Rajit Kapoor
May 22, 1963 (63 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Pharma as Dr. Rajiv Rao
- 2024 · Pune Highway as Dr. Mahesh
- 2024 · A Night, After All as Kishore
- 2023 · Mission Majnu as Pakistan PM Bhutto
- 2022 · Maja Ma as Bob Hansraj
- 2022 · Attack as Home Minister
- 2022 · Mithya as Anand Tyagi
- 2022 · Rocket Boys as Jawaharlal Nehru
- 2021 · Aisa Waisa Pyaar as Mahendra Acharya
- 2021 · Kaali Peeli Tales as Father
- 2019 · Bypass Road as Pratap Kapoor
- 2019 · Bard of Blood as Sadiq Shaikh
- 2019 · The Gandhi Murder as Jawaharlal Nehru
- 2019 · Uri: The Surgical Strike as Prime Minister Of India
- 2018 · Raazi as Hidayat Khan
- 2017 · Going Viral Pvt. Ltd. as Gulshan Sood
- 2017 · Begum Jaan as Ilias
- 2017 · For Here or to Go? as Prabhu
- 2016 · Baar Baar Dekho as Panditji (Special Appearance)
- 2016 · The Kapil Sharma Show as Self
- 2015 · Bang Baaja Baaraat as Ranjeet Arora
- 2015 · Roy as Detective D. S. Wadia
- 2014 · Benegal's New Cinema as
- 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
- 2011 · Shaitan as Amy's Father
- 2011 · Dam 999 as Shankaran
- 2010 · Guzaarish as Vipin Patel
- 2009 · Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish as Debu
- 2009 · Gulmohar as
- 2008 · Hansie as Prakash
- 2006 · Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante as Dr. Viren Goenka
- 2005 · Bose: The Forgotten Hero as Abid Hasan
- 2001 · Zubeidaa as Riyaz Masud
- 1999 · Agnisaakshi as Unni
- 1998 · Ghulam as Jai, Siddhartha's brother
- 1996 · BOMgAY as
- 1996 · Sardari Begum as Sadiq Moosvi
- 1993 · Byomkesh Bakshi as Byomkesh Bakshi
- 1992 · Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda as Manek Mullah
- Future · Storm as
- 2025 · Kaisi Ye Paheli as Detective Bondo
- 2024 · The Prince of Jhansi as Bank Manager
- 2024 · Chhatrapati Sambhaji as
- 2023 · Birha : The Journey Back Home as
- 2022 · Code Name: Tiranga as
- 2022 · Goldfish as Ashwin Raina
- 2021 · Nail Polish as Kishore Bhushan
- 2020 · Prawaas as
- 2019 · 22 Yards as
- 2018 · Project Papa as Dr. Dev
- 2018 · Phir Se as Krish
- 2017 · A Gentleman as Kavya's Father
- 2016 · Anna as Rajat Sharma
- 2015 · Gour Hari Dastaan as Mohan Joshi
- 2015 · The Threshold as Raj
- 2013 · The Egyptian Mystery as Al Mamun
- 2012 · The Bright Day as Father
- 2011 · Monica as Raj Jaitley
- 2010 · Well Done Abba as Inspector Srikanth Reddy
- 2009 · Marega Salaa as Rahul Awasthi
- 2009 · Fruit & Nut as Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin
- 2009 · Blue Oranges as
- 2009 · Morning Walk as Indra
- 2008 · Lovesongs as
- 2007 · Dahek A Restless Mind as
- 2005 · Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara as Ronu Chaudhury
- 2003 · Ek Alag Mausam as George
- 2002 · Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai as Yusuf Zayed Hussein
- 2002 · Nishad as Dr. Gopi Gujaral
- 2002 · Abaidha as Indra
- 2001 · Dattak as Sunil
- 2000 · Hari-Bhari as Khurshid
- 1999 · Prayas as
- 1999 · Shuruat as
- 1999 · Samar as
- 1997 · Train to Pakistan as Iqbal
- 1996 · The Making of the Mahatma as Mahondas Karamchand Gandhi
- 1995 · Limited Humanity as Sadanand Borse
- 1994 · Mammo as Older Riyaz
- 1994 · Shelter of the Wings as Lakhinder
- 1975 · Dharam Karam as Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar