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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-10-29 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

New Delhi, India

Dilip Shankar

Biography:

Dilip Shankar is known for introducing new exceptional talent as a Casting Director, his casting credits include Ang Lee's Life of Pi.

Dilip is an actor and director in the Delhi theatre scene.

As an actor, he is known for essaying a variety of roles - Cassio in Roysten Abel's award winning William Shakespeare's Othello-a play in black & white, Raju Guide in Sanjoy Roy's adaptation of R. K. Narayan's Guide, Jawaharlal Nehru in Pramila Le Hunte's Nehru-His Inner Story.

He has worked with directors B. V. Karanth, Anamika Haksar, Abhilash Pillai, Bertina Johnson.

A theatre director of note on the Delhi theatre scene, he has directed a number of plays, and has written 36 plays so far.

Known For

Acting

2023

Kadak Singh as Tyagi

2022

2020

Bandish Bandits as Rajaji

2019

Made in Heaven as Aditya Batra

2015

Unfreedom as Sameer

2003

Production

2025

Sister Midnight as Casting

2024

2023

Gulmohar as Casting Director

2022

Last Film Show as Casting Director

2018

Gali Guleiyan as Casting Director

2016

Mirzya as Casting

2015

Angry Indian Goddesses as Associate Producer

2014

I Origins as Casting

2013

2010

Dazed in Doon as Producer

2007

The Darjeeling Limited as Location Casting

2004

Little Terrorist as Casting

2001

Monsoon Wedding as Casting

Directing

1995

Aatank Hi Aatank as Director

Writing

1995