Person
Dilip Shankar
Production · Born 1970-10-29 · 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
Life of Pi
Casting
Bandish Bandits
Rajaji
Made in Heaven
Aditya Batra
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie
Col. Zaidi
The Darjeeling Limited
Location Casting
I Origins
Casting
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy
Colonel Zaidi
Girls Will Be Girls
Casting
The Great Shamsuddin Family
Casting Director
Jolly LLB 3
Senior Editor
Filmography
- 2026Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The MovieCol. Zaidi
- 2025The Great Shamsuddin FamilyCasting Director
- 2025Jolly LLB 3Senior Editor
- 2025Sister MidnightCasting
- 2024Girls Will Be GirlsCasting
- 2023Kadak SinghTyagi
- 2023GulmoharCasting Director
- 2022Mukhbir: The Story of a SpyColonel Zaidi
- 2022Last Film ShowCasting Director
- 2020Bandish BanditsRajaji
- 2019Made in HeavenAditya Batra
- 2018Gali GuleiyanCasting Director
- 2016MirzyaCasting
- 2015Angry Indian GoddessesCasting
- 2015UnfreedomSameer
- 2014I OriginsCasting
- 2014Vara : A BlessingCasting
- 2012Life of PiCasting
- 2010Dazed in DoonProducer
- 2009Delhi-6Casting
- 2007The Darjeeling LimitedLocation Casting
- 2004Little TerroristCasting
- 2003In Othello
- 2001Monsoon WeddingCasting
- 1995Aatank Hi AatankDirector
- —AmriCasting Director
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