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