Rajit Kapoor
Born
May 22, 1963 (age 62)
Birthplace
Amritsar, Punjab, India

Rajit Kapoor

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.

Movies

Kaisi Ye Paheli
Kaisi Ye Paheli
2025
Detective Bondo
A Night, After All
A Night, After All
2024
Kishore
The Prince of Jhansi
The Prince of Jhansi
2024
Bank Manager
Chhatrapati Sambhaji
Chhatrapati Sambhaji
2024
Birha : The Journey Back Home
Birha : The Journey Back Home
2023 ★ 9.5
Mission Majnu
Mission Majnu
2023 ★ 6.8
Pakistan PM Bhutto
Code Name: Tiranga
Code Name: Tiranga
2022 ★ 4.4
Goldfish
Goldfish
2022 ★ 7.0
Ashwin Raina
Maja Ma
Maja Ma
2022 ★ 6.5
Bob Hansraj
Attack
Attack
2022 ★ 6.7
Home Minister
Nail Polish
Nail Polish
2021 ★ 6.7
Kishore Bhushan
Prawaas
Prawaas
2020
Bypass Road
Bypass Road
2019 ★ 5.2
Pratap Kapoor
22 Yards
22 Yards
2019 ★ 8.5
The Gandhi Murder
The Gandhi Murder
2019 ★ 5.5
Jawaharlal Nehru
Uri: The Surgical Strike
Uri: The Surgical Strike
2019 ★ 7.0
Prime Minister Of India
Raazi
Raazi
2018 ★ 7.2
Hidayat Khan
Project Papa
Project Papa
2018
Dr. Dev
Phir Se
Phir Se
2018 ★ 6.0
Krish
A Gentleman
A Gentleman
2017 ★ 6.2
Kavya's Father
Begum Jaan
Begum Jaan
2017 ★ 5.8
Ilias
For Here or to Go?
For Here or to Go?
2017 ★ 6.5
Prabhu
Anna
Anna
2016 ★ 5.0
Rajat Sharma
Baar Baar Dekho
Baar Baar Dekho
2016 ★ 5.8
Panditji (Special Appearance)
Gour Hari Dastaan
Gour Hari Dastaan
2015 ★ 8.0
Mohan Joshi
The Threshold
The Threshold
2015 ★ 9.0
Raj
Roy
Roy
2015 ★ 4.9
Detective D. S. Wadia
Kick
Kick
2014 ★ 5.7
Dr. Jayant Verma
Dishkiyaoon
Dishkiyaoon
2014 ★ 3.5
Viki's Dad
The Egyptian Mystery
The Egyptian Mystery
2013 ★ 5.9
Al Mamun
The Bright Day
The Bright Day
2012 ★ 10.0
Father
Shaitan
Shaitan
2011 ★ 6.2
Amy's Father
Dam 999
Dam 999
2011 ★ 3.6
Shankaran
Monica
Monica
2011 ★ 3.0
Raj Jaitley
Guzaarish
Guzaarish
2010 ★ 7.4
Vipin Patel
Marega Salaa
Marega Salaa
2009
Rahul Awasthi
Fruit & Nut
Fruit & Nut
2009 ★ 3.0
Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin
Blue Oranges
Blue Oranges
2009 ★ 7.0
Morning Walk
Morning Walk
2009 ★ 7.0
Indra
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish
2009 ★ 6.0
Debu
Lovesongs
Lovesongs
2008 ★ 5.0
Hansie
Hansie
2008 ★ 8.0
Prakash
Dahek A Restless Mind
Dahek A Restless Mind
2007
Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante
Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante
2006 ★ 4.6
Dr. Viren Goenka
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
2005 ★ 5.7
Ronu
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
2005 ★ 7.4
Abid Hasan
Ek Alag Mausam
Ek Alag Mausam
2003
George
Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
2002 ★ 10.0
Yusuf Zayed Hussein
Nishad
Nishad
2002
Dr. Gopi Gujaral
Abaidha - The Demolition Man
Abaidha - The Demolition Man
2002 ★ 8.0
Indra
Dattak
Dattak
2001
Sunil
Zubeidaa
Zubeidaa
2001 ★ 5.2
Riyaz Masud
Hari-Bhari
Hari-Bhari
2000 ★ 5.0
Khurshid
Prayas
Prayas
1999
Shuruat
Shuruat
1999
With Fire As Witness
With Fire As Witness
1999
Samar
Samar
1999
Ghulam
Ghulam
1998 ★ 6.3
Jai, Siddhartha's brother
Train to Pakistan
Train to Pakistan
1997 ★ 4.0
Iqbal
BOMgAY
BOMgAY
1996 ★ 1.0
Sardari Begum
Sardari Begum
1996 ★ 8.8
Sadiq Moosvi
The Making of the Mahatma
The Making of the Mahatma
1996 ★ 5.5
Mahondas Karamchand Gandhi
Limited Humanity
Limited Humanity
1995
Sadanand Borse
Mammo
Mammo
1994 ★ 5.2
Older Riyaz
Charachar
Charachar
1994 ★ 5.0
Lakhinder
The Seventh Horse of the Sun
The Seventh Horse of the Sun
1992 ★ 7.4
Manek Mullah
Dharam Karam
Dharam Karam
1975 ★ 8.5
Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar

TV Series