Manoj Bajpayee’s status as an actor within the film industry is synonymous with intensity, brilliance, and flexibility. From playing a wide range of roles, from an honest cop in Shool, to a dreaded gangster in Satya, and a helpless father in Joram, he nailed all of them.
On his 56th birthday today, we now have collated a listing of the National Award-winning actor’s top five highest-rated movies as per their IMDb scores, and where you’ll be able to watch these movies on OTT platforms. We’ve got considered only those feature movies during which Manoj Bajpayee played the lead role or a minimum of had a big role, and which can be available on various OTT/online platforms.
1. Satya
- Yr of release – 1998
- Streaming Platform – SonyLIV
- IMDb Rating – 8.3/10
The cult gangster thriller follows the titular protagonist Satya (J.D. Chakravarthi), who becomes friends with a dreaded gangster Bhiku Mhatre (Manoj Bajpayee) in jail and later joins his gang. Satya steadily rises through the ranks, but makes an enormous mistake – he falls in love with an innocent girl (Urmila Mantondkar). This Ram Gopal Varma film not only redefined the gangster genre but additionally made Bhiku Mhatre a household name.
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2. Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1
- Yr of release – 2007
- Streaming Platform – Netflix, Jio Hotstar
- IMDb Rating – 8.2/10
Directed by Anurag Kashyap, the crime thriller film is about how a fearless gangster makes it his mission to exact revenge from a coal mining kingpin (Tigmanshu Dhulia) since the latter brutally murdered his father (Jaideep Ahlawat). The movie also features Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Richa Chaddha, Vineet Kumar Singh, and Pankaj Tripathi in necessary roles.
3. Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai
- Yr of release – 2023
- Streaming Platform – Zee5
- IMDb Rating – 8/10
Directed by Apporv Singh Karki, the extraordinary legal drama follows the story of an honest and dedicated sessions court lawyer (Manoj Bajpayee), who takes up a sensitive case where a godman has been accused of assaulting a minor girl. He fights a long-drawn legal battle against all odds and faces multiple hurdles.
4. Pinjar
- Yr of release – 2003
- Streaming Platform – Amazon Prime Video
- IMDb Rating – 7.9/10
Helmed by Chandra Prakash Dwivedi (of Chanakya fame), the period drama follows the story of a Hindu woman (played by Urmila Matondkar), who’s happily married to a good-hearted man (Sanjay Suri). But, after the Partition of India, the girl is kidnapped by a Muslim man (played by Manoj Bajpayee) and she or he is forcefully taken to Pakistan to be his second wife. Later, a coincidence brings them closer.
5. Aligarh
- Yr of release – 2015
- Streaming Platform – Zee5
- IMDb Rating – 7.8/10
Directed by Hansal Mehta, the hard-hitting drama features Manoj Bajpayee within the role of a professor who teaches Marathi at a university. His life suddenly takes a drastic turn when he’s sacked from his job after a sting operation reveals his sexual orientation. The film also features Rajkummar Rao and Ashish Vidyarthi.
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