Vedam stars Indian film actors and actresses.
Manoj Bajpayee -LRB- born 23 April 1969 -RRB- , also credited as Manoj Bajpai , is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema and has also done Telugu and Tamil language films .. Telugu. Telugu cinema. Tamil. Tamil cinema. He is the recipient of two National Film Awards and has also received four Filmfare Awards from ten nominations .. National Film Awards. National Film Awards ( India ). Filmfare Awards. Filmfare Awards. Born in Belwa , a small village in Narkatiaganj , Bihar , Bajpayee aspired to become an actor since childhood .. Narkatiaganj. Narkatiaganj. Bihar. Bihar. He relocated to Delhi at the age of seventeen , and applied for National School of Drama , only to be rejected for four times .. National School of Drama. National School of Drama. He continued to do theatre while studying in the college .. Bajpayee made his feature film debut with the one-minute role in Drohkaal -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , and a minor role of a dacoit in Shekhar Kapur 's Bandit Queen -LRB- 1994 -RRB- .. Drohkaal. Drohkaal. Shekhar Kapur. Shekhar Kapur. Bandit Queen. Bandit Queen. After few unnoticed roles , he played gangster Bhiku Mhatre in Ram Gopal Varma 's 1998 crime drama Satya , which proved to be a breakthrough .. Ram Gopal Varma. Ram Gopal Varma. Satya. Satya ( film ). Bajpayee received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for the film .. National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. He then acted in films like Kaun -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , and Shool -LRB- 1999 -RRB- .. Kaun. Kaun ( film ). Shool. Shool. For the latter , he won his second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor .. Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. Bajpayee further played the role of a prince with two wives in Zubeidaa -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , a serial killer in Aks -LRB- 2001 -RRB- and a hitchhiker-turned-psychopath killer in Road -LRB- 2002 -RRB- .. Zubeidaa. Zubeidaa. Aks. Aks ( film ). Road. Road ( film ). Bajpayee won the Special Jury National Award for Pinjar -LRB- 2003 -RRB- .. Special Jury National Award. National Film Award – Special Jury Award  /  Special Mention ( Feature Film ). Pinjar. Pinjar ( film ). This was followed by a series of brief , unnoticed roles in films that failed to propel his career forward .. He then played a greedy politician in the political thriller Raajneeti -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , which was well received .. Raajneeti. Raajneeti. In 2012 , Bajpayee essayed the role of Sardar Khan in Gangs of Wasseypur .. Gangs of Wasseypur. Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1. His next roles were of a naxalite in Chakravyuh -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , and a CBI officer in Special 26 -LRB- 2013 -RRB- .. naxalite. naxalite. Chakravyuh. Chakravyuh. CBI officer. Central Bureau of Investigation. Special 26. Special 26. In 2016 , he portrayed professor Ramchandra Siras , in Hansal Mehta 's biographical drama Aligarh , for which he won his third Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor .. Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. Ramchandra Siras. Ramchandra Siras. Hansal Mehta. Hansal Mehta. Aligarh. Aligarh ( film )