Rajit Kapoor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 22, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Amritsar, Punjab, India
Biography
Rajit Kapoor born May 22, 1963 in Amritsar, is a distinguished Indian film and theatre actor and director. He gained fame portraying the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi in the eponymous television series on Doordarshan in 1993. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for portraying Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film The Making of the Mahatma. His film debut was in Shyam Benegal's Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992). He also won acclaim for his role in the Malayalam film Agnisakshi. A prominent theatre personality, Kapur has appeared in recent films like Raazi, Uri: The Surgical Strike, and Mission Majnu.
Known For
Filmography
Storm
TV · 1 ep
Kaisi Ye Paheli
Movie · as Detective Bondo
Pharma
TV · as Dr. Rajiv Rao · 8 eps
Chhatrapati Sambhaji
Movie
A Night, After All
Movie · as Kishore
The Prince of Jhansi
Movie · as Bank Manager
Pune Highway
Movie · as Dr. Mahesh
Birha : The Journey Back Home
Movie
Mission Majnu
Movie · as Pakistan PM Bhutto
Attack
Movie · as Home Minister
Goldfish
Movie · as Ashwin Raina
Maja Ma
Movie · as Bob Hansraj
Code Name: Tiranga
Movie
Rocket Boys
TV · as Jawaharlal Nehru · 16 eps
Mithya
TV · as Anand Tyagi · 12 eps
Nail Polish
Movie · as Kishore Bhushan
Kaali Peeli Tales
TV · as Father · 1 ep
Aisa Waisa Pyaar
TV · as Mahendra Acharya · 4 eps
Prawaas
Movie
Uri: The Surgical Strike
Movie · as Prime Minister Of India
The Gandhi Murder
Movie · as Jawaharlal Nehru
22 Yards
Movie
Bypass Road
Movie · as Pratap Kapoor
Bard of Blood
TV · as Sadiq Shaikh · 2 eps
Raazi
Movie · as Hidayat Khan
Phir Se
Movie · as Krish
Project Papa
Movie · as Dr. Dev
Begum Jaan
Movie · as Ilias
For Here or to Go?
Movie · as Prabhu
A Gentleman
Movie · as Kavya's Father
Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.
TV · as Gulshan Sood · 8 eps
Anna
Movie · as Rajat Sharma
Baar Baar Dekho
Movie · as Panditji (Special Appearance)
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Roy
Movie · as Detective D. S. Wadia
Gour Hari Dastaan
Movie · as Mohan Joshi
The Threshold
Movie · as Raj
Bang Baaja Baaraat
TV · as Ranjeet Arora · 5 eps
Dishkiyaoon
Movie · as Viki's Dad
Kick
Movie · as Dr. Jayant Verma
Benegal's New Cinema
Movie
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
TV · as Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer · 8 eps
The Egyptian Mystery
Movie · as Al Mamun
The Bright Day
Movie · as Father
Monica
Movie · as Raj Jaitley
Dam 999
Movie · as Shankaran
Shaitan
Movie · as Amy's Father
Guzaarish
Movie · as Vipin Patel
Well Done Abba
Movie · as Inspector Srikanth Reddy
Morning Walk
Movie · as Indra
Blue Oranges
Movie
Marega Salaa
Movie · as Rahul Awasthi
Fruit & Nut
Movie · as Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish
Movie · as Debu
Gulmohar
Movie
Hansie
Movie · as Prakash
Lovesongs
Movie
Dahek A Restless Mind
Movie
Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante
Movie · as Dr. Viren Goenka
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
Movie · as Ronu Chaudhury
Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Movie · as Abid Hasan
Ek Alag Mausam
Movie · as George
Abaidha
Movie · as Indra
Nishad
Movie · as Dr. Gopi Gujaral
Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
Movie · as Yusuf Zayed Hussein
Zubeidaa
Movie · as Riyaz Masud
Dattak
Movie · as Sunil
Hari-Bhari
Movie · as Khurshid
Shuruat
Movie
Prayas
Movie
Samar
Movie
Agnisaakshi
Movie · as Unni
Ghulam
Movie · as Jai, Siddhartha's brother
Train to Pakistan
Movie · as Iqbal
Sardari Begum
Movie · as Sadiq Moosvi
The Making of the Mahatma
Movie · as Mahondas Karamchand Gandhi
BOMgAY
Movie
Limited Humanity
Movie · as Sadanand Borse
Mammo
Movie · as Older Riyaz
Shelter of the Wings
Movie · as Lakhinder
Byomkesh Bakshi
TV · as Byomkesh Bakshi · 34 eps
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
Movie · as Manek Mullah
Dharam Karam
Movie · as Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar