Rajat Kapoor has grown into a familiar over the years with regular appearances in commercials and playing character roles in movies when he is not directing or writing them.

Basics on Rajat Kapoor
Rajat Kapoor was born in 1961 in India.

Rajat Kapoor’s Movies
Actor Rajat Kapoor played Preity Zinta’s uncle in Farhan Akhtar’s Dil Chahta Hai (2001). The same year he was seen in Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding as Tej Puri who is accused of sexually abusing Ria, played by Shefali Shah.

Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005) saw him as Prince Raghuraj. He wrote, directed and acted in Mixed Doubles (2006) with Konkana Sen Sharma, Ranvir Shorey and Koel Purie. It was a story about a man who wants to pep up his mundane married life.

Madhur Bhandarkar’s successful Corporate (2006) saw him in the role of Vinay Sehgal, the head of a company who is willing to do all it takes to beat competition. He was seen in movies like Bheja Fry (2007), Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008) and Movies Done By Rajat Kapoor(2008).

His next release in 2009 is Saurabh Shukla’s I Am 24 with Neha Dhupia, Ranvir Shorey, Lilette Dubey and Vijay Raaz.

Director Rajat Kapoor has directed many movies that fall outside the mainstream category. After Taraana (1994), he worked with Irrfan Khan, Naseeruddin Shah and Alyy Khan in the ‘whodunit’ style Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One. He also wrote the screenplay.

After Hypnothesis (1998), Jojo and the Chair (2001), he wrote and directed the comedy Raghu Romeo (2003)that went on to win the National Film Award for Best Regional Film (Hindi). Mithya (2008) showed Ranvir Shorey as a man mistaken for an underworld don.

His recent directorial venture, set to release in 2009, is A Rectangular Love Story with Ranvir Shorey and Purab Kohli.

Movies Done By Rajat Kapoor

1989 Khayal Gatha Yes Several characters Filmfare Award Best Film (Critics)-Premiered at Rotterdam Film Festival
1994 Tarana Yes Short
1996 Hypnothesis Yes Short
1997 Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One Yes Yes
2000 Tonight No Show Yes Short
2001 Must Tell Her… That I Love Her Yes Short
2001 Jojo and the Chair Yes Short
2001 Dil Chahta Hai Yes Mahesh
2001 Monsoon Wedding Yes Tej Puri
2003 Raghu Romeo Yes Yes National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
2003 Mudda: The Issue Yes Harphool Singh
2004 Tum Yes Vinod Gupta
2005 Dhadkanein Yes
2005 Kisna: The Warrior Poet Yes Prince Raghuraj
2005 Chehraa Yes
2006 Mixed Doubles Yes Yes Yes Vinod
2006 Corporate Yes Vinay Sehgal
2006 Yun Hota To Kya Hota Yes US Consulate Officer
2006 Bombay Skies Yes Anand Short
2006 Anuranan Yes Amit Bannerjee Made In Bengali & Hindi Language
2007 The Last Days of the Raj Yes Muhammad Ali Jinnah TV Movie
2007 Bheja Fry Yes Ranjeet Thadani
2007 Apna Asmaan Yes Dr. Sen
2007 Hamlet: The Clown Prince Yes Play
2007 Khoya Khoya Chand Yes Prem Kumar
2008 Mithya Yes Yes
2008 Gateway To Hollywood[12] Judge Reality Show
2008 Krazzy 4 Yes Ravi K. Sanyal
2008 Via Darjeeling Yes Ronodeep ‘Rono’ Sen
2008 Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na Yes Mahesh Pariyar (Meghna’s Father)
2008 Hulla Yes Janardhan
2008 Dasvidaniya Yes Rajiv Jhulka
2009 I M 24 Yes Shubendu Roy
2009 Ek Tho Chance Yes
2009 Siddharth: The Prisoner Yes Siddharth Roy
2009 Teree Sang Yes Maahi’s Father
2009 Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi? Yes Yes Yes Rahul Kapoor
2010 Rann Yes Naveen Shankalya
2010 That Girl in Yellow Boots Yes Man Who Steps Out of Elevator Premiered in South Asian International Film Festival 2010
2010 Pappu Can’t Dance Saala Yes Palash Premiered in South Asian International Film Festival 2010
2010 …And Once Again Yes Rishi
2010 Iti Mrinalini Yes Siddhartha Sarkar Made In Bengali Language
2010 Phas Gaye Re Obama Yes Om Shastri
2011 Jo Dooba So Paar: It’s Love In Bihar! Yes Superintendent of Police
2011 Nothing Like Lear Yes Play
2012 Agent Vinod Yes ISI chief Lt-Gen Iftekhar Ahmed
2012 Fatso! Yes Yes
2012 The Owner Yes
2012 10ml Love Yes Ghalib
2012 Midnight’s Children Yes Aadam Aziz
2013 Carpet Boy Yes Ehsaan Khan
2014 Ankhon Dekhi Yes Yes Yes Rishi Won – Star Screen Award for Best Story-Won – Filmfare award for Best Story-Won – Filmare Critics award for Best Film
2015 Drishyam Yes Mahesh Deshmukh, IGP Meera’s Husband
2015 X: Past Is Present Yes K
2016 Kapoor & Sons Yes Harsh Kapoor Nominated – Filmfare award for Best Supporting Actor
2016 Mantra Yes Kapil Kapoor
2017 Rat Race – Ek Andhi Daud Yes Akhil Short
2018 Pari Yes Professor Quasim Aali
2018 Mulk Yes Danish Javed
2019 Code M Yes Col Suryaveer Chauhan ALT Balaji web series
2020 Kadakh Yes Yes Yes Author Rahul

Television and Web (OTT) appearances Done By Rajat Kapoor

2020 Shobdo Jobdo Bengali Sougata Hoichoi.tv
2020 Code M Hindi Col. Suryaveer Chauhan AltBalaji/Zee5
2017-2019 The Good Karma Hospital English Amit Nambeesan ITV
2014-2015 Everest Hindi Ramesh Rungta Star Plus
2005 C.I.D (two episodes only) Hindi Tanuj Sony TV
2000-2003 Gharwali Uparwali (one episode only) Hindi Unknown (Please add) Star Plus
1999-2000 Gubbare HIndi Unknown (Please add) Zee TV
1994-1998 Junoon Hindi Unknown (Please add) Doordarshan