Rajit Kapur is an

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film and theatre actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of

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in the 1996 film, '' The Making of the Mahatma'' for which he won the

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. Other notable roles are as the protagonist Unni in the

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film '' Agnisakshi'', and the fictional detective

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in the eponymous ''

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'', directed by

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and broadcast on

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. His debut film was ''

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'' (1992), directed by

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Career

Rajit Kapur played the role of the famous

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detective

in the eponymously named TV series, ''

'' (1993). Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictitious character created by the popular Bengali writer

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directed a TV show based on the stories of Bandyopadhyay, and Rajit Kapur played the lead role. The show was very popular and Rajit Kapur achieved his first media recognition through this show. Kapur is also a very prominent theatre actor and director in India. He acted in Malayalam film '' Agnisakshi'' in 1999 which won numerous acclodes including

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, and he was awarded

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. He has also acted in several commercially successful movies like

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, Uri: The Surgical Strike, and

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. His latest work is The Threshold.

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

Awards

*1996:

- '' The Making of the Mahatma'' *1998:

- '' Agnisakshi'' *2010: Imagine India Film Festival, Spain, Award for Best Actor - ''

Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish ''Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish'' is an Indian film written, and directed by Deepti Naval, starring Manisha Koirala, Rajit Kapur and Sanaj Naval. Cast *Manisha Koirala as Juhi *Rajit Kapur as Debu *Sanaj Naval as Kaku *Milind Soman * ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kapur, Rajit Indian male film actors Best Actor National Film Award winners Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors from Amritsar 1960 births