Hailing from a non-filmy background Subrat Dutta[3] had no planning to join films and he was preparing for his MBA, when suddenly an advertisement about a theatre workshop caught his attention.

He made silver screen debut with Hindi film Karvaan[6] by Pankaj Butalia as the main protagonist in 1999.

His first Bengali film was Uttara by Buddhadev Dasgupta where he played a small role of a Hindu militant.

Subrat Dutta[9]’s fame came with his portrayal of a common man Biresh in Bengali film Bibar directed by Subrata Sen, based on Samaresh Basu’s novel with the same name in the year 2006.

He later also starred in the Hindi remake of Okkadu, Tevar[11] (2015) in a different role, allowing Manoj Bajpayee to play the main villain.

His next venture was Ram Gopal Varma’s magnum opus, Rakhcharitra part I and &II[15] (2010), where he was noticed for playing the character of AK in Hindi & Telugu simultaneously.

In the same year he appeared in Bengali films Achin Pakhi[16] and Antim Shash Sundar[17][18] opposite Indrani Haldar.

He also appeared in films like Bumper Draw (2015), Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein (2015) and played lead role as ATS Chief in Sameer[23][24] (2017) and Gandhian Divakar in Humne Gandhi Ko Mar Diya[25] (2018).

His next release was multilimgual III Smoking Barrels[26] where he played the character of a Bangladeshi refugee[27] earned him immense applause from pan Indian audience and critics.

His character Mukhtar[28][29] turns the victim of illegal Elephant poaching where his every move and actions got praised by the critics.

[46] Upcoming Films Onyo Rong[7] Sawa Sher Gehu[78] He has played the character of a broker in Netflix Original Series Selection Day.