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Rajit Kapoor

Acting Born May 22, 1963 Amritsar, Punjab, India 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Kapil Sharma Show

2016

The Kapil Sharma Show

as Self
Film

Uri: The Surgical Strike

as Prime Minister Of India

Full filmography

  • The Kapil Sharma Show (2016)
  • The Kapil Sharma Show (2016) as Self
  • Rocket Boys (2022) as Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Mithya (2022) as Anand Tyagi
  • Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) as Prime Minister Of India
  • Bard of Blood (2019) as Sadiq Shaikh
  • Prawaas (2020)
  • Raazi (2018) as Hidayat Khan
  • Pharma (2025) as Dr. Rajiv Rao
  • Attack (2022) as Home Minister
  • Storm
  • Agnisaakshi (1999) as Unni
  • Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India (2014) as Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer
  • Kick (2014) as Dr. Jayant Verma
  • Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) as Abid Hasan
  • Kaali Peeli Tales (2021) as Father
  • Bang Baaja Baaraat (2015) as Ranjeet Arora
  • Byomkesh Bakshi (1993) as Byomkesh Bakshi
  • Mission Majnu (2023) as Pakistan PM Bhutto
  • Baar Baar Dekho (2016) as Panditji (Special Appearance)
  • Roy (2015) as Detective D. S. Wadia
  • Aisa Waisa Pyaar (2021) as Mahendra Acharya
  • Going Viral Pvt. Ltd. (2017) as Gulshan Sood
  • Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992) as Manek Mullah