Manoj Bajpai

Manoj Bajpai (born on 23 April 1969) is a Hindi film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles. He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role on Ram Gopal Varma's 1997 film, Satya.
Early life
Manoj Bajpai was born in Belwa a small village Narkatiaganj in West Champaran, Bihar. He completed his basic education from K R High school, Bettiah. He went to Ramjas College, University of Delhi for pursuing Graduation, and did theatre with Barry John .

Career
Bajpai started his career with a Television Serial aired on Doordarshan, Swaabhimaan. The same serial also brought Tyagi-Ashutosh Rana and Rishab-Rohit Roy into limelight. Bajpai also appeared in Small role as a Cop in Dastak Movie. He shared the screen space with Mukul Dev and Sushmita Sen. He appeared in several small roles in films like Droh Kaal (1994), and Bandit Queen (1994), before getting a big break in 1998 film Satya directed by Ram Gopal Varma. His performance as Bhiku Mhatre, won him several awards, as he portrayed the hotheaded and compassionate sides of this small-time gangster, with equal panache. Another important film where he played a dark character was Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's film Aks in 2001, for which again he won many awards.

His work was also appreciated in films like, Zubeidaa (2001), Pinjar (2003) which earned him the National Film Award, Veer Zaara in 2004 and Rajneeti in 2010.

Veerendra Pratap the role of his character in the movie Rajneeti explains his magic and aura. Katrina Kaif touched the feet of actor Manoj Bajpai as a sign of respect following the premiere of Rajneeti.When Satya released some 12 years ago, Tabu had done the same thing, touching the thespian's feet.

Personal life
Manoj Bajpai was married to a girl from Bihar whom he left after two months and came to Mumbai. He again married Neha(real name shabana raza), a Bollywood actress who worked in movies namely Kareeb, Fiza.[2] He is a real Hero greatAwards and Nominations
1998 won: Filmfare Award Best Actor - Critics Choice, Satya
1998 won:Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actor: Satya
1998 won:BFJA Best Actor: Shool
1999won: Filmfare Award Best Actor - Critics Choice: Shool
1999 won:Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Male: Shool
1999 won:National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor: Satya
2001 won:Star Screen Award Best Villain: Aks
2002:Nominated:Filmfare Best Villain Award forAks
2002 won:Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role: Road
2003:Nominated:Filmfare Best Villain Award forRoad
2004 won:National Film Award - Special Jury Award: Pinjar
2004:Nominated:Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-LOC Kargil
[edit] Filmography
Tamanna (1997)
Daud: Fun on the Run (1997)
Satya (1998) ... Bhiku Mahatre
Prem Katha (1999)
Kaun (1999)
Shool (1999) ... Inspector Samar Pratap Singh
Fiza (2000)
Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (2000)
Ghaath (2000)
Zubeidaa (2001)
Aks (2001)
Road (2002)
Pinjar (2003)
LOC: Kargil (2003)
Hanan (2004)
Jaago (2004)
Veer-Zaara (2004)
Inteqam: The Perfect Game (2004)
Return To Rajapur (2005)
Bewafaa (2005}
Fareb (2005)
Happy (2006) Telugu Film
1971 (2007)
Swami (2007)
Dus Kahaniyan (2007)
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai (2008)
Acid Factory (2008)
Jugaad (2009)
Jail (2009)
Komaram Puli (2010) Telugu Film
vedam (2010) Telugu film
Raajneeti (2010)
Trivia
He was rejected thrice by the National School of Drama
A particular sequence in Aks required him to shoot with wolves.