Manoj has appeared in several Hindi television serials, including ‘Imtihaan’ (1995), ‘Swabhimaan’ (1995), and ‘Badaltey Rishte’ (1996).

          Web Series:

• Manoj made his web series debut in the Amazon Prime Video series ‘The Family Man’ (2019), playing Srikant Tiwari. Both critics and viewers praised his performance in the series. Manoj also appeared in the series’ second season.
• In 2021, Manoj starred in the episode ‘Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa’ of the Hindi online series ‘Ray,’ which was available on Netflix.