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Rajit Kapoor
Born 1963-05-22Amritsar, Punjab, India
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Kaisi Ye PaheliDetective BondoPune HighwayDr. MaheshA Night, After AllKishoreThe Prince of JhansiBank ManagerChhatrapati SambhajiRoleBirha : The Journey Back HomeRoleMission MajnuPakistan PM BhuttoCode Name: TirangaRoleGoldfishAshwin RainaMaja MaBob HansrajAttackHome MinisterNail PolishKishore BhushanPrawaasRoleBypass RoadPratap Kapoor22 YardsRoleThe Gandhi MurderJawaharlal NehruUri: The Surgical StrikePrime Minister Of IndiaRaaziHidayat KhanProject PapaDr. DevPhir SeKrishA GentlemanKavya's FatherBegum JaanIliasFor Here or to Go?PrabhuAnnaRajat Sharma