Rajit Kapoor
Acting • Born 1963-05-22
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
81 credits
Morning Walk
Movie • 2009
Indra
Abaidha - The Demolition Man
Movie • 2002
Indra
Hansie
Movie • 2008
Prakash
Roy
Movie • 2015
Detective D. S. Wadia
Nishad
Movie • 2002
Dr. Gopi Gujaral
Ghulam
Movie • 1998
Jai, Siddhartha's brother
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
Movie • 2005
Ronu
The Seventh Horse of the Sun
Movie • 1992
Manek Mullah
The Bright Day
Movie • 2012
Father
Attack
Movie • 2022
Home Minister
Dharam Karam
Movie • 1975
Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar
Goldfish
Movie • 2022
Ashwin Raina
Lovesongs
Movie • 2008
Sardari Begum
Movie • 1996
Sadiq Moosvi
Maja Ma
Movie • 2022
Bob Hansraj
Train to Pakistan
Movie • 1997
Iqbal
Shuruat
Movie • 1999
Prayas
Movie • 1999
Birha : The Journey Back Home
Movie • 2023
Mammo
Movie • 1994
Older Riyaz
Dishkiyaoon
Movie • 2014
Viki's Dad
Code Name: Tiranga
Movie • 2022
Monica
Movie • 2011
Raj Jaitley
The Making of the Mahatma
Movie • 1996
Mahondas Karamchand Gandhi
Chhatrapati Sambhaji
Movie • 2024
Gour Hari Dastaan
Movie • 2015
Mohan Joshi
Mission Majnu
Movie • 2023
Pakistan PM Bhutto
Blue Oranges
Movie • 2009
Hari-Bhari
Movie • 2000
Khurshid
The Egyptian Mystery
Movie • 2013
Al Mamun
The Threshold
Movie • 2015
Raj
Ek Alag Mausam
Movie • 2003
George
Begum Jaan
Movie • 2017
Ilias
Kick
Movie • 2014
Dr. Jayant Verma
Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante
Movie • 2006
Dr. Viren Goenka
Agnisaakshi
Movie • 1999
Unni
Samar
Movie • 1999
Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Movie • 2005
Abid Hasan
Dam 999
Movie • 2011
Shankaran
For Here or to Go?
Movie • 2017
Prabhu
Fruit & Nut
Movie • 2009
Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin
Marega Salaa
Movie • 2009
Rahul Awasthi
Zubeidaa
Movie • 2001
Riyaz Masud
BOMgAY
Movie • 1996
A Gentleman
Movie • 2017
Kavya's Father
Charachar
Movie • 1994
Lakhinder
Limited Humanity
Movie • 1995
Sadanand Borse
Raazi
Movie • 2018
Hidayat Khan
Phir Se
Movie • 2018
Krish
Shaitan
Movie • 2011
Amy's Father
Anna
Movie • 2016
Rajat Sharma
Uri: The Surgical Strike
Movie • 2019
Prime Minister Of India
The Gandhi Murder
Movie • 2019
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dattak
Movie • 2001
Sunil
Baar Baar Dekho
Movie • 2016
Panditji (Special Appearance)
22 Yards
Movie • 2019
Dahek A Restless Mind
Movie • 2007
Guzaarish
Movie • 2010
Vipin Patel
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish
Movie • 2009
Debu
Bypass Road
Movie • 2019
Pratap Kapoor
Project Papa
Movie • 2018
Dr. Dev
Prawaas
Movie • 2020
Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
Movie • 2002
Yusuf Zayed Hussein
Nail Polish
Movie • 2021
Kishore Bhushan
A Night, After All
Movie • 2024
Kishore
Kaisi Ye Paheli
Movie • 2025
Detective Bondo
The Prince of Jhansi
Movie • 2024
Bank Manager
Gulmohar
Movie • 2009
Pune Highway
Movie • 2024
Dr. Mahesh
Kaali Peeli Tales
TV • 2021
Father
Byomkesh Bakshi
TV • 1993
Byomkesh Bakshi
Aisa Waisa Pyaar
TV • 2021
Mahendra Acharya
Rocket Boys
TV • 2022
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mithya
TV • 2022
Anand Tyagi
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV • 2016
Bang Baaja Baaraat
TV • 2015
Ranjeet Arora
Pharma
TV • 2025
Dr. Rajiv Rao
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV • 2016
Self
Bard of Blood
TV • 2019
Sadiq Shaikh
Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.
TV • 2017
Gulshan Sood
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
TV • 2014
Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer