Rajit Kapoor

Personal Info

Birthday

May 22, 1963

(62 years old)

Place of Birth

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Also Known As

Rajit Kapur

Rajit Kapoor

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

Attack

Zubeidaa

Goldfish

Nishad

Sardari Begum

Dam 999

Anna

Dishkiyaoon

Filmography

2025
Kaisi Ye Paheli
as Detective Bondo
2024
A Night, After All
as Kishore
The Prince of Jhansi
as Bank Manager
2023
Mission Majnu
as Pakistan PM Bhutto
2022
Goldfish
as Ashwin Raina
Maja Ma
as Bob Hansraj
Attack
as Home Minister
2021
Nail Polish
as Kishore Bhushan
2019
Bypass Road
as Pratap Kapoor
The Gandhi Murder
as Jawaharlal Nehru
Uri: The Surgical Strike
as Prime Minister Of India
2018
Raazi
as Hidayat Khan
Project Papa
as Dr. Dev
Phir Se
as Krish
2017
A Gentleman
as Kavya's Father
Begum Jaan
as Ilias
For Here or to Go?
as Prabhu
2016
Anna
as Rajat Sharma
Baar Baar Dekho
as Panditji (Special Appearance)
2015
Gour Hari Dastaan
as Mohan Joshi
The Threshold
as Raj
Roy
as Detective D. S. Wadia
2014
Kick
as Dr. Jayant Verma
Dishkiyaoon
as Viki's Dad
2013
The Egyptian Mystery
as Al Mamun
2012
The Bright Day
as Father
2011
Shaitan
as Amy's Father
Dam 999
as Shankaran
Monica
as Raj Jaitley
2010
Guzaarish
as Vipin Patel
2009
Marega Salaa
as Rahul Awasthi
Fruit & Nut
as Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin
Morning Walk
as Indra
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish
as Debu
2008
Hansie
as Prakash
2006
Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante
as Dr. Viren Goenka
2005
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
as Ronu
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
as Abid Hasan
2003
Ek Alag Mausam
as George
2002
Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
as Yusuf Zayed Hussein
Nishad
as Dr. Gopi Gujaral
Abaidha - The Demolition Man
as Indra
2001
Dattak
as Sunil
Zubeidaa
as Riyaz Masud
2000
Hari-Bhari
as Khurshid
1998
Ghulam
as Jai, Siddhartha's brother
1997
Train to Pakistan
as Iqbal
1996
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
1992
The Seventh Horse of the Sun
as Manek Mullah
1975
Dharam Karam
as Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar