He is the second child among his five other siblings and was named after actor Manoj Kumar. One of his younger sisters Poonam Dubey, is a fashion designer in the film industry. His father was a farmer and his mother was a housewife. As a son of a farmer, Bajpayee would do farming during their vacation. Manoj Bajpayee has reacted to the claims about his Rs 170 crore net worth. Manoj Bajpayee is one of the most sought-after actors in today’s time. He has been acting in the film industry for nearly 3 decades now.
Manoj Bajpayee made his feature film debut with a one-minute role in Drohkaal. With hard work and talent, he has successfully carved a niche for himself in the industry. However, it wasn’t an easy ride for him. He has had his share of ups and downs. Speaking of that, in an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, Manoj looked back on his bad days. He revealed how Prakash Jha’s Raajneeti brought him out from his ‘bad time’ in career.
He said, “Yes I wanted it so that I could be empowered to do things my way. But it was not happening. It happened with Shool and Satya but afterwards it started going away from me.” The actor added, “I hit a bad time but somewhere I knew that yes it’s a bad time and it is getting prolonged but there was also one assurance that I know my job. I just need that one role to get me back to where I was and Raajneeti gave me that opportunity.” The Prakash Jha directorial Raajneeti released in 2010 and did well at the box office.
“It used to be very hard. Now you have more avenues, there are so many OTT platforms including YouTube etc. So It was difficult. It was very hard. It was very difficult to pass,” said Manoj before adding that things are easier now.
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