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

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, Samrat & Co. and the National Award-winning Filmistaan.

Early life

Gopal Datt was born in

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and finished high School in

. He graduated with

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(

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). After his graduation, Gopal enrolled into the

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a drama school situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an independent school ...

(NSD)

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passing out in 1999. He acted in many stage dramas like Shakespearean Italian to Parsi. His favorite theater director is B.V. Karanth.

Career

After finishing acting course, Gopal Dutt moved to

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

from

. He got first break in Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001). After that he played roles in

, 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. 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 and

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’s Badman. He is known for his comedy roles in AIB videos.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* Indian male stage actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-screen-actor-stub