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Rajit Kapoor

Actor | * 05/22/1960 (63) | Amritsar (India)
Rajit Kapur is an Indian film and theatre actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film, The Making of the Mahatma for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor. Other notable roles are as the protagonist Unni in the Malayalam film Agnisakshi, and the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi in the eponymous television series, directed by Basu Chatterjee and broadcast on Doordarshan. His debut film was Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992), directed by Shyam Benegal. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of aveng ...

Uri: The Surgical Strike

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2019 | 3.6/5 | 2h 18min
Action, Drama, War
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The struggles of Mohandas Gandhi in South Africa. ...

The Making of the Mahatma

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1996 | 2.8/5 | 2h 24min
Drama
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An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. ...

Raazi

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2018 | 3.7/5 | 2h 18min
Thriller, Action, Drama
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Set in the 1970s, an undercover Indian spy takes on a deadly mission to expose a covert nuclear weapons program in the heart of Pakistan. ...

Mission Majnu

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2023 | 3.5/5 | 2h 9min
Thriller, Action, Drama, History
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Awards & Nominations for Rajit Kapoor

National Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Rajit Kapoor as Actor(58)

2024 Chhatrapati Sambhaji
as Pakistan PM Bhutto2023 Mission Majnu
as Ashwin Raina2023 Goldfish
as Home Minister2022 Attack
as Bob Hansraj2022 Maja Ma
2022 Code Name: Tiranga
as Kishore Bhushan2021 Nail Polish
2020 Prawaas
as Pratap Kapoor2019 Bypass Road
as Jawaharlal Nehru2019 The Gandhi Murder
as Prime Minister Of India2019 Uri: The Surgical Strike
2019 22 Yards
as Dr. Dev2018 Project Papa
as Krish2018 Phir Se
as Hidayat Khan2018 Raazi
as Ilias2017 Begum Jaan
as Prabhu2017 For Here or to Go?
as Kavya's Father2017 A Gentleman
as Rajat Sharma2016 Anna
as Panditji (Special Appearance)2016 Baar Baar Dekho
as Raj2015 The Threshold
as Mohan Joshi2015 Gour Hari Dastaan
as Detective D. S. Wadia2015 Roy
as Dr. Jayant Verma2014 Kick
as Viki's Dad2014 Dishkiyaoon
as Father2012 The Bright Day
as Amy's Father2011 Shaitan
as Shankaran2011 Dam 999
as Vipin Patel2010 Guzaarish
as Vishwas Atmavishwas Pinakin2009 Fruit & Nut
2009 Blue Oranges
as Debu2009 Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish
as Indra2009 Morning Walk
as Rahul Awasthi2009 Marega Salaa
as Prakash2008 Hansie
2008 Lovesongs
2007 Dahek A Restless Mind
as Dr. Viren Goenka2006 Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante
as Abid Hasan2005 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
as Ronu2005 Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
as George2003 Ek Alag Mausam
as Yusuf Zayed Hussein2002 Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
as Dr. Gopi Gujaral2002 Nishad
as Indra2002 Abaidha - The Demolition Man
as Riyaz Masud2001 Zubeidaa
2000 Hari Bhari
1999 Samar
1999 Agnisaakshi
as Jai, Siddhartha's brother1998 Ghulam
as Iqbal1997 Train to Pakistan
as Sadiq Moosvi1996 Sardari Begum
as Mahondas Karamchand Gandhi1996 The Making of the Mahatma
1996 Bomgay
as Sadanand Borse1995 Limited Manuski
as Older Riyaz1994 Mammo
as Lakhinder1994 Shelter of the Wings
as Manek Mullah1992 The Seventh Horse of the Sun
as Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar1975 Dharam Karam

TV Shows/Series with Rajit Kapoor as Actor(10)

as Anand Tyagi2022 Mithya
as Jawaharlal Nehru2022 Rocket Boys
as Father2021 Kaali Peeli Tales
as Mahendra Acharya2021 Aisa Waisa Pyaar
as Sadiq Shaikh2019 Bard of Blood
as Gulshan Sood2017 Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.
2016 The Kapil Sharma Show
as himself2016 The Kapil Sharma Show
as Ranjeet Arora2015 Bang Baaja Baaraat
as Byomkesh Bakshi1993 Byomkesh Bakshi

Citizenship: India
Born: Sunday, 05/22 1960 (May) in Amritsar (India) (current age: 63 years + 340 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: Hindi (HI)
Educated at: Sydenham College
Other names for Rajit Kapoor (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Rajit Kapur"
Rajit Kapoor frequently works together with these people:
Kiku Sharda (14x, Actor)
Shyam Benegal (8x, Crew)
Kumaar (6x, Crew)
Rajeshwari Sachdev (6x, Actress)
Shashank Udapurkar (5x, Cast)
Divya Dutta (5x, Actress)
Rajiv Thakur (5x, Actor)
Sunil Grover (5x, Actor)
Sugandha Mishra (5x, Cast)
Ribhu Dasgupta (5x, Crew)
Sumit Batheja (5x, Crew)
Pushan Kripalani (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:486171, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024