Cinemaazi wishes Manoj Bajpayee a very Happy Birthday!
23 Apr 1969
Manoj Bajpai's passion for acting saw him work his way through four rejections by the National School of Drama, to finally land a one-minute role in his film debut, Drohkaal (1994). His breakthrough came essaying the hot-headed gangster Bhiku Mhatre in Ram Gopal Varma’s crime drama Satya (1998). His key films include Kaun (1999), Shool (1999), Pinjar (2003), Raajneeti (2010), Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Chakravyuh (2012), Special 26 (2013), Aligarh (2016), and Bhonsle (2018). Regarded as a method actor and a director's actor, Bajpai is known for his unconventional roles in films.
