Acting
Rajit Kapoor
Born 1963-05-22
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Rajit Kapoor
TV
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The Kapil Sharma Show
2016
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Uri: The Surgical Strike
2019
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Attack
2022
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Raazi
2018
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Kick
2014
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Guzaarish
2010
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A Gentleman
2017
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Ghulam
1998
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Baar Baar Dekho
2016
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Mission Majnu
2023
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (87 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pharma | Dr. Rajiv Rao | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Kaisi Ye Paheli | Detective Bondo | Movie | 2025 |
 | Pune Highway | Dr. Mahesh | Movie | 2024 |
 | A Night, After All | Kishore | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Prince of Jhansi | Bank Manager | Movie | 2024 |
| Chhatrapati Sambhaji | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2024 | |
 | Birha : The Journey Back Home | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2023 |
 | Mission Majnu | Pakistan PM Bhutto | Movie | 2023 |
 | Code Name: Tiranga | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2022 |
 | Goldfish | Ashwin Raina | Movie | 2022 |
 | Maja Ma | Bob Hansraj | Movie | 2022 |
 | Attack | Home Minister | Movie | 2022 |
 | Mithya | Anand Tyagi | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Rocket Boys | Jawaharlal Nehru | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Aisa Waisa Pyaar | Mahendra Acharya | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Kaali Peeli Tales | Father | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Nail Polish | Kishore Bhushan | Movie | 2021 |
 | Prawaas | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2020 |
 | Bypass Road | Pratap Kapoor | Movie | 2019 |
 | Bard of Blood | Sadiq Shaikh | TV Series | 2019 |
 | 22 Yards | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Gandhi Murder | Jawaharlal Nehru | Movie | 2019 |
 | Uri: The Surgical Strike | Prime Minister Of India | Movie | 2019 |
 | Raazi | Hidayat Khan | Movie | 2018 |
 | Project Papa | Dr. Dev | Movie | 2018 |
 | Phir Se | Krish | Movie | 2018 |
 | A Gentleman | Kavya's Father | Movie | 2017 |
 | Going Viral Pvt. Ltd. | Gulshan Sood | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Begum Jaan | Ilias | Movie | 2017 |
 | For Here or to Go? | Prabhu | Movie | 2017 |
 | Anna | Rajat Sharma | Movie | 2016 |
 | Baar Baar Dekho | Panditji (Special Appearance) | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Self | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Bang Baaja Baaraat | Ranjeet Arora | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Gour Hari Dastaan | Mohan Joshi | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Threshold | Raj | Movie | 2015 |
 | Roy | Detective D. S. Wadia | Movie | 2015 |
 | Benegal's New Cinema | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 |
 | Kick | Dr. Jayant Verma | Movie | 2014 |
 | Dishkiyaoon | Viki's Dad | Movie | 2014 |
 | Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India | Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Egyptian Mystery | Al Mamun | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Bright Day | Father | Movie | 2012 |
 | Shaitan | Amy's Father | Movie | 2011 |
 | Dam 999 | Shankaran | Movie | 2011 |
 | Monica | Raj Jaitley | Movie | 2011 |
 | Guzaarish | Vipin Patel | Movie | 2010 |
 | Well Done Abba | Inspector Srikanth Reddy | Movie | 2010 |
 | Marega Salaa | Rahul Awasthi | Movie | 2009 |
 | Fruit & Nut | Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin | Movie | 2009 |
 | Blue Oranges | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | Morning Walk | Indra | Movie | 2009 |
 | Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish | Debu | Movie | 2009 |
 | Gulmohar | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | Lovesongs | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
 | Hansie | Prakash | Movie | 2008 |
 | Dahek A Restless Mind | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante | Dr. Viren Goenka | Movie | 2006 |
 | Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara | Ronu Chaudhury | Movie | 2005 |
 | Bose: The Forgotten Hero | Abid Hasan | Movie | 2005 |
 | Ek Alag Mausam | George | Movie | 2003 |
 | Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai | Yusuf Zayed Hussein | Movie | 2002 |
 | Nishad | Dr. Gopi Gujaral | Movie | 2002 |
 | Abaidha | Indra | Movie | 2002 |
 | Dattak | Sunil | Movie | 2001 |
 | Zubeidaa | Riyaz Masud | Movie | 2001 |
 | Hari-Bhari | Khurshid | Movie | 2000 |
| Prayas | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 | |
| Prayas | Director | Movie | 1999 | |
| Shuruat | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 | |
| Shuruat | Director | Movie | 1999 | |
 | Star Bestsellers | Director | TV Series | 1999 |
| Tripti | Director | Movie | 1999 | |
| Agnisaakshi | Unni | Movie | 1999 | |
| Samar | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 | |
 | Ghulam | Jai, Siddhartha's brother | Movie | 1998 |
 | Train to Pakistan | Iqbal | Movie | 1997 |
 | BOMgAY | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | Sardari Begum | Sadiq Moosvi | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Making of the Mahatma | Mahondas Karamchand Gandhi | Movie | 1996 |
 | Limited Humanity | Sadanand Borse | Movie | 1995 |
 | Mammo | Older Riyaz | Movie | 1994 |
 | Shelter of the Wings | Lakhinder | Movie | 1994 |
 | Byomkesh Bakshi | Byomkesh Bakshi | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda | Manek Mullah | Movie | 1992 |
 | Dharam Karam | Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar | Movie | 1975 |
| Storm | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |