Acting credits
77
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Rajit Kapoor
Acting
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Movies: 66Series: 12Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 226769
IMDb ID: nm0438496
Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1963
Age: 63
Place of birth: Amritsar, Punjab, India
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2025
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q7286172
Also known as
Rajit Kapur • Rajit Kapoor
Other jobs
Director (1)
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.
Movies
Movie credits linked with Rajit Kapoor.
Kaisi Ye Paheli
as Detective Bondo
2025 Movie
Pune Highway
as Dr. Mahesh
2024 Movie
A Night, After All
as Kishore
2024 Movie
The Prince of Jhansi
as Bank Manager
2024 Movie
Birha : The Journey Back Home
2023 Movie
Mission Majnu
as Pakistan PM Bhutto
2023 Movie
Code Name: Tiranga
2022 Movie
Goldfish
as Ashwin Raina
2022 Movie
Maja Ma
as Bob Hansraj
2022 Movie
Attack
as Home Minister
2022 Movie
Nail Polish
as Kishore Bhushan
2021 Movie
Prawaas
2020 Movie
Bypass Road
as Pratap Kapoor
2019 Movie
22 Yards
2019 Movie
The Gandhi Murder
as Jawaharlal Nehru
2019 Movie
Uri: The Surgical Strike
as Prime Minister Of India
2019 Movie
Raazi
as Hidayat Khan
2018 Movie
Project Papa
as Dr. Dev
2018 Movie
Phir Se
as Krish
2018 Movie
A Gentleman
as Kavya's Father
2017 Movie
Begum Jaan
as Ilias
2017 Movie
For Here or to Go?
as Prabhu
2017 Movie
Anna
as Rajat Sharma
2016 Movie
Baar Baar Dekho
as Panditji (Special Appearance)
2016 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Rajit Kapoor.
Pharma
as Dr. Rajiv Rao • 8 eps
2025 Series
Mithya
as Anand Tyagi • 12 eps
2022 Series
Rocket Boys
as Jawaharlal Nehru • 16 eps
2022 Series
Aisa Waisa Pyaar
as Mahendra Acharya • 4 eps
2021 Series
Kaali Peeli Tales
as Father • 1 eps
2021 Series
Bard of Blood
as Sadiq Shaikh • 2 eps
2019 Series
Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.
as Gulshan Sood • 8 eps
2017 Series
The Kapil Sharma Show
as Self • 2 eps
2016 Series
Bang Baaja Baaraat
as Ranjeet Arora • 5 eps
2015 Series
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
as Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer • 8 eps
2014 Series
Star Bestsellers
Director • 3 eps
1999 Series
Byomkesh Bakshi
as Byomkesh Bakshi • 34 eps
1993 Series