Sameer Dattani, also known as Dhyan (in the
Kannada film industry), is an Indian actor who appears in
Hindi and
Kannada films.
Career
Born into a
Gujarati
Gujarati may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...
family in
Bombay, Dattani has worked in Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil cinema, He is fluent in several languages.
Dattani started his Hindi film career with
Rajshri Productions. His first Hindi film ''
Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai
''Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai'' is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Manoj J. Bhatia. The film stars newcomers Sammir Dattani and Pooja Kanwal. The film was the first film Dattani shot for and was a box office flop. Aft ...
'' was followed by roles in Madhur Bhandarkar's ''Corporate'' and Vikram Bhatt's ''Life Mein Kabhie Kabhie'' as well as films such as ''Pyar Mein Twist''. In the Hindi film ''
Mukhbir
''Mukhbiir'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film directed by the Mani Shankar. The film revolves around the life and events surrounding an Indian spy. The film stars actor Sameer Dattani as the spy, and Om Puri, Sunil Shetty, Sus ...
'', directed by Mani Shankar, Dattani played the lead role of an undercover police informer.
Dattani appeared in the
Kannada-language film ''
Nanna Preethiya Hudugi'' which earned him the best debutant award in the South. Besides ''
Monalisa'', other
Kannada film appearances include ''
Amrithadhare''.
Dattani's first
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
film, produced by Gemini Films, was ''
Kutty'' with
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, lyricist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Starring in 46 films over his career, among hi ...
and
Shriya Saran.
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received ...
cast him in ''
Well Done Abba'' (2010), alongside
Boman Irani and
Minissha Lamba. After premiering at international film festivals in Montreal, Dubai and London, it had its commercial release 26 March 2010.
Dattani appeared in
Dharma Productions',
''
I Hate Luv Storys'' released on 2 July 2010.
Personal life
Dattani is married to Ritika Jolly.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Indian male film actors
1982 births
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors from Mumbai
21st-century Indian male actors
Gujarati people