Rajit Kapur is an actor in Bengali and Marathi cinema, credited on Kaisi Ye Paheli (2025).
Rajit Kapur (born 27 August 1963) 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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Also known as: Rajit Kapoor
Filmography.
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kaisi Ye Paheli | Actor | Hindi |
| 2024 | Chhatrapati Sambhaji | Actor | Marathi |
| 2023 | Goldfish | Actor | Hindi |
| 2023 | Mission Majnu | Actor | Hindi |
| 2022 | Life's Good | Actor | Hindi |
| 2022 | Maja Ma | Actor | Hindi |
| 2022 | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Actor | English |
| 2021 | Ahaan | Actor | Hindi |
| 2021 | Nail Polish | Actor | Hindi |
| 2020 | Prawaas | Actor | Marathi |
| 2019 | Bypass Road | Actor | Hindi |
| 2019 | Uri: The Surgical Strike | Actor | Hindi |
| 2018 | Raazi | Actor | Hindi |
| 2017 | Begum Jaan | Actor | Hindi |
| 2017 | Solar Eclipse: Depth of Darkness | Actor | English |
| 2016 | Anna | Actor | Hindi |
| 2016 | Ki and Ka | Actor | Hindi |
| 2015 | Phir Se... | Actor | Hindi |
| 2014 | 22 Yards | Actor | Hindi |
| 2013 | Mishawr Rawhoshyo | Actor | Bengali |
| 2011 | Dam 999 | Actor | English |
| 2011 | Shaitan | Actor | Hindi |
| 2009 | Blue Oranges | Actor | Hindi |
| 2009 | Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish | Actor | Hindi |
| 2009 | Gulmohar | Actor | Marathi |
| 2009 | Morning Walk | Actor | Hindi |
| 2009 | Well Done Abba | Actor | Hindi |
| 2006 | Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante | Actor | Hindi |
| 2005 | Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara | Actor | Hindi |
| 2004 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero | Actor (Abid Ali) | Hindi |
| 2002 | Abaidha | Actor | Bengali |
| 2002 | Nishad | Actor | Hindi |
| 2001 | Dattak | Actor | Hindi |
| 2000 | Hari-Bhari | Actor | Hindi |
| 1999 | Agnisakshi | Actor | Malayalam |
| 1999 | Samar | Actor | Hindi |
| 1998 | Ghulam | Actor | Hindi |
| 1998 | Train to Pakistan | Actor | Hindi |
| 1996 | Sardari Begum | Actor | Hindi |
| 1996 | The Making of the Mahatma | Actor | English |
| 1993 | Charachar | Actor | Bengali |
| 1992 | Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda | Actor | Hindi |
Often works with.
- Shyam Benegal7 films together
- Rajeshwari Sachdev5 films together
- Vanraj Bhatia5 films together
- Ila Arun4 films together
- Divya Dutta3 films together
- Rajesh Sharma3 films together
- Ravi Jhankal3 films together
- Zakir Hussain3 films together
- A. Sreekar Prasad2 films together
- Amrish Puri2 films together
- Anand Tiwari2 films together
- Anant Mahadevan2 films together
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