Mukul Chadda

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Mukul Chadda
Born
Other namesMukul Chadha
Alma mater IIM Ahmedabad
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Known for
Spouse
(m. 2010)

Mukul Chadda is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Mukul was born in Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu. He completed bachelor's in Mathematics at the prestigious St Stephen's College, Delhi and is an MBA graduate from IIM Ahmedabad and it was after working in a bank in New York City that he decided to take his passion for acting forward. [4]

Personal life

Mukul has been married to actress Rasika Dugal since 2010 after dating for 3 years. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRefs.
2012 Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu Karan Sharma
Ek Bahut Choti Si Love StoryShort film [9]
2013 I, Me Aur Main Adil [10]
Satyagraha Harinath
2014 Shuruaat Ka Interval Lawyer [11] [12]
ButnamaRinkuShort film [13]
2015 Island City Insurance MC [14]
Best Friends ForeverParichitShort film [15]
2016 Gurgaon Kalra [16]
2017Pressure CookerShort film [17]
2020Banana BreadNeighbourShort film; also writer, cinematographer [18]
2021 Sherni PawanReleased on Amazon Prime Video [19] [20] [21]
2024 Fairy Folk Mohit [22]

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformRef.
2018Zero KMSShyam Zee5 [23]
2019The InsidersRoy Uncle MX Player
The Office Jagdeep Chadda Hotstar
2020 Bicchoo Ka Khel Babu Shrivastav Alt Balaji
2021 Sunflower Mr. Ahuja Zee5 [24] [25] [26]
2023 Rana Naidu Eijaz Sheikh Netflix [27]
2024 Big Girls Don't Cry Vipin Ahuja Amazon Prime Video

Awards and nominations

YearAward ShowAwardShowResultRef(s)
2019 Gold Awards Best Actor in a comic role – Male The Office Nominated
iReel Awards Best Actor Male (Comedy)Nominated [28] [29]
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor (Comedy Series)Nominated [30]

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