Dutt () is an Indian

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Dutta __NOTOC__ Dutta, also spelled Datta (), is an Indian surname. Its variation is Dutt. The surname is commonly found among Bengali Kayasthas, Suvarna Baniks, Gandhabaniks and some other castes in Bengal. The surname is also used by the Mohy ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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* Amit Dutt, Indian scientist *

Anil Dutt This is a list of all cricketers who have played in First-class cricket, first-class, List A cricket, List A or Twenty20 matches for Bengal cricket team, Bengal, mostly in the Ranji Trophy (FC), Vijay Hazare Trophy (LA), and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trop ...

, Indian cricketer *

Anjan Dutt Anjan Dutt (born 19 January 1953) is an Indian film director, actor, and singer-songwriter known for his work in the Bengali alternative music genre ''anyodharar gaan''. As an actor, Dutta began his career in Bengali cinema in the Mrinal Se ...

, Indian film personality *

Aroti Dutt Aroti Dutt (1924–2003) was a social worker from India. She was the world president of the Associated Countrywomen of the World for two terms, from 1965 to 1971, and subsequently their Member of Honour. She was also the international vice-pres ...

, Indian social worker *

Ashok Krishna Dutt Ashok Krishna Dutt (born 21 November 1928) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Dum Dum in 1977 defeating Communist leader Indrajit Gupta. He was a Solicitor and Advocate and pra ...

, Indian politician * Ashwini Dutt, Indian film producer *

Avijit Dutt Avijit Dutt is an Indian filmmaker, actor, theater director and communications consultant. Living and working out of Kolkata. He has done his masters from Calcutta University in English Literature and began his career at an English Faculty in ...

, is an Indian film and theatre personality * Ayesha Dutt, Indian film producer, model and actress * Bahar Dutt, Indian television journalist *

Barkha Dutt Barkha Dutt is an Indian television journalist and author. She has been a reporter and news anchor at NDTV and Tiranga TV. She currently runs her own digital news channel called 'MoJo Story'. Dutt was part of NDTV's team for 21 years, until s ...

, Indian television journalist *

Batukeshwar Dutt Batukeshwar Dutta (or Dutta; 18 November 1910 – 20 July 1965) was an Indian socialist and independence fighter in the early 1900s. He is best known for having exploded two bombs, along with Bhagat Singh, in the Central Legislative Assembly ...

, Indian independence activist and revolutionary * Brahm Dutt, Indian politician * Chi. Guru Dutt, Indian actor *

Ganesh Dutt Sir Ganesh Dutta Singh (variously, Ganesh Dutt, Ganesh Dutt Singh; 13 January 1868 – 26 September 1943) was an Indian lawyer, educationist and administrator during the British Raj. He did much to improve education and health services in the ...

, Indian lawyer and administrator *

Geeta Dutt Geeta Dutt (born Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri; 23 November 1930 – 20 July 1972) was an Indian Indian classical music, classical and playback singer. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and Bengali cinema (India) ...

, Indian singer *

Gopal Datt 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-winnin ...

, Indian actor and writer *

Guru Dutt Sondhi Guru Dutt Sondhi (10 December 1890 – 20 November 1966)

, Indian sports administrator *

Guru Dutt Guru Dutt (born Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone; 9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964; also known as Gurudatta Padukone) was an Indian film actor, director, producer, choreographer, and writer.Rajadhyaksha, Ashish, and Paul Willemen. 9941998 ...

, Indian film director, producer and actor *

Gurusaday Dutt Gurusaday Dutt (10 May 1882 – 25 June 1941) was a civil servant, folklorist, and writer. He was the founder of the ''Bratachari'' Movement in the 1930s. Early life and education Gurusaday was the son of the Ramkrishna Dutta Chaudhuri and A ...

, Indian civil servant folklorist, and writer *

Gurusai Dutt Rajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt (born 1 March 1990), known as Gurusai Dutt, is a badminton player from India. He trains at the Hyderabad's Gopichand Badminton Academy. He won the gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games and the bronze ...

, Indian badminton player *

Gyan Dutt Gyan Dutt was one of the most prominent music directors in Bollywood in the 1940s. He was music director for films such as The Secretary, ''Thokar'' (1939), '' Achhut'' (1940), ''Bhakta Surdas'' (1942), '' Sunehre Din'' (1949) and '' Ghayal'' (19 ...

, Indian music director *

Keshav Dutt Keshav Chandra Dutt, also spelt as Keshav Datt (29 December 1925 – 7 July 2021), was an Indian field hockey player and played as a halfback. He was a part of the team that won gold medals at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. He made 22 internationa ...

