Rajit Kapoor
Born: 1963-05-22 in Amritsar, Punjab, India
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Kaisi Ye Paheli as Detective Bondo
- Pharma
2024
- Chhatrapati Sambhaji
- The Prince of Jhansi as Bank Manager
- A Night, After All as Kishore
2023
- Mission Majnu as Pakistan PM Bhutto
- Birha : The Journey Back Home
2022
- Attack as Home Minister
- Goldfish as Ashwin Raina
- Maja Ma as Bob Hansraj
- Code Name: Tiranga
- Rocket Boys as Jawaharlal Nehru
- Mithya as Anand Tyagi
2021
- Nail Polish as Kishore Bhushan
- Kaali Peeli Tales as Father
- Aisa Waisa Pyaar as Mahendra Acharya
2020
2019
- Bypass Road as Pratap Kapoor
- Uri: The Surgical Strike as Prime Minister Of India
- 22 Yards
- The Gandhi Murder as Jawaharlal Nehru
- Bard of Blood as Sadiq Shaikh
2018
- Phir Se as Krish
- Raazi as Hidayat Khan
- Project Papa as Dr. Dev
2017
- For Here or to Go? as Prabhu
- A Gentleman as Kavya's Father
- Begum Jaan as Ilias
- Going Viral Pvt. Ltd. as Gulshan Sood
2016
- The Kapil Sharma Show
- Anna as Rajat Sharma
- Baar Baar Dekho as Panditji (Special Appearance)
2015
- The Threshold as Raj
- Roy as Detective D. S. Wadia
- Gour Hari Dastaan as Mohan Joshi
- Bang Baaja Baaraat as Ranjeet Arora
2014
- Dishkiyaoon as Viki's Dad
- Kick as Dr. Jayant Verma
- Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India as Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer
2013
- The Egyptian Mystery as Al Mamun
2012
- The Bright Day as Father
2010
- Guzaarish as Vipin Patel
2009
- Marega Salaa as Rahul Awasthi
- Fruit & Nut as Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin
- Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish as Debu
- Morning Walk as Indra
- Blue Oranges
2006
- Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante as Dr. Viren Goenka
2005
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero as Abid Hasan
- Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara as Ronu
2003
- Ek Alag Mausam as George
2002
- Nishad as Dr. Gopi Gujaral
- Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai as Yusuf Zayed Hussein
- Abaidha - The Demolition Man as Indra
2000
- Hari-Bhari as Khurshid
1999
- With Fire As Witness
- Tripti ... (Director)
- Prayas
- Samar
- Shuruat
- Star Bestsellers ... (Director)
1998
- Ghulam as Jai, Siddhartha's brother
1997
- Train to Pakistan as Iqbal
1996
- Sardari Begum as Sadiq Moosvi
- BOMgAY
- The Making of the Mahatma as Mahondas Karamchand Gandhi
1995
- Limited Humanity as Sadanand Borse
1994
- Mammo as Older Riyaz
- Shelter of the Wings as Lakhinder
1993
- Byomkesh Bakshi as Byomkesh Bakshi
1992
- The Seventh Horse of the Sun as Manek Mullah
1975
- Dharam Karam as Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar