Mrinal Dutt

Mrinal Dutt
Born1988 or 1989 (age 35–36)[1]
Delhi, India
Alma materZakir Hussain College, University of Delhi
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2009-present

Mrinal Dutt is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films and Hindi television along with web shows. He made his acting debut with Roomies in 2009 and had his breakthrough with Private Investigator. He made his film debut with Tuneega Tuneega in 2012. Dutt hosted Yeh Hai Aashiqui in 2016.

Dutt made his web debut in 2018 with 13 Mussoorie and has been part of many web shows including Hello Mini, His Storyy and Khwabon Ke Parindey. Dutt has also appeared in short films, 55 km/sec and The Lonely Prince.

Early life

Dutt was born and brought up in Delhi. He completed his graduation from Zakir Hussain College, University of Delhi.[2]

Career

Dutt started his acting career with small roles in South Indian films like Telugu film Tuneega Tuneega in 2012.[3] In 2013, he played the role of Vikrant in the teenage drama series MTV Webbed, which was produced by Balaji Telefilms. The following year in 2014, he received his first lead role in the series Private Investigator.[4] In character of Raffe Roy Choudhary, Dutt was a college-going teenager who helped a police inspector (played by Vrajesh Hirjee) to solve crimes.[5] He would solve crimes by his keen observation of people and based on Sourabh Ratnu's advice, who had conceptualized the show, Dutt travelled to many common places simply to study and observe mannerisms and behaviour of people.[6] Dutt had himself styled his character, making him look younger, by wearing t-shirts and losing muscle weight by running and playing badminton. Media had speculated that his appearance in the show, especially hair, had been inspired from Benedict Cumberbatch; Dutt called it "just a coincidence, and a good one."[7]

In 2015, Dutt appeared in various episodic roles of Season 3 of the relationship-based show Yeh Hai Aashiqui on Bindass channel. In season 4, the show which was aired weekly, changed to a daily show and Dutt took on the role of host.[8][9] In 2017, he featured in the short-film A Moment that was conceptualized by him and the director Rohit James. The short-film had featured in Brooklyn Film Festival.[10] In 2019, he played the side role in the web series Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala which was produced by ALTBalaji and directed by Pradeep Sarkar. The story revolved around the romantically complex relationship of two chefs who were married earlier. Dutt's role was of a playboy lover who was dating sous chef played by Madhu Sneha.[11][12]

From 2019 onwards, Dutt featured in three seasons of romantic-thriller web series Hello Mini streaming on MX Player. The series is based on The Stranger Trilogy written by Novoneel Chakraborty. Dutt plays the love interest of the titular character (Rivanah Bannerjee) played by Anuja Joshi.[13][14]

In 2020, Dutt featured in a short sci-fi film titled 55 km/sec, directed by Arati Kadav. The plot is about a loner man Sooraj (played by Dutt) in a world awaiting doomsday as an asteroid is about to hit the earth. His college friends arrange a video call where he sees Srishti (played by Richa Chadda), his long-time crush and he confesses his love, unafraid of any consequences. Due to COVID-19 lockdown in India, the film was directed remotely where the lead actors Dutt and Chadda had to set up their own frames using their own devices for the shooting.[15][16] The film was released on Hotstar and Amazon Prime.[17][18][19][20]

In 2021, he played the role of Preet, a homosexual man in love with a married man (played by Satyadeep Mishra), in the web series His Storyy. Dutt claimed that he found the role challenging and was excited about it.[21] In June 2021, his web series Khwabon Ke Parindey aired on Voot which starred Asha Negi and Manasi Moghe. Dutt played role of Dixit, who is set on a road trip with his friends from Melbourne to Perth. The series was shot at 12 different locations in Australia within 40 days.[22][23]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Tuneega Tuneega Minor role Telugu film
2014 Katputliwala Ghanshyam Short film
2017 A Moment Mrinal
2019 Upstarts Ravi Bansal Netflix film
2020 55 km/sec Suraj Hotstar & Amazon Prime short film
The Lonely Prince Prince Short film
2023 Ishq-e-Nadaan Raghav JioCinema [24]
2024 Swatantra Veer Savarkar Madan Lal Dhingra Zee Cinema [25]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Roomies Mrinal Debut show
Kitani Mohabbat Hai Aman Mittal
2013 MTV Webbed Vikrant 'Viku' Chaudhary Episode: "Showoffs Get Shutdown!"
2014-15 Private Investigator Raffe Roy Choudhary
2016 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Host
Yuraj Episode: "Vote For Love"
2017 MTV Big F 2 Akshay Episode: "Forbidden No More"

