Rajit Kapoor
Actor · Director
Born May 22, 1963 · Amritsar, Punjab, India
Active 1975–present · Awards: National Film Award for Best Actor
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.
Filmography
Pharma (2025) — Dr. Rajiv RaoKaisi Ye Paheli (2025) — Detective BondoUri: The Surgical Strike (2019) — Prime Minister Of IndiaRaazi (2018) — Hidayat KhanAttack (2022) — Home MinisterGuzaarish (2010) — Vipin PatelRocket Boys (2022) — Jawaharlal NehruKick (2014) — Dr. Jayant VermaA Gentleman (2017) — Kavya's FatherMission Majnu (2023) — Pakistan PM BhuttoByomkesh Bakshi (1993) — Byomkesh BakshiGhulam (1998) — Jai, Siddhartha's brotherBard of Blood (2019) — Sadiq ShaikhShaitan (2011) — Amy's FatherBaar Baar Dekho (2016) — Panditji (Special Appearance)The Bright Day (2012) — FatherZindagi Khoobsoorat Hai (2002) — Yusuf Zayed HusseinSuraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992) — Manek MullahMaine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005) — Ronu ChaudhurySamar (1999)Limited Humanity (1995) — Sadanand BorseBirha : The Journey Back Home (2023)Bang Baaja Baaraat (2015) — Ranjeet AroraBose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) — Abid Hasan