Manoj Bajpayee Turns 54: Iconic Roles That Prove We Can't Get Enough Of The Actor

From his debut Hindi film where he had a one-minute role in 1994 to The Family Man, actor Manoj Bajpayee has had a roller coaster journey in his career spanning nearly three decades. As the actor turns 54 this year on April 23, 2023, we take a look at some of his roles that make us feel we can’t get enough of him.

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Satya

Following his debut one-minute role in the Hindi film Drohkaal, he played a minor role in the iconic film Bandit Queen, however, he rose to fame with his career-defining performance in the 1998 Ram Gopal Varma film Satya. This breakthrough film, where he played the role of Bhiku Mhatre, an underworld gangster in Bombay, won him his first National Award.

Since then, there was no stopping for one of the best method actors in the industry, Bajpayee. With numerous awards and nominations including two more National Awards and a Padma Shri Award, there was no looking back for the actor. The actor, who has become the face of the streaming universe, came, struggled, conquered, fell and rose again, and now we hope for him to stay.

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Gangs Of Wasseypur

Sardar Khan is one of the iconic characters. Whenever we hear any reference of the film Gangs Of Wasseypur, his face instantly flashes in front of our eyes. Anurag Kashyap’s two-part gangster film marked the actor’s resurrection and gave us the Indian ‘Godfather’. While Sardar Khan is a mafia, he was a family man too who had a witty and satirical take on society.

Aligarh

Another career-defining film and a role that will stay with every Manoj Bajpayee fan for a lifetime is the 2015 Hansal Mehta-directed biographical drama Aligarh. His portrayal of a lonely, ageing and defeated man fighting for his right to live and love has not only won him several accolades but also our hearts.

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The Family Man

After a series of serious roles for years and some commercial films to balance them, Bajpayee got the canvas and space to showcase his spectrum of acting in this Raj & DK’s Amazon Prime Video web series The Family Man. He plays the role of a middle-class NIA agent Srikant Tiwari who struggles to balance his family life and professional life. The action, satire, humour, drama, thrill and emotion makes Srikant Tiwari humane and real and relates to Bajpayee’s own roller coaster of a career.

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Besides these, there are several special mentions of his outstanding performances including Bhonsle, Sonchiriya, Pinjar, School, Gali Guleiyan, Taandav, Rajneeti, Aarakshan and Gulmohar, among several others.

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