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Rajit Kapoor

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Rajit Kapoor

Born May 22, 1963 in Amritsar, Punjab, India69 films

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.

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Uri: The Surgical Strike poster7.1Uri: The Surgical Strike2019Attack poster6.8Attack2022Guzaarish poster7.3Guzaarish2010Kick poster5.7Kick2014A Gentleman poster6.2A Gentleman2017Mission Majnu poster6.9Mission Majnu2023Ghulam poster6.3Ghulam1998Shaitan poster6.3Shaitan2011

Filmography

69 films as actor
  1. 2025Kaisi Ye PaheliDetective Bondo
  2. 2024Pune HighwayDr. Mahesh
  3. 2024A Night, After AllKishore
  4. 2024The Prince of JhansiBank Manager
  5. 2024Chhatrapati Sambhaji
  6. 2023Birha : The Journey Back Home
  7. 2023Mission MajnuPakistan PM Bhutto
  8. 2022Code Name: Tiranga
  9. 2022GoldfishAshwin Raina
  10. 2022Maja MaBob Hansraj
  11. 2022AttackHome Minister
  12. 2021Nail PolishKishore Bhushan
  13. 2020Prawaas
  14. 2019Bypass RoadPratap Kapoor
  15. 201922 Yards
  16. 2019The Gandhi MurderJawaharlal Nehru
  17. 2019Uri: The Surgical StrikePrime Minister Of India
  18. 2018RaaziHidayat Khan
  19. 2018Project PapaDr. Dev
  20. 2018Phir SeKrish
  21. 2017A GentlemanKavya's Father
  22. 2017Begum JaanIlias
  23. 2017For Here or to Go?Prabhu
  24. 2016AnnaRajat Sharma
  25. 2016Baar Baar DekhoPanditji (Special Appearance)
  26. 2015Gour Hari DastaanMohan Joshi
  27. 2015The ThresholdRaj
  28. 2015RoyDetective D. S. Wadia
  29. 2014KickDr. Jayant Verma
  30. 2014DishkiyaoonViki's Dad
  31. 2013The Egyptian MysteryAl Mamun
  32. 2012The Bright DayFather
  33. 2011ShaitanAmy's Father
  34. 2011Dam 999Shankaran
  35. 2011MonicaRaj Jaitley
  36. 2010GuzaarishVipin Patel
  37. 2010Well Done AbbaInspector Srikanth Reddy
  38. 2009Marega SalaaRahul Awasthi
  39. 2009Fruit & NutVishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin
  40. 2009Blue Oranges
  41. 2009Morning WalkIndra
  42. 2009Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki BaarishDebu
  43. 2009Gulmohar
  44. 2008Lovesongs
  45. 2008HansiePrakash
  46. 2007Dahek A Restless Mind
  47. 2006Deadline: Sirf 24 GhanteDr. Viren Goenka
  48. 2005Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin MaraRonu Chaudhury
  49. 2005Bose: The Forgotten HeroAbid Hasan
  50. 2003Ek Alag MausamGeorge
  51. 2002Zindagi Khoobsoorat HaiYusuf Zayed Hussein
  52. 2002NishadDr. Gopi Gujaral
  53. 2002AbaidhaIndra
  54. 2001DattakSunil
  55. 2001ZubeidaaRiyaz Masud
  56. 2000Hari-BhariKhurshid
  57. 1999Prayas
  58. 1999Shuruat
  59. 1999AgnisaakshiUnni
  60. 1999Samar
  61. 1998GhulamJai, Siddhartha's brother
  62. 1997Train to PakistanIqbal
  63. 1996Sardari BegumSadiq Moosvi
  64. 1996The Making of the MahatmaMahondas Karamchand Gandhi
  65. 1995Limited HumanitySadanand Borse
  66. 1994MammoOlder Riyaz
  67. 1994Shelter of the WingsLakhinder
  68. 1992Suraj Ka Satvan GhodaManek Mullah
  69. 1975Dharam KaramAshok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar