Known For
Production
Born
Oct 29, 1970
Place of Birth
New Delhi, India
Credits
26 titles
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 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
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
Amri
Casting Director