Deepak Dobriyal is an Indian actor and theater artist who works primarily in the Hindi film industry. He is known for his comedic timing and impeccable dialogue delivery. He became popular for his role as Pappi in Tanu Weds Manu (2011). He reprized the role in the film’s sequel, Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015), and received critical acclaim for both films.
Wiki/Biography
Deepak Dobriyal was born on Monday, September 1, 1975, in Satpauli village, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand (age 48; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Virgo. He grew up in Delhi’s Katwaria Sarai, where his father moved in search of work. Deepak was five years old at the time. He studied at Government Boys High School, Begumpur, Delhi. He has loved acting since he was a child. He is also good at sports. During their school days, Deepak and his brother often played small roles in Ram Leela. Soon he joined a theater troupe, but his father was very conservative and did not allow him to pursue an acting career. When he was in Class 12, most of the boys in the class had already started working in high-paying jobs, and some were preparing to enter some good universities. However, Deepak had no idea what career he wanted to pursue. While Deepak’s father was delighted by the praise heaped on him by critics such as Kavita Nagpal, Sushma Chadha, Ramesh Chandra and Suchita Narula, there was a lack of The long-term job troubled him. Him (Deepak’s father). During this period, an uncle of his who lived in Antarctica for 6 months every year and worked in the meteorological department came to his home. He (his uncle) encouraged Deepak to participate in theater performances and explained to Deepak’s father the respect that performers and artists receive in various countries. With his father’s permission, Deepak first joined a troupe at RLA Academy in New Delhi and later moved to Mumbai, where he worked with a troupe for about six years.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
He belongs to a middle-class family from Kabra village in Paurigarhwal, Uttarakhand.
Parents and siblings
Deepak’s father, a government employee, died in 2019. His mother, Leela, was a heart patient and died in 2007. He has a brother.
Deepak Dobriyal as a child with his parents and brothers
wife
In 2009, he married assistant director Lara Bhalla. They had a son named Siddharth (Goli) and a daughter named Leela. Deepak was very close to her mother and named her daughter after her mother.
Deepak Dobriyal and Lara Bhalla
Deepak Dobriyal and his children
Profession
theater
Deepak Dobriyal began his career as a theater artist in 1994 in Arvind Gaur’s play Tughlaq, in which he Play the role of Aazam. Some of his popular plays with Arvind include Anda Yug, Final Solution, Court Martial, Desire Under the Elms, Rakt Kalyan, The Anarchist Accident Death,” “The Good Man,” “The Good Doctor,” “The Caucasus Chalk Circle,” “The Merchant of Venice” and Julius Caesar.
Deepak Dobriyal, Manu Rishi Chadha and Deepak Sethi in Eugene O’Neill’s play ” Appearing in Desire Under the Elms, directed by Arvind Gaur
He worked with Gaur’s Asmita troupe for about 6 years and later joined Pt. NK Sharma’s troupe. Under the direction of NK Sharma, Deepak acted in dramas like Aksar Maine Socha Hai, Hamaar Babuji Ki Chhatri and Aao Saathi Sapna Dekhen.
Movie
Deepal Dobriyal made his acting debut in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Maqbool in 2003, playing the role of Thapa.
Deepak Dobriyal in Maqbool
In 2006, he played the role of Rajju Tiwary in the Hindi crime drama Omkara. The film is adapted from William Shakespeare’s play “Othello”. He then played small roles in the Hindi films Shaurya (2008), Delhi-6 (2009), Gulaal (2009) and Daayen Ya Baayen (2010). Deepak is popular for his role as Pappi in the Hindi romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu, starring R. Madhavan and Kangna Ranaut.
He has since acted in several box-office hits, including “Dabangg 2” (2012), “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” (2015), “Lucknow Central” (2017) and “Laal Kaptaan” (2019). In 2015, he reprized the role of Pappi in the sequel “Tanu Weds Manu” and won several awards for his performance. He played the role of Shyam Prakash in the film Hindi Medium; the film was released in 2017 and is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Saket Chaudhary and starring Irrfan Khan and Saba Kamal. In 2020, Dobriyal played the role of Gopi Bansal in Angrezi Medium, the independent sequel to the 2017 film Hindi Medium.
Deepak Dobriyal
A year later, he starred in ZEE5’s film Aafat-E-Ishq, playing the role of Vikram Kamal. In 2019, he made his Marathi film debut playing the role of Madhav in the Marathi film Baba. Set in a small village in Maharashtra, “Baba” tells the heartwarming story of a deaf-mute couple who adopt a hearing child and try their best to raise the child. However, things take a different turn when the child’s wealthy biological mother returns to take over custody of her son.
Deepak Dobriyal plays Madhav in Marathi film Baba
In 2023, Deepak played the role of Ashwatthama (Ashu) in the action thriller “Bholaa”. The film is a remake of the Tamil film “Kathy” and stars Tabu, Deepak Dobriyal, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Mishra and Gajeraj Rao Starring.
Deepak Dobriyal plays Ashu in ‘Bholaa’
Other jobs
Apart from acting, Deepak has also participated in various live shows. In March 2023, he appeared as a celebrity guest on Kapil Sharma’s show along with Ajay Devgn and Tabu to promote their film Bholaa.
Deepak Dobriyal promotes Bholaa live on Kapil Sharma Show
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Special Performance in the Movie “Omkara” (2007)
- The film Tanu Weds Manu (2012) won the Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Comedy
- The movie “Tanu Weds Manu: Returns” won the International Indian Film Academy Award for Best Comedy Performance (2016)
- The movie “Tanu Weds Manu: Returns” (2016) won the BIG Star Entertainment Award for Most Entertaining Comedy Actor (Male)
- The film Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2016) won the Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Actor
- The film Tanu Weds Manu: Returns won the Times of India Film Award for Best Actor in a Comedy (2016)
- Mata Sanman(2021)
Deepak Dobriyal holding Mata Sanman 2021 trophy
- OTT Play Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series “Good Luck Jerry” (2022)
Deepak Dobriyal gave a speech of thanks after winning the award
Favorites
- Playwright: Anton Chekhov
- Sports: cricket, football
- Football player: Sunil Chhetri
Facts/Trivia
- In his free time, Deepak Dobriyal enjoys traveling, watching movies, and listening to music.
- Deepak is an avid animal lover and has a pet dog named Jhumroo.
Deepak Dobriyal’s pet dog Jhumroo
- Deepak loves to play with Casios.
Deepak Dobriyal plays Casio
- He admired Sonam Wangchuck.
- During his school days, Deepak was not very good at subjects like mathematics and economics.
- His friends and family affectionately call him Deepu.
- In 2002, Deepak made a cameo appearance in the Bollywood film “Dil hai Tumhara”.
- In an interview, Deepak shared an interesting incident from his student days. He said:
When I was in class 11, a boy used to lead hundreds of children who had gathered at the prayer ground and he said their number and the child of that number used to stand up and sit down. It can be seen that the children who come to class are very proud! So, one day, when he himself was absent, PT Sir, at the instigation of my friends, entrusted me with the responsibility of attending. These friends know that I plagiarized a lot behind my back! Well, seeing so many kids in front of me made my legs start to shake. But it started out of fear, and then from the next day I started to really enjoy the job. Now people started to think I was talented and my expression started to change. That’s where I feel like I can perform! “
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