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, 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, r ...

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

Shaurya ''Shaurya'' (English language, 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 M ...

'' (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 of th ...

'' (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 (2013), ''

Tanu Weds Manu Returns ''Tanu Weds Manu Returns'' is a 2015 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Aanand L. Rai which is a sequel to the 2011 film ''Tanu Weds Manu''. R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Deepak Dobriyal, Swara Bhaskar and Eijaz Khan repris ...

'' (2015), ''

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo ''Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya. Produced by Rajshri Productions, it stars Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor. Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher, Swara Bhaskar, Deepa ...

'' (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, Radhika ...

(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 ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

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

Pauri Garhwal Pauri Garhwal is a District (India), 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 regio ...

. 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 w ...

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 politica ...

. 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. 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 '' (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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