Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 22, 1963
Place of Birth:
Amritsar, Punjab, India
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Rajit Kapoor
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kaisi Ye Paheli | Detective Bondo |
| 2024 | Chhatrapati Sambhaji | |
| 2024 | A Night, After All | Kishore |
| 2024 | The Prince of Jhansi | Bank Manager |
| 2023 | Birha : The Journey Back Home | |
| 2023 | Mission Majnu | Pakistan PM Bhutto |
| 2022 | Attack | Home Minister |
| 2022 | Goldfish | Ashwin Raina |
| 2022 | Maja Ma | Bob Hansraj |
| 2022 | Code Name: Tiranga | |
| 2021 | Nail Polish | Kishore Bhushan |
| 2020 | Prawaas | |
| 2019 | Uri: The Surgical Strike | Prime Minister Of India |
| 2019 | The Gandhi Murder | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2019 | 22 Yards | |
| 2019 | Bypass Road | Pratap Kapoor |
| 2018 | Raazi | Hidayat Khan |
| 2018 | Phir Se | Krish |
| 2018 | Project Papa | Dr. Dev |
| 2017 | Begum Jaan | Ilias |
| 2017 | For Here or to Go? | Prabhu |
| 2017 | A Gentleman | Kavya's Father |
| 2016 | Anna | Rajat Sharma |
| 2016 | Baar Baar Dekho | Panditji (Special Appearance) |
| 2015 | Roy | Detective D. S. Wadia |
| 2015 | Gour Hari Dastaan | Mohan Joshi |
| 2015 | The Threshold | Raj |
| 2014 | Dishkiyaoon | Viki's Dad |
| 2014 | Kick | Dr. Jayant Verma |
| 2013 | The Egyptian Mystery | Al Mamun |
| 2012 | The Bright Day | Father |
| 2011 | Monica | Raj Jaitley |
| 2011 | Dam 999 | Shankaran |
| 2011 | Shaitan | Amy's Father |
| 2010 | Guzaarish | Vipin Patel |
| 2009 | Morning Walk | Indra |
| 2009 | Blue Oranges | |
| 2009 | Marega Salaa | Rahul Awasthi |
| 2009 | Fruit & Nut | Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin |
| 2009 | Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish | Debu |
| 2008 | Hansie | Prakash |
| 2008 | Lovesongs | |
| 2007 | Dahek A Restless Mind | |
| 2006 | Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante | Dr. Viren Goenka |
| 2005 | Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara | Ronu |
| 2005 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero | Abid Hasan |
| 2003 | Ek Alag Mausam | George |
| 2002 | Abaidha - The Demolition Man | Indra |
| 2002 | Nishad | Dr. Gopi Gujaral |
| 2002 | Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai | Yusuf Zayed Hussein |
| 2001 | Zubeidaa | Riyaz Masud |
| 2001 | Dattak | Sunil |
| 2000 | Hari-Bhari | Khurshid |
| 1999 | Shuruat | |
| 1999 | Prayas | |
| 1999 | Samar | |
| 1999 | With Fire As Witness | |
| 1998 | Ghulam | Jai, Siddhartha's brother |
| 1997 | Train to Pakistan | Iqbal |
| 1996 | Sardari Begum | Sadiq Moosvi |
| 1996 | The Making of the Mahatma | Mahondas Karamchand Gandhi |
| 1996 | BOMgAY | |
| 1995 | Limited Humanity | Sadanand Borse |
| 1994 | Mammo | Older Riyaz |
| 1994 | Shelter of the Wings | Lakhinder |
| 1992 | The Seventh Horse of the Sun | Manek Mullah |
| 1975 | Dharam Karam | Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pharma | |
| 2022 | Rocket Boys | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2022 | Mithya | Anand Tyagi |
| 2021 | Kaali Peeli Tales | Father |
| 2021 | Aisa Waisa Pyaar | Mahendra Acharya |
| 2019 | Bard of Blood | Sadiq Shaikh |
| 2017 | Going Viral Pvt. Ltd. | Gulshan Sood |
| 2016 | The Kapil Sharma Show | |
| 2016 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Self |
| 2015 | Bang Baaja Baaraat | Ranjeet Arora |
| 2014 | Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India | Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer |
| 1993 | Byomkesh Bakshi | Byomkesh Bakshi |