Dilip Shankar

Born: 1970-10-29

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.


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Unfreedom

as Sameer
Released: 2015-05-29

A Muslim fundamentalist in New York kidnaps a liberal Muslim scholar with intent to kill. A...

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In Othello

as uncredited
Released: 2003-06-05

Within the Delhi based English theater group, a crisis in the personal and professional...

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Kadak Singh

as Tyagi
Released: 2023-11-24

AK Shrivastav, a quirky patient suffering from retrograde amnesia, uncovers the reason behind...

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Made in Heaven

as Aditya Batra
First aired: 2019-03-07

The story of two wedding planners in Delhi, where tradition jostles with modern aspirations...

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Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy

as Colonel Zaidi
First aired: 2022-11-11

After the Sino-India war, a highly trained Indian spy enters Pakistan on a mission to gather...

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