Rajit Kapoor
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Uri: The Surgical Strike
as Prime Minister Of India 2019
Attack
as Home Minister 2022
Raazi
as Hidayat Khan 2018
Kick
as Dr. Jayant Verma 2014
Guzaarish
as Vipin Patel 2010
A Gentleman
as Kavya's Father 2017
Ghulam
as Jai, Siddhartha's brother 1998
Baar Baar Dekho
as Panditji (Special Appearance) 2016
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
as Ronu 2005
Shaitan
as Amy's Father 2011
Mission Majnu
as Pakistan PM Bhutto 2023
Roy
as Detective D. S. Wadia 2015
Begum Jaan
as Ilias 2017
Nail Polish
as Kishore Bhushan 2021
Maja Ma
as Bob Hansraj 2022
The Egyptian Mystery
as Al Mamun 2013
Dam 999
as Shankaran 2011