, Indian field hockey player *

Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Shimla constituency of Himachal Pradesh in 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996 and 1998 as a member of the Indian Nation ...

, Indian politician *

Kyra Dutt Debi Dutta better known by her stage name Kyra Dutt is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Hindi films. She was one of the models of the famous Kingfisher Calendar in 2013. She made her debut in a small role beside Ranbir Kapo ...

, Indian actress *

Maanayata Dutt Manyata Dutt (née Dilnawaz Sheikh; born 22 July 1978), simply known as Manyata, is an Indian entrepreneur, former actress and the current CEO of Sanjay Dutt Productions. She married Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt in 2008. She is best known for he ...

, Indian entrepreneur *

Mallika Dutt Mallika Dutt leads Inter-Connected, a new initiative that uplifts the independent nature of self, community and planet to advance collective wellbeing. She brings together the power of ancient wisdom and spiritual practices with contemporary tec ...

, Indian-American human rights activist *

Michael Madhusudan Dutt Michael Madhusudan Dutt (born Sri Madhusudan Dutta; ; 25 January 1824 – 29 June 1873) was a Bengali poet and playwright. He is considered one of the pioneers of Bengali literature. Early life Madhusudan was born in Sagardari, a villag ...

, Indian Bengali-language dramatist and poet *

Nalinaksha Dutt Nalinaksha Dutt (1893–1973), was an Indian scholar of Buddhism, professor of Sanskrit and Pali at the University of Calcutta and chaired The Asiatic Society, among other representative functions, as vice-president of the Maha Bodhi Society. H ...

, Indian politician *

Narayan Dutt Sharma Narayan Dutt Sharma (born 15 December 1972) is an Indian politician and a member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi in India. He represents the Badarpur, Delhi Assembly constituency, Badarpur constituency of New Delhi. Early life and ed ...

, Indian politician *

Nargis Dutt Nargis Dutt (born Fatima Rashid, also known as Nirmala Dutt; 1 June 1929 – 3 May 1981) known mononyomusly as Nargis was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest and finest actresses in the ...

, Indian film actress *

Neel Dutt Neel Dutt (born 7 March 1979) is an Indian composer and singer from Kolkata. He received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction from the Govt. of India in 2012 for the soundtrack of the Bengali film '' Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona'' (Ranj ...

, Indian music composer and singer * Nikil Dutt, American professor of computer science * Nirupama Dutt, Indian poet, journalist and translator *

Parvez Dewan Parvez Dewan is a former Indian administrator, author and librettist (lyricist). He was anIndian Administrative Services (IAS) officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre. He became Secretary of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in 2011, and als ...

, (Dewan Parvez Dutt), Indian author and administrator *

Prabhabati Bose (Dutt) Prabhabati Bose (''née'' Dutta) was an Indian social activist and politician. She was born in 1869 into a respected Kayastha Bharadwaja clan Dutta family of Hatkhola, in Calcutta North. Her parents were Ganganarayan Dutta and Kamala Kamini ...

, mother of Indian leader Subhas Chandra Bose *

Priya Dutt Priya Dutt Roncon (born 28 August 1966) is an Indian people, Indian politician and social worker. She was elected for the first time to the 14th Lok Sabha from Mumbai North West (Lok Sabha constituency), Mumbai North West constituency in Mahara ...

, Indian politician *

Priyanka Dutt Priyanka Dutt Chalasani (born 19 December 1984) is an Indian film producer known for her work in Telugu cinema. She is the daughter of C. Ashwini Dutt, a well known Indian film producer and the founder of Vyjayanthi Movies. Dutt studied film ...

, Indian film producer * Probodh Dutt, Indian cricketer *

Rajani Palme Dutt Rajani may refer to: * Rajani (name), people named Rajani * Rajani (actress) (born 1965), Indian film actress * Rajanikanth (born 1950), Indian actor * ''Rajani'' (TV series), a 1980s Indian TV series * ''Rajani'' (film), a 2009 Indian Kannada rom ...

, British politician * Rasamay Dutt, Bengali educationist *

Ritika Dutt Ritika Dutt is a Canadian entrepreneur. She is the CEO and co-founder of the legal artificial intelligence company Botler AI. In December 2019, Dutt was named as the only Canadian in the Forbes' 30 Under 30 2020 Law and Policy List. Early life ...

, Canadian entrepreneur *

Robin Dutt Robin Dutt (; born 24 January 1965) is a German football coach, executive and former player. He has managed many German clubs and secured promotion for SC Freiburg, returning them to the Bundesliga. Early life Dutt was born in Köln-Lindenthal, ...

