Cast & creator
Dilip Shankar
Best known for Life of Pi, Made in Heaven, I Origins
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.
26
film credits
3
television credits
8
1995–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (29)
Showing 29 of 29 credits
Life of Pi
Casting
2012
Made in Heaven
Aditya Batra
2019
I Origins
Casting
2014
The Darjeeling Limited
Location Casting
2007
Bandish Bandits
Rajaji
2020
Girls Will Be Girls
Casting
2024
Monsoon Wedding
Casting
2001
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy
Colonel Zaidi
2022
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie
Col. Zaidi
2026
Jolly LLB 3
Senior Editor
2025
Sister Midnight
Casting
2025
Last Film Show
Casting Director
2022Amri
Casting Director
The Great Shamsuddin Family
Casting Director
2025
Unfreedom
Sameer
2015
Gali Guleiyan
Casting Director
2018
Delhi-6
Casting
2009
Aatank Hi Aatank
Director
1995Aatank Hi Aatank
Writer
1995
Angry Indian Goddesses
Casting
2015Angry Indian Goddesses
Associate Producer
2015Angry Indian Goddesses
Writer
2015
Vara: A Blessing
Casting
2014
Gulmohar
Casting Director
2023
Kadak Singh
Tyagi
2023
Little Terrorist
Casting
2004
Mirzya
Casting
2016
Dazed in Doon
Producer
2010