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= Moinak Dutta = Moinak Dutta (born, 11 July 1987, Kolkata) is an Indian actor, writer and musician who made his silver screen debut in 2011, in the Bengali film Tenida, where he played the character of Habul Sen.

Dutta made his on screen debut with a supporting cast in the Bengali television series Bou Kotha Kao aired of Star Jalsha, where he played the character of, one of the protagonist, Nikhil's, five friends.

Early life
Dutta was born on 11 July 1987, into a Bengali family from Kolkata where his father Milan Kanti Dutta (deceased) worked for a multi-national FMCG company. His mother Aloka Dutta (deceased) was a home maker.

Growing up in Kolkata, Dutta completed his schooling from The Future Foundation School, from where he passed his ICSE (2003) and ISC (2005). Following that, Dutta pursued his Bachelor's degree from the University of Calcutta, where he chose journalism and mass communication as his major. Though he had a liking for performing arts, it is in his college years that he thought of giving it a try as a profession.

Early stints:
Dutta started his career as a participant in a few Bengali reality shows. While participating in one of the reality shows, he got introduced to Don Manuel, who inspired Dutta to take up public speaking and anchoring. After spending some time learning the craft, Dutta started to work as an EMCEE, host and anchor for various event management companies and corporate clients in Kolkata. This gave him more exposure to the Bengali television and media industry in Kolkata.

Television:
Dutta got his first break in 2009 in the Bengali television series Bou Kotha Kao under the Ravi Ojha Productions, which was telecasted on Star Jalsha. Later, he worked and acted in various Bengali television series aired on regional channels like Etv Bangla, Zee Bangla, Mahua Bangla, etc.

Film:
Dutta's silver screen debut was with the Bengali Feature Film Tenida, which was the sequel to the cult Bengali movie of the Charmurti which was directed by the veteran actor Chinmoy Roy.

Moving to Mumbai:
Dutta shifted to Mumbai in the year 2018 where he got the offer to act in the web series Flesh, directed by Danish Aslam, for Eros Now, alongside popular actors like Swara Bhaskar and Siddhant Behl. Dutta worked in a short film made as lock down project called Moksha , which is streaming on MxPlayer.

As a writer:
Dutta published the first book Courier Service    on Amazon Kindle. Along with that, he also wrote and acted in the short film Moksha, which is streaming on MxPlayer.

As a musician:
Dutta started to produce music and beats under the pseudonym of Shaivya from December 2020.