Rajit Kapoor is a veteran Indian film, theater and television actor. He is best known for playing the lead role in DD National’s TV series “Byomkesh Bakshi” (1993).
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Rajit was born on Sunday, August 27, 1960, in Amritsar, Punjab (age 59; as of 2019). His zodiac sign is Virgo. He was educated at Bombay Cathedral and John Connon School. He graduated in Commerce from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Eye color: dark brown
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
family, caste and wife
He was born into a Punjabi family. He comes from a business family. When Rajit was one and a half years old, he and his family moved to Mumbai. He is not married yet.
Profession
When he was six years old, he appeared in DD National’s TV series “Khel Khilone”. While in college, he appeared in many plays. He started his career as a theater actor and has appeared in many theater productions such as “Love Letters”, “Class of 84”, “Sir Rallings”, “Are There Tigers in the Congo?” ” ‘gentlemen. Bellam, Six Degrees of Separation and Pune Expressway. He also directed and produced many popular theater productions.
rajit kapoor in drama
In 1986, he appeared in the TV series Ghar Jamai; broadcast on DD National. In 1993, he was roped in to star in the popular TV series “Byomkesh Bakshi” which aired on DD National. He plays the lead role in this TV series. In 1997, he appeared in the sequel of “Byomkesh Bakshi”.
Rajit Kapur to star in DD National’s TV series “Byomkesh Bakshi”
He made his acting debut in the 1992 Bollywood film Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda directed by Shyam Benegal.
He is best known for his role as ‘Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’ in the Bollywood film Mahatma (1996). His performance in this film was appreciated by critics and audiences.
Stills from Rajit Kapoor’s film “The Birth of the Mahatma”
He has acted in several regional films, including the Marathi film “Limited Manuski” (1995), the Malayalam film “Agnisakshi” (1999) and the Bengali film “Abaidha” (2002).
Abaida(2002)
Later, he acted in Bollywood films such as “Pakistan Train” (1998), “Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero” (2005), “Guzaarish (2010), Raazi (2018) and Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019).
He has appeared in several web series including Bang Baaja Baaraat (2015), TVF Tripling Season 2 (2019) and Bard of Blood (2019).
Bang Baaja Baaraat (2015) Rajit Kapoor
Awards and Honors
national film award
1996: Won Best Actor for “The Birth of the Mahatma”
kerala film awards
1998: Won Best Actor for “Agnisakshi”
Spanish Imagine Indian Film Festival Award
2010: Best Actor Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish
Facts/Trivia
- He sang in college
- He was trained to play the organ.
- Before becoming an actor, he worked as an English and history teacher.
- His hobbies include swimming, cooking and reading.
- His play Love Letter is one of the longest-running plays in India.
- In 1992, he founded a theater company “Rage Productions” in Mumbai along with Sheernaz Patel and Rahul da Cunha.
Rajit Kapoor, Shernaaz Patel and Rahul da Cunha
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Source: HIS Education