Bajpai started his career with a Television Serial
aired on Doordarshan, Swaabhimaan. The same serial also
brought Tyagi-Ashutosh Rana and Rishab-Rohit Roy into
limelight. He appeared in several small roles in films
like Droh Kaal (1994), and Bandit Queen (1994), before
getting a big break in 1998 film Satya directed by Ram
Gopal Varma. His performance as Bhiku Mhatre, won him
several awards, as he portrayed the hotheaded and
compassionate sides of this small-time gangster, with
equal panache. Another important film where he played a
dark character was Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's film Aks
in 2001, for which again he won many awards. His work
was also appreciated in films like, Zubeidaa (2001),
Pinjar (2003) for which won the National Film Award and
Veer Zaara in 2004

Film Actor