Manoj Bhawuk - Age, Wiki and Bio

Profession	Actor, Film Director, Television Presenter, Poet, Journalist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	02/01/1976
Age	48 years
Birthplace	Kausar, Siwan, Bihar

Bio/Wiki

College/University	Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) Hajipur, Bihar
Qualification	Bachelors in Engineering

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	18/02/2005

Wife/Spouse	Anita Singh
Children	Himanshu Singh (elder) Shivanshu Singh

Siblings

Brother	Dharmendra Singh (singer)
Sister	Pushpa Singh (author)

Debut

Bhojpuri TV Serial	'Sanchi Piritiya Hamar' (1998)
Bhojpuri Film	'Saugandh Ganga Maiya Ke' (2012)

Awards & Honours

2006: Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad Award for 'Tasveer Zindagi Ke' ghazal
2013: Honoured with 'Lok Bhushan Samman' by Arjun Narsingh KC for being a well-known litterateur and his writing in various genres
2014: International Bhojpuri Gaurav Samman

Professional Journey

Began as a reporter with Patna Doordarshan.
Worked as a story-screenplay writer, dialogue writer, and songwriter for the Bhojpuri TV serial ‘Tohare Se Ghar Banaye’ in 1999.
Served as a Production Engineer at Pearl Polymers Limited from 2002 to 2003.
Employed at Rwenzori Beverage Company Ltd in Kampala, Uganda from 2003 till 2005.
Held the position of Plant Engineer at Hadam Water Ltd, London in 2007.
From 2009 to 2012, he functioned as the Creative Head at Hamar TV Channel, Noida.
Collaborated with Dinesh Lal Yadav (Nirahua) in the 2013 Bhojpuri film ‘Rakhwala.’
Represented Bhojpuri cinema in Mauritius for the 180th anniversary of the arrival of indentured workers.
Acted as an executive producer for Anjan TV from 2013 to 2015.
Appointed as Creative Consultant of Mahuaa TV Channel in 2016 and of Mahuaa Plus in 2017.
Served as Project Head at Saregamapa at Essel Vision Production Limited in 2017.
Judged the popular TV show ‘Bhauji No. 1.’
Became an author at Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs in 2018.
Led the Bioscope Global Film Festival as Project Head and anchor in 2018.
Expert in Bhojpuri literature with participation in various literary shows globally.
Founded the Bhojpuri Association of Uganda and participated actively in promoting Bhojpuri language and literature.

Manoj Bhawuk hails from a middle-class family in Kausa village.
He has been involved in various TV serials as an actor-director.
In addition to media work, he has researched Bhojpuri Film Industry history.
He has authored notable ghazals sung by singers in the Bhojpuri genre.