Deepak Dobriyal (born 1 September 1975) is an Indian film and theatre actor. He is recipient of a

Filmfare ''Filmfare'' is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of Indian most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, a ...

award. He worked in many Bollywood films such as '' Omkara'' (2006), ''

Shaurya ''Shaurya'' ( English: ''Gallantry'') is a 2008 courtroom drama film directed by Samar Khan, starring Kay Kay Menon, Rahul Bose, Javed Jaffrey, Deepak Dobriyal and Minissha Lamba. The film is inspired by the Hindi play '' Court Martial '' by S ...

'' (2008), ''

Tanu Weds Manu ''Tanu Weds Manu'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama by Aanand L. Rai, and produced by Shailesh R Singh. It stars R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal. The story o ...

'' (2011), ''

Dabangg 2 ''Dabangg 2'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film co-produced with and directed by Arbaaz Khan in his directorial debut, who co-produced the film with Malaika Arora. Its story is set in Kanpur and written by Dilip Shukla. ''D ...

'' (2012),

Chor Chor Super Chor ''Chor Chor Super Chor'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by K. Rajesh, and produced by Ved Kataria and Renu Kataria. The film stars Deepak Dobriyal, Anshul Kataria and Priya Bathija. It was released on 2 August 2013. ...

(2013), '' Tanu Weds Manu Returns'' (2015), '' Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'' (2015), ''Hindi Medium'' (2017) and

Angrezi Medium ''Angrezi Medium'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Homi Adajania and produced under the production banner Maddock Films. A spiritual sequel to the 2017 film ''Hindi Medium'', the film stars Irrfan Khan, Radhik ...

(2020).

Early life and education

Deepak Dobriyal was born on 1 September in

Pauri Garhwal district Pauri Garhwal is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Its headquarters is in the town of Pauri. It is sometimes referred to simply as Garhwal district, though it should not be confused with the larger Garhwal region of which it is ...

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in the North India, northern part of India. It is often referred to as t ...

. His parents are from Kabra village near Rithakhal and Satpuli village,

Pauri Garhwal Pauri Garhwal is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Its headquarters is in the town of Pauri. It is sometimes referred to simply as Garhwal district, though it should not be confused with the larger Garhwal region of which it is ...

. Later, his family moved to

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders wi ...

when he was 5 years old. There, Deepak completed his studies at Govt. Boys Senior Secondary School Begumpur. In

, he lived in Katwariya Saray. Dobriyal is married to Lara Bhalla.

Theatre career

He started his acting career in 1994 with eminent theatre director

Arvind Gaur Arvind Gaur is an Indian theatre director known for innovative, socially and politically relevant plays in India. Gaur's plays are contemporary and thought-provoking, connecting intimate personal spheres of existence to larger social politic ...

. His major plays with Gaur are ''Tughlaq'', ''Andha Yug'', ''Final Solutions'', ''Desire Under the Elms'', ''Rakt Kalyan'', ''Court Martial'', Dario Fo's ''Operation Three Star'', ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'', ''The Good Person of Szechwan'', Neil Simon's ''The Good Doctor'' and Ashok Lal's ''Ek Mamooli Aadmi''. After six years with Asmita theatre, he joined Act One with director Pt.

N. K. Sharma N.K. Sharma is an Indian theatre director and acting teacher. Since 1978 he has been freelance theatre person, working all over India in many languages and with many traditional forms. Sharma has worked with Safdar Hashmi. Early life and career ...

. He acted in ''Aao Saathi Sapna Dekhen'', ''Hamaar Baabuji ki chhattri'' and ''Aksar Maine Socha Hai''.

Film career

He has received recognition for his role in '' Omkara'' as "Rajju" and as a side-kick to the protagonist "Pappi" in ''

Tanu Weds Manu ''Tanu Weds Manu'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama by Aanand L. Rai, and produced by Shailesh R Singh. It stars R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal. The story of th ...

'' (2011), a role he reprised in 2015 sequel '' Tanu Weds Manu: Returns'' and again received critical acclaims.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Deepak Dobriyal in Delhi-6 news
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