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Rajit Kapur

rajit kapur Image Source : Wikipedia
  • Born 22 May 1963
  • Place of Birth Amritsar
  • Occupation Actor
  • Education Sydenham College

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  • Pharma
  • The Making Of The Mahatma
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ABOUT rajit kapur

Rajit Kapur: A Career Defined by Versatility and Depth Rajit Kapur, born May 22, 1963, is a prominent figure in Indian cinema and theatre, celebrated for his nuanced portrayals and directorial contributions. His career trajectory showcases remarkable versatility, spanning diverse roles across film and television. Kapur's breakthrough came with Shyam Benegal's Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992), marking his cinematic debut. However, it was his powerful portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in The Making of the Mahatma (1996) that garnered him widespread recognition and the prestigious National Film Award for Best Actor. This role solidified his reputation for embodying complex historical figures with remarkable authenticity. Beyond Gandhi, Kapur's repertoire includes memorable performances such as Unni in the Malayalam film Agnisakshi, showcasing his ability to seamlessly transition between languages and cinematic styles. His portrayal of the iconic detective Byomkesh Bakshi in the Doordarshan series further cemented his status as a versatile and compelling performer. His work consistently demonstrates a commitment to character depth and emotional authenticity. Kapur's contributions extend beyond acting, encompassing directorial ventures within the theatre realm, underscoring his multifaceted talent within the Indian performing arts. Recent projects and updates are not readily available in public domain sources.

rajit kapur FILMS AND CREDITS

Previous Movies Upcoming Movies
  • Pharma
  • Pharma

    ( 2024 )

  • Shaam hi toh hai (A night, after all)
  • Shaam hi toh hai (A night, after all)

    ( 2024 )

  • Mithya
  • Mithya

    ( 2022–2024 )

  • Kaisi Ye Paheli
  • Kaisi Ye Paheli

    ( Not Final )

  • Paani
  • Paani

    ( 2024 )

  • Dahek: A Restless Mind
  • Dahek: A Restless Mind

    ( Not Final )

  • Sardar the Game Changer
  • Sardar the Game Changer

    ( 2024 )

  • Laila Manju
  • Laila Manju

    ( Not Final )

  • Chhatrapati Sambhaji
  • Chhatrapati Sambhaji

    ( 2024 )

  • Goldfish
  • Goldfish

    ( 2023 )

  • Takeover
  • Takeover

    ( 2021–2023 )

  • Mission Majnu
  • Mission Majnu

    ( 2023 )

  • Birha : The Journey Back Home
  • Birha : The Journey Back Home

    ( 2022 )

  • The Waiting
  • The Waiting

    ( 2022 )

  • Life Is Good
  • Life Is Good

    ( 2022 )

  • Code Name: Tiranga
  • Code Name: Tiranga

    ( 2022 )

  • Maja Ma
  • Maja Ma

    ( 2022 )

  • Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
  • Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

    ( 2022 )

  • Attack
  • Attack

    ( 2022 )

  • Rocket Boys
  • Rocket Boys

    ( 2022 )

  • I Am Draupadi
  • I Am Draupadi

    ( 2021 )

  • Aisa Waisa Pyaar
  • Aisa Waisa Pyaar

    ( 2021 )

  • Kaali Peeli Tales
  • Kaali Peeli Tales

    ( 2021 )

  • Rudrakaal
  • Rudrakaal

    ( 2021 )

  • Fitrat
  • Fitrat

    ( 2021 )

  • Nail Polish
  • Nail Polish

    ( 2021 )

  • Prawaas
  • Prawaas

    ( 2020 )

  • Midnight Error
  • Midnight Error

    ( 2020 )

  • Bypass Road
  • Bypass Road

    ( 2019 )

  • Bard of Blood
  • Bard of Blood

    ( 2019 )

  • Ahaan
  • Ahaan

    ( 2019 )

  • Tripling
  • Tripling

    ( 2019 )

  • 22 Yards
  • 22 Yards

    ( 2019 )

  • The Gandhi Murder
  • The Gandhi Murder

    ( 2019 )

  • Life's Good
  • Life's Good

    ( 2019 )

  • Uri: The Surgical Strike
  • Uri: The Surgical Strike

    ( 2019 )

  • Svah: So be it!
  • Svah: So be it!

    ( 2018 )

  • Raazi
  • Raazi

    ( 2018 )

  • Project Papa
  • Project Papa

    ( 2018 )

  • Phir Se...
  • Phir Se...

    ( 2018 )

  • Mehram
  • Mehram

    ( 2017 )

  • Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.
  • Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.

    ( 2017 )

  • A Gentleman
  • A Gentleman

    ( 2017 )

  • The Wishing Tree
  • The Wishing Tree

    ( 2017 )

  • Begum Jaan
  • Begum Jaan

    ( 2017 )

  • Anna, Kisan Baburao Hazare
  • Anna, Kisan Baburao Hazare

    ( 2016 )

  • Anna
  • Anna

    ( 2016 )

  • Baar Baar Dekho
  • Baar Baar Dekho

    ( 2016 )

  • The Apartment
  • The Apartment

    ( 2016 )

  • Ki & Ka
  • Ki & Ka

    ( 2016 )

  • Bang Baaja Baaraat
  • Bang Baaja Baaraat

    ( 2015 )

  • The Threshold
  • The Threshold

    ( 2015 )

  • Uvaa
  • Uvaa

    ( 2015 )

  • Gour Hari Dastaan: The Freedom File
  • Gour Hari Dastaan: The Freedom File

    ( 2015 )

  • For Here or to Go?
  • For Here or to Go?

