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	'''Rajit Kapur''' is an [[Indian people\|Indian]] film and theatre actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in the 1996 film,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=4798\|title=Hinduism Today Magazine\|last=Academy\|first=Himalayan\|website=www.hinduismtoday.com\|language=en\|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> ''[[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 (1999 film)\|Agnisakshi]]'', and the fictional detective [[~~Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series)\|~~Byomkesh Bakshi]]<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Kapur\|first1=Rajit\|title=Even now people call Rajit Kapur Byomkesh Bakshi\|url=http://www.gqindia.com/get-smart/pop-culture/even-now-people-call-rajit-kapur-byomkesh-bakshi-gq-india/\|website=GQ India\|publisher=GQ\|access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref> in the eponymous ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (1993 TV series)\|television series]]'', directed by [[Basu Chatterjee]] and broadcast on [[Doordarshan]]. His debut film was ''[[Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda]]'' (1992), directed by [[Shyam Benegal]].		'''Rajit Kapur''' is an [[Indian people\|Indian]] film and theatre actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in the 1996 film,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=4798\|title=Hinduism Today Magazine\|last=Academy\|first=Himalayan\|website=www.hinduismtoday.com\|language=en\|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> ''[[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 (1999 film)\|Agnisakshi]]'', and the fictional detective [[Byomkesh Bakshi]]<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Kapur\|first1=Rajit\|title=Even now people call Rajit Kapur Byomkesh Bakshi\|url=http://www.gqindia.com/get-smart/pop-culture/even-now-people-call-rajit-kapur-byomkesh-bakshi-gq-india/\|website=GQ India\|publisher=GQ\|access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref> in the eponymous ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (1993 TV series)\|television series]]'', directed by [[Basu Chatterjee]] and broadcast on [[Doordarshan]]. His debut film was ''[[Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda]]'' (1992), directed by [[Shyam Benegal]].

	==Career==		==Career==
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{{Infobox person
| name = Rajit Kapur
| image = Rajit Kapoor.jpg
| alt =Kapur at Kashish Film Festival 2011
| caption =Kapur at Kashish Film Festival 2011
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| other_names=
| alma_mater= [[Sydenham College]]
| occupation = [[Actor]], director, writer, producer
| known_for = [[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series)|Byomkesh Bakshi]], [[The Making of the Mahatma]], [[Agnisakshi (1999 film)|Agnisakshi]], [[Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda]]
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'''Rajit Kapur''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film and theatre actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in the 1996 film,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=4798|title=Hinduism Today Magazine|last=Academy|first=Himalayan|website=www.hinduismtoday.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> ''[[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 (1999 film)|Agnisakshi]]'', and the fictional detective [[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series)|Byomkesh Bakshi]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kapur|first1=Rajit|title=Even now people call Rajit Kapur Byomkesh Bakshi|url=http://www.gqindia.com/get-smart/pop-culture/even-now-people-call-rajit-kapur-byomkesh-bakshi-gq-india/|website=GQ India|publisher=GQ|access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref> in the eponymous ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (1993 TV series)|television series]]'', directed by [[Basu Chatterjee]] and broadcast on [[Doordarshan]]. His debut film was ''[[Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda]]'' (1992), directed by [[Shyam Benegal]].

==Career==

Rajit Kapur played the role of the famous [[Bengalis|Bengali]] detective [[Byomkesh Bakshi]] in the eponymously named TV series, ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (1993 TV series)|Byomkesh Bakshi]]'' (1993). Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictitious character created by the popular Bengali writer [[Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay]]. [[Basu Chatterjee]] directed a TV show based on the stories of Bandyopadhyay, and Rajit Kapur played the lead role. The show was very popular and Rajit Kapur achieved his first media recognition through this show. Kapur is also a very prominent theatre actor and director in India.
He acted in Malayalam film ''[[Agnisakshi (1999 film)|Agnisakshi]]'' in 1999 which won numerous acclodes including [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]], and he was awarded [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]].
He has also acted in several commercially successful movies like [[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]], [[Uri: The Surgical Strike]], and [[Raazi]].

