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Rajit Kapur | |
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| Kapur at Kashish Film Festival 2011 Kapur at Kashish Film Festival 2011 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Sydenham College |
| Occupation | Actor, director, writer, producer |
| Known for | Byomkesh Bakshi, The Making of the Mahatma, Agnisakshi, Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda |
Rajit Kapur is an Indian film and theatre actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film,[1] 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[2] 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.
Career
Rajit Kapur played the role of the famous Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi in the eponymously named 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 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, Uri: The Surgical Strike, and Raazi.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Nail Polish | Judge Kishore Bhushan | Bugs Bhargava Krishna | A legal thriller |
| 2020 | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Vikram Sarabhai | Madhavan | A biographical drama film.[3][4] |
| 2020 | Fitrat | Taher Ali Baig | Short film[5] | |
| 2019 | Bypass Road | Pratap | Naman Nitin Mukesh | [6] |
| TBD | 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 Ajay Bhuyan |
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| 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: 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 | Detective Wadia | Vikramjit Singh | |
| 2014 | Dishkiyaoon | Viki's Dad | Sanamjit Singhalwar | |
| 2014 | 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 | Amy's Father | Bejoy Nambiar | |
| 2011 | Dam 999 | Shankaran | Sohan roy | UAE–Indian co-production film |
| 2011 | Monica | Raj Jaitley | Sushen Bhatnagar | |
| 2010 | 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 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 | 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 | Dev Anand | ||
| 2001 | Zubeidaa | Riyaz Masud | Shyam Benegal | Third film in "Shyam Benegal's Muslim Trilogy" |
| 2000 | Hari-Bhari | Khurshid | Shyam Benegal | |
| 1999 | Samar | Shyam Benegal | ||
| 1999 | Agnisakshi | Unni | Shyamaprasad | Malayalam film, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor |
| 1998 | Train to Pakistan | Iqbal | Pamela Rooks | |
| 1998 | 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 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:
| Title | Year(s) | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Director | Role | |||
| Bard of Blood | 2019 | Yes | Sadiq Shaikh | Netflix series | |
| TVF Tripling | 2019 | Yes | Satyanweshi | Season 2 of the web series | |
| Bang Baaja Baaraat | 2015 | Yes | Web series | ||
| Samvidhaan | 2014 | Yes | Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer | ||
| Rishtey – The Love Stories | 2001 | Yes | Shastri | Episode 158 – "Poorab Aur Pashchim" | |
| Star Bestsellers | 1999 | Yes | Yes | Episode entitled "Tripti". Also, writer and producer. | |
| Star Bestsellers | 1999 | Yes | Episode 12 – "Prayas" | ||
| Star Bestsellers | 1999 | Yes | Yes | Episode 8 – "Shuruaat". Also, producer. | |
| Junoon | 1997–98 | Yes | |||
| Byomkesh Bakshi | 1997 | Yes | Byomkesh Bakshi | Season 2 | |
| Yugantar | 1995–96 | Yes | |||
| Byomkesh Bakshi | 1993 | Yes | Byomkesh Bakshi | Season 1 | |
| Kshitij Ye Nahi | 1991 | Yes | |||
| 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
- 2010: Imagine India Film Festival, Spain, Award for Best Actor - Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish[7]
References
- ↑ Academy, Himalayan. "Hinduism Today Magazine". www.hinduismtoday.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ↑ Kapur, Rajit. "Even now people call Rajit Kapur Byomkesh Bakshi". GQ India. GQ. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Scroll Staff. "'Rocketry – The Nambi Effect' teaser: Madhavan presents scientist Nambi Narayanan's story". Scroll.in.
- ↑ "R. Madhavan: 95 per cent of Indians don't know about Nambi Narayanan, which I think is a crime". 1 November 2018.
- ↑ "FITRAT BY TAHER ALI BAIG". 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "'Bypass Road': Neil Nitin Mukesh is all praise for senior actor Rajit Kapur - Movies to look forward to". The Times of India.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
External links
- Rajit Kapur on IMDb