    ( 2015 )

  • Roy
  • Roy

    ( 2015 )

  • Bicycle
  • Bicycle

    ( 2014 )

  • Kick
  • Kick

    ( 2014 )

  • Purani Jeans
  • Purani Jeans

    ( 2014 )

  • Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
  • Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India

    ( 2014 )

  • Dishkiyaoon
  • Dishkiyaoon

    ( 2014 )

  • Bar Stools
  • Bar Stools

    ( 2013 )

  • Singh Saab the Great
  • Singh Saab the Great

    ( 2013 )

  • Mishawr Rawhoshyo
  • Mishawr Rawhoshyo

    ( 2013 )

  • The Bright Day
  • The Bright Day

    ( 2013 )

  • Delhi Eye
  • Delhi Eye

    ( 2012 )

  • Dam999
  • Dam999

    ( 2011 )

  • Shaitan
  • Shaitan

    ( 2011 )

  • Monica
  • Monica

    ( 2011 )

  • Guzaarish
  • Guzaarish

    ( 2010 )

  • Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish
  • Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish

    ( 2009 )

  • Marega Salaa
  • Marega Salaa

    ( 2009 )

  • Fruit & Nut
  • Fruit & Nut

    ( 2009 )

  • Blue Oranges
  • Blue Oranges

    ( 2009 )

  • Well Done Abba!
  • Well Done Abba!

    ( 2009 )

  • Morning Walk
  • Morning Walk

    ( 2009 )

  • The Whisperers
  • The Whisperers

    ( 2009 )

  • Gulmohar
  • Gulmohar

    ( 2009 )

  • Hansie: A True Story
  • Hansie: A True Story

    ( 2008 )

  • Welcome to Sajjanpur
  • Welcome to Sajjanpur

    ( 2008 )

  • Y.M.I. Yeh Mera India
  • Y.M.I. Yeh Mera India

    ( 2008 )

  • Lovesongs: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
  • Lovesongs: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

    ( 2008 )

  • Kya Tum Ho
  • Kya Tum Ho

    ( 2006 )

  • Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante
  • Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante

    ( 2006 )

  • Kalakaar
  • Kalakaar

    ( 2006 )

  • I Did Not Kill Gandhi
  • I Did Not Kill Gandhi

    ( 2005 )

  • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
  • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero

    ( 2005 )

  • Rok Sako To Rok Lo
  • Rok Sako To Rok Lo

    ( 2004 )

  • Mitti Aur Chand
  • Mitti Aur Chand

    ( 2004 )

  • Kabhie Kabhie
  • Kabhie Kabhie

    ( 2003–2004 )

  • Ek Alag Mausam
  • Ek Alag Mausam

    ( 2003 )

  • Octave
  • Octave

    ( 2002 )

  • Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
  • Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai

    ( 2002 )

  • Abaidha
  • Abaidha

    ( 2002 )

  • Dattak
  • Dattak

    ( 2001 )

  • Censor
  • Censor

    ( 2001 )

  • Zubeidaa
  • Zubeidaa

    ( 2001 )

  • Hari-Bhari
  • Hari-Bhari

    ( 2000 )

  • Agni Sakshi
  • Agni Sakshi

    ( 1999 )

  • Star Bestsellers
  • Star Bestsellers

    ( 1999–2000 )

  • Samar
  • Samar

    ( 1998 )

  • Train to Pakistan
  • Train to Pakistan

    ( 1998 )

  • Ghulam
  • Ghulam

    ( 1998 )

  • Byomkesh Bakshi
  • Byomkesh Bakshi

    ( 1993–1997 )

  • Saturday Suspense
  • Saturday Suspense

    ( 1997 )

  • Sardari Begum
  • Sardari Begum

    ( 1996 )

  • The Making of the Mahatma
  • The Making of the Mahatma

    ( 1996 )

  • Limited Manuski
  • Limited Manuski

    ( 1995 )

  • Yugantar
  • Yugantar

    ( 1995–1996 )

  • Charachar
  • Charachar

    ( 1994 )

  • Mammo
  • Mammo

    ( 1994 )

  • Kshitij Ye Nahi
  • Kshitij Ye Nahi

    ( 1992–1993 )

  • Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
  • Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda

    ( 1992 )

  • Agar Aisa Ho To
  • Agar Aisa Ho To

    ( 1990–1991 )

Image Source : IMDB & Wikipedia

rajit kapur AWARDS

Awards
  • Best Actor
  • The National Film Awards, India for Best Actor - 1996 The Making of the Mahatma

  • Best Actor (Jury mention)
  • The Washington DC South Asian Film Festival for Best Actor (Jury mention) - 2016 The Threshold

Image Source : IMDB & Wikipedia

RAJIT KAPUR NEWS

Play Interrupted

April 21, 2013 3:01 am

Why audience behaviour matters in live performances.

Play Interrupted

April 19, 2013 3:01 am

Why audience behaviour matters in live performances.

Raging On

April 01, 2013 10:11 pm

Back in 1993,Shernaz Patel,Rajit Kapur and Rahul da Cunha made a choice.

Shades of Red Tapism

March 18, 2013 3:10 am

Rajit Kapur’s theatre production The Bureaucrat is a humourous take on crumbling government authorities.

The World of Prithvi

November 02, 2012 12:54 am

Mumbai’s annual Prithvi Festival returns after a gap of two years.

The World of Prithvi

November 02, 2012 12:41 am

Mumbai’s annual Prithvi Festival returns after a gap of two years.

Power of Nine

April 19, 2012 3:08 am

Nine topical themes in one play is what one can get to view in “One on One”,a theatrical collaboration of actors Shernaz Patel,Rajit Kapur and Rahul da Cunha.

Taste of Theatrics

February 03, 2010 1:46 am

“I don’t want to do lead roles in tele-serials,” says ace actor Rajit Kapur.

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