Durjoy Datta was born on 7 February 1987 in Mehsana, Gujarat, in a Bengali Hindu family,[1] and was brought up in New Delhi.
[18][19] He has co-authored books with Maanvi Ahuja, Neeti Rustagi, Orvana Ghai and Nikita Singh.
He has also hosted TEDx talks[20] and conferences in colleges, and has written blogs for Miss Malini and That's So Gloss.
He was listed among young achievers in Media and Communications by Whistling Woods International in 2011.
[21] His debut show Sadda Haq – My Life, My Choice won the Youth Show – fiction category at Zee Gold Awards in 2014 and at Indian Telly Awards in 2014 and 2015.