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Sidhant Mohapatra

Sidhant Mohapatra

Indian Odia film actor, politician (born 1966)

Sidhant Mohapatra (born 4 May 1966[3]), popularly known as Munna Bhai, is an Indian actor and politician who appears predominantly in Odia cinema. Mohapatra has also won seven Odisha State Film Awards back-to-back, from 2000 to 2006, and a Filmfare Awards East award.

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Early and personal life

Mohapatra was born as Gyana Ranjan Mohapatra in a Odia Brahmin family in Brahmapur, Odisha to Dr. Kanak and Dr. Manmohan Mohapatra. He completed his early education at St. Vincent's Convent School, Brahmapur and his higher secondary and graduation in commerce from Dharanidhar Autonomous College, Keonjhar. Mohapatra completed his PGDM from Institute of Marketing and Management in New Delhi in 1989.[3]

Career

Acting

His debut film Sradhanjali was made in 1992.

Politics

He joined Biju Janata Dal in 2009 and successfully contested Berhampur constituency in the 2009 15th Lok Sabha election. Mohapatra was reelected in the 2014 general election by a margin of nearly 100,000 votes. However, he did not contest the constituency for a third term.[4][5][6]

Filmography

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    Mohapatra, Sidhant (20 November 2012). "'I am content as an actor'". The New Indian Express (Interview). {{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
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