Rajit Kapoor
Acclaimed Indian actor and director, celebrated for iconic roles on stage, television, and film across more than three decades.
Rajit Kapoor - Personal Information
- Name: Rajit Kapoor
- Date of Birth: May 22, 1963
- Place of Birth: Amritsar, Punjab, India
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Director
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
A selection of Rajit Kapoor's notable screen appearances across film and television.
- Pharma (TV - 2025) as Dr. Rajiv Rao
- 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
- 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
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