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Gopal Datt

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Height

in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”

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Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: Not Known
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Nainital, Uttarakhand, India

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Not Known
Children: Not Known

Education

Schools: A school in Nainital (name not known)
Colleges: National School of Drama (NSD)
Education: B.Sc. with Chemistry A Course in Acting from NSD

Lifestyle

Religion: Hinduism

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Gopal Datt

  • Datt was bitten by the acting bug when he was in 11th grade.
  • Gopal decided to pursue science on the advice of his father.
  • Gopal Datt started as a theatre artist in 1989 until he got to work on his debut film.
  • Gopal did his first theatre play in 1993.
  • Gopal joined theatre because he loved travelling and he used to think that by joining theatre, he would get to travel to different places.
  • Gopal likes to smoke and consume alcoholic beverages.
  • Gopal shifted to Mumbai after he finished his acting course.
  • Gopal considers Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri as his inspiration for theatre.
  • Gopal got the chance to act in films by Satish Kaushik.
  • After leaving the National School Of Drama, Gopal worked on his first film Kali Salwar, released in 2002.
  • As he knew that jobs in films wouldn’t be easy, Gopal decided to take any and every creative job he crossed paths with.
  • Gopal is a foodie and loves to eat street food.
  • When he came down to Mumbai, along with acting, he took up voice-overs in advertisements. He was also writing lyrics and jingles and was attached to several theatre groups.
  • Gopal does very good mimicry and loves to mimic Naseeruddin Shah’s character.
  • He got his first creative satisfaction with the news satire show- The Week That Wasn’t, along with Cyrus Broacha.
  • Datt has acted in films like- Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai (2001), Tere Naam (2003), Filmistaan (2014) etc.

    Gopal Datt in Tere Naam
    Gopal Datt in Tere Naam
  • In 2015, with the arrival of new-age media like- TVF (The Viral Fever) and AIB (All India Bakchod), Datt became a recognisable face in the households.
  • Gopal is an avid reader and loves to read Zen Stories.
  • Gopal played the character of T.P. Mishra in the TV show The Office (2019), a remake of the original BBC series.
  • Gopal worked in the web series Farzi Mushaira (2022) along with other artists such as Zakir Khan and Nishantt Tanwar.
  • In 2024, Gopal will be part of the upcoming TV show Aapka Apna Zakir, which will be hosted by the comedian Zakir Khan.
  • Here’s an interesting video about Gopal Datt’s biography:

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