This actor has entertained us in several movies with his fun supporting characters. He has worked with several big stars, given memorable dialogues, and been a part of some big movies and franchises. However, as an outsider who started his journey from scratch, he had to see immense struggle before he finally made it. During his initial days in Mumbai, this actor had to sleep in a small room with seven people.
When the actor started working in movies by doing small roles, he was dismissed by people as ‘patla sa actor’. However, that didn’t shake his spirits and the actor kept working hard until he got himself good supporting roles that had a major screen time with the heroes. He worked with stars like R. Madhavan, Vikrant Massey, and even Irrfan Khan. So who is he? Keep reading
The actor we are talking about is Deepak Dobriyal. He hails from Delhi and worked in theatre with Arvind Gaur and has been a part of plays like Tughlaq and Andha Yug. After theatre, Deepak shifted his base to Mumbai to fulfil his dreams of acting in movies. Initially, he lived with 7 people in the same room. One of his friends told him to give his first audition for a role and was promised a meal, chowmein. Well, Deepak gave the audition and grabbed his first role in the movie Maqbool (2003). But the struggle wasn’t over yet.
In 2006, he appeared in Vishal’s Omkara and his life changed. In an interview, Deepak Dobriyal said how many people didn’t talk to him respectfully until then. “The casting people and coordinators would address me as ‘yeh patla sa actor hai’ (he is just a thin actor). But my performance in Omkara silenced them all and they began treating me with dignity,” he told Hindustan Times. The actor worked in movies like Delhi-6, Gulaal, Shaurya, Bholaa, Hindi Medium, and many more. The character he is widely loved for is Pappi from the Tanu Weds Manu franchise, which stars R Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut.
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