Rajat Kapoor

Rajat Kapoor (born 11 February 1961) is an Indian actor, writer, screenwriter and film director. As a child, Kapoor would watch films with his family and decided to become a filmmaker at the age of 14. He mainly focused on acting at first. In 2013 he joined the theatre group Chingari in Delhi, later moving to Pune to attend the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

Known For

Drishyam Not in library

Drishyam

2015

Dil Chahta Hai Not in library

Dil Chahta Hai

2001

The Best Is Yet to Come Not in library

The Best Is Yet to Come

2019

Monsoon Wedding Not in library

Monsoon Wedding

2001

Kapoor & Sons Not in library

Kapoor & Sons

2016

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na Not in library

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

2008

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story Not in library

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story

2020

Drishyam 2 Not in library

Drishyam 2

2022

Agent Vinod Not in library

Agent Vinod

2012

Ki & Ka Not in library

Ki & Ka

2016

Acting

2026 Drishyam 3 as Mahesh Deshmukh
2026 RaftaaR
2025 Raid 2 as Chief Commissioner Kaul
2025 Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders as DGP Sameer Verma In Library
2025 Khauf as Hakim (8 episodes)
2025 Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians as R.N. Kao (6 episodes) In Library
2024 Sadabahar as Miyaji's Son
2024 Lootere as Captain AK Singh (8 episodes)
2023 Armaand as The Father
2023 Eyes on the Sunshine as IAS Loshit Modliar
2023 Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa as Chandra
2023 Jehanabad Of Love & War as Shivanand Singh (10 episodes)
2023 Rana Naidu as Viraj Oberoi (8 episodes)
2022 Clowning with Shakespeare as Self
2022 Gehraiyaan as Jitesh
2022 Drishyam 2 as Mahesh Deshmukh
2022 Kora Kagazz as Vivek
2022 Tanaav as Jagjit Malik (24 episodes)
2021 RK/RKAY as RK and Mahboob
2021 Call My Agent Bollywood as Monty (6 episodes)
2020 Kadakh as Rahul
2020 Code M as Col. Suryaveer Chauhan (8 episodes)
2020 Once Upon a Crime
2020 Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story as K. Madhavan (10 episodes)
2019 The Best Is Yet to Come as Doctor Aman Kapoor
2018 Pari as Qasim Ali
2018 August 25 as Avik
2018 Mulk as SSP Danish Javed
2017 Mantra as Kapil Kapoor
2016 Ki & Ka as Kabir's Father
2016 Kapoor & Sons as Harsh Kapoor
2016 Waiting as Dr. Nirupam
2015 X: Past Is Present as K
2015 Drishyam as Mahesh Deshmukh
2014 Ankhon Dekhi as Rishi Chacha
2014 Rang Rasiya as Auctioneer
2014 Everest as Ramesh Roongta (102 episodes)
2012 Agent Vinod as ISI Chief Iftekhar Ahmed
2012 Midnight's Children as Aadam Aziz
2011 Jo Dooba So Paar: It's Love in Bihar! as Superintendent of Police
2011 Iti Mrinalini as Siddhartha Sarkar
2010 Phas Gaye Re Obama as Om Shastri
2010 Pappu Can't Dance Saala as Palash
2010 I M 24 as Shubendu Roy
2010 10ml LOVE
2010 Rann as Naveen Shankalya
2009 A One Night Stand as Rahul
2009 Ek Tho Chance
2009 Teree Sang: A Kidult Love Story as Mohit Puri
2009 Siddharth: The Prisoner as Siddharth Roy
2008 Krazzy 4 as Ravi K. Sanyal
2008 Dasvidaniya as Rajiv Julka
2008 Hulla as Janardhan Parikh
2008 Anuranan as Amit Banerjee
2008 Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na as Meghna's father
2008 Via Darjeeling as Ronodeep 'Rono' Sen
2007 Bheja Fry as Ranjeet Thadani
2007 Khoya Khoya Chand as Prem Kumar
2007 The Last Days of the Raj as Muhammed Ali Jinnah
2007 My Own Sky as Dr. Sen
2006 Corporate as Vinay Sehgal
2006 Yun Hota To Kya Hota as US Consulate Officer
2006 Mixed Doubles as Vinod
2005 Chehraa as Special Appreance
2005 Kisna as Prince Raghuraj
2005 Time Bomb 9/11 as Industrialist Narendra Nath (24 episodes)
2004 Tum: A Dangerous Obsession as Vinod Gupta
2004 Raat Hone Ko Hai as Anand (83 episodes)
2002 Kali Salwar
2002 Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Himself (2 episodes)
2001 Dil Chahta Hai as Mahesh
2001 Monsoon Wedding as Tej Puri
1999 Gubbare
1998 C.I.D. as Tanuj (2 episodes) In Library
1997 Char Adhyay
1989 The Khayal Saga as Music Student

Directing

2023 Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa Director
2021 RK/RKAY Director
2020 Kadakh Director
2014 Ankhon Dekhi Director
2012 Fatso! Director
2008 Mithya Director
2006 Mixed Doubles Director
2004 Raghu Romeo Director
1997 Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One Director
1996 Hypnothesis Director
1995 Tarana Director
1989 The Khayal Saga Assistant Director

Writing

2023 Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa Writer
2021 RK/RKAY Writer
2020 Kadakh Writer
2014 Ankhon Dekhi Writer
2012 Fatso! Writer
2009 A One Night Stand Writer
2008 Mithya Writer
2006 Mixed Doubles Screenplay
2004 Raghu Romeo Screenplay
1997 Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One Screenplay
1996 Hypnothesis Screenplay

Production

2023 Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa Producer
2012 Fatso! Executive Producer
2012 The Owner Producer
2009 Ek Tho Chance Producer
2009 A One Night Stand Co-Producer