Manoj Bajpayee: Characters That Have Left A Mark On Your Heart

Recipient of two National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards, Manoj Bajpayee is a versatile actor who got a big breakthrough in Bollywood as Bhiku Mhatre in Ram Gopal Varma’s 1998 crime drama Satya. This year, 2019, he was given India’s fourth highest civilian honor Padma Shri for his contributions to art.

Today as Manoj Bajpayee rings his 50th birthday, we at UrbanAsian would like to list down top 5 roles of the actor that made us fall in love with this Bhiku Mhatre.

Sardar Khan in Gangs Of Wasseypur:

Directed by Anurag Kashyap and written by Anurag Kashyap and Zeishan Quadri, Gangs Of Wasseypur is based on the coal mafia of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families. Sardar Khan played by Manoj Bajpayee stole our hearts and got to be known as Sardar Khan since then.

Prof. Ramchandra Siras in Aligarh:

Prof. Ramchandra Siras was a professor at the Aligarh Muslim University specializing in Marathi literature and head of the Department of Modern Indian Languages and Aligarh is based is on his life.

Khuddoos in Gali Guleiyan:

Gali Guleiyan follows the journey of Khuddos who is trapped in the city walls. Manoj Bajpayee as Khuddoos will steal your heart and make you feel the character.

Faizal In Love Sonia:

Love Sonia is about two sisters who get robbed of their innocence when one is sold by her debt-ridden father, and the other follows after her in the hope of rescuing her but becomes trapped in the flesh trade herself and Faizal, played by Manoj Bajpayee is a kingpin of a brothel in Mumbai. He plays a negative role.

DCP Shivansh Rathod in Satyameva Jayate:

DCP Shivansh Rathod has been tasked to catch Vir, the man behind police killings in the city. Both are eventually against the same enemy but divided by law.

The list isn’t completed if we don’t mention this character,

Bhiku Mhatre In Satya:

The film follows Satya, an immigrant who comes to Mumbai looking for a job, befriends Bhiku Mhatre and is drawn into the Mumbai underworld. Bhiku Mhatre is one such character that will not be forgotten by anyone.