- Two time winner of prestigious national film awards of India. for best actor and best supporting actor for Pinjar (2003) and Satya (1999).
- His parents named him after Superstar Legend Manoj Kumar.
- Turned down Devdas because he did not want to do a supporting role in 2002. His belief was that other producers were relying on him to sell their films. If he did a supporting role, it would harm his box office market. Jackie Shroff then signed the film.
- Starred in Ajay Devgan Production's shelved film " Barf" opposite Sushmita Sen. Directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. This was in 2000/2001.
- Anurag Kashyap wanted to cast Manoj Bajpayee and Raveena Tandon in Paanch. This was in 1999. Anurag was not able to find any producer' s at that time. Later when he got Tutu Sharma to produce the film, he cast Kay Kay Menon in Manoj' s role.
- Had signed Govind Nihalani's " Thakshak" but opted out. This was because Ram Gopal Verma requested him not to sign any small roles during the shooting of Satya.
- Younger sister is world famous fashion designer Poonam Dubey.
- Refused Jackie Shroff 's role in Devdas.
- Starred in Padmalaya Production shelved film opposite Akanksha Malhotra ( Prem Nath granddaughter). This was in 2002.
- Starred in the shelved Indo/French film " All Alone" opposite Miss World 1997, Diana Hayden. Co starring Nigar Khan, Bikram Saluja. The film was based on the Independence of Mauratius in 1968. The film was to be directed by Ritesh Batra. The film was shelved due to problems with the producer's.
- Turn down the lead role in Water when it was to be made in the early 2000's.
- Was screen tested for Shyam Benegal's film Bose- The Forgotten Hero.
- Was the first choice for Saif Ali Khan's role in Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega. When he had a falling out with Ram Gopal Varma,he was replaced by Saif Ali Khan.
- Starred in Mahesh Manjrekar' s shelved film " Ek Anokhi Prem Kahani". Co starring Kareena Kapoor. Manoj Bajpayee was to play a blind man. He was later replaced by Sanjay Dutt. The film was eventually shelved inn 2002.
- Starred in the shelved 2002 Indo-Canadian film "Indigo". Co starring Sarah Polley. Directed by Toronto based director Suresh Natrajan. The film was to be shot all over Toronto and Kerala. The film was to be about an American Mohiniyattom dance student who falls in love with a Hindu priest.
- Was approached for the film Masaan but it did not work out.
- Two brothers and 3 sisters. Manoj is the second eldest.
- Was married to a girl from Delhi in the early 90's.
- Brother named Saroj Bajpayee. He is the owner of the world famous business Gitansh Designs in Ghaziabad,Uttar Pradesh. He is married to Sabita Bajpayee and they have a son and daughter.
- Manoj Bajpayee wanted the role of Langda Tyagi in Omkaara but Vishal could not sign him due to financial reasons with distributors.
- Manoj Bajpayee wanted the lead role for Paan Singh Tomar but Tigmanshu declined to cast him.
- In the early 90's before Manoj came into films, he wanted to use the screen name "Samar Bajpai". He wanted to do this because he felt the name "Manoj" was too common in Bihar.
- Manoj Bajpayee was offered the film Dangal but declined it as he did not want to play a negative role opposite Aamir Khan. Girish Kulkarni then signed the role.
- Ram Gopal Varma had discussed Bhoot with Manoj Bajpai. Later they had a fall out and Ajay Devgan was signed.
- Was the first choice for the role of Thambe ( Sambha) in Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag.
- Starred in the shelved film " Dharti" opposite Rani Mukherjee. This was in 1999.
- Starred in shelved film N.S. Films International" Paanchi". (2001) Starring Manoj Bajpai,Mahima Chaudhary, Shamita Shetty ,(Replaced Punarnava aka Pakhi Tyrewala ),Bikram Saluja, Sharad Kapoor, Biswajeet,Vaarun Vaardhan,Malay Chakraborty,Brijesh Hirjee,Ehsan Khan,Music by Rajesh Roshan, Produced by Yatinder Singhal, Directed by Parto Ghosh.
- Starred in Neeraj Pathak's shelved film " Maati". Co starring Fardeen Khan and Mahima Chaudhary. The is was based on dalit's and thakur's. It was to be made in 1999/2000.
- Starred in Ravi Diwan's shelved film " Syaah - A Walk on The Dark Side" co starring Bipasha Basu.
- Starred in Hansal Mehta's shelved film Netwa opposite wife Neha. This was in 1999. It was about the men in Bihar who dance in drag.
- Starred in E Niwas' s shelved film opposite Raveena Tandon , co starring Fardeen Khan. This was in 2002.
- Starred in Partho Gosh' s untitled movie that was shelved. Co starring Shilpa Shetty, Milind Soman, Isha Khoppikar, Amar Upadhyay. This was on 2004.
- Starred in Ramoji Rao's untitled shelved film , Co starring Mahima Chaudhary, R. Madhavan. directed by Anil V Kumar. This was in 2003.
- Starred in Mehul Kumar's shelved film " Azaadi". This was in 2004.
- Starred in Rahul Roy's shelved untitled film, a remake of Sam, I am. Co starring Sushmita Sen as a lawyer. When Rahul found out Harry Baweja was also remaking the same film with Sushmita, he shelved the film.
- Starred in Neeraj Pathak' s shelved film " Surkh - The Bloody Battle" opposite Bipasha Basu. This was in 2004.
- Was offered Ravi Kishan's role in " Luck" but turned down the role.
- Offered Jatin Grewal's role in "Rahul" but declined.
- Father's name is Radhakant Bajpai.
- Starred in Partho Ghosh's shelved film opposite Nandita Das. The film was to he realistic and aimed at the film festivals. Zakir Hussain was approached to do the music. This was in 2001.
- Starred in Rohit Kumar's shelved film in 2002.
- Ad film maker Prahlad Kakkar had announced his first Hindi film Bitter Rain (2005) at the beginning of this year but is yet to start it. The film was to star Manoj Bajpai, Sonu Sood and Vidya Malvade.. However, Kakkar is still looking for someone to finance this project. According to Kakkar the film was to be made on a budget of Rs. 25 lakhs for Star One but the deal was cancelled after which he decided to make it into a full length feature film. He further explained that the film has a brief indication of the Jessica Lal murder case. It's a narrative thriller and is set in the background of an election.
- Starred in the shelved movie, Genesis Features " Bitter Rain" (2006). Starring Manoj Bajpai, Sonu Sood, Vidya Malvade. This was to be directed by Prahlad Kakkar.The story was about a upper class house wife from New Delhi being abducted and raped. The film was also going to touch upon the Jessica Lal murder case.
- Was mistaken for Bhagyashree's husband Himalay in the early part of his career.
- Almost signed the lead role in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001). When he had a falling out with Ram Gopal Verma, he left the film and so did his girlfriend at the time Neha. She was later replaced by Sonali Kulkarni.
- Anuraag Kashyap had planned Paanch with Manoj Bajpayee and Raveena Tandon. When Manoj and Anuraag had a major fight over Satya, Anuraag decided to sign Kay Kay Menon.
- Elder Sister named Kamini Shukla. She has two sons..
- Brother name is Sujit Kumar Bajpayee. He is married with a son and daughter. He works at the world famous company NHPC Ltd as a manager in Faridabad , Haryana,India.
- Sister named Garima.
- In 2007, Manoj had signed a film titled "Nilami" that was to be directed by E. Niwas. The film got shelved.
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