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Rajit Kapoor

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Rajit Kapoor

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 22, 1963 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

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

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