Rajit Kapur biography
Rajit Kapur is an Indian actor, born on 22 May 1963 in Amritsar.
Rajit Kapur's screen career began in 1986 with Ghar Jamai.
Rajit Kapur has appeared in 72 films and 16 television or streaming titles in Hindi and Indian cinema.
The most recent films are Kaisi Ye Paheli (2025), Paani (2024), Chhatrapati Sambhaji (2024).
Honours include National Film Award for Best Actor.
- Also known as
- Rajit Kapoor
- Born
- 22 May 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Amritsar
- Work
- Actor
- Film industries
- Hindi and Indian cinema
- Awards
- National Film Award for Best Actor
Rajit Kapur filmography
72 films and 16 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kaisi Ye Paheli | Detective Bondo | ||
| 2024 | Paani | Marathi film | ||
| 2024 | Chhatrapati Sambhaji | Aurangzeb | ||
| 2023 | Mission Majnu | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | ||
| 2023 | Mujib: The Making of a Nation | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | ||
| 2022 | Life's Good | |||
| 2022 | Maja Ma | Hindi | ||
| 2022 | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Vikram Sarabhai | ||
| 2022 | Code Name: Tiranga | Kabir Ali | ||
| 2022 | Birha , The Journey Back Home | Punjabi short film released in JioCinema | ||
| 2022 | Attack: Part 1 | Home Minister Digvijay Singh | ||
| 2021 | Nail Polish | Judge Kishore Bhushan | ZEE5 original film | |
| 2020 | Prawaas | Marathi | ||
| 2020 | Fitrat | Short film | ||
| 2019 | Uri: The Surgical Strike | Prime Minister of India | ||
| 2019 | Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish | Debu | ||
| 2019 | Bypass Road | Pratap | ||
| 2019 | 22 Yards | |||
| 2018 | Raazi | Hidayat Khan | ||
| 2018 | Phir Se | Krish | ||
| 2018 | Mehram | Ikhlaque Siddiqui | Short film released on ZEE5 | |
| 2017 | Begum Jaan | Ilias Khan | ||
| 2017 | Solar Eclipse: Depth of Darkness | English | ||
| 2017 | The Wishing Tree | Fatima's Father | ||
| 2017 | A Gentleman | Kavya's father |
Show all 72 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ki and Ka | Hindi | ||
| 2016 | Ki & Ka | Mr. Kumar Bansal | ||
| 2016 | Baar Baar Dekho | Panditji | Special appearance | |
| 2016 | Anna: Kisan Baburao Hazare | |||
| 2015 | Uvaa | Principal | ||
| 2015 | Roy | Detective Wadia | ||
| 2014 | Kick | Dr. Jayant Verma | ||
| 2014 | Dishkiyaoon | Viki's Dad | ||
| 2013 | Mishawr Rawhoshyo | Al Mamun | Bengali film | |
| 2013 | Singh Saab the Great | Iqbal | ||
| 2011 | Shaitan | Amy's Father | ||
| 2011 | Dam 999 | Shankaran | UAE, Indian co-production film | |
| 2011 | Monica | Raj Jaitley | ||
| 2010 | Well Done Abba | Inspector Rishab Reddy | ||
| 2010 | Guzaarish | Public Prosecutor, Vipin Patel | ||
| 2009 | Morning Walk | Indra | ||
| 2009 | Gulmohar | Deven | ||
| 2009 | Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish | Debu | Premiered at 2009 Cannes Film Festival Direct-to-video | |
| 2009 | Blue Oranges | Nilesh | ||
| 2009 | Yeh Mera India | Arun Talreja | ||
| 2009 | Marega Salaa | Rahul Awasthi | ||
| 2008 | Welcome to Sajjanpur | Collector | ||
| 2007 | Dahek - A Restless Mind | Ajay Mathur | ||
| 2006 | Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante | Dr. Viren Goenka | ||
| 2005 | Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara | Ronu Chaudhary | ||
| 2005 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero | Abid Hasan | ||
| 2004 | Rok Sako To Rok Lo | Sweety's husband | ||
| 2003 | Ek Alag Mausam | George | ||
| 2002 | Nishad | Dr. Gopi Gujaral | ||
| 2002 | Abaidha | Bengali film | ||
| 2002 | Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai | Prakash | ||
| 2002 | Octave | Dr. Gujaral | ||
| 2001 | Dattak | Sunil | ||
| 2001 | Zubeidaa | Riyaz Masud | Third film in "Shyam Benegal's Muslim Trilogy" | |
| 2001 | Censor | |||
| 2000 | Hari-Bhari | Khurshid | ||
| 1999 | Agnisakshi | Unni | Malayalam film, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor | |
| 1999 | Samar | |||
| 1998 | Ghulam | Jai | ||
| 1998 | Train to Pakistan | Iqbal | ||
| 1996 | The Making of the Mahatma | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | Won National Film Award for Best Actor | |
| 1996 | Sardari Begum | Sadiq Moosvi | Second film in "Shyam Benegal's Muslim Trilogy" | |
| 1995 | Limited Manuski | Sadanand Borse | Marathi film | |
| 1994 | Charachar | Lakhinder | ||
| 1994 | Mammo | Riyaz (Adult) | First film in "Shyam Benegal's Muslim Trilogy" | |
| 1992 | Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda | Manik Mulla | ||
| 1989 | Jazeere | Raul |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pharma | Dr. Rajeev Rao | JioHotstar Malayalam series | |
| 2024 | Sardar: The Game Changer | Vallabhbhai Patel | DD National | |
| 2022 | Mithya | Hindi | ||
| 2022 | Rocket Boys | Jawaharlal Nehru | SonyLIV | |
| 2019 | TVF Tripling | Satyanweshi | Season 2 of the web series | |
| 2019 | Bard of Blood | Sadiq Shaikh | Netflix series | |
| 2015 | Bang Baaja Baaraat | Web series | ||
| 2014 | Samvidhaan | Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer | ||
| 2001 | Rishtey , The Love Stories | Shastri | Episode 158 , "Poorab Aur Pashchim" | |
| 1999 | Star Bestsellers | Episode entitled "Tripti". Also, writer and producer. | ||
| 1997 | Byomkesh Bakshi | Byomkesh Bakshi | Season 2 | |
| 1997 | Junoon | |||
| 1995 | Yugantar | |||
| 1993 | Byomkesh Bakshi | Byomkesh Bakshi | Season 1 | |
| 1991 | Kshitij Ye Nahi | |||
| 1986 | Ghar Jamai |