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.
Filmography
Kaisi Ye Paheli
2025
as Detective Bondo
Pune Highway
2024
as Dr. Mahesh
A Night, After All
2024
as Kishore
The Prince of Jhansi
2024
as Bank Manager
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Chhatrapati Sambhaji
2024
Birha : The Journey Back Home
2023
Mission Majnu
2023
as Pakistan PM Bhutto
Code Name: Tiranga
2022
Goldfish
2022
as Ashwin Raina
Maja Ma
2022
as Bob Hansraj
Attack
2022
as Home Minister
Nail Polish
2021
as Kishore Bhushan
Prawaas
2020
Bypass Road
2019
as Pratap Kapoor
22 Yards
2019
The Gandhi Murder
2019
as Jawaharlal Nehru
Uri: The Surgical Strike
2019
as Prime Minister Of India
Raazi
2018
as Hidayat Khan
Project Papa
2018
as Dr. Dev
Phir Se
2018
as Krish
A Gentleman
2017
as Kavya's Father
Begum Jaan
2017
as Ilias
For Here or to Go?
2017
as Prabhu
Anna
2016
as Rajat Sharma