==Filmography==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year
! Title !! Role !! Director !! Notes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Nail Polish (film)|Nail Polish]]'' || Judge Kishore Bhushan || Bugs Bhargava Krishna || A legal thriller
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect]]'' || [[Vikram Sarabhai]] || [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] ||A [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/900365/rocketry-the-nambi-effect-teaser-madhavan-presents-scientist-nambi-narayans-story|title='Rocketry – The Nambi Effect' teaser: Madhavan presents scientist Nambi Narayanan's story|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/madhavan-nambi-narayanan-rocketry-the-nambi-effec-5428666/|title=R. Madhavan: 95 per cent of Indians don't know about Nambi Narayanan, which I think is a crime|date=1 November 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| '' Fitrat '' || || [[Taher Ali Baig]] || Short film<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hlc-cultcritic.com/fitrat-by-taher-ali-baig/|title=FITRAT BY TAHER ALI BAIG|date=9 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
|''[[Bypass Road (film)|Bypass Road]]''|| Pratap || Naman Nitin Mukesh ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/movies-to-look-forward-to/bypass-road-neil-nitin-mukesh-is-all-praise-for-senior-actor-rajit-kapur/photostory/69514673.cms|title='Bypass Road': Neil Nitin Mukesh is all praise for senior actor Rajit Kapur - Movies to look forward to|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| TBD
|''[[Life's Good (film)|Life's Good]] ''|| TBA || [[Anant Mahadevan]] ||
|-
|2019
|''[[22 Yards]]''
|
|Mitali Ghoshal
|
|-
| 2019
|''[[Uri: The Surgical Strike]]''||Prime Minister of India||[[Aditya Dhar]] ||
|-
| 2018
|''[[Raazi]]''|| Hidayat Khan || [[Meghna Gulzar]] ||
|-
| 2018
|''[[Phir Se...]]''|| Krish || [[Kunal Kohli]]<br>Ajay Bhuyan ||
|-
| 2017
|''[[A Gentleman]]''|| Kavya's father || [[Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.]] ||
|-
| 2017
|''The Wishing Tree''|| Fatima's Father || Manika Sharma ||
|-
| 2017
|''[[Begum Jaan]]''|| Ilias Khan || Srijit Mukherji ||
|-
| 2016
|''[[Anna (2016 film)|Anna: Kisan Baburao Hazare]]''|| || Shashank Udapurkara ||
|-
| 2016
|''[[Baar Baar Dekho]]''|| Panditji || [[Nitya Mehra]] || Special appearance
|-
| 2016
|''[[Ki & Ka]]''|| Mr. Kumar Bansal || [[R. Balki]] ||
|-
| 2015
|''[[Uvaa]]''|| Principal || Jasbir Bhaati ||
|-
| 2015
|''[[Roy (film)|Roy]]''|| Detective Wadia || Vikramjit Singh ||
|-
| 2014
|''[[Dishkiyaoon]]''|| Viki's Dad || Sanamjit Singhalwar ||
|-
| 2014
|''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]''|| Dr. Jayant Verma || [[Sajid Nadiadwala]] ||
|-
| 2013
|''[[Singh Saab the Great]]''|| Iqbal || [[Anil Sharma]] ||
|-
| 2013
|''[[Mishawr Rawhoshyo]]''|| Al Mamun || [[Srijit Mukherji]] || Bengali film
|-
| 2011
|''[[Shaitan (film)|Shaitan]]''|| Amy's Father || [[Bejoy Nambiar]] ||
|-
| 2011
|''[[Dam 999]]''|| Shankaran || Sohan roy || UAE–Indian co-production film
|-
| 2011
|''[[Monica (film)|Monica]]''|| Raj Jaitley || Sushen Bhatnagar ||
|-
| 2010
|''[[Guzaarish (2010 film)|Guzaarish]]''|| Public Prosecutor, Vipin Patel || [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] ||
|-
| 2010
|''[[Well Done Abba]]''|| Inspector Rishab Reddy || [[Shyam Benegal]] ||
|-
| 2009
|''[[Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish]] ''|| Debu || [[Deepti Naval]] || Premiered at [[2009 Cannes Film Festival]] <br/> Direct-to-video
|-
| 2009
|''[[Yeh Mera India]]''|| Arun Talreja || [[N. Chandra]] ||
|-
| 2009
|''[[Blue Oranges]]''|| Nilesh || Rajesh Ganguly ||
|-
| 2009
|''[[Morning Walk]]''|| Indra || Arup Dutta ||
|-
| 2009
|''[[Marega Salaa]]''|| Rahul Awasthi || Devang Dholakia ||
|-
| 2008
|''[[Welcome to Sajjanpur]]''|| Collector || Shyam Benegal ||
|-
| 2007
|''Dahek - A Restless Mind''|| Ajay Mathur || Aroop Adhikari ||
|-
| 2006
|''[[Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante]]''|| Dr. Viren Goenka || Tanveer Khan ||
|-
| 2005
|''[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero]] ''||[[Abid Hasan]] || Shyam Benegal ||
|-
| 2005
|''[[Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara]]''|| Ronu Chaudhary || [[Jahnu Barua]] ||
|-
| 2004
|''[[Rok Sako To Rok Lo]]''|| Sweety's husband || [[Arindam Chaudhuri]] ||
|-
| 2003
|''[[Ek Alag Mausam]]''|| George || [[K.P. Sasi]] ||
|-
| 2002
|''Octave''|| Dr. Gujaral || [[Shaji N. Karun]] ||
|-
| 2002
|''[[Nishad (2002 film)|Nishad]]''|| Dr. Gopi Gujaral || [[Shaji N. Karun]] ||
|-
| 2002
|''[[Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai]]''|| Prakash || [[Manoj Punj]] ||
|-
| 2002
|''[[Abaidha]]''|| || [[Gul Bahar Singh]] || Bengali film
|-
| 2001
|''[[Dattak]]''|| Sunil || [[Gul Bahar Singh]] ||
|-
| 2001
|''[[Censor (film)|Censor]]''|| || [[Dev Anand]] ||
|-
| 2001
|''[[Zubeidaa]]''|| Riyaz Masud || Shyam Benegal || Third film in "Shyam Benegal's Muslim Trilogy"
|-
| 2000
|''[[Hari-Bhari]]''|| Khurshid || Shyam Benegal ||
|-
| 1999
|''[[Samar (1999 film)|Samar]]''|| || Shyam Benegal ||
|-
| 1999
|''[[Agnisakshi (1999 film)|Agnisakshi]]''|| Unni || [[Shyamaprasad]] || Malayalam film, [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| 1998
|''[[Train to Pakistan (film)|Train to Pakistan]]''|| Iqbal || [[Pamela Rooks]] ||
|-
| 1998
|''[[Ghulam (film)|Ghulam]]''|| Jai || [[Vikram Bhatt]] ||
|-
| 1996
|''[[The Making of the Mahatma]] ''||[[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]] || Shyam Benegal || Won [[National Film Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| 1996
|''[[Sardari Begum]]''|| Sadiq Moosvi || Shyam Benegal || Second film in "Shyam Benegal's Muslim Trilogy"
|-
| 1995
|''Limited Manuski''|| Sadanand Borse || Jayoo Patwardhan <br/> Nachiket Patwardhan || Marathi film
|-
| 1994
|''[[Mammo]]''|| Riyaz (Adult) || Shyam Benegal || First film in "Shyam Benegal's Muslim Trilogy"
|-
| 1994
|''[[Charachar]]''|| Lakhinder || [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]] ||
|-
| 1992
|''[[Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda]]''|| Manik Mulla || Shyam Benegal ||
|-
|}

