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Rajit Kapoor

Rajit Kapoor

Born 22 May 1963 (age 63) · Amritsar, Punjab, India

Actor
18Films
4.8Avg Monk Scoreacross 11 films
1Recommended+of 11
1998–2023Career

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. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for portraying Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film The Making of the Mahatma. His film debut was in Shyam Benegal's Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992). He also won acclaim for his role in the Malayalam film Agnisakshi. A prominent theatre personality, Kapur has appeared in recent films like Raazi, Uri: The Surgical Strike, and Mission Majnu.

Films

Known for

Career arc

Rajit's films, as critics saw them

11 films · Monk Score 0–10

  1. Monica (2011): Monk Score 3.8
  2. Shaitan (2011): Monk Score 6.1
  3. Dishkiyaoon (2014): Monk Score 3.3
  4. Purani Jeans (2014): Monk Score 3.5
  5. Roy (2015): Monk Score 4.1
  6. Baar Baar Dekho (2016): Monk Score 4.8
  7. Begum Jaan (2017): Monk Score 5.0
  8. A Gentleman (2017): Monk Score 4.7
  9. Raazi (2018): Monk Score 7.1
  10. Attack: Part 1 (2022): Monk Score 5.6
  11. Mission Majnu (2023): Monk Score 5.2

Highest: Raazi 7.1Lowest: Dishkiyaoon 3.31 of 11 Recommended or better

Collaborators

Who Rajit works with

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Filmography

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Acting (18)