Deepak Dobriyal

Deepak Dobriyal

Deepak Dobriyal (born 1 September 1975) is an Indian actor known for his work in several films and theatre productions. He is a recipient of several awards including a Filmfare Award, a Filmfare Award Marathi and a Maharashtra State Film Award.

He has acted in films such as Omkara (2006), Shaurya (2008), Tanu Weds Manu (2011), Dabangg 2 (2012), Chor Chor Super Chor (2013), Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015), Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), Hindi Medium (2017) and Angrezi Medium (2020).

Early life and education

Deepak Dobriyal

Deepak Dobriyal was born on 1 September 1975 in Pauri Garhwal district, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand). His parents are from Kabra village near Rithakhal and Satpuli village, Pauri Garhwal. Later, his family moved to Delhi when he was 5 years old. There, Deepak completed his studies at Govt. Boys Senior Secondary School Begumpur. In Delhi, he lived in Katwariya Saray. Dobriyal is married to Lara Bhalla.

Theatre career

Deepak Dobriyal

He started his acting career in 1994 with eminent theatre director Arvind Gaur. 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.

Deepak Dobriyal also appeared as an extra in the music video for Adnan Sami's song Lift Karadey (Remix) featuring duplicates of several bollywood actors. He is one of the henchmen of Ajit and he appears several times in the video but at 3:17 mark is when he can be clearly recognized standing behind Johnny Lever and Ajit.

Play	Role	Writer-Director
Tughlaq	Aazam	Girish Karnad-Arvind Gaur
Andha Yug	Praheri	Dharamvir Bharati-Arvind Gaur
Final Solutions	Javed	Mahesh Dattani-Arvind Gaur
Court-martial	Bikash Roy	Swadesh Deepak-Arvind Gaur
Desire Under The Elms	Eben	Eugene O Neill-Arvind Gaur
Rakt Kalyan	Jagdeva	Girish Karnad-Arvind Gaur
Accidental Death of an Anarchist	Dario Fo	Arvind Gaur
The Good Person of Szechwan	Raju	Bertolt Brecht-Arvind Gaur
The Good Doctor	Writer-Neil Simon	Arvind Gaur
Ek Mamuli Aadmi	Ishwar Chand Awasthi	Ashok Lal-Arvind Gaur
The Caucasian Chalk Circle	Azdak	Bertolt Brecht-Arvind Gaur
Madhavi	Galav	Bhisham Sahni-Arvind Gaur
Merchant of Venice	Bassanio	William Shakespeare-Arvind Gaur
Julius Caesar	Titinius	William Shakespeare-Arvind Gaur
Qalandar		Arvind Gaur
Aksar Maine Socha hai		N. K. Sharma
Hamaar Babuji Ki Chhatri		N. K. Sharma
Aao Saathi Sapna Dekhen	Behrupiya	Harsh Khurana-N. K. Sharma

Film career

Deepak Dobriyal

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

Film

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Film</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2002</td><td>Dil Hai Tumhara</td><td>Shepherd</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Maqbool</td><td>Thapa</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Charas</td><td>Afghan militant</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Omkara</td><td>Rajju Tiwary</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>1971</td><td>Flight Lt. Gurtu</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Shaurya</td><td>Captain Javed Khan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Midnight Lost and Found</td><td>Arvind</td><td>Short film</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Delhi-6</td><td>Mamdu</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gulaal</td><td>Rajendar Bhati</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13B / Yavarum Nalam</td><td>Ashok / Senthil</td><td>Bilingual film</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Daayen Ya Baayen</td><td>Ramesh Majila</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Tanu Weds Manu</td><td>Pappi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Teen Thay Bhai</td><td>Harpreet "Happy" Gill</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Not a Love Story</td><td>Robin Fernandes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Dabangg 2</td><td>Genda</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Delhi Safari</td><td>Hawa Hawaai</td><td>Voiceover</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Chor Chor Supar Chor</td><td>Satbir</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Chal Bhaag</td><td>Munna Supari</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Tanu Weds Manu: Returns</td><td>Pappi</td><td>Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor</td></tr><tr><td>Prem Ratan Dhan Payo</td><td>Kanhaiya "Mussorie" Chaturvedi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Hindi Medium</td><td>Shyam Prakash</td><td>Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor</td></tr><tr><td>Lucknow Central</td><td>Victor Chattopadhyay</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Kaalakaandi</td><td>Mafia</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Baaghi 2</td><td>Usman Langda</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kuldip Patwal: I Didn't Do It</td><td>Kuldip Patwal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Baba</td><td>Madhav</td><td>Marathi film Filmfare Award Marathi Best Actor</td></tr><tr><td>Laal Kaptaan</td><td>Trecker</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Kaamyaab</td><td>Gulati</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Angrezi Medium</td><td>Gopi Bansal</td><td>Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor</td></tr><tr><td>Kachche Din</td><td>Taxi Driver</td><td>Short film</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Aafat-E-Ishq</td><td>Vikram Kamal</td><td>ZEE5 Film</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Good Luck Jerry</td><td>Rinku</td><td>Disney Plus Hotstar film</td></tr><tr><td>Bhediya</td><td>Panda</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Bholaa</td><td>Ashwatthama (Aashu)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Sector 36</td><td>Inspector Ram Charan Pandey</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jugnuma - The Fable</td><td>Dev's Manager</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Son of Sardaar 2</td><td>Gul</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Ikkis</td><td>Jahangir</td><td>cameo</td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Platform</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2023</td><td>Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo</td><td>Aaygo Dao alias 'Monk'</td><td>Disney+ Hotstar</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards and nominations

Deepak Dobriyal

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2007	Omkara	Filmfare Awards	Special Performance Award	Won
2010	Gulaal	Producers Guild Film Awards	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Nominated
2012	Tanu Weds Manu	Best Actor in a Comic Role	Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Nominated
2016	Tanu Weds Manu: Returns	Won
Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
BIG Star Entertainment Awards	Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Role (Male)	Won
Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
Producers Guild Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
Best Actor in a Comic Role	Won
Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male	Nominated
Stardust Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role	Nominated
Times of India Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
Best Actor in a Comic Role	Won
Screen Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
2018	Hindi Medium	Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male	Nominated
Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
2020	Baba	Filmfare Award Marathi	Best Actor	Won
Maharashtra State Film Awards	Best Actor	Won
2021	Angrezi Medium	65th Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated