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.
Movies & TV Shows
-
Jolly LLB 3 (2025) — Senior Editor
-
Made in Heaven (2019) — Aditya Batra
-
Bandish Bandits (2020) — Rajaji
-
Unfreedom (2015) — Sameer
-
Kadak Singh (2023) — Tyagi
-
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy (2022) — Colonel Zaidi
-
In Othello (2003)
-
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie (2026) — Col. Zaidi
