Manoj Bajpayee also spelt as Manoj Bajpai was born on Wednesday, 23 April 1969 (age 54 years; as of 2023) in Belwa Village in Narkatiaganj, West Champaran, Bihar. His Zodiac sign is Taurus. He started his schooling at a hut school (not named at that time) in his village. He then attended St. Stanislaus Mission Middle School, Bettiah and Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah, Bihar. He did his class 11 and 12 at Maharani Janaki Kunwar College, Bettiah. While he was studying in school, he participated in various doha and poem competitions. Later, he got admission to Satyawati College, Delhi, but he wanted to study at Ramjas College, so he tried there for a year and on drama quota, he got admission to Ramjas College.
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Manoj Bajpayee Biography
Name
Manoj Bajpai
Real name
Manoj Bajpai
Profession
Actor, Producer
Date of birth
23 April 1969 (Wednesday)
Birth place
Belwa Village in Narkatiaganj, West Champaran, Bihar
Age
54 Years (as of 2023)
Nationality
Indian
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Gender
Male
School
. A hut school in his village (not named at that time) . St. Stanislaus Mission Middle School, Bettiah, Bihar . Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah, Bihar . Maharani Janaki Kunwar College, Bettiah, Bihar (class 11 and 12)
Girlfriend/Spouse
Neha aka Shabana Raza (actor)
Net worth
Rs. 147 crore
Who is Manoj Bajpayee?
Manoj Bajpayee is an Indian actor and producer who is the recipient of three National Awards for the Hindi films ‘Satya’ (1999), ‘Pinjar’ (2004), and ‘Bhonsle’ (2021). In 2019, for his contribution to the arts, he was honoured with Padma Shri.
Manoj Bajpayee Wikipedia
At the age of seventeen, he moved to New Delhi and attended Ramjas College, which later became the University of Delhi. Bajpayee applied for the Natonal School of Dramatic Arts after hearing about it from actors like Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah. He was turned down three tmes and contemplated suicide afterwards. Following the advice of actor Raghubir Yadav, he attended the workshop of director and acting coach Barry John. John hired Bajpayee to assist with his teaching because he was impressed by his acting.
After that, he went back to the National School of Dramatic Art for the fourth time and applied for a job there as a teacher. Instead, he got the job. During her struggle, Bajpayee divorced a Delhi girl from her marriage. He met Shabana Raza, also known as Neha, an actress, shortly after her 1998 film Kareeb. They were wed in 2006, and they now have a daughter.
Manoj Bajpayee Education Qualification
School
Khrist Raja High School, Bettah
Collage
Satyawati College, Delhi Ramjas College, Delhi
Education qualification
Graduate in History Drama
Manoj Bajpayee Family & Relationship
Parents Name
Father- Radhakant Bajpai (Farmer) Mother- Not Known
Sister’s Name
3 Sisters
Brother’s Name
2 Brothers
Wife
Shabana Raza (Neha) (Actress)
Daughter’s Name
Ava Nayla
Manoj Bajpayee Age, Nationality, Religion
Manoj Bajpayee was born on 23 April 1969 and is 54 years old. He was born in Belwa Village in Narkatiaganj, West Champaran, Bihar. His zodiac sign is Taurus.
Age
54 years old (as of 2023)
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Nationality
Indian
Manoj Bajpayee Wife
Girlfriend
Shabana Raza (Neha)
Wife Name
Shabana Raza
Marital status
Married
Kids
Daughter- Ava Nayla
Manoj Bajpayee Height and Weight
Height
In a feet – 5’9” inches In a meter – 1.75 m In a centimeter – 175 CM
His father wanted him to become a doctor as it was his father’s dream to become a doctor but due to a lack of finances, his father could not become a doctor.
After watching the 1973 Hindi film ‘Zanjeer’, Manoj decided to make his career in acting.
In 1992, initially, he was selected to play the role of daku Vikram Mallah in the Hindi film ‘Bandit Queen.’ However, the role was then given to Nirmal Pandey and Manoj settled with a small role of Maan Singh in the film.
While he was in college, he was not good at speaking English and Hindi. During his graduation, he used to work on his languages to get fluency in them.
He is trained in semi-classical dance form Chhau.
He was once selected to perform in a theatre play in France. At that time, he did not have money to even buy a flight ticket to France. He then borrowed money from his friends and with that money he booked the ticket.
Manoj was offered a role in the Hindi film ‘Dangal’ (2016), however, he did not like the role and rejected the offer.
In the 2016 film, ‘Chalk N Duster’, Manoj was offered the role of a quiz master in the film. However, the producer of the film Juhi Chawla rejected him as she thought that his looks were not good enough for the role. The role was then played by the Indian actor Rishi Kapoor.
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