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Rajat Kapoor

CELEBRITY / ACTOR

Delhi (New Delhi)

Rajat Kapoor started out in Parallel Cinema making his debut in the 1989 Kumar Shahani film Khayal Gatha. 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 got his big mainstream break in Dil Chahta Hai, which starred Aamir Khan, as uncle of Preity Zinta's character. 
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. Apart from films, Kapoor hosts the tri-weekly chat show Lounge telecasted by NDTV Good Times. He also worked in television shows, including Rishtey which was aired on Zee TV in the episode 'Milan'.

languages known

English, Hindi

Performance Fee

Enlisted In

Film Stars, TV ACTOR

Events Performed

CHARITY EVENTS, EXHIBITIONS, FASHION SHOWS, WEDDINGS, CORPORATE EVENTS, PRIVATE PARTY, CASINO, COLLEGE FEST, CLUB, PUBLIC EVENT (TICKETING), PUBLIC EVENT (NON TICKETING), CONCERT, INAUGRATION, BRAND ENDORSEMENT, FESTIVAL, BIRTHDAY PARTY, PHOTO/VIDEO SHOOT

Movies

1. Dil Chahta Hai

2. Raghu Romeo (Director)

3. Tum

4. Mixed Doubles

5. Bheja Fry

6. Krazzy 4

7. Agent Vinod

8. Midnight's Children

9. Drishyam

10. Mulk

11. Code M

Rajat Kapoor 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).