Gopal Datt is an Indian actor and writer. Gopal Datt started as theater artist in 1999 until he got first starring role in Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai. He also went on to star in the blockbuster Tere Naam, Samrat & Co. and the National Award-winning Filmistaan.[1]

Gopal Datt
Born
Nainital
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active2001–present

Early life

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Gopal Datt was born in Nainital and finished high School in Nainital. He graduated with B.Sc. (Chemistry).[2] After his graduation, Gopal enrolled into the National School of Drama (NSD) Delhi passing out in 1999. He acted in many stage dramas like Shakespearean Italian to Parsi. His favorite theater director is B.V. Karanth.

Career

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After finishing acting course, Gopal Dutt moved to Mumbai from Delhi. He got first break in Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001). After that he played roles in Tere Naam, in Kaushik Ghatak's 2014 Samrat & Co. as Chakradhar Pandey and also soundtrack writer in this and he played Jawaad's character in national award-winning film Filmistaan. He also became a jury in a film festival.[3][4] Gopal has worked in many web series and he has been actively involved with the TVF since a very long time. He played a major role in Arre’s Official Chukyagiri[5] and Voot’s Badman. He is known for his comedy roles in AIB videos.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai Hrithik
2003 Tere Naam Chandar
2013 Filmistaan Jawaad
2014 Samrat & Co. Chakradhar Pandey
2016 Daughter Father Short
2017 Shubh Mangal Saavdhan Veterinary Doctor
2018 Love per Square Foot Pappu Mama
2019 Jabariya Jodi Inspector Tiwari
Line of Descent Arun, an undercover agent Released on ZEE5
2020 Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Doctor
2021 Bunty Aur Babli 2 IT Officer Nand Kishore
2024 Wild Wild Punjab Gaurav's Father

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Godaan [6]
2006 The Week That Wasn't
2015 TVF Pitchers Rastogi Web series TVF Play
2016 TVF Bachelors Dr. Aashiq Mastana Web series TVF Play
2016 Official Chukyagiri Web series Arre[7]
2018 Official CEOgiri Janitor Chacha Web series Arre[8]
2018 Comedy High School [9]
2018 Dhatt Tere Ki Web Series ZEE5
2019 Delhi Crime Sudhir Kumar Web Series Netflix
2019 The Office T.P. Mishra Web series Hotstar Specials
2020 Wakaalat From Home Lobo Tripathi, Lawyer Web series Amazon Prime Video
2020 A Simple Murder Amit Mehta Web series Sony Liv
2021 Kathmandu Connection Hitesh Web series Sony Liv
2021 Candy Head Master Thomas Web series Voot
2021 Chakravyuh Forensic Doctor Web series MX Player
2022 Jugaadistan Nadeem Dalvi Web series Lionsgate Play
2022 London Files Gopi Web Series Voot
2023 Kaalkoot SHO Jagdish Sahay Web Series JioCinema
2024 Aap Ka Apna Zakir Gopal Datt TV program Sony Entertainment Television

References

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  1. ^ pandolin.comI Consciously Refused As Many As A Dozen Film Offers Gopal Datt, pandolin.com, 2016, archived from the original on 16 September 2018, retrieved 5 April 2018
  2. ^ "For an actor, it's very important to read: Gopal Dutt". IWMBuzz. 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ "a short 2014 - Bing". binged.it. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Ramkishan Suthar". IMDb. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. ^ indianexpress Sahadevan, Sonup (3 September 2016). "Gopal Dutt in Chukiyagiri". Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Gopal Dutt in Godaan on Doordarshan". Instagram. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Exclusive: Producers Amritpal Singh Bindra and Anand Tiwari on their new web series, Official Chukyagiri". The Indian Express. 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Official CEOgiri season 2 review: Sumeet Vyas shines in an otherwise unrealistic, borderline soap saga". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Salman Khan says he prefers comedy show that doesn't 'hit below the belt' | Free Press Journal". Free Press Journal. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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