Rajit Kapoor
May 22, 1963 (62 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
- 2025 · Kaisi Ye Paheli as Detective Bondo
- 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
- 2021 · Nail Polish as Kishore Bhushan
- 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 · A Gentleman as Kavya's Father
- 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
- 2016 · The Kapil Sharma Show as Self
- 2015 · Bang Baaja Baaraat as Ranjeet Arora
- 2015 · Roy as Detective D. S. Wadia
- 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
- 2013 · The Egyptian Mystery as Al Mamun
- 2012 · The Bright Day as Father
- 2011 · Shaitan as Amy's Father
- 2011 · Dam 999 as Shankaran
- 2010 · Guzaarish as Vipin Patel
- 2008 · Hansie as Prakash
- 2005 · Bose: The Forgotten Hero as Abid Hasan
- 2001 · Zubeidaa as Riyaz Masud
- 1999 · Samar as
- 1998 · Ghulam as Jai, Siddhartha's brother
- 1997 · Train to Pakistan as Iqbal
- 1994 · Mammo as Older Riyaz
- 1993 · Byomkesh Bakshi as Byomkesh Bakshi
- 1992 · Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda as Manek Mullah
- Future · Storm as
- 2024 · Pune Highway as Dr. Mahesh
- 2024 · A Night, After All as Kishore
- 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
- 2020 · Prawaas as
- 2019 · Bypass Road as Pratap Kapoor
- 2019 · 22 Yards as
- 2018 · Project Papa as Dr. Dev
- 2018 · Phir Se as Krish
- 2016 · Anna as Rajat Sharma
- 2015 · Gour Hari Dastaan as Mohan Joshi
- 2015 · The Threshold as Raj
- 2011 · Monica as Raj Jaitley
- 2009 · Marega Salaa as Rahul Awasthi
- 2009 · Fruit & Nut as Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin
- 2009 · Blue Oranges as
- 2009 · Morning Walk as Indra
- 2009 · Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish as Debu
- 2009 · Gulmohar as
- 2008 · Lovesongs as
- 2007 · Dahek A Restless Mind as
- 2006 · Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante as Dr. Viren Goenka
- 2005 · Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara as Ronu
- 2003 · Ek Alag Mausam as George
- 2002 · Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai as Yusuf Zayed Hussein
- 2002 · Nishad as Dr. Gopi Gujaral
- 2002 · Abaidha - The Demolition Man as Indra
- 2001 · Dattak as Sunil
- 2000 · Hari-Bhari as Khurshid
- 1999 · Prayas as
- 1999 · Shuruat as
- 1999 · Agnisaakshi as Unni
- 1996 · BOMgAY as
- 1996 · Sardari Begum as Sadiq Moosvi
- 1996 · The Making of the Mahatma as Mahondas Karamchand Gandhi
- 1995 · Limited Humanity as Sadanand Borse
- 1994 · Charachar as Lakhinder
- 1975 · Dharam Karam as Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar