About

Known credits:
21
Birthday:
1970-10-29
Place of birth:
New Delhi, India
Website:
N/A

Dilip Shankar

Overview

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 Actor Tyagi 58
Average
2022 Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy Actor Colonel Zaidi 68
Fair
2015 Unfreedom Actor Sameer 58
Average
2003 In Othello Actor N/A
N/A

Directing
1995 Aatank Hi Aatank Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
2015 Angry Indian Goddesses Writing Writer 59
Average
1995 Aatank Hi Aatank Writing Writer 58
Average

Production
2025 Sister Midnight Production Casting Director N/A
N/A
2024 Girls Will Be Girls Production Casting 59
Average
2023 Gulmohar Production Casting Director 58
Average
2022 Last Film Show Production Casting Director 60
Fair
2018 Gali Guleiyan Production Casting Director 59
Average
2016 Mirzya Production Casting 59
Average
2015 Angry Indian Goddesses Production Casting 59
Average
2015 Angry Indian Goddesses Production Associate Producer 59
Average
2014 I Origins Production Casting 73
Good
2013 Vara : A Blessing Production Casting 59
Average
2010 Dazed in Doon Production Producer N/A
N/A
2007 The Darjeeling Limited Production Location Casting 70
Good
2004 Little Terrorist Production Casting 58
Average
2001 Monsoon Wedding Production Casting 61
Fair