Person
Rajit Kapoor
Acting · Born 1963-05-22 · 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
The Kapil Sharma Show
2016
Byomkesh Bakshi
Byomkesh Bakshi
Mithya
Anand Tyagi
Rocket Boys
Jawaharlal Nehru
Bard of Blood
Sadiq Shaikh
Pharma
Dr. Rajiv Rao
Star Bestsellers
Director
Uri: The Surgical Strike
Prime Minister Of India
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer
Attack
Home Minister
Filmography
- 2025PharmaDr. Rajiv Rao
- 2025Kaisi Ye PaheliDetective Bondo
- 2024Pune HighwayDr. Mahesh
- 2024A Night, After AllKishore
- 2024The Prince of JhansiBank Manager
- 2024Chhatrapati Sambhaji
- 2023Birha : The Journey Back Home
- 2023Mission MajnuPakistan PM Bhutto
- 2022Code Name: Tiranga
- 2022GoldfishAshwin Raina
- 2022Maja MaBob Hansraj
- 2022AttackHome Minister
- 2022MithyaAnand Tyagi
- 2022Rocket BoysJawaharlal Nehru
- 2021Aisa Waisa PyaarMahendra Acharya
- 2021Kaali Peeli TalesFather
- 2021Nail PolishKishore Bhushan
- 2020Prawaas
- 2019Bypass RoadPratap Kapoor
- 2019Bard of BloodSadiq Shaikh
- 201922 Yards
- 2019The Gandhi MurderJawaharlal Nehru
- 2019Uri: The Surgical StrikePrime Minister Of India
- 2018RaaziHidayat Khan
- 2018Project PapaDr. Dev
- 2018Phir SeKrish
- 2017A GentlemanKavya's Father
- 2017Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.Gulshan Sood
- 2017Begum JaanIlias
- 2017For Here or to Go?Prabhu
- 2016AnnaRajat Sharma
- 2016Baar Baar DekhoPanditji (Special Appearance)
- 2016The Kapil Sharma Show
- 2015Bang Baaja BaaraatRanjeet Arora
- 2015Gour Hari DastaanMohan Joshi
- 2015The ThresholdRaj
- 2015RoyDetective D. S. Wadia
- 2014Benegal's New Cinema
- 2014KickDr. Jayant Verma
- 2014DishkiyaoonViki's Dad
- 2014Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of IndiaAlladi Krishnaswamy Iyer
- 2013The Egyptian MysteryAl Mamun
- 2012The Bright DayFather
- 2011ShaitanAmy's Father
- 2011Dam 999Shankaran
- 2011MonicaRaj Jaitley
- 2010GuzaarishVipin Patel
- 2009Marega SalaaRahul Awasthi
- 2009Fruit & NutVishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin
- 2009Blue Oranges
- 2009Morning WalkIndra
- 2009Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki BaarishDebu
- 2009Gulmohar
- 2008Lovesongs
- 2008HansiePrakash
- 2007Dahek A Restless Mind
- 2006Deadline: Sirf 24 GhanteDr. Viren Goenka
- 2005Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin MaraRonu Chaudhury
- 2005Bose: The Forgotten HeroAbid Hasan
- 2003Ek Alag MausamGeorge
- 2002Zindagi Khoobsoorat HaiYusuf Zayed Hussein
- 2002NishadDr. Gopi Gujaral
- 2002AbaidhaIndra
- 2001DattakSunil
- 2001ZubeidaaRiyaz Masud
- 2000Hari-BhariKhurshid
- 1999Prayas
- 1999Shuruat
- 1999Star BestsellersDirector
- 1999TriptiDirector
- 1999AgnisaakshiUnni
- 1999Samar
- 1998GhulamJai, Siddhartha's brother
- 1997Train to PakistanIqbal
- 1996BOMgAY
- 1996Sardari BegumSadiq Moosvi
- 1996The Making of the MahatmaMahondas Karamchand Gandhi
- 1995Limited HumanitySadanand Borse
- 1994MammoOlder Riyaz
- 1994Shelter of the WingsLakhinder
- 1993Byomkesh BakshiByomkesh Bakshi
- 1992Suraj Ka Satvan GhodaManek Mullah
- 1975Dharam KaramAshok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar
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