==Plays==
* ''Love Letters''
* ''Class of '84''
* ''Larins Sahib''
* ''Are There Tigers in the Congo?''
* ''Mr. Behram''
* ''Six Degrees of Separation''
* ''Pune Highway''
* ''Me Kash and Cruise''
* ''Flowers''
* ''A Walk In The Woods''
* ''One on One Part 2''
* ''The Siddhus of Upper Juhu''
* ''Mahua'' (as director)

==Television series==
In reverse chronological order:

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" width="100%"
! width="20%" rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title !! width="4%" rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year(s) !! colspan="3" scope="col" | Credited as !! width="30%" rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
! width="6%" scope="col" | Actor !! width="25%" scope="col" | Director!! width="25%" scope="col" | Role
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! scope="row" align="left" |''[[Bard of Blood]]''
|| 2019||{{yes}} || || Sadiq Shaikh || Netflix series
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''[[TVF Tripling]]''
|| 2019||{{yes}} || || [[Byomkesh Bakshi|Satyanweshi]] || Season 2 of the web series
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''Bang Baaja Baaraat''
|| 2015||{{yes}} || || || Web series
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''[[Samvidhaan]]''
|| 2014||{{yes}} || || [[Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer]] ||
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''[[Rishtey (TV series)|Rishtey{{snd}}The Love Stories]]''
|| 2001||{{yes}} || || Shastri || Episode 158{{snd}}"Poorab Aur Pashchim"
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''[[Star Bestsellers]]''
|| 1999||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || ||Episode entitled "Tripti". Also, writer and producer.
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''[[Star Bestsellers]]''
|| 1999||{{yes}} || || || Episode 12{{snd}}"Prayas"
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''[[Star Bestsellers]]''
|| 1999||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || || Episode 8{{snd}}"Shuruaat". Also, producer.
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''Junoon''
|| 1997{{ndash}}98||{{yes}} || || ||
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV Series)|Byomkesh Bakshi]]''
|| 1997||{{yes}} || || Byomkesh Bakshi || Season 2
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''Yugantar''
|| 1995{{ndash}}96||{{yes}} || || ||
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV Series)|Byomkesh Bakshi]]''
|| 1993||{{yes}} || ||[[Byomkesh Bakshi]] || Season 1
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''[[Kshitij Ye Nahi]]''
|| 1991||{{yes}} || || ||
|-
! scope="row" align="left" |''Ghar Jamai''
|| 1986||{{yes}} || || ||
|-
|}

==Awards==
*'''1996:''' [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] - ''[[The Making of the Mahatma]]''
*'''1998:''' [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] - ''[[Agnisakshi (1999 film)|Agnisakshi]]''
*'''2010:''' Imagine India Film Festival, Spain, Award for Best Actor - ''[[Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish]]''<ref>[http://www.imagineindia.net/eng/News/News.php?id=3823499669042862790]{{Dead link|date=June 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0438496|name=Rajit Kapur}}

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