Dilip Shankar

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Dilip Shankar

Born October 29, 1970 · New Delhi, India (age 55)

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. Nara…

Known For

Life of PiLife of Pi · 2012
Life of Pi
7.42012
MovieAdventureDrama
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
I OriginsI Origins · 2014
I Origins
7.62014
MovieScience FictionDrama
A molecular biologist's study of the human eye has far-reaching implications about humanity's scientific and spiritual beliefs.
Girls Will Be GirlsGirls Will Be Girls · 2024
Girls Will Be Girls
7.02024
MovieDramaRomance
In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance. But her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother who never got to come of age herself.
The Darjeeling LimitedThe Darjeeling Limited · 2007
The Darjeeling Limited
7.12007
MovieAdventureDrama
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).
Monsoon WeddingMonsoon Wedding · 2001
Monsoon Wedding
6.82001
MovieComedyDrama
A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
Jolly LLB 3Jolly LLB 3 · 2025
Jolly LLB 3
6.62025
MovieDramaComedy
The third part of the Jolly LLB trilogy brings back Jagdish Tyagi and Jagdishwar Mishra for the biggest face-off as penurious widow Janki Devi Solanki awaits justice against business tycoon Haribhai Khaitan in a satire on the judiciary, justice and the gulf between the privileged and the people on the other side of the spectrum.
Last Film ShowLast Film Show · 2022
Last Film Show
7.52022
MovieDrama
A 9-year-old boy in a remote village in India begins a lifelong love affair with cinema when he bribes his way into a rundown movie palace and spends a summer watching movies from the projection booth.
The Great Shamsuddin FamilyThe Great Shamsuddin Family · 2025
The Great Shamsuddin Family
7.82025
MovieComedyDrama
Set over one day in Delhi, Bani, a writer, is racing against a career-defining 12-hour deadline. Mothers, aunts, cousins and former romantic interests descend on her apartment, each bringing their own emergencies and Bani has to navigate interfaith complexities, generational conflicts and family expectations as she faces a dilemma, which could alter her life trajectory forever.

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In OthelloIn Othello · 2003
In Othello
9.02003
MovieDramaRomance
Within the Delhi based English theater group, a crisis in the personal and professional relationships of the actors is doomed to make a mockery of their attempts to stage Othello. Shakespeare's central motifs of jealousy in love, and prejudice due to cultural differences, closely resemble what is happening among the cast and the play starts to amplify and precipitate their problems towards a tragic conclusion. Yet is it in fact the spirit of the play that is doing this? SYNOPSIS A multicultural theater company in today’s New Delhi is staging a production of Shakespeare’s Othello. The director takes a bold step by casting an inexperienced small town actor as Othello. The new actor falls in love with the leading lady, who is also the director’s love-interest, and the two men become bitter rivals. Things become even more complicated as the actors’ theatrical personae start to seep into their lives outside the theater.