Namit Das
| Namit Das | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 July 1984 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St Xaviers College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse(s) | Shruti Vyas |
| Parent(s) |
Chandan Dass Yamini Dass |
Namit Das (born 10 July 1984) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. 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 got married to his longtime girlfriend Shruti Vyas on 15 February 2015. Shruti herself is a theater and film actress and has appeared in many ads including OLX Womaniyan ad, where she was the face of OLX. 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
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The President Is Coming | Ramesh S | |
| 2009 | Wake Up Sid | Rishi Atul Raheja | |
| 2010 | Lafangey Parindey | Chaddi | |
| 2010 | Phillum City | Chaubey | |
| 2011 | Bulb Hila | ||
| 2011 | Nithya | ||
| 2013 | Ghanchakkar | Idris | |
| 2014 | Ankhon Dekhi | Ajju | |
| 2015 | Hamari Adhuri Kahani | Saanjh Prasad (grown up) |
TV series
| Year | Series | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Pancham | Pancham | Zee TV |
| 2008 | Mumbai Calling | Amar | ITV HBO Asia ABC1 |
| 2010 | State of the Union | Indian caller | CNN |
| 2010 | Axe Ur Ex | Host | Channel V |
| 2015–2016 | Sumit Sambhal Lega | Sumit | Star Plus |
Plays
Das has worked in a number of plays.[1]
| 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[2] |
| 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 |
Dubbing roles
Live action films
| 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 (film) | Kick Gurry | Griff | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Hindi dub only created for the Home media release. |