Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
22 Mai 1963 (63)
Place of birth
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Also known as
Rajit Kapur · Rajit Kapoor
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.
Bekannt für
0.0
Film
Prawaas
2020
6.7
Series
Mithya
Anand Tyagi
2022–
8.4
Series
Rocket Boys
Jawaharlal Nehru
2022–
7.1
Film
Uri: The Surgical Strike
Prime Minister Of India
2019
7.2
Film
Raazi
Hidayat Khan
2018
6.8
Film
Attack
Home Minister
2022
6.8
Film
Mission Majnu
Pakistan PM Bhutto
2023
5.8
Film
Baar Baar Dekho
Panditji (Special Appearance)
2016
5.2
Series
Pharma
Dr. Rajiv Rao
2025
6.2
Film
A Gentleman
Kavya's Father
2017
2.0
Series
Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.
Gulshan Sood
2017
8.7
Series
Byomkesh Bakshi
Byomkesh Bakshi
1993–1997
6.7
Series
Bang Baaja Baaraat
Ranjeet Arora
2015
5.7
Film
Begum Jaan
Ilias
2017
6.7
Film
Maja Ma
Bob Hansraj
2022
6.6
Film
Nail Polish
Kishore Bhushan
2021
5.5
Film
The Gandhi Murder
Jawaharlal Nehru
2019
6.0
Film
Pune Highway
Dr. Mahesh
2024
6.7
Film
For Here or to Go?
Prabhu
2017
4.4
Film
Code Name: Tiranga
2022
5.2
Film
Bypass Road
Pratap Kapoor
2019
6.5
Film
Goldfish
Ashwin Raina
2022
6.0
Film
Phir Se
Krish
2018
8.5
Film
22 Yards
2019
9.5
Film
Birha : The Journey Back Home
2023
Acting credits 25 titles
Pharma
as Dr. Rajiv Rao
5.2
2025
Pune Highway
as Dr. Mahesh
6.0
2024
Birha : The Journey Back Home
9.5
2023
Mission Majnu
as Pakistan PM Bhutto
6.8
2023
Code Name: Tiranga
4.4
2022
Rocket Boys
as Jawaharlal Nehru
8.4
2022–
Goldfish
as Ashwin Raina
6.5
2022
Maja Ma
as Bob Hansraj
6.7
2022
Mithya
as Anand Tyagi
6.7
2022–
Attack
as Home Minister
6.8
2022
Nail Polish
as Kishore Bhushan
6.6
2021
Prawaas
0.0
2020
22 Yards
8.5
2019
Bypass Road
as Pratap Kapoor
5.2
2019
The Gandhi Murder
as Jawaharlal Nehru
5.5
2019
Uri: The Surgical Strike
as Prime Minister Of India
7.1
2019
Raazi
as Hidayat Khan
7.2
2018
Phir Se
as Krish
6.0
2018
For Here or to Go?
as Prabhu
6.7
2017
Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.
as Gulshan Sood
2.0
2017
A Gentleman
as Kavya's Father
6.2
2017
Begum Jaan
as Ilias
5.7
2017
Baar Baar Dekho
as Panditji (Special Appearance)
5.8
2016
Bang Baaja Baaraat
as Ranjeet Arora
6.7
2015
Byomkesh Bakshi
as Byomkesh Bakshi
8.7
1993–1997