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Nikita Dutta

Nikita Dutta is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films and television. After participating in Femina Miss India 2012, she made her acting debut with the romantic drama Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (2014). Dutta made her television debut with Dream Girl (2015) and achieved recognition with Ek Duje Ke Vaaste (2016).

Dutta returned to films with the sports film Gold (2018) and then appeared in the romantic drama Kabir Singh (2019). Dutta has since portrayed the leading lady in the crime drama The Big Bull, the supernatural horror Dybbuk, both in (2021) and the web series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter (2022).

Dutta was born into a Punjabi family in Delhi.[citation needed] Dutta's father is a retired rear admiral of the Indian Navy. She has spent most of her childhood in Visakhapatnam and Mumbai. She has completed her graduation in Economics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.

Dutta participated in Femina Miss India 2012 and was one of the finalists. Dutta made her acting debut with the romantic comedy Lekar Hum Deewana Dil in 2014. The film was a commercial failure. She played a sweet and smart girl opposite Sudeep Sahir.

Dutta made her television debut in 2015 with Dream Girl. She played Lakshmi, an aspiring actress opposite Mohsin Khan. She quit the show in November 2015. Dutta's career marked a turning point with her portrayal of a strong-headed woman Suman in Ek Duje Ke Vaaste opposite Namik Paul. The show culminated in October the same year. From 2017 to 2018, she played a lawyer opposite Zayed Khan and Vatsal Sheth in Haasil. The show marked her last TV appearance.

Dutta returned to films in 2018 with the sport film Gold opposite Akshay Kumar . With global earnings of 1.5 billion, Gold emerged as a commercial success. Bollywood Hungama noted, "Nikita Dutta is cute and does fine." The same year, Dutta appeared opposite Neil Bhoopalam, in Zoya Akhtar's segment of the anthology film Lust Stories. The film met with positive reviews from critics.

In 2019, Dutta made her web debut with MX Player's Aafat, portraying the role of Titli, a divorcee. In the same year, she portrayed a film actress in the romantic drama Kabir Singh, opposite Shahid Kapoor. It received mixed reviews but became the 26th highest-grossing Indian film of all time, grossing more than 3.7 billion (US$44 million) worldwide. Bollywood Hungama found her "sweet" in the supporting role.

In 2020, Dutta portrayed an aspiring actor opposite Prit Kamani in Maska. India Today stated that she "stands out", among the young actors. Firstpost noted, "Dutta does the struggling actor representation quite well, but her character is given the shorter end of the stick."

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