Avijit Dutt | |
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| Education | Calcutta University |
| Occupations | Actor, filmmaker, theatre director, author |
| Years active | 1972–present |
Avijit Dutt is an Indian filmmaker, actor, theatre director, and author.
Dutt received a master's degree in English Literature from Calcutta University. He married Piu Dutt, The couple have two daughters.
Dutt began his career as an English teacher at St. Paul's School in Darjeeling.
He has worked in English, Hindi, and Bengali theatre as both actor and director.
His plays include:
He has also dramatised 1084 ki Ma, by Mahasweta Devi, with Shyamanand Jalan.
Dutt has applied for two patents, one for a toilet solution and another for a process of collecting, testing, and documenting blood tests.
He is director of his organisation Enable, which has built toilets across North India. By 2017, the organization has reached more than 60,000 beneficiaries across 68 villages in India.
| † | 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 | Morarji Desai | Netflix film |
| 2025 | Raid 2 | Lawyer Malani | |
| Bayaan | Premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival | ||
| Jolly LLB 3 | Dr. Milind Desai | ||
| Hamlet | Ghost | British film | |
| 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 | ||
| 2025 | Karma Korma | Chef | Hoichoi |
Avijit Dutt has been active in theatre as an actor, director and playwright, and has been associated with several stage productions. In 2019, he appeared in the stage play Patte Khul Gaye, produced by Rahul Bhuchar under the banner of Felicity Theatre.