Rajat Kapoor

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About Rajat Kapoor
Rajat Kapoor (Hindi: रजत कपूर) is an Indian actor, writer and director born in 1961. Kapoor was born in Delhi, India. As a teenager he 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 1983 he joined the theatre group Chingari in Delhi, later moving to Pune to attend the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).
When he had trouble finding acting jobs in the 1990s, Kapoor began writing and directing shorts. 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. He received international attention in Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding in which he played an abusive uncle. Since then, he has written, directed and 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. In 2003, he wrote and directed the independent film Raghu Romeo which he financed by sending e-mail requests for money to his friends. Although it was not a box office success, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Kapoor then directed and starred in Mixed Doubles, a film that deals with swinging in contemporary Mumbai. He was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor for Siddharth: The Prisoner at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Kapoor frequently collaborates with actors Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey.
He is also a three time National Award winner, first for his 26 minute non-feature documentary, Tarana, then for his short, Hypnothesis, and after that for Raghu Romeo in Best Feature Film in Hindi section.
He hosts the tri-weekly chat show Lounge telecasted by NDTV Good Times.
He also worked in Rishtey (TV series) which was aired on Zee TV during 1999-2001 like 'Milan'(one of the episode).
He also played some roles in Kabhie Kabhie (2003 TV series) like Agnipariksha, Vansh and Amar Prem which was telecast on zee tv itself.
[edit] Filmography


Year
Film
Functioned As
Notes


Director
Producer
Writer
Actor
Role


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


Jojo And The Chair
Yes




Short


Dil Chahta Hai



Yes
Mahesh



Monsoon Wedding



Yes
Tej Puri



2003
Raghu Romeo
Yes

Yes





Mudda: The Issue



Yes
Harphool Singh



2004
Tum



Yes
Vinod Gupta



2005
Dhadkanein



Yes




Kisna: The Warrior Poet



Yes
Prince Raghuraj



Chehraa



Yes




2006
Mixed Doubles
Yes

Yes
Yes
Vinod



Corporate



Yes
Vinay Sehgal



Yun Hota To Kya Hota



Yes
U.S. Consulate Officer



Bombay Skies



Yes
Anand
Short


Anuranan



Yes
Amit Bannerjee
Made In Bengali & Hindi Language


2007
The Last Days Of The Raj



Yes
Muhammed Ali Jinnah
TV Movie


Bheja Fry



Yes
Ranjeet Thadani



Apna Asmaan



Yes
Dr. Sen



Hamlet: The Clown Prince
Yes




Play


Khoya Khoya Chand



Yes
Prem Kumar



2008
Mithya
Yes

Yes





Krazzy 4



Yes
Ravi K. Sanyal



Via Darjeeling



Yes
Ronodeep 'Rono' Sen



Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na



Yes
Mahesh - Meghna's Dad



Hulla



Yes
Janardhan



Dasvidaniya



Yes
Rajiv



2009
I Am 24



Yes
Shubendu Roy



Ek Tho Chance



Yes




Siddharth: The Prisoner



Yes
Siddharth Roy



Teree Sang



Yes
Maahi's Father



Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi?

Yes
Yes
Yes
Rahul Kapoor



2010
Rann



Yes
Naveen Shankalya



That Girl In Yellow Boots



Yes
Man Who Steps Out Of Elevator
Premiered In South Asian International Film Festival 2010


Pappu Can't Dance Saala



Yes
Palash
Premiered In South Asian International Film Festival 2010


And Once Again



Yes
Hrishikesh Nag



Iti Mrinalini



Yes
Siddhartha Sarkar
Made In Bengali Language


Phas Gaye Re Obama



Yes
Om Shastri



2011
Jo Dooba So Paar: It's Love In Bihar!



Yes
Superintendent Of Police



Nothing Like Lear
Yes




Play


2012
Agent Vinod



Yes
ISI chief Lt-Gen Iftekhar Ahmed



Fatso!
Yes
Yes






The Owner

Yes






10ml Love



Yes
Ghalib
Completed


Midnight's Children



Yes
Aadam Aziz
Completed


2013
Carpet Boy



Yes
Ehsaan Khan
Pre-Production


[edit] References

^ a b Big on the small film
^ "Gateway- Rajat Kapoor". http://www.rediff.com/gateway/rajatkapoor.html.
^ "Lounge". http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/GoodTimesShowPage.aspx?ShowID=12.

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