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Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpayee

Actor · Born April 23, 1969 (57) · Belwa, West Champaran district, Bihar, India

Manoj Bajpayee, also credited as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema and has also done some Telugu and Tamil language films. He is the recipient of two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. Manoj Bajpayee was born on April 23, 1969 in Belwa, Bihar, India. He is known for his work on Gangs of Wasseypur(2012), Special 26 (2013) and Veer-Zaara (2004). He has been married to Neha since February 23, 2005.

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Born
April 23, 1969 (57)
From
Belwa, West Champaran district, Bihar, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 104 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 100% in 30 days

What are Manoj Bajpayee's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Bonds
17%
Self
13%
Survival
11%
Power
11%
Society
9%
Ideas
3%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 11 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 6

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 21

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 18

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 13 of 27 analyzed roles.

Hero
13 of 27
Shadow
8 of 27
Ally
2 of 27
Shapeshifter
2 of 27
Mentor
2 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Melancholic
13
Dread
10
Thrilling
9
Hopeful
8
Other
22

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Manoj Bajpayee's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Manoj Bajpayee's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

104 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Gajab Raat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Ajay Dixit

  • Last Man in Tower(2026)

    as Yogesh 'Masterji' Mishra

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Governor: The Silent Saviour(2026)

    as A. Ramanan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Fable(2024)

    as Dev

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Inspector Zende(2025)

    as Inspector Madhukar Zende

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Despatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Joy Deb

  • Bhaiyya Ji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as ACP Avinash Verma

  • Killer Soup(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Prabhakar "Prabhu" Shetty/Umesh Pillai/Umesh Shantaram Mahto

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Joram(2023)

    as Dasru / Bala

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as PC Solanki

  • Gulmohar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Arun Batra

  • Farzi(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Srikant Tiwari (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Secrets of the Kohinoor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Dial 100 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Nikhil Sood

  • Ray(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Musafir Ali

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Silence... Can You Hear It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as ACP Avinash Verma

  • COVID 19: India's War Against The Virus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show Creator

  • Secrets of Sinauli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Host

  • Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari(2020)

    as Madhu Mangal Rane

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Gandhi - A Perspective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • COVID-19: India's War Against The Virus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • Mrs. Serial Killer(2020)

    as Dr. Mrityunjoy “Joy” Mukerjee

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Family Man Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • The Family Man(2019)

    Show 26 episodes · as Srikant Tiwari

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Sonchiriya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Man Singh

  • Bhonsle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ganpath Bhonsle

  • Love Sonia(2018)

    as Faizal

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Satyameva Jayate(2018)

    as (DCP) Shivansh

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer · as Sushant Dubey a.k.a. Mr. Dubey

  • Baaghi 2(2018)

    as Ajay Shergill

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • In the Shadows(2017)

    as Khuddoos

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Aiyaary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Colonel Abhay Singh

  • Rukh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Divakar Mathur

  • Sarkar 3(2017)

    as Govind Deshpande

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Naam Shabana(2017)

    as Ranvir Singh

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Ouch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Vinay

  • Saat Uchakkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Pappi

  • Budhia Singh: Born to Run(2016)

    as Biranchi Das

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Kriti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sapan

  • Traffic(2016)

    as Godbole

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Taandav (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Tambe

  • Aligarh(2015)

    as Professor Siras

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Jai Hind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Tevar(2015)

    as Vijender Singh

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Anjaan(2014)

    as Imran Bhai

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Actor

  • Mahabharat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Yudhisthir (voice)

  • Satyagraha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Balram Singh

  • Shootout at Wadala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Zubair Imtiaz Haksar

  • Special 26(2013)

    as CBI Officer Wasim Khan

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Samar(2013)

    as Rajesh Arunachalam

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Chakravyuh(2012)

    as Rajan

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Chittagong(2012)

    as Surya Sen "Master Da"

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sardar Khan

  • Krishna Aur Kans(2012)

    as Nand (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Gangs of Wasseypur(2012)

    as Sardar Khan

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Lanka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jaswant (as Manoj Bajpayee)

  • Aarakshan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mithilesh Kumar Singh

  • Dus Tola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Actor

  • Ramayana: The Epic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ram

  • Komaram Puli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Al Saleem

  • Raajneeti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Veerendra 'Veeru' B. Pratap

  • Vedam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Rahimuddin Qureshi

  • Jail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Nawaab

  • Acid Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sultan

  • Jugaad(2009)

    as Sandip

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Money Hai Toh Honey Hai(2008)

    as Lalabhai Bharodia

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Dus Kahaniyaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Swami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Swami

  • 1971 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Major Suraj Singh

  • Return to Rajapur(2006)

    as Jai Singh

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as DCP Aravind Bhasker IPS

  • Fareb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Bewafaa(2005)

    as Dil Arora

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Inteqam: The Perfect Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as ACP Uday Dhirendra Thakur

  • Hanan: An Assault on Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Veer Zaara(2004)

    as Razaa Shirazi

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Jaago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Inspector Kripa Shankar Thakur

  • LOC: Kargil(2003)

    as Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Pinjar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Rashid

  • Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Babu

  • Aks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Raghavan (as Manoj Bajpai)

  • Zubeidaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Raja Vijendra Singh

  • Ghaath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Krishna Patil

  • Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Ram Saran Pandey

  • Fiza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Murad Khan (Guest Appearance)

  • Shool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Inspector Samar Pratap Singh

  • Prema Katha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sankaram

  • Kaun? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sameer A. Purnavale

  • Satya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Bhiku Mhatre

  • Tamanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Salim

  • Daud: Fun on the Run(1997)

    as Pushkar

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dastak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Sanshodhan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Bhanwar

  • Drohkaal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Anand

  • Bandit Queen(1994)

    as Man Singh

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Suno Re Kissa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Veeru

  • In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Student

  • Bhagam Bhag 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Gandhi and My Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mahatma Gandhi

  • Masoom: The Next Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Police Station Mein Bhoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Shoojit Sircar Mythological Comedy Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 104 titles, 99 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Baaghi 2 (2018)

$33M worldwide

Highest rated

Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Family Man (2019)

Film career

19892026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1994Screen debut· Bandit Queen
  • 2012First top-billed film· Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
  • 2012Career best· Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
  • 2019Career best· The Family Man

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting103 of 104: 101 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing1 of 104: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 104: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s41 · 41 acting · 2 crew2020s23 · 22 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 15% of 27 roles
940414

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Manoj Bajpayee's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Mrs. Serial Killer (2020)

95th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Manoj Bajpayee's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles10–90 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles17–51 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles11–90 · median 80 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles13–78 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles11–82 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Manoj Bajpayee work with?

People who share at least 2 of Manoj Bajpayee's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anupam Kher shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles