Namit Das
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Namit Das | |
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| Born | 10 July 1984 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St Xaviers College, Bhavan's AH Wadia High School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | Shruti Vyas |
| Parent(s) | Chandan Dass Yamini Das |
Namit Das (born 10 July 1984) is an Indian film, television, theatre actor and singer. He has acted in several television commercials. He belongs to a family of musicians and singers; his father is reputed ghazal singer Chandan Dass. His maternal grandfather was K. Pannalal, who worked for Delhi All India Radio and Doordarshan, and was a musician par excellence. One of his maternal uncles, Jaidev Kumar, is a famous Punjabi music director, and another is Ajay K. Pannalal, a Punjabi film director. Namit is also a trained singer and took classical-music training from his father Chandan Dass and Bhavdeep Jaipurwale, but preferred acting over singing for a long time. Recently he has released an album with Anurag Shanker, which has five tracks.
Namit Das married his longtime girlfriend Shruti Vyas on 15 February 2015. Shruti herself is a theater and film actress and has appeared in many ads, including an OLX Womaniyan ad, where she was the face of OLX. She is the sister of actor Sumeet Vyas. Namit and Shruti got married in Mumbai in a traditional ceremony, graced by family and friends. Namit's younger brother Anshul Nautiyal is also an underground music producer who is Delhi-based.
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The President Is Coming | Ramesh S. | |
| Wake Up Sid | Rishi Atul Raheja | ||
| 2010 | Lafangey Parindey | Chaddi | |
| Phillum City | Chaubey | ||
| 2011 | Bulb Hila | ||
| Nithya | |||
| 2013 | Ghanchakkar | Idris | |
| 2014 | Ankhon Dekhi | Ajju | |
| 2015 | Hamari Adhuri Kahani | Saanjh Prasad (adult) | Cameo appearance |
| 2018 | Sui Dhaaga | Guddu | |
| Pataakha | Jagan | ||
| 2019 | Rakkhosh | Birsa Voice Over | |
| 2020 | Bahut Hua Samman | Rajat Tiwari | |
| 2021 | Aafat-E-Ishq | Atmaram | Zee5 film |
| 2023 | Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | Sumen Mitra |
TV series
[edit]| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Pancham | Pancham | |
| 2008 | Mumbai Calling | Amar | |
| 2010 | State of the Union | Indian caller | |
| Axe Ur Ex | Host | ||
| 2015–2016 | Sumit Sambhal Lega | Sumit Walia | |
| 2017 | Kaushiki | DK | |
| 2018 | Table No 5 | Web Series [1][2] | |
| 2019 | Abhay | Govind | Web Series [3][4] |
| 2020 | Aarya | Jawahar | Web Series |
| A Suitable Boy | Haresh Khanna | BBC One[5] & Netflix | |
| Mafia | Nitin Kumar | Web series[6] | |
| 2022 | Rocket Boys | Prosenjit Day | SonyLIV |
| 2023 | Choona | Triloki | Netflix |
Plays
[edit]Das has worked in a number of plays.[7]
| Year | Play | Director | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Shadow Box | Nadir Khan | |
| 2002 | Noises Off | AtuI Kumar | |
| 2003-04 | I Am Invincible (Clown Show) | AtuI Kumar | |
| 2004 | Voices | AtuI Kumar | |
| 2006 | Much Ado About Nothing | Imogen Butler Cole | Also composed music[8] |
| 2006-07 | Chairs | AtuI Kumar | |
| 2006-08 | Numbers In The Dark | AtuI Kumar | |
| 2007- | The President Is Coming | Kunal Roy Kapoor | |
| 2007 | The Soul Of A Sales Man | Etiene Coutinho | |
| 2007 | Mastana Rampuri Urf Chappanchuri | Sunil Shanbag | |
| 2008-11 | The Shehenshah Of Azeemo | Sumeet & Shivani | |
| 2008-11 | Hamlet The Clown Prince | Rajat Kapoor | |
| 2011- | Stories In A Song | Sunil Shanbag | |
| 2011- | Bombay Talkies | Vikram Kapadia |
2023 monsoon wedding the musical
Dubbing roles
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Live action films
[edit]| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Doug Jones | Abe Sapien | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | Rajesh Khattar dubbed this role in the previous movie. |
| Edge of Tomorrow | Kick Gurry | Griff | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Hindi dub only created for the Home media release. |
References
[edit]- ^ Desk, India com Entertainment (31 May 2018). "Zee 5 Originals Series Table 5 Is A Riveting Mystery Thriller - Read Details". India.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Namit Das: Television and digital medium will give movies a run for money". The Indian Express. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Rajesh, Author: Srividya (28 February 2019). "Namit Das to enter ZEE5 series, Abhay". IWMBuzz. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ ""Abhay"... A moody crime series headlined by Kunal Kemmu's composed central act | REVIEW". Filmy Sasi. 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "BBC - Cast announced for BBC One's A Suitable Boy, the first screen adaptation of Vikram Seth's classic novel - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Namit Das calls his new web show Mafia a unique project". outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Theatre | Theatre Actors | Abir Abrar | Time Out Mumbai". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.