Sameer Dattani

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{{Infobox person
| name = Sammir Dattani
| image = Sameer Dattani graces the Four Seasons new lounge launch.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Sammir Dattani in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|1|27}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
| yearsactive = 1997–present
| othername = Dhyan
| spouse = Ritika Jolly
| occupation = [[Film actor]]
}}

'''Sammir Dattani''', also known as '''Dhyan''' (in the [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada film industry]]),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.starboxoffice.com/stars/Default.aspx?bid=actors_Sameer_Dattani |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 October 2008 |archive-date=19 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019205944/http://www.starboxoffice.com/stars/Default.aspx?bid=actors_Sameer_Dattani |url-status=dead }}</ref> is an Indian film actor who acts in [[Bollywood]], the Hindi film industry, and [[Cinema of Karnataka|Sandalwood]], the Kannada film industry.

==Career==
Born into a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] family in [[Bombay]], Dattani has worked in Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil cinema, He is fluent in several languages.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Baker|first1=Steven|title="My work has gone to another level" – Sammir Dattani|url=http://bollyspice.com/3137/my-work-has-gone-to-another-level-sammir-dattani|website=Bollyspice.com|accessdate=23 January 2015|quote=Your family is Gujarati, you were born and brought up in Bombay, and you have worked in Hindi, Kannada and Tamil cinema, so what languages do you speak? Well I speak Kannada. I speak Gujarati, Hindi of course, English of course, and a bit of Marathi and Telugu.|date=25 March 2010|archive-date=24 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124005703/http://bollyspice.com/3137/my-work-has-gone-to-another-level-sammir-dattani|url-status=live}}</ref>

Dattani started his Hindi film career with [[Rajshri Productions]]. His first Hindi film ''[[Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai]]'' was followed by roles in Madhur Bhandarkar's ''Corporate'' and Vikram Bhatt's ''Life Mein Kabhie Kabhie'' as well as films such as ''Pyar Mein Twist''. In the Hindi film ''[[Mukhbir]]'', directed by Mani Shankar, Dattani played the lead role of an undercover police informer.

Dattani appeared in the [[Kannada]]-language film ''[[Nanna Preethiya Hudugi]]'' which earned him the best debutant award in the South.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Besides ''[[Monalisa (film)|Monalisa]]'', other [[Kannada]] film appearances include ''[[Amrithadhare]]''.

Dattani's first [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film, produced by Gemini Films, was ''[[Kutty (2010 film)|Kutty]]'' with [[Dhanush]] and [[Shriya Saran]].

[[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, it had its commercial release 26 March 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/23-sammir-dattani-interview-031012.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-03-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326095450/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/23-sammir-dattani-interview-031012.asp |archivedate=26 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Dattani appeared in [[Dharma Productions|Dharma Productions']],
''[[I Hate Luv Storys]]'' released on 2 July 2010.

==Personal life==
Sammir is married to Ritika Jolly.

== Filmography ==

===Kannada===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Nanna Preethiya Hudugi]]''
| Puttu
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Monalisa (film)|Monalisa]]''
| Dhyan
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''Jootata''
| Sanju
|
|-
| ''[[Amrithadhare]]''
| Puru
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Jackpot (2006 film)|Jackpot]]''
|
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Sajni (film)|Sajni]]''
| Vikram
|
|-
| 2008
| ''Neene Neene''
| Abhishek
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Huduga Hudugi]]''
| Sachin
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari]]''
| Akash
| Cameo appearance
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Love U Alia]]''
| Suman
| Cameo appearance
|-
|}

===Tamil===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Kutty (2010 film)|Kutty]]''
| Arjun Devanayagam
|}

===Hindi===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai]]''
| Yash
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Pyaar Mein Twist]]''
| Sanjay
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Corporate (2006 film)|Corporate]]''
| Anmol Rawat
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee]]''
| Jai Gokhale
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''Dhoom Dadakka''
| Ranbir/Kamal Shankar
|
|-
| ''[[Mukhbiir]]''
| Mukhbir
|
|-
| 2009
|''[[Well Done Abba]]''
| Arif
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
|''[[Mallika (2010 film)|Mallika]]''
| Saahil
|
|-
| ''[[I Hate Luv Storys]]''
| Raj Dholakia
|
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=1649721|name=Sammir Dattani}}
*{{IMDb name|id=2550027|name=Dhyaan}}
*{{IMDb name|id=1002500|name=Sameer}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Gujarati people]]

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