Rajat Kapoor

This article is about the actor-director Rajat Kapoor. For the film, television and theater actor, see Rajit Kapur.

Rajat Kapoor (Hindi: रजत कपूर) is an Indian actor, writer and director born in 1961. Kapoor started out writing & directing shorts, after which he made his full length directorial debut with Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One (1997), which had Irrfan Khan and Naseeruddin Shah in minor roles. In 2001, Kapoor first appeared in Dil Chahta Hai, which starred Aamir Khan, as uncle of Preity Zinta's character. Since then, he has written, directed & appeared in many critically acclaimed films including Corporate, Bheja Fry, and also as Muhammad Ali Jinnah in a UK Television film The Last Days Of The Raj in 2007. He also frequently collaborates with actors Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey.

He hosts the tri-weekly chat show "Lounge" telecasted by NDTV Good Times.

He was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor for Siddharth: The Prisoner at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Filmography

As actor

• Dil Chahta Hai (2001) .... Shalini's Uncle
• Monsoon Wedding (2001) .... Tej Puri
• Ek Alag Mausam (2003) .... George
• Mudda: The Issue (2003) .... Harphool Singh
• Tum (2004) .... Vinod Gupta
• Dhadkanein (2005)
• Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005) .... Prince Raghuraj
• Chehraa (2005)
• Mixed Doubles (2006) .... Vinod
• Corporate (2006) .... Vinay Sehgal
• Yun Hota To Kya Hota (2006) .... U.S. Consulate Officer
• Bombay Skies (2006) .... Anand
• Anuranan (2006) .... Amit Bannerjee
• The Last Days Of The Raj (TV) (2007) ..... Muhammed Ali Jinnah
• Bheja Fry (2007) .... Ranjeet Thadani
• Apna Asmaan (2007) .... Dr. Sen
• Khoya Khoya Chand (2007) .... Prem Kumar
• Krazzy 4 (2008) .... Ravi K. Sanyal
• Via Darjeeling (2008) .... Ronodeep 'Rono' Sen
• Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008) .... Mahesh - Meghna's Dad
• Hulla (2008) .... Janardhan
• Dasvidaniya (2008) .... Rajiv
• Marega Salaa (2009) .... Crook Insurance Agent
• I Am 24 (2009)
• Ek Tho Chance (2009)
• Siddharth: The Prisoner (2009) .... Siddharth Roy
• Teree Sang (2009) .... Maahi's Father
• Raat Gayi Baat Gayi? (2009) .... Rahul
• Rann (2010) .... Naveen Shankalya
• Phas Gaye Re Obama (2010) .... Om Shastri
• And Once Again (2010) .... Hrishikesh Nag

Director

• Tarana (1994)
• Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One (1997)
• Hypnothesis (1998)
• Tonight No Show (2000)
• Must Tell Her... That I Love Her (2001)
• Jojo and the Chair (2001)
• Raghu Romeo (2003)
• Mixed Doubles (2006)
• Mithya (2008)
• Hamlet the clown prince (2009) (a play)
• Fatso (2009)

Writer

• Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One (1997) (screenplay)
• Raghu Romeo (2003) (screenplay)
• Mixed Doubles (2006)
• Mithya (2008)

Self

• Khayal Gatha (1989)

External links

• Rajat Kapoor at IMDb
• [Official Facebook Fanpage of Phas Gaye Re Obama]
• [You tube Trailer link of Phas Gaye Re Obama ]