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Capturing the good, the bad, and the ugly of Indian society through his morally grey characters, Manoj Bajpayee is quite a chameleon of an actor. If you wish to watch the best of his movies and TV shows, we’ve got you covered with an ultimate ranking of his finest works and a handy guide to stream them.
Where to stream Manoj Bajpayee’s filmography?
Many of Manoj Bajpayee’s OTT work can be streamed on Prime Video, Netflix and ZEE5. These include the Prime original The Family Man and Netflix releases like Killer Soup and Ray. Interestingly, his 2023 legal drama Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai was originally a ZEE5 release but it garnered so much popularity that the movie also had a brief run at the cinemas. Most of his other theatrical releases can be streamed on these platforms along with Shermaroo, Eros NOW, Hotstar etc.
Manoj Bajpayee’s Career at a Glance
After debuting as a dacoit in Shekhar Kapur’s biographical drama Bandit Queen, Manoj Bajpayee began establishing his niche in character roles. After a string of small parts, he truly shone in the limelight for playing the dreamy-eyed Mumbai gangster Bhiku Maatre in Ram Gopal Varma’s cult crime drama Satya. Playing the titular protagonist’s partner in crime, Bajpayee’s National Award-winning portrayal humanised gangsters in Bollywood, adding a touch of emotionality behind their ruthless, blood-soaked life.
A good deal of Bajpayee’s best roles include more crime and thriller genre favourites like Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur and Varma’s psychological mystery Kaun. At the same time, Bajpayee can evoke sympathy with underdog heroes and morally righteous lawmen. Some classic examples include Shool in which he plays a duty-bound cop waging his personal crusade against corruption in the system, Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai in which he portrayed a lawyer defending a girl sexually assaulted by a godman, and Special 26 that found him playing a committed tax official who is duped by a gang of scamsters.
Apart from his mainstream appearances, Bajpayee has also been a film festival darling with many of his gut-wrenching performances finding acclaim in international film festivals. Gangs of Wasseypur’s praiseworthy debut at Cannes aside, Bajpayee’s other globally recognised credits include the social drama Aligarh in which he played a homosexual literature professor whose life turns upside down after his sexuality is forcibly revealed to the public. A bold and challenging role performed with sincerity and subtlety, Aligarh touched upon the conservative attitudes around sexual identities that still persist in the country. Other festival favourites include Joram, a human drama exploring the challenges of a father to take care of his daughter in the face of urban development and poverty, and Gali Guleiyan, a psychological drama starring Bajpayee as a voyeuristic shopkeeper who spies on strangers in Old Delhi.
Movies aside, Bajpayee’s career received a major boost on OTT platforms ever since he starred in the action-drama The Family Man that followed his double life as an undercover anti-terrorist agent and the breadwinner of his ordinary family.
Why is Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1 Manoj Bajpayee’s Best Movie?
While Manoj Bajpayee has excelled in some memorable supporting roles, a performance synonymous with his very name is that of the foul-mouthed rural gangster Sardar Khan in the first chapter of Anurag Kashyap’s crime epic Gangs of Wasseypur. The crime drama, influenced by the coal-smuggling gangs of the titular region, ambitiously succeeds in world-building and offers some hilariously amusing characters.
Bajpayee’s antiheroic lead delivers some iconic dialogues that are now immortalised in retrospective viewings, memes, merchandise and more. Capturing the character’s unlikeable emotions like debauchery and bloodlust was a task that only the twisted dramatic prowess of Bajpayee could achieve.
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Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
2012
#1
In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.
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Subs HD Ads HD₹120.00 HD₹190.00 HDSatya
1998
8.3 (17k)
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A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
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Subs HD SubsSirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai
2023
8.0 (29k)
#3
An ordinary lawyer is out to fight an extraordinary case! But can he win against a powerful godman accused of assaulting a minor and deliver justice to the victim?
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Subs 4K SubsThe Family Man
2019
8.7 (101k)
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The story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency. While he tries to protect the nation from terrorists, he also has to protect his family from the impact of his secretive, high-pressure, and low paying job.
