Rajit Kapur

Rajit Kapur रजित कपूर
Kapur at Kashish Film Festival 2011
Born	Rajit Kapur (1960-05-22) 22 May 1960 Amritsar, Punjab, India
Residence	Mumbai
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Rajit Kapur, Rajit Kapoor
Alma mater	Sydenham College
Occupation	Actor, director, writer and producer
Known for	Byomkesh Bakshi, The Making of the Mahatma, Agnisakshi

Rajit Kapur (Hindi: रजित कपूर, Punjabi: ਰਜੀਤ ਕਪੂਰ) is an Indian film and theatre actor as well as director. He is known for his award-winning portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film, The Making of the Mahatma, of the protagonist Unni in the Malayalam film Agnisakshi, and of the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi^[1] 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 Kapoor played the role of famous Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi in early 90's. Byomkesh Bakshi was a fictitious character created by popular Bengali writer Sharadindu Bandopadhyaya. Basu Chatterji directed his TV show based on these detective stories of Byomkesh, where Rajit Kapoor played the lead role. K. K. Raina played the role of Byomkesh Bakshi's assistant Ajit Bandopadhyaya and Sukanya Kulkarni played the role of Satyavati, Byomkesh's wife. The show was very popular and Rajit Kapoor achieved his first media recognition through this show.

Filmography

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

Awards

• 1996: National Film Award for Best Actor - The Making of the Mahatma
• 2010: Imagine India Film Festival, Spain, Award for Best Actor - Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish^[2]

References

External links

• Rajit Kapur on IMDb