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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 author.[1]
Career
[edit]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![2]
- Breaking News
- Noor Jahan- An Empress Reveals
- Unspeakable[3]
- 9.45 ki Express ki Citee
He has also dramatised 1084 ki Ma, by Mahasweta Devi, with Shyamanand Jalan.
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.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | Vazir | |
| Fire | Julie's father | ||
| 2004 | Bow Barracks Forever | Melville | |
| 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 | |
| Gandhi to Hitler | MK Gandhi | ||
| 2013 | Madras Cafe | Swarup | |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Nimish | |
| Piku | Bodo Mesho | ||
| 2016 | Land of the Gods | Sunder | |
| 2017 | Jolly LLB 2 | VK Paul | |
| Kashmir | Father | ||
| 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 | Premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival[4] | |
| Jolly LLB 3 | Dr. Milind Desai | ||
| Hamlet | ghost |
Web series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Verdict – State vs Nanavati | V. K. Krishna Menon | ALTBalaji and ZEE5 | |
| Inside Edge Season 2 & 3 | Basu | Amazon Prime | ||
| Delhi Crime | Gururaj Dixit | Netflix | ||
| Hostages | Iman Roy | Hotstar | ||
| Abhay | Kunal Kemmu | Zee5 | ||
| 2023 | Tooth Pari: When Love Bites | Ian Zachariah | Netflix | |
| Made in Heaven | Judge P. S. Murthy | Prime Video |
References
[edit]- ^ "Avijit Dutt addresses the elephant in the room with his novel Gajraj at Oxford Bookstore". t2online.in.
- ^ Bajeli, Diwan Singh (15 September 2017). "When silence becomes a necessary qualification..." – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ a b "Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble". 2 September 2017.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Avijit Dutt at IMDb