The Best Manoj Bajpai Movies

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List of the best Manoj Bajpai movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Manoj Bajpai's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Manoj Bajpai movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Manoj Bajpai movies will be at the top of the list. Manoj Bajpai has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Manoj Bajpai movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Manoj Bajpai films to end the squabble once and for all.

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This list contains films like Samar and LOC Kargil.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Manoj Bajpai movies?" and "What are the greatest Manoj Bajpai roles of all time?"

Manoj Bajpai has worked with many famous directors, including big names like Mahesh Bhatt and Ram Gopal Varma.

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  • Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
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    Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

    Manoj Bajpai, Reemma Sen, 리마 센
    64 votes
    • Released: 2012
    • Directed by: Anurag Kashyap
    Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 is a 2012 Indian crime film co-written, produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap. Centered on the coal mafia of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families, the Part 1 features ensemble cast with Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadda, Tigmanshu Dhulia in the major roles and its story spans from the early 1940s to mid-1990s. Both parts were originally shot as a single film measuring a total of 319 minutes and screened at the 2012 Cannes Directors' Fortnight but since no Indian theatre would volunteer to screen a five plus hour movie, it was divided into two parts for the Indian market. The film received an A certification from the Indian Censor Board. The films soundtrack is heavily influenced by traditional Indian folk songs. Part 1 was released on 22 June 2012 in more than 1000 theatre screens across India. It was released on 25 July in France and on 28 June in the Middle East but was banned in Kuwait and Qatar. Gangs of Wasseypur was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2013.
  • Satya
    2

    Satya

    Paresh Rawal, Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpai
    59 votes
    • Released: 1998
    • Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma
    Satya: The Sarkar is a 1998 action film directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
  • Shool
    3

    Shool

    Shilpa Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Manoj Bajpai
    43 votes
    • Released: 1999
    • Directed by: E. Niwas
    Shool is a 1999 Indian Hindi crime drama film written by Ram Gopal Varma and directed by E. Nivas. The film portrays the politician-criminal nexus and the criminalization of politics in the state of Bihar, and its effect on the life of an honest police officer. The film starred Manoj Bajpai as Inspector Samar Pratap Singh and Sayaji Shinde as the borderline psychopath criminal-politician Bachhu Yadav. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
  • Pinjar
    4

    Pinjar

    Urmila Matondkar, Farida Jalal, Manoj Bajpai
    24 votes
    • Released: 2003
    • Directed by: Chandraprakash Dwivedi
    Pinjar is a 2003 Indian period drama film directed by Chandra Prakash Dwivedi. The movie is about the Hindu-Muslim problems during the partition of India. The film is based on a Punjabi novel of the same name, written by Amrita Pritam. Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpai and Sanjay Suri are in the lead roles. Besides critical acclaim, the film also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
  • Zubeidaa
    5

    Zubeidaa

    Karishma Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Rekha
    19 votes
    • Released: 2001
    • Directed by: Shyam Benegal
    The East Indian actress (Karisma Kapoor) gives birth to a son and marries a prince (Manoj Bajpai) before dying in a car crash.
  • Kaun
    6

    Kaun

    Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpai, Sushant Singh
    22 votes
    • Released: 1999
    • Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma
    Kaun? is a 1999 Indian psychological thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Verma, written by Anurag Kashyap, and starring Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpai and Sushant Singh. The film features a man claiming to be a white collar worker and another man claiming to be a police inspector, both attempting to get into the house of a young woman. The film is considered to be one of the best collaborations between Ram Gopal Varma and Urmila Matondkar and is touted to be one of the best thriller's of Indian cinema. The film has since received cult status.