Manoj Bajpayee Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
Manoj Bajpayee Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Actor |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9” |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 23 April 1969 |
| Age (as in 2020) | 51 Years |
| Birthplace | Belwa, West Champaran district, Bihar, India |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | His ancestry belonging is a small village called Belwa on the border of Nepal near the town Narkatiaganj in West Champaran, Bihar. |
| School | Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah |
| College | Satyawati College, Delhi Ramjas College, Delhi |
| Educational Qualifications | Graduate in History Drama |
| Debut | Film: Bandit Queen (1994) TV: Swabhimaan (1995) |
| Family | Father– Radhakant Bajpai (Farmer) Mother– Not Known Brothers– 2 Sisters– 3
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Theatre plays |
| Controversies | • He refused the offer to work in Aamir Khan’s film Dangal, as he was not happy with his role. • Juhi Chawla, the producer of the film Chalk N Duster sacked him from her film and replaced him with Rishi Kapoor to play the role of a quizmaster, as she thought that Manoj’s looks are not good enough to carry out this role. |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food | Biryani, Penne pasta |
| Favourite Actor | Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah |
| Favourite Actress | Smita Patil, Tabu |
| Favourite Director | Shekhar Kapur, Ram Gopal Varma |
| Favourite Film | Gangs of Wasseypur |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife | Shabana Raza a.k.a Neha (Actress)
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| Children | Daughter– Ava Nayla Son– N/A |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary | 4 Crore (INR) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Manoj Bajpai
- Manoj got famous with his role of Bhiku Mahatre in Ram Gopal Varma’s film Satya, and won many awards for his role as a gangster.
- After getting rejected thrice from the National School of Drama, Delhi, he tried to commit suicide.
- He learned acting skills from Barry John’s workshop on the advice of actor Raghubir Yadav. At that time Shah Rukh Khan was his batch-mate in those acting classes.
- He was earlier married to a Delhi girl but got divorced later, and then he married actress Shabana Khan, popularly known as Neha, who did films like Kareeb, Fiza, etc.
- In 1995, he did his first TV serial called Swaabhimaan, which also had actors like Ashutosh Rana and Rohit Roy.
- His parents liked veteran actor Manoj Kumar, so they choose his name as Manoj, though he wanted to have the name Samar Bajpai.
- He along with Amitabh Bachchan jumped from a big height of 30 feet for a waterfall scene in the film Aks.
He won National Film Award for films like Pinjar and Satya. - In September 2020, he gave his voice and performed in a Bhojpuri rap song that rips into the romanticisation of big cities from the point of view of a male migrant worker. Directed by Anubhav Sinha with lyrics by Dr Sagar and music by Anurag Saikia, the song speaks of a male migrant worker’s longing for home and “chokha-baati” while he toils in the big city. Throughout the song, the refrain is “Bambai Main Ka Ba” (What is there in Bombay?)
