There is no such thing as an overnight success. It takes years of effort, persistence and hard work to get recognition for your work. If you stick around long enough and endure through all the hurdles, you will get seen for your work eventually. Gopal Datt personifies this spirit gracefully.
A National School of Drama trained actor, he is hugely famous among the netizens, for his performances in the various web series online. He fondly remembers NSD as the most important part of his journey as it changed his vision and ambitions. After completing his education, he moved to Mumbai and got his first break in Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai in 2001. Thereafter, he went on to star in the blockbuster Tere Naam, Samrat & Co. and the National Award-winning Filmistaan.
With numerous remarkable performances under his belt, he is a popular name in the world of web series. Be it in AIB: Honest Engineering Campus Placements or Official CEOgiri or Netflix’s Delhi Crime or comical web-series Pitchers, Gopal manages to craft every character to perfection. His perfect comic timing on one hand while his ability to portray serious roles superbly on the other shows his versatility as an actor.
He is a true theatre artist at heart. Despite the modern concept of acting he still lays huge emphasis on “good literature”, which according to him, plays a crucial part in the development of an actor, guiding him in “making and designing his character.”
As a writer, he shares his feelings about the metaphysical world through his poetry “Kaise hota hoga ishwar”.
