Rajit Kapoor

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Actor

Rajit Kapoor

रजित कपूर

b. 22 May 1963, Amritsar · also credited as Rajit Kapoor

Rajit Kapur (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian film and theatre actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film, The Making of the Mahatma for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor. Other notable roles are as the protagonist Unni in the Malayalam film Agnisakshi, and the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi in the eponymous television series, directed by Basu Chatterjee and broadcast on Doordarshan.

National Film Award for Best Actor

Selected works

3 credited titles · 2023–25

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