Acting
Rajit Kapoor
Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali cinema · 63 credits
Born
22 May 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Also known as Rajit Kapur · Rajit Kapoor
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
Kaisi Ye Paheli
as Detective Bondo
A Night, After All
as Kishore
The Prince of Jhansi
as Bank Manager
Pune Highway
as Dr. Mahesh
Mission Majnu
as Pakistan PM Bhutto
Attack
as Home Minister
Maja Ma
as Bob Hansraj
Nail Polish
as Kishore Bhushan
Uri: The Surgical Strike
as Prime Minister Of India
Bypass Road
as Pratap Kapoor
Raazi
as Hidayat Khan
Phir Se
as Krish
Begum Jaan
as Ilias
A Gentleman
as Kavya's Father
Anna
as Rajat Sharma
Baar Baar Dekho
as Panditji (Special Appearance)
Roy
as Detective D. S. Wadia
Gour Hari Dastaan
as Mohan Joshi
Dishkiyaoon
as Viki's Dad
Kick
as Dr. Jayant Verma
The Egyptian Mystery
as Al Mamun
Monica
as Raj Jaitley
Shaitan
as Amy's Father
Guzaarish
as Vipin Patel
Well Done Abba
as Inspector Srikanth Reddy
Marega Salaa
as Rahul Awasthi
Fruit & Nut
as Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin
Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante
as Dr. Viren Goenka
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
as Ronu Chaudhury
Bose: The Forgotten Hero
as Abid Hasan
Ek Alag Mausam
as George
Abaidha
as Indra
Nishad
as Dr. Gopi Gujaral
Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
as Yusuf Zayed Hussein
Zubeidaa
as Riyaz Masud
Dattak
as Sunil
Hari-Bhari
as Khurshid
Prayas
1999
Prayas
Actor, Director
Shuruat
1999
Shuruat
Actor, Director
Ghulam
as Jai, Siddhartha's brother
Train to Pakistan
as Iqbal
Sardari Begum
as Sadiq Moosvi
Limited Humanity
as Sadanand Borse
Mammo
as Older Riyaz
Shelter of the Wings
as Lakhinder
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
as Manek Mullah
Dharam Karam
as Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar