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Acting

Pankaj Kapur

Career: Active from 1983 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 30
top three billing

Average score: 66/100

Highest rated: Maqbool
90/100

Characters

1

The characters Pankaj Kapur played, best-known titles first.

Pankaj Kapur as Vijaybhan Singh

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Pankaj Kapur Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.5, average 2.6
Uncanny
1.6, average 2.5
Eroticism
0.9, average 1.8
Scare
1.9, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 6
Character-Driven 5
Indian Cinema 4
Indian Crime Drama 3
Political Intrigue 3
Bleak 2
Contemporary 2
Wholesome Humor 2
Suspenseful 2
Heartwarming 2
Romantic Comedy 2
Family Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

The Criminals of Kathmandu

as Rajendra Sharma/ Jagdeesh

2020s

8 titles · average score 65

Thode Door Thode Paas

73

TV show · as Ashwin Sinha

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack

60

TV show · as Vijaybhan Singh

Jab Khuli Kitaab

83

as Gopal Ji

Binny and Family

52

as S N Singh

Bheed

76

as Balram Trivedi

Lost

56

as Nanu

Jersey

54

as Coach Bali

JL50

69

TV show · as Prof. Subroto Das

2010s

7 titles · average score 43

Happi

as Happi

Shaandaar

25

as Bipin Arora

Finding Fanny

64

as Don Pedro Cleto Colaco

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola

45

as Harry Mandola

Mausam

33

Director, Dialogue

Chala Mussaddi - Office Office

59

as Mussaddi Lal Tripathi

Tera Kya Hoga Johnny

34

Story

2000s

10 titles · average score 71

Halla Bol

52

as Siddhu

The Blue Umbrella

73

as Nandakishore 'Nandu' Khatri

Religion

76

as Pandit Chaturvedi

Blood Brothers

80

as Bhootnath

Sehar

75

as Professor Bhole Shankar Tiwari

Dus

57

as Himmat Mehendi

Kiss Kis Ko

Screenplay

Maqbool

90

as Jahangir "Abbaji" Khan

Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon

48

as Satyaprakash

Office Office

86

TV show · as Musaddilal

1990s

6 titles · average score 68

Rui Ka Bojh

84

as Kishan Shah

Ram Jaane

50

as Pannu Technicolor

Watch Your Tongue

74

TV show · as Mohan Bharti

Kshatriya

48

as Raja Devendra Pratap Singh (Surjangarh)

Roja

79

as Liaqat

Death of a Doctor

73

as Dr. Dipankar Roy

1980s

17 titles · average score 77

Raakh

69

as Inspector P.K

Kamla Ki Maut

77

as Sudhakar

The Lamp of the Tomb

as Raunki

Main Zinda Hoon

as Ravi

Tamas

92

TV show · as Thekedar

Ek Ruka Hua Faisla

81

as Juror #3

Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya

as Manohar

Aghaat

78

as Chhotelal

The Ruins

67

as Dipu

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

82

as Tarneja

Arohan

as Village Teacher

Gandhi

82

as Pyarelal