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2 Seasons 4KAligarh
2016
7.8 (7k)
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Set in the city of Uttar Pradesh and based on true events, the plot revolves around Dr. Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras who taught Marathi at Aligarh Muslim University. He was sacked from his position of Reader and Chair of Modern Indian Languages, on charges of homosexuality. A sting operation was conducted by a TV channel which showed him in an embrace with a rickshaw puller, at his house inside the campus.
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Subs HD Subs 4K SubsSubs HD₹120.00 HD₹190.00 HDJoram
2023
6.6 (2k)
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A father is on the run with his little baby girl to escape the ghosts of his past and the forces that want him dead.
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Subs HD₹150.00 HD₹290.00 HDSonchiriya
2019
7.9 (13k)
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In the more or less lawless Chambal Valley in 1975, a gang of bandits led by Maan Singh are up to mischief. The lawless men, who call themselves Bhaagis (rebels), live by robbery and attack the villages in the area. Since they have previously committed a more than shameful crime, they are hunted mercilessly by the police. When Maan Singh learns about a treasure of gold that is about to change hands at a wedding reception, the target of their next heist is clear. They have no idea that it is an ambush of the police. Some of the gang members barely manage to escape and flee into the inhospitably barren surrounding area. While a dispute arises about how to proceed, they meet a woman from the lowest caste who is being hunted by a family clan. In their care there is a girl who was raped and seriously injured by the leader of that clan. The bandits see the opportunity to atone for their shameful crime.
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2013
8.0 (59k)
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In the early 1980s in India, a group of con artists rob businessmen and politicians by posing as officers of the CBI or Income Tax Department. The gang stages fake raids during which they steal great amounts of money from their targets while a relentless cop is on their trail.
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1999
7.7 (3k)
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Police Inspector Samar Pratap Singh is transferred to Motihari, in the Indian state of Bihar, along with his wife, Manjari and a daughter. He is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the District Superintendent of Police, as well as his subordinates and fellow officers.
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1999
7.8 (5k)
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While alone in the house, a woman hears news of serial killer on the loose. And then a stranger rings the doorbell...
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Gulmohar
2023
7.6 (5k)
#11
Follows the final four days of the Batra family living in their 31-year-old family home as they move to a new city.
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2018
7.4 (2k)
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Inspired by a real story of young girl's journey escape from the world of international sex trafficking.
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2017
6.3
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Away from home in a boarding school, 18-year-old Dhruv is ignorant about the ongoing crisis in his family. His life takes an unexpected turn as he gets the news of his father’s death in a car accident. As he copes with the tragedy, hidden truths begin to unravel. Even as his mother Nandini struggles to shield him, Dhruv starts looking for answers. Was his father's death an accident or a premeditated murder? The search leads to a series of unexpected revelations, as he discovers the shades of his father’s personality he had never seen before.
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Gali Guleiyan
2018
7.0 (1k)
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A reclusive Old Delhi shopkeeper, spends his time watching people through hidden cameras. When he overhears a boy being beaten, his search for the boy leads to reality crumbling around him, as he is lost in the maze of the city and his own mind.
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Subs HDTraffic
2016
6.7 (2k)
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An emotional thriller based on a road trip from Mumbai to Pune. Inspired from the real events that happened in Chennai.
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2003
7.9 (3k)
#16
In the days leading up to Partition, a Hindu woman is abducted by a Muslim man. Soon, she finds herself not only forced into marriage, but living in a new country as the borders between India and Pakistan are drawn
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Subs HDVeer-Zaara
2004
7.8 (58k)
#17
Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, a pilot in the Indian Air Force, rescues the stranded Zaara, a woman from Pakistan, following a bus accident, and their lives are forever bound.
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Subs HDCinema₹80.00 HD ₹99.00 HD₹90.00 HDKiller Soup
2024
6.3 (4k)
#18
Swathi dreams of owning a restaurant. But when murder derails her plan, she and her lover take an outrageous step - to replace him with her husband.
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1 Season 4KRay
2021
7.1 (9k)
#19
From a satire to a psychological thriller, four short stories from celebrated auteur and writer Satyajit Ray are adapted for the screen in this series.
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1 Season HD1971
2007
8.2 (2k)
#20
Based on true facts, the film revolves around 6 brave soldiers who escape from the clutches of the Pakistan Army and risk death with honour and courage with sacrifice towards their journey home.
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