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Mrinal Dutt is an Indian actor who primarily works in
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films and
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television along with web shows. He made his acting debut with '' Roomies'' in 2009 and had his breakthrough with ''
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''. He made his film debut with ''
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'' in 2012. Dutt hosted ''
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'' in 2016. Dutt made his web debut in 2018 with ''13 Mussoorie'' and has been part of many web shows including '' Hello Mini'', '' His Storyy'' and ''Khwabon Ke Parindey''. Dutt has also appeared in short films, ''55 km/sec'' and ''The Lonely Prince''.


Early life

Dutt was born and brought up in
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. He completed his graduation from Zakir Hussain College,
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.


Career

Dutt started his acting career with small roles in South Indian films like
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film ''
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'' in 2012. In 2013, he played the role of Vikrant in the teenage drama series '' MTV Webbed'', which was produced by
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. The following year in 2014, he received his first lead role in the series ''
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''. In character of Raffe Roy Choudhary, Dutt was a college-going teenager who helped a police inspector (played by
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) to solve crimes. He would solve crimes by his keen observation of people and based on Sourabh Ratnu's advice, who had conceptualized the show, Dutt travelled to many common places simply to study and observe mannerisms and behaviour of people. Dutt had himself styled his character, making him look younger, by wearing t-shirts and losing muscle weight by running and playing badminton. Media had speculated that his appearance in the show, especially hair, had been inspired from
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; Dutt called it "just a coincidence, and a good one." In 2015, Dutt appeared in various episodic roles of Season 3 of the relationship-based show ''
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'' on
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channel. In season 4, the show which was aired weekly, changed to a daily show and Dutt took on the role of host. In 2017, he featured in the short-film ''A Moment'' that was conceptualized by him and the director Rohit James. The short-film had featured in
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. In 2019, he played the side role in the web series ''
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'' which was produced by
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and directed by
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. The story revolved around the romantically complex relationship of two chefs who were married earlier. Dutt's role was of a playboy lover who was dating sous chef played by Madhu Sneha. From 2019 onwards, Dutt featured in three seasons of romantic-thriller web series '' Hello Mini'' streaming on
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. The series is based on ''The Stranger Trilogy'' written by Novoneel Chakraborty. Dutt plays the love interest of the titular character (Rivanah Bannerjee) played by Anuja Joshi. In 2020, Dutt featured in a short sci-fi film titled ''55 km/sec'', directed by Arati Kadav. The plot is about a loner man Sooraj (played by Dutt) in a world awaiting doomsday as an asteroid is about to hit the earth. His college friends arrange a video call where he sees Srishti (played by
Richa Chadda Richa Chadha (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut with a small role in the comedy film ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008). Chadha's breakthrough came in 2012 with the crime film ''Gangs ...
), his long-time crush and he confesses his love, unafraid of any consequences. Due to
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, the film was directed remotely where the lead actors Dutt and Chadda had to set up their own frames using their own devices for the shooting. The film was released on
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and
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. In 2021, he played the role of Preet, a homosexual man in love with a married man (played by
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), in the web series '' His Storyy''. Dutt claimed that he found the role challenging and was excited about it. In June 2021, his web series ''Khwabon Ke Parindey'' aired on
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which starred
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and Manasi Moghe. Dutt played role of Dixit, who is set on a road trip with his friends from Melbourne to Perth. The series was shot at 12 different locations in Australia within 40 days.


Filmography


Films


Television


Web series


Music videos


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutt, Mrinal Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi television Male actors from Delhi 1980s births Living people Year of birth uncertain Zakir Husain Delhi College alumni