Dilip Shankar

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Birthday 1970-10-29 (54 years old)

Place of Birth New Delhi, India

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

Producer

2025
Sister Midnight

as Casting Director

2024
2023
Gulmohar

as Casting Director

2022
Last Film Show

as Casting Director

2018
Gali Guleiyan

as Casting Director

2016
Mirzya

as Casting

2015
2015
Angry Indian Goddesses

as Associate Producer

2014
I Origins

as Casting

2013
2010
Dazed in Doon

as Producer

2007
The Darjeeling Limited

as Location Casting

2004
Little Terrorist

as Casting

2001
Monsoon Wedding

as Casting

Actor

2023
Kadak Singh

as Tyagi

2022
2020
Bandish Bandits

as Rajaji

2019
Made in Heaven

as Aditya Batra

2015
Unfreedom

as Sameer

Writer

1995

Director

1995
Aatank Hi Aatank

as Director