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 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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