Rajit Kapur

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This article is about film, television and theater actor Rajit Kapur. For the Bheja Fry actor-director, see Rajat Kapoor.

Rajit Kapur
Actor Rajit Kapoor at Kashish Film Festival 2011
Born	Rajit Kapur
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Byomkesh Bakshi
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Rajit Kapur (Hindi: रजित कपूर, Urdu: رجِت کپُر) is an Indian actor. He is particularly known for his award-winning portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film, The Making of the Mahatma. One of his most popular stints is his portrayal of Byomkesh Bakshi in a television series of the same name based on the character created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay and directed by Basu Chatterjee. He is also known for his acting in the Malayalam film Agni Sakshi.

Career

Rajit Kapur is an actor as well as a director. He has acted in plays like Love letters and Class of 84.

Filmography

Singh Saab the Great (2013)
Mishor Rohoshyo (2013)
Kalpvriksh (Film) (2012)
Life's Good (2011)
Shaitan (2011)
Dam 999 (2011)
Guzaarish (2010)
Well Done Abba (2010)
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish (2009)
Yeh Mera India (2009)
Blue Oranges (2009)
Morning Walk(2009)
Marega Saala (2008)
Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)
Dahek - A Restless Mind (2007)
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005)
Ek Alag Mausam (2003)
Zubeidaa (2001)
Agni Sakshi (1999)
Train to Pakistan (1998)
Ghulam (1998)
Bomgay (Voice for R. Raj Rao's poems) (1996)
The Making of the Mahatma (1996)
Sardari Begum (1996)
Mammo (1994)
Byomkesh Bakshi (1993), TV series on Doordarshan directed by Basu Chatterjee
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992)

Awards

1996: National Film Award for Best Actor - The Making of the Mahatma
1999: Best Actor,Kerala State Film Award - Agnisakshi (1999 film), Indian Malayalam language film
2010: Best Actor at the Imagine India Film Festival, Spain - Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish^[1]

References

↑ http://www.imagineindia.net/eng/News/News.php?id=3823499669042862790

External links

Rajit Kapur at the Internet Movie Database

v t e National Film Award for Best Actor

1967–1980	Uttam Kumar (1967) Ashok Kumar (1968) Utpal Dutt (1969) Sanjeev Kumar (1970) M. G. Ramachandran (1971) Sanjeev Kumar (1972) P. J. Antony (1973) Sadhu Meher (1974) M. V. Vasudeva Rao (1975) Mithun Chakraborty (1976) Bharath Gopi (1977) Arun Mukherjee (1978) Naseeruddin Shah (1979) Balan K. Nair (1980)

1981–2000	Om Puri (1981) Kamal Haasan (1982) Om Puri (1983) Naseeruddin Shah (1984) Shashi Kapoor (1985) Charuhasan (1986) Kamal Haasan (1987) Premji (1988) Mammootty (1989) Amitabh Bachchan (1990) Mohanlal (1991) Mithun Chakraborty (1992) Mammootty (1993) Nana Patekar (1994) Rajit Kapur (1995) Kamal Haasan (1996) Balachandra Menon and Suresh Gopi (1997) Ajay Devgan and Mammootty (1998) Mohanlal (1999) Anil Kapoor (2000)

2001–present	Murali (2001) Ajay Devgan (2002) Vikram (2003) Saif Ali Khan (2004) Amitabh Bachchan (2005) Soumitra Chatterjee (2006) Prakash Raj (2007) Upendra Limaye (2008) Amitabh Bachchan (2009) Dhanush and Salim Kumar (2010) Girish Kulkarni (2011) Irrfan Khan and Vikram Gokhale (2012)

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