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Sammir Dattani 
Sammir Dattani at Always Kabhi Kabhi BashBorn January 27, 1982
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaOther names Dhyan Occupation Film actor Years active 2000–present Spouse Ritika (2011-present) Sammir Dattani (Gujarati: સમીર દત્તાની) also known as Dhyan (Kannada: ಧ್ಯಾನ್) (in Kannada film industry)[1] is an Indian film actor who acts in Bollywood and Kannada films.
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Early life
Sammir belongs to a industrialist business family and was born and brought up in Mumbai. He did his schooling at Greenlawns and graduated from H.R college. Before turning to acting, Sammir was a national level roller skater and has won many awards at the all India level. The actor hails from a family which has been in the textiles business for over 50 years, besides being an active part of the business Sammir is also the owner of a restaurant and lounge in Kala Ghoda, Mumbai. Sammir currently lives in the famous Malabar Hills neighbourhood of south Mumbai with his parents, sister Sweta and wife Ritika.
Career
Sammir has been facing the camera since the age of 17. He has been a popular face in many TV commercials and music videos, 'Valentine's Day' being one of the famous ones.
Sammir started his Hindi film career with one of the biggest banners in Bollywood, Rajshri productions. In his 1st Hindi film 'Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai' his performance was appreciated. It landed him roles in Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Corporate' and Vikram Bhatt's 'Life Mein Kabhie Kabhie' and films like 'Pyar Mein Twist' where he got further recognition and appreciation for his talent, good looks and screen presence.
Most of his films in the Kannada film industry have been big hits. A few have also been dubbed in Telugu and become hits there as well. In fact, his career in films began with the Kannada film, 'Nanna Preethiya Hudugi'. The film celebrated its silver jubliee at the box office and also fetched him the best debutant award in the South. A famous song from the film 'car car' became a huge hit with the audience and continues to be a popular number. Besides hits like 'Monalisa', another Kannada film of his 'Amruthadhare' made waves at the box office. It ran successfully for 25 weeks across cinema halls in Karnataka. The film even had the Big B, Amitabh Bachchan make a special appearance, his only appearance in a South Indian film so far. Now besides consolidating his career in Bollywood, he still continues to do films down South, where his screen name is 'Dhyan'
In the Hindi film 'Mukhbir' Sammir played the lead role of an under cover police informer. The film was directed by Mani Shankar and starred senior actors like Om Puri, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff. This film won rave reviews and got Sammir lots of praise and fame, it also landed him some great films.
Sammir recently released his first Tamil film, produced by Gemini Films. Titled 'Kutty' acting with Shreya Saran. He is rumoured to be making a foray into other South Indian languages as well.
Shyam Benegal cast him in Well Done Abba (2010), alongside Boman Irani and Minissha Lamba. After premiering at international film festivals in Montreal, Dubai and London, the film had its commercial release 26 March 2010.[2] The film was very well received by all critics and garnered a lot of praise for Sammir. This film gave him role which had great depth to showcase his acting talent and he surprised all by pulling off a performance to match that of the senior actors in the film. While reviewing the film Taran Adarsh wrote "Samir Dattani is another revelation. The role gives him ample opportunity to showcase his talent and he does it with great restraint, without going overboard." His signature line "insaaniyat ke liye" will be memorable to all girls whose heartstrings he managed to pull. Shyam Benegal's directorial efforts and Sammir Dattani's talent has proved that the talented actor has come a long way.
Sammir has completed shooting for Dharma Productions I Hate Luv Storys, which released on 2 July 2010. The film also stars Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor.[3]
Personal life
Sammir got engaged to his long time girlfriend, Ritika Jolly, on 19 December 2010.[4] The couple got married on 12 March 2011, in Dehradun, Ritika's hometown.[5] They have been complimented for making a very good looking couple and are seen at very high profile events and parties together since then. Both of them are very fond of travelling and Ritika is said to be writing her first book which is a fiction novel. It is rumoured that Sammir plans to produce a film based on the book after its launch starring himself. Besides acting, heading his textile industry and investing in restaurants, Sammir runs a charity organization which is funded by his entire family under the name 'Dattani Foundation' which he rarely talks about.
Filmography
Kannada
Year Film Role Co-star Director Notes 2001 Nanna Preethiya Hudugi Puttu Deepali Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar 2004 Monalisa Dhyan Sadha Indrajith Lankesh 2005 Jootata Sanju Richa Pallod N.S Shankar 2005 Amrithadhare Puru Ramya Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar 2007 Sajni Vikram Sharmila Mandre Murugesh 2008 Neene Neene Abhisekh Aishwarya Nag Shivadwaj 2010 Huduga Hudugi Sachin Lekha Washington/Sadha Indrajith Lankesh Tamil
Year Film Role Co-star Director Notes 2010 Kutty Arjun Devanayagam Dhanush, Shriya Saran A. Jawahar (Gemini Productions) Hindi
Year Film Role Co-star Director Notes 2004 Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai Yash Pooja Kanwal Rajshri Productions 2005 Pyaar Mein Twist Sanjay Soha Ali Khan Perpect Picture Co. 2006 Corporate Anmol Rawat Minissha Lamba Madhur Bhandarkar 2007 Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Jai Gokhale - Vikram Bhatt 2008 Dhoom Dhadaka Shama Sikander Shashi Ranjan 2008 Mukhbiir Mukhbir Raima Sen Mani Shankar 2009 Mallika Mallika - - 2010 Well Done Abba Arif Minissha Lamba Shyam Benegal 2010 I Hate Luv Storys Raj Sonam Kapoor Punit Malhotra (Dharma Productions) References
- ^ http://www.starboxoffice.com/stars/Default.aspx?bid=actors_Sameer_Dattani
- ^ http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/23-sammir-dattani-interview-031012.asp
- ^ http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/4649-my-work-has-gone-to-another-level-sammir-dattani.html
- ^ http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/dec/031210-Sammir-Dattani-engaged-Ritika-Jolly.htm
- ^ http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/dec/031210-Sammir-Dattani-engaged-Ritika-Jolly.htm
External links
- Sammir Dattani at the Internet Movie Database
- Dhyaan at the Internet Movie Database
- Sameer at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- Living people
- Kannada film actors
- People from Bangalore
- People from Mumbai
- 1982 births
- Indian actors
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