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Rajit Kapoor
Rajit Kapoor born May 22, 1963 in Amritsar, is a distinguished Indian film and theatre actor and director. He gained fame portraying the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi in the eponymous television series on Doordarshan in 1993. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for portraying Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film The Making of the Mahatma. His film debut was in Shyam Benegal's Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992). He also won acclaim for his role in the Malayalam film Agnisakshi. A prominent theatre personality, Kapur has appeared in recent films like Raazi, Uri: The Surgical Strike, and Mission Majnu.
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As actor
Kaisi Ye Paheli
Chhatrapati Sambhaji
A Night, After All
The Prince of Jhansi
Pune Highway
Birha : The Journey Back Home
Mission Majnu
Attack
Goldfish
Maja Ma
Code Name: Tiranga
Nail Polish
Prawaas
Uri: The Surgical Strike
The Gandhi Murder
22 Yards
Bypass Road
Raazi
Phir Se
Project Papa
Begum Jaan
For Here or to Go?
A Gentleman
Anna
Baar Baar Dekho
Roy
Gour Hari Dastaan
The Threshold
Dishkiyaoon
Kick