Dilip Shankar
- Production
- October 29, 1970 · New Delhi, India
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
Filmography
- Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie · Col. Zaidi
- The Great Shamsuddin Family · Casting Director
- Jolly LLB 3 · Senior Editor
- Sister Midnight · Casting
- Girls Will Be Girls · Casting
- Kadak Singh · Tyagi
- Gulmohar · Casting Director
- Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy · Colonel Zaidi
- Last Film Show · Casting Director
- Bandish Bandits · Rajaji
- Made in Heaven · Aditya Batra
- Gali Guleiyan · Casting Director
- Mirzya · Casting
- Angry Indian Goddesses · Casting, Associate Producer
- Unfreedom · Sameer
- I Origins · Casting
- Vara: A Blessing · Casting
- Life of Pi · Casting
- Dazed in Doon · Producer
- Delhi-6 · Casting
- The Darjeeling Limited · Location Casting
- Little Terrorist · Casting
- In Othello
- Monsoon Wedding · Casting
- Aatank Hi Aatank · Director, Writer
- Amri · Casting Director
- Kabootar · Casting Director