Introduction
280Km from the state capital of “Patna” to the north-west direction, there is a Subdivision area On West Champaran district in Bihar state name “Narkatiaganj.” In this area, there is a beautiful village called “Belwa.”
Today I will tell you a Beautiful inspirational story of a star person who belongs to this village. And how Manoj Bajpayee established his stardom of Bollywood. After a long-struggling life, the information I will also tell you how his net worth was gradually growing to the million-dollar.
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Early life
In 1969 on the day 23rd of April, a celebrity was born named “Manoj Bajpayee.” Father’s name is Radhakant Bajpai, a farmer by profession, And the mother is a housewife.
He completed his 12th std from “Maharani Janki college” in Bettiah, which is the nearby City of West Champaran. After completing his 12th standard examination, he shifted to two of the country’s capital cities, “Delhi.”
He then took his admission to Ramjas College Delhi University for further studies. But since his childhood time, he dreamt about being an actor. So he gathered some necessary information about the “National School of Drama.”
He Applied there for the completion of acting courses. But consecutively, for the third time, he got rejected in the National School of Drama.
He was mentally broken at that time and want to commit suicide.
As he thought that he would never be able to become an actor because he got rejected for the third time.
He then joined Barry John’s Workshop, their theatre director, and teacher in “Theatre Action Group.” He offered as an Assistant teacher over there.
After that, he applied to the National School of Drama for the fourth time and got selected.
Career
He started his career with the movie “Drohkaal” in the year of 1994. The film in which the story revolves around the fight against terrorism.
In the same year, he appeared in the movie “Bandit Queen,” where he played the character of a dacoit, and the name of the character was “Mann Singh.”
It was a struggling time for the actor, so he also accepted the offer of “soap opera” and TV shows and agreed to do it at a low price. But as an actor, his turning of life comes when he accepts the offer of playing the character of a gangster of “Bhiku Mhatre.” This movie was the first blockbuster movie of his life and was also a commercially hit.
After that, he never looked back. He also won the “National Film Award” for the movie. The movie’s name is “Satya,” released in 1998.
He received another Filmfare nomination for the movie “Pinjar” released in the year 2003. In the same year, he appeared in the film “LOC Kargil” for which, once again, he nominated for the “Filmfare Award.”
The next year, he gave his performance in the movie “Jaago” with one of the most beautiful actresses of that time, “Raveena Tandon.” The film in which he played the role of a police officer.
Also, this year, he appeared in the movie “Veer Zaara.” Once again, it was another milestone for his career as this movie was also screened in the “55th Berlin Film Festival”, and the worldwide box office collection was $ 13 Million ( Rs 95.32 Cr).
A few years later, in 2010, he made another history in Bollywood. The movie was Prakash Jha’s directing “Raajneeti” where he played the role of “Virendra Pratap Singh.” The movie’s worldwide box office collection was $ 20 Million ( Rs 146.68).
The year 2012 was another most memorable year in his career. This year the movie “Gangs of Wasseypur” with another superstar from Bihar state the name, Pankaj Tripathi. The movie was nominated for screening in the 2012 “Cannes Film Festival.” and “Toronto Film Festival.”
In 2013 he once again became part of Director Prakash Jha Movie “Satyagraha.” The movie successfully collected $ 9.5 Million ( Rs 69.67 Cr). In 2017 he worked with our most talented actress in the newcomer Taapsee Pannu the film was a spy thriller.
In 2018, his other movie was released, which was a crime thriller movie, “Aiyaary.” The same year his another film was released with our most dashing star of Bollywood “John Abraham,” the movie name “Satyamev Jayate.” & “The Family Man “season 1 was premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 20th October 2019 & the second season of it was released on 4th June 2021 along with the famous South Indian actress Samantha Akkineni in a lead role.
Personal life
He married actress “Shabana Raza (Neha)” in 2006, and the couple has a baby girl named “Ava Nayla.”
Car Collection
- BMW 3 Series of Rs 41.1Lacs ( 4.11 Million)
- Mahindra Scorpio of Rs 15 lacs ( 1.5 Million)
- Toyota Fortuner of Rs 35 Lacs ( 3.5 Million).
Social media activity
He has millions of followers over social media. He has 1.7 Million followers on Twitter as of October 2023 & at the same time on Instagram, he has 4 Million followers.
Quick Facts
Title | Description |
Real Name | Manoj Bajpayee |
Birth Place | Narkatiaganj, Belwa ( Bihar) |
Height | 5 Feet 07 Inches |
Age | 54 Years |
Education | Graduate in History of drama. |
Blockbuster movies | Satya in 1998 LOC Kargil in 2003 Pinjar in 2003 Raajneeti in 2010 Gang of Wasseypur in 201Special 26 in 2013 |
Award and Recognition | Filmfare Award for movie Shool in 1999. National Film Awards for movie Satya in 1998. Stardust Awards for movie Gangs of Wasseypur in 2013 And Padma Shri in 2019 |
Luxury Car | BMW 3 Series of Rs 41.1Lacs ( 4.11 Million) Mahindra Scorpio of Rs 15 lacs ( 1.5 Million) Toyota Fortuner of Rs 35 Lacs ( 3.5 Million) |
Twitter account | Twitter/Manoj Bajpayee |
Instagram Account | Instagram/Manoj Bajpayee |
Net Worth | $ 15 Million (INR 1,22.67 Cr) |
Last Updated | October 2023 |
Who is the wife of Manoj Bajpayee?
Shabana Raza (Neha)
Name of Manoj Bajpayee Daughter?
Ava Nayla