Manoj Bajpayee: The Family Man

Manoj Bajpayee's latest OTT project The Family Man Seaon 2 has received a positive response. In the hit Amazon Prime Video series, the ace actor plays the role of Srikant Tiwari, a spy who is not adept at handling family matters. However, in real life, he is a loving husband to Shabana Raza aka Neha, and a doting father to daughter Ava Nayla. (Photo: Manoj Bajpayee/Instagram)

Manoj Bajpayee and Shabana Raza tied the knot in 2006. Shabana is also known as Neha Bajpai or Neha. (Photo: Manoj Bajpayee/Instagram)

Manoj and Shabana have a daughter named Ava Nayla. (Photo: Manoj Bajpayee/Instagram)

Talking about his family life, Manoj Bajpayee told Filmfare, "I am a family man. The only difference between me and others is that while they work in corporate offices, I am an actor. I too like to go back home after work. I don’t mind stopping to pick up groceries. On a holiday, Shabana and I visit malls to shop for our daughter. If my driver doesn’t turn up I go and buy tomatoes. I enjoy all this. But I don’t like going to parties. After returning home, I exercise, perform pooja and catch up on my reading or sleep."(Photo: Manoj Bajpayee/Instagram)

In a conversation with Outlook magazine, Manoj Bajpayee said, "My family is always happy for my success. If any work of mine gets a good response from the audience they feel proud about it because they know how much I love the work that I do."(Photo: Manoj Bajpayee/Instagram)

Shabana Raza had a very short film career. She made her debut with Kareeb in 1998. She was last seen in the 2009 movie Acid Factory. (Photo: Manoj Bajpayee/Instagram)

In 2008, Shabana talked about her decision of just being 'Mrs. Manoj Bajpayee'. "I've always been passionate about acting. But I couldn't go role hunting from door-to-door in producers' homes. Maybe that was a drawback in me. After a while, when the right roles stopped coming, I withdrew from acting and was just happy being Mrs. Manoj Bajpayee, " the actor told IANS.

Shabana added, "But it didn't really matter. Manoj and I have known each other for 10 years. I met him right after Kareeb was released. And since then, we've been together. We're individuals and yet a compatible couple." (Photo: Manoj Bajpayee/Instagram)

Manoj Bajpayee keeps sharing photos of his daughter on his Instagram account. (Photo: Manoj Bajpayee/Instagram)

The actor captioned the photo, "My weakness is this girl and she knows it." (Photo: Manoj Bajpayee/Instagram)

Manoj Bajpayee is a doting dad. (Photo: Manoj Bajpayee/Instagram)