Dilip Shankar

Personal Info

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Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-10-29 (55 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...

Acting

2023

Kadak Singh

as Tyagi

2015

Unfreedom

as Sameer

Production

2001

Monsoon Wedding

as Casting

2022

Last Film Show

as Casting Director

2004

1995

Aatank Hi Aatank

as Director

2015

Angry Indian Goddesses

as Associate Producer

1995

2013

2023

Gulmohar

as Casting Director

2014

I Origins

as Casting

2007

The Darjeeling Limited

as Location Casting

2024

2010

Dazed in Doon

as Producer

2016

Mirzya

as Casting

2018

Gali Guleiyan

as Casting Director

2025

Sister Midnight

as Casting

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