Dino Morea (born 9 December 1975) is an Indian actor who appears in

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Early life

Dino Morea was born in

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to an Italian father and an Indian mother. His mother hails from

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. He is the second of three brothers-Nicolo Morea is his older brother and Santino Morea his younger brother. He initially attended

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, graduated from St. Joseph's College in Bangalore and also went to Clarence High School. He was first noticed while modelling for a fashion company and soon received his first film offer.

Career

Morea made his acting debut in the TV series Captain Vyom in which he appeared as "Sonic". His movie debut was in '' Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi'' opposite

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. He had breakthrough roles in

Rajiv Menon Rajiv Menon (born 20 April 1963) is an Indian filmmaker who has worked as a director and cinematographer in several Indian regional film industries. After making his breakthrough as a film cinematographer with Mani Ratnam's drama ''Bombay'' (19 ...

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film ''

Kandukondain Kandukondain ''Kandukondain Kandukondain'' (also released internationally under the translated title ''I Have Found It'') is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed and co-written by Rajiv Menon. Based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel '' Sense ...

'', the 2002 horror film '' Raaz'' and the thriller '' Gunaah''. His other prominent films include '' Baaz: A Bird in Danger'', '' Sssshhh...'', ''

Rakht ''Rakht'' () is a 2004 Indian supernatural horror film, written and directed by Mahesh V Manjrekar. The film stars Bipasha Basu, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Dino Morea, Amrita Arora and Neha Dhupia. The film released on 3 September 2004, an ...

'' and '' Acid Factory''. He was a contestant on the reality show '' Khatron Ke Khiladi'' in 2010. In 1998, an ad for the undergarment manufacturer Calida, featuring him and

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, caused controversy because it featured him biting the former's underwear. It was eventually taken down.

Personal life

Morea was in a relationship with

from 1996 to 2002. They broke up during the filming of '' Raaz''. After the breakup Morea dated film actress

Lara Dutta Lara Dutta (born 16 April 1978) is an Indian actress, entrepreneur and the winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant. She was previously crowned as Miss Intercontinental 1997. In her career, she has primarily worked in Hindi films. She is the ...

. Their relationship lasted a year and they broke up in 2009, after which Lara Dutta married

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. As of 2020 Morea has said he wants to marry and settle down as soon as possible.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

As a producer

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Jism 2 ''Jism 2'' () is a 2012 Indian erotic thriller film produced and directed by Pooja Bhatt and written by Mahesh Bhatt. It is the sequel to the 2003 sleeper hit Bipasha Basu starrer ''Jism (2003 film), Jism'' and marks the debut of Indo-Canadians, ...

'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2021)

References

External links

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InsideDesi Interview with Dino Morea
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