Gopal Datt

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.

  

• 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: