Actor Manoj Bajpayee’s mother, Geeta Devi, passed away on Thursday, and she was 80 years old. Earlier she was admitted to Delhi’s Max Pushpanjali Hospital for her age-related issues. She was hospitalised for around a week in Delhi, and news of her death was released today morning.
As per reports, his mother improved her health in the last few days, but suddenly yesterday night, her health deteriorated, and she took her last breath last morning. He was present with her when she took her last breath. Manoj Bajpayee has always spoken about his mother, and she is her pillar and strength. Geeta Devi had Three sons and three daughters while her husband passed away last year in October.
He was born into a Brahmin family in 1969 in the small village of Belwa in Bihar. He was 2nd person among his siblings. His mother was a housewife, and his father was a farmer. He has wanted to become an actor since his childhood. He moved to Delhi at the age of 17th. He mentioned in several interviews that he got rejected for National School Of Drama many times. He impressed acting coach Barry John and got hired as an assistant in his teaching. Then he reapplied for the same school and got a proposal for teaching in that same school.
Earlier, he got married to a Delhi girl but got divorced during his struggling period. Then he met actress Shabana Raza, also known as Neha. The couple got married in 2006. Both met at the film ‘Kareeb’, where the actress made her debut. And now both have a daughter.