Acting

Rajit Kapoor

Born 1963-05-22 · Amritsar, Punjab, India

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.

Credits

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Pharma
as Dr. Rajiv Rao
2025
Kaisi Ye Paheli
as Detective Bondo
2025
Pune Highway
as Dr. Mahesh
2024
A Night, After All
as Kishore
2024
The Prince of Jhansi
as Bank Manager
2024
Chhatrapati Sambhaji
2024
Birha : The Journey Back Home
2023
Mission Majnu
as Pakistan PM Bhutto
2023
Code Name: Tiranga
2022
Goldfish
as Ashwin Raina
2022
Maja Ma
as Bob Hansraj
2022
Attack
as Home Minister
2022
Mithya
as Anand Tyagi
2022
Rocket Boys
as Jawaharlal Nehru
2022
Aisa Waisa Pyaar
as Mahendra Acharya
2021
Kaali Peeli Tales
as Father
2021
Nail Polish
as Kishore Bhushan
2021
Prawaas
2020
Bypass Road
as Pratap Kapoor
2019
Bard of Blood
as Sadiq Shaikh
2019
22 Yards
2019
The Gandhi Murder
as Jawaharlal Nehru
2019
Uri: The Surgical Strike
as Prime Minister Of India
2019
Raazi
as Hidayat Khan
2018
Project Papa
as Dr. Dev
2018
Phir Se
as Krish
2018
A Gentleman
as Kavya's Father
2017
Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.
as Gulshan Sood
2017
Begum Jaan
as Ilias
2017
For Here or to Go?
as Prabhu
2017
Anna
as Rajat Sharma
2016
Baar Baar Dekho
as Panditji (Special Appearance)
2016
The Kapil Sharma Show
as Self
2016
Bang Baaja Baaraat
as Ranjeet Arora
2015
Gour Hari Dastaan
as Mohan Joshi
2015
The Threshold
as Raj
2015
Roy
as Detective D. S. Wadia
2015
Benegal's New Cinema
2014
Kick
as Dr. Jayant Verma
2014
Dishkiyaoon
as Viki's Dad
2014
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
as Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer
2014
The Egyptian Mystery
as Al Mamun
2013
The Bright Day
as Father
2012
Shaitan
as Amy's Father
2011
Dam 999
as Shankaran
2011
Monica
as Raj Jaitley
2011
Guzaarish
as Vipin Patel
2010
Well Done Abba
as Inspector Srikanth Reddy
2010
Marega Salaa
as Rahul Awasthi
2009
Fruit & Nut
as Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin
2009
Blue Oranges
2009
Morning Walk
as Indra
2009
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish
as Debu
2009
Gulmohar
2009
Lovesongs
2008
Hansie
as Prakash
2008
Dahek A Restless Mind
2007
Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante
as Dr. Viren Goenka
2006
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
as Ronu Chaudhury
2005
Bose: The Forgotten Hero
as Abid Hasan
2005
Ek Alag Mausam
as George
2003
Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
as Yusuf Zayed Hussein
2002
Nishad
as Dr. Gopi Gujaral
2002
Abaidha
as Indra
2002
Dattak
as Sunil
2001
Zubeidaa
as Riyaz Masud
2001
Hari-Bhari
as Khurshid
2000
Prayas
1999
Prayas
Director
1999
Shuruat
1999
Shuruat
Director
1999
Star Bestsellers
Director
1999
Tripti
Director
1999
Agnisaakshi
as Unni
1999
Samar
1999
Ghulam
as Jai, Siddhartha's brother
1998
Train to Pakistan
as Iqbal
1997
BOMgAY
1996
Sardari Begum
as Sadiq Moosvi
1996
The Making of the Mahatma
as Mahondas Karamchand Gandhi
1996