Dino Morea
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Born | [1] | 9 December 1975
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Years active | 1999–present |
Dino Morea (born 9 December 1975) is an Indian actor and a former model who appears in Bollywood films.
Early life
Dino Morea was born in Bangalore, India, to an Italian father and an Indian mother.[2] His mother hails from Kalamassery in Kerala.[3] He is the second of three brothers-Nicolo Morea is his older brother and Santino Morea his younger brother.[2] His family moved to Bangalore, Karnataka.[4] He initially attended Bangalore Military School, graduated from St. Joseph's College in Bangalore and also went to Clarence High School. He was first noticed when he was modelling for a fashion company and soon received his first film offer.[2]
Career
Morea made his acting debut in the TV series Captain Vyom in which he appeared as "Sonic". His movie debut was in Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi opposite Rinke Khanna. He had breakthrough roles in Rajiv Menon's Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain, the 2002 horror film Raaz and the thriller Gunaah.[4] His other prominent films include Baaz: A Bird in Danger, Sssshhh..., Rakht and Acid Factory.[5] He was a contestant on the reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi in 2010.
Personal life
Morea was in a relationship with Bipasha Basu from 1996 to 2002.[6]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award Show | Award | Film | Won |
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2003 | Zee Cine Award | Dynamic Duo-with Bipasha Basu | Raaz | Yes |
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi | Siddhant | |
2000 | Kandukondain Kandukondain | Captain Vinod | Tamil film |
2002 | Raaz | Aditya Dhanraj / Kabir | |
Gunaah | Aditya Srivastava | ||
2003 | Baaz: A Bird in Danger | Raj Singh | |
Sssshhh... | Rocky | ||
2004 | Ishq Hai Tumse | Arjun | |
Plan | Bobby | ||
Insaaf: The Justice | IPS Officer Abhimanyu Singh | ||
Rakht: What If You Can See the Future | Sunny | ||
2005 | Chehraa | Akash | |
2006 | Aksar | Rajveer Singh | |
Holiday | Dino | ||
Fight Club – Members Only | Karan | ||
Tom, Dick, and Harry | Tom | ||
Julie | Shashi | Kannada film | |
Aap Ki Khatir | Danny | ||
2007 | Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee | Rajeev Arora | |
Om Shanti Om | Himself | Special appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi" | |
Dus Kahaniyaan | Dino | ||
2008 | Bhram | Shantanu | |
Meeting Se Meeting Tak | Rahul | ||
Anamika | Vikram Singh Sisodiya | ||
Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi | Raj | ||
Har Pal | Ambi | Special appearance | |
Heroes | Sahil Naqvi | ||
Karzzzz | Ravi Verma | ||
Gumnaam – The Mystery | Dev | ||
Sargna | |||
Deha (2007 film) | |||
2009 | Acid Factory | ||
Main Aurr Mrs Khanna | Sanjay (Samir Khanna's business Partner) | ||
2010 | Pyaar Impossible! | Varun Sanghvi / Siddharth Sidhu | |
2014 | Happy New Year | Himself | |
2015 | Alone | Special Ghost appearance / Kabir | |
2015 | I Can Do That | Celebrity contestant | TV series |
2017 | Solo | Raunaq Sachdeva | Tamil / Malayalam film |
2020 | Mentalhood | Akash | Web series |
2020 | Hostages | Ranbir | Web-series on Hotstar[7] |
2021 | Tandav | Professor Jigar Sampath | Web series on Amazon Prime |
As a producer
References
- ^ Miscellaneous (9 December 2016). "Birthday Special: 10 times Dino Morea proved 'age is just a number'!". Zee News. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Dino Morea - Biography". Oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ Digital Native (31 May 2017). "Dino Morea reveals his Kerala Connection". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Dino Morea - Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ Jurgen Fauth; Marcy Dermansky. "Dino Morea". About.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ Goyal, Divya (30 April 2016). "Bipasha Basu's Ex-Beau Dino Morea Makes an Entrance at the Wedding". NDTV Movies. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ Chugh, Sneha (4 September 2020). "'Hostages' season 2 trailer reviewed as 'really amazing' and 'promising' by fans". Republic World. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
External links
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- 1975 births
- Male actors from Bangalore
- Indian male film actors
- Indian male models
- Indian people of Italian descent
- Living people
- Male actors in Hindi cinema
- Indian male voice actors
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- Male actors of Italian descent
- Male actors in Malayalam cinema
- Male actors in Kannada cinema
- Male actors in Tamil cinema
- Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants