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Manoj Bajpai (born 23 April 1969), also credited as Manoj Bajpayee, is an Indian film actor, known for playing off beat and unconventional roles, predominantly in Bollywood and few Telugu films. He got praise for his role of Sardar Khan in Anurag Kashyap's film Gangs of Wasseypur. His work has been recognized by several Filmfare awards as well as a National Film Award - Special Jury Award.

Manoj Bajpai was born in a small village of Bihar on border of Nepal called Belwa near town Narkatiaganj in Bettiah West Champaran, Bihar. He completed his basic education from K R (Khrist Raja) High school Bettiah. He then went to Ramjas College where he studied history for graduation. After being rejected four times at the National School of Drama, he did theatre with Barry John at Barry's Drama School.

Bajpai started his career with a television serial aired on Doordarshan, Swaabhimaan. The same serial also brought Tyagi (Ashutosh Rana) and Rishab (Rohit Roy) into the limelight.

Bajpai also appeared in a small role as a cop in Dastak (1996) where he shared screen space with Mukul Dev and Sushmita Sen. He appeared in several small roles in films like Droh Kaal (1994), and Bandit Queen (1994), before getting his big break in the 1998 crime film Satya directed by Ram Gopal Varma. His performance as Bhiku Mhatre won him several awards, as he portrayed the hotheaded and compassionate sides of this gangster. Another film where he played a dark character was Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's film Aks in 2001, for which again he won many awards.

His work was also appreciated in films like Daud: Fun on the Run (1997), Shool (1999), Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (2000), Zubeidaa (2001), Road (2002), Pinjar (2003), which earned him the National Film Award, Veer Zaara (2004), Raajneeti (2010) and Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).

Katrina Kaif touched the feet of actor Manoj Bajpai as a sign of respect following the premiere of Rajneeti. When Satya released some 12 years ago, Tabu had done the same thing, touching the thespian's feet.

National Film Awards
    1999: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Satya
    2004: National Film Award - Special Jury Award for Pinjar

BFJA Awards
    1999:BFJA Award for Best Actor for Shool

Filmfare Awards
    1999: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor Satya
    1999: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actor for Satya
    2000: Filmfare Award Best Actor - Critics' Choice for Shool

Zee Cine Awards
    2000: Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Male for Shool
    2003: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Road

Star Screen Awards
    2002: Star Screen Award Best Villain for Aks