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Notes Ref.
2018 13 Mussoorie Ishaan Saini Viu Debut series
2019 Medically Yourrs Akshay ALTBalaji
Hello Mini Danny Abraham MX Player Season 1
Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala Kayzad Sonawala ALTBalaji, Zee5
2020 Pawan & Pooja Raj MX Player
Butterflies Yash Terribly Tiny Tales mini-series
2021 Hello Mini Danny Abraham MX Player Season 2 & 3
His Storyy Preet ALTBalaji, Zee5
Khwabon Ke Parindey Dixit Voot
Cartel Yograj ALT Balaji
2023 Ishq Next Door Ashwin JioCinema

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Label Ref.
2020 Baat Kar Inderpreet Singh Faridkot
2021 Mera Pehla Pyaar Nikhita Gandhi, Javed Ali Glam Angel Studio

References

  1. ^ Maheshwari, Neha (16 January 2015). "I have always been attracted to older women: Mrinal Dutt". Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Mrinal Dutt celebrates his birthday in Delhi says, I love the vibe of Connaught Place". Times Of India. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Mrinal Dutt wants TV to be taken seriously". Indian Express. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ Sinha, Shubhangi (19 December 2014). "Mrinal Dutt: People in Indore are warm and welcoming". Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ Jambhekar, Shruti (30 December 2014). "Ten TV shows with a young look". Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ "'Private Investigator' takes Mrinal places, literally". India TV. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  7. ^ Maheshwari, Neha (29 December 2014). "Mrinal Dutt's look inspired by Benedict Cumberbatch?". Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Actor Mrinal Dutt to host Yeh Hai Aashiqui". India Today. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Mrinal to play host". Tribune India. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Mrinal Dutt's short movie to tour global film festivals". Times of India. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  11. ^ Rao, Soumya (12 September 2019). "'Coldd Lassi aur Chicken Masala' review: An over-cooked romance that lacks bite". Scroll. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  12. ^ Ghosh, Biswadeep (15 October 2019). "Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala: Uneven but mildly engaging". National Herald. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  13. ^ Shekhar, Mimansa (27 February 2021). "'Things are getting darker with the return of Stranger': Hello Mini 2 actors Anuja Joshi and Mrinal Dutt". Indian Express. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Dangerous & Thrilling, 'Hello Mini 2' Is All This and More". Mumbai Mirror. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  15. ^ Mitra, Shilajit (4 February 2021). "Cosmic drift". Indian Express. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Mrinal Dutt shares details of his next project". Tribune India. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  17. ^ Kaushal, Shweta (20 January 2021). "55km/sec review: Richa Chadha, Mrinal Dutt stuck in a confused narrative". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  18. ^ Suri, Rishabh (2 March 2021). "Mrinal Dutt: Fortunately, I have been going in the right direction in terms of work". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  19. ^ Sengupta, Ishita (31 January 2021). "55 km/sec by Arati Kadav: An unlikely crisis drama that looks beyond the afflicted and the affluent". Indian Express. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Arati Kadav's short film 55 km/sec to release on Disney+ Hotstar on Jan 20". Outlook. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  21. ^ Gayathri, Sarada (28 April 2021). "Excited to take up challenging roles: Mrinal Dutt". Telangana Today. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Khwabon Ke Parindey: Mrinal Dutt shares his experience shooting at 12 different locations within 40 days". Mid Day. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Mrinal Dutt's Dixit from 'Khwabon Ke Parindey' will remind you to free yourself". Telangana Today. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  24. ^ "'Ishq-E-Nadaan' starring Mohit Raina, Lara Dutta, Neena Gupta, Mrinal Dutt wraps up shoot". Times Of India. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  25. ^ "Swatantra Veer Savarkar' starring Randeep Hooda". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)