Rajat Kapoor

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rajat Kapoor
Occupation	Screenwriter
Date Of Birth	Feb 11, 1961(1961-02-11)
Age	63
Country	India
Birth City	Delhi
Horoscope	Aquarius

Rajat Kapoor Biography

Rajat Kapoor is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on February 11, 1961 in Delhi, India. Indian screenwriter and actor, best known for his 2003 film Raghu Romeo.

Both he and actor Ompuri studied at the Film and Television Institute of India.

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. 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. In 2008 he directed a Sleeper hit called Mithya. Many international critics call it as one of the greatest Black Comedy of all times, a rarely explored genre. He was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actor for Siddharth: The Prisoner at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. In the year 2010, he has also starred in a Bengali movie Iti Mrinalini opposite Konkona Sen directed by acclaimed Bengali film writer Aparna Sen. Kapoor frequently collaborates with actors Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey.

Kapoor married Meenal Agarwal, a photographer-production designer in 1996 and has two children, a daughter Rabia and a son Vivan. He did his schooling in Happy school Daryaganj Padam Chand Marg.

He was married to Meenal Agarwal and had two children.

Rajat Kapoor Net Worth

Rajat Kapoor is one of the richest Screenwriter from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rajat Kapoor 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He completed his arts education at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Raghu Romeo was an independent film that he funded by asking for money via e-mail to his friends, colleagues, and family.

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).

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Who is Rajat Kapoor Dating?

According to our records, Rajat Kapoor married to Meenal Agarwal. As of December 1, 2023, Rajat Kapoor’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Rajat Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Rajat Kapoor celebrates birthday on February 11 of every year.

Top Facts about Rajat Kapoor

1. Rajat Kapoor is an Indian actor and film director.
2. He was born on February 11, 1961 in Delhi, India.
3. Kapoor has acted in over 100 films and TV shows.
4. He made his directorial debut with the film “Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One” in 1997.
5. Kapoor’s notable acting roles include “Bheja Fry” and “Ankhon Dekhi”.
6. He has won several awards for his work as a director and actor.
7. Kapoor is known for his unconventional approach to filmmaking.
8. He co-founded the theatre group Chingari in Delhi in the early 1990s.
9. Kapoor has also written screenplays for films like “Mithya” and “Fatso!”.
10. In addition to Hindi cinema, he has also worked in English-language films like “Midnight’s Children”.

Is Rajat Kapoor related to Rishi Kapoor?

I don’t want to be known as a pretty face’ Before you watch Kapoor & Sons in theatres, here’s introducing you to the real-life Kapoors. In Shakun Batra’s Kapoor and Sons, Rishi Kapoor plays an ailing grandfather to Sidharth Malhotra and Fawad Khan while Rajat Kapoor pitches in as his son.

Who is Rajat Kapoor wife?

Meenal Agarwal

What is the age of Rajat Kapoor?

61 years (February 11, 1961)

How much was Fawad Khan paid for Kapoor and sons?

Recently many offers have came to Fawad Khan but every Pakistani filmmaker is in trouble with his fees because Fawad has hiked his fees 2.5 crores from 2 crores. Earlier Fawad took 2-5 lakhs per episode but because of his fees no director in Pakistan has guts to sign him.

Who is Rahul dating in Kapoor sons?

Amarjeet reveals that his last wish is to take a family photo titled “Kapoor & Sons, since 1921”. At a party, Arjun meets Tia Malik (Alia Bhatt), and the two hit it off. Rahul and Tia also meet, and the two go out for dinner. However, Rahul is shocked when she spontaneously kisses him.