Avijit Dutt
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Avijit Dutt | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Actor, |
| Years active | 1972–present |
Avijit Dutt is an Indian filmmaker, actor, theater director and communications consultant. Living and working out of Kolkata. He has done his masters from Calcutta University in English Literature and began his career at an English Faculty in St. Paul's School, Darjeeling.
As a theatre director and actor he has done over 100 plays in English, Hindi & Bengali. He has written seven full-length plays:
- Bamboo Flower
- Mahatma Mar Gaya
- Bombay! Bosnia!
- Breaking News
- Noor Jahan- An Empress Reveals
- Unspeakable
- 9.45 ki Express ki Citee
He has also dramatised 1084 ki Ma, by Mahasweta Devi, with Shyamanand Jalan.
He launched the Childline with UNICEF & National Human Rights Commission.
Dutt has played noted roles in Hollywood movies like Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love and Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. He has also acted in Madras Cafe as a Research and Analysis Wing officer, in Jolly LLB2 as state police head and in No One Killed Jessica as a defense lawyer.
In addition to his acting work, he has applied for two patents, one for a toilet solution and another cor a process of collecting, testing and documenting blood tests. He is Chief Motivator and Director for his organisation Enable, which has built toilets across North India, thoug His organisation, Enable, of which Dutt is Chief Motivator and Director, has built toilets across north India, though not the one he has patented. They have covered over 60,000 beneficiaries across 68 villages in India.[1]
He has also been a TED Talks speaker at various events.
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | Vazir, The King's Prime Minister | |
| 1996 | Fire | Julie's father | |
| 2004 | Bow Barracks Forever | Melville | |
| 2004 | Chai Pani Etc. | Mr. Bose | |
| 2005 | Amu | Neel | |
| 2006 | The Bong Connection | Actor | |
| 2010 | Peepli Live | Boss of English TV Channel | |
| 2011 | No One Killed Jessica | BM Pandit | |
| 2011 | Gandhi to Hitler | MK Gandhi | |
| 2013 | Madras Cafe | Swarup | |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Nimish | |
| 2015 | Piku | Bodo Mesho | |
| 2016 | Land of the Gods | Sunder | |
| 2017 | Jolly LLB 2 | VK Paul | |
| 2017 | Kashmir | Father | |
| 2017 | The Complaint | The Old Man | |
| 2018 | 2.0 | Dr. Sam | Tamil film |
| 2021 | Hum Do Hamare Do | Jagmohan Deewan | |
| 2023 | Mission Majnu | Morariji Desai | Netflix Original |
| 2025 | Bayaan | Premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival[2] |
Web series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Verdict – State vs Nanavati | V. K. Krishna Menon | ALTBalaji and ZEE5 | |
| 2019 | Inside Edge Season 2&3 | Basu | Amazon Prime | |
| 2019 | Delhi Crime | Gururaj Dixit | Netflix | |
| 2019 | Hostages (web series) | Iman Roy | Hotstar | |
| 2019 | Abhay (TV series) | Kunal Kemmu | Zee5 | |
| 2023 | Tooth Pari: When Love Bites | Ian Zachariah[3] | Netflix | |
| 2023 | Made in Heaven (TVseries) | Judge P.S Murthy [4] | Prime Video |
References
[edit]- ^ indianexpress.com
- ^ Justin Rao (28 July 2025). "Huma Qureshi's 'Bayaan' To Have World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2025". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Avijit Dutt | Actor". IMDb.
- ^ "Made in Heaven". IMDb.
External links
[edit]- Avijit Dutt at IMDb