''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 ''Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Satish Kaushik and produced by Vashu Bhagnani. The film was the debut performance of Tusshar Kapoor, who starred alongside Kareena Kapoor. The film was an ...

. He also went on to star in the blockbuster

Tere Naam ''Tere Naam'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic tragedy film directed by Satish Kaushik. Written by Bala and Jainendra Jain, the film stars Salman Khan and Bhumika Chawla in her Hindi film debut. It is a remake of Bala's own ...

, Samrat & Co. and the National Award-winning

Filmistaan ''Filmistaan'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language film written and directed by Nitin Kakkar. It was screened at the 17th Busan International Film Festival, the Mumbai Film Festival, and the International Film Festival of Kerala, where it won the ...

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 NSD (National School of Drama,

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

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

B.V. Karanth Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth (Kannada: ಬಾಬುಕೋಡಿ ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣ ಕಾರಂತ) (19 September 1929 – 1 September 2002) widely known as B. V. Karanth was an Indian film director, playwright, actor, screenwriter, co ...

Career

After finishing acting course, Gopal Dutt moved to

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from

. He got first break in

(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

. 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 indianexpress and

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

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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