, German football player *

Romesh Chunder Dutt Romesh Chunder Dutt (; 13 August 1848 – 30 November 1909) was an Indian civil servant, economic history, economic historian, translator of ''Ramayana'' and ''Mahabharata''. He was one of the prominent proponents of Indian economic nationalis ...

, Indian civil servant and writer * Sadhan Dutt, Indian scientist and entrepreneur * Salme Pekkala-Dutt, Estonian-British communist politician, wife of Rajani Palme Dutt * Sanjay Balraj Dutt, Indian actor and film producer *

Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi films. Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 160 films. ...

, Indian actor * Sarah Dutt, New Zealand artist *

Saroj Nalini Dutt Saroj Nalini Dutt (''née'' De) MBE (9 October 1887 – 19 January 1925) was an Indian feminist and social reformer. Background She was born in her father, Brajendranath De's, country house in Bandel, near Hooghly, in Bengal Province. She ...

, Indian feminist and social reformer *

Shekhar Dutt Shekhar Dutt is a retired Indian civil servant who served as governor of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Earlier he had served on various bureaucratic posts including, as an IAS officer, as Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Governmen ...

, Indian bureaucrat *

Subimal Dutt Subimal Dutt (সুবিমল দত্ত) (5 December 1903 - 2 March 1992) was an Indian diplomat and ICS officer. He served as India's Commonwealth Secretary and later as Foreign Secretary under Jawaharlal Nehru and was also India's ...

, Indian diplomat3 *

Sunil Dutt Sunil Dutt (born Balraj Raghunath Dutt; 6 June 1929 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian actor, film producer, director, and politician known for his work in Hindi Cinema. He acted in more than 80 films over a career spanning five decades and was t ...

, Indian wrestler *

, Indian movie actor and politician * Sunil K. Dutt, Indian photographer *

Swapna Dutt Swapna Dutt Chalasani (born 30 August 1981) is an Indian film producer known for her work in Telugu cinema. She is the daughter of C. Ashwini Dutt, a well-known Indian film producer and the founder of Vyjayanthi Movies. Swapna began her car ...

, Indian film producer *

Toru Dutt Tarulatta Datta, popularly known as Toru Dutt (; 4 March 1856 – 30 August 1877) was an Indian Bengali poet and translator from British India, who wrote in English and French. She is among the founding figures of Indo-Anglian literature, alongs ...

, Indian Bengali-language poet * Tribhuvan Dutt, Indian politician * Uday Chand Dutt, Indian physician *

Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt (; 29 March 1929 – 19 August 1993) was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the "Little The ...

, Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright * Vidya Prakash Dutt, Indian educationist and parliamentarian * Yashica Dutt, Indian writer and journalist * Yogendra Dutt, Fijian professional football manager *

Yogeshwar Dutt Yogeshwar Dutt (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at ...

, Indian wrestler

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Anvita Dutt Guptan Anvita Dutt (born 20 February 1972) is an Indian dialogue writer, screenplay writer, story writer, lyricist and director of Bollywood films. Early life and background Her father worked with the Indian Air Force (IAF), thus she grew up in sever ...

, Indian film writer *

Brahm Dutt Dwivedi Brahm Dutt Dwivedi (1938–1997) was an Indian cabinet minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh, and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Dwivedi was shot dead in Farrukhabad district in February 1997. His wife Mrs Prabha later contes ...

, Indian cabinet minister * Chandra Dutt Pande, Indian politician *

Kamlesh Dutt Tripathi Kamlesh Dutt Tripathi was an Indian theatre personality and professor emeritus of BHU Varanasi. His interest and expertise spreads from Kutiyattam tradition to Ankiya Nat of Assam, aesthetics. He has contributed to the contemporary practice of ...

, Indian theatre personality and professor *

Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay (3 August 1898 – 26 June 1983) was an Indian politician, statesman, and leader in the Indian independence movement. He was a Member of Parliament from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, belonging to the Indian National Congres ...

, Indian politician * Shambhu Dutt Sharma, Indian independence and anti-corruption activist * Shri Dutt Sharma, Indian politician * Som Dutt Battu, Indian vocalist *

Sunil Dutt Dwivedi Sunil Dutt Dwivedi is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Farrukhabad constituency in Farrukhabad of Uttar Pradesh. He has served in the Indian Army from the year 1990 to 1 ...

, Indian politician * Vijay Dutt Shridhar, Indian journalist and writer

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