Rajit Kapur

Actor, Producer, Director Byomkesh Bakshi, Raazi, Uri, Rocket Boys, and many more...

Rajit made his debut on stage in 1978. His theatre credits include Love Letters, Class of 84, a solo performance of Girish Karnad's Flowers, A Walk in the Woods, Siddhus of Upper Juhu, Twelve Angry Jurors, A Few Good Men and Mosambi Narangi.

He has donned the Director's hat for many plays including The Glass Menagerie, Mahua and Naqqaash (Hindi). He is also a Co-founder of Rage Productions, which has produced some of the finest English plays in the country.

His television breakthrough came with a role in the teleserial - "Ghar Jamai" in 1986. Rajit has recently played the title role of Sardar Patel on Doordarshan in a series called Sardar - The Game Changer. His critically acclaimed short films include Kalakaar, Cola, Fitrat, Birha and Shaam Hi To Hai.

His popularity soared with Basu Chatterjee's Byomkesh Bakshi in 1991-92.Rajit’s silver screen debut was in Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, directed by Shyam Benegal in 1993. His 80 other film credits include Ghulam, Guzaarish, Raazi, Uri, Bypass Road, Maja Maa and The Threshold. His web series: Mithiya 1 & 2, Rocket Boys, Pharma.

His performance as Mahatma Gandhi in Shyam Benegal’s The Making of the Mahatma fetched him the National Award for Best Actor in 1995. His other awards include the Kerala State Award for Best Actor in 1998 for his Malayalam film debut Agnisakshi and the Best Actor award in 2010 at the Imagine India Film Festival, Spain for Do Paise Ki Dhoop Chaar Aane Ki Baarish.