Deepak Dobriyal is an Indian film and theatre actor. He started his career with the theater director Arvind Gaur. His plays with the director are ‘Tughlaq’, ‘Andha Yug, Final Solutions’, ‘Desire Under the Elms’, ‘Rakt Kalyan’,’Court Martial’, ‘Dario Fo’s Operation Three Star’, ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’ and much more. He rose the popularity with his role of ‘Pappi’ in the Blockbuster hit movie “Tanu Weds Manu”, he reprised the role back in 2015 sequel “Tanu Weds Manu Returns” and again he received critical acclaims. Later, he worked in many films like ‘Dabangg 2’, ‘Gulaal’, ‘Omkara’, ‘Hindi Medium’, ‘Daayen Ya Baayen’, ‘Shaurya’, ‘1971’, ’13B’, ‘Mumbai Cutting’, and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. He will soon be seen playing role in Saif Ali Khan-starrer “Kaalaakaandi” and Farhan Akhtar-starrer “Lucknow Central”.
Actor Deepak feels that people respect character actors more than earlier days and that filmmakers are also writing substantial parts for them. He said, “I think a character actor is not a derogatory term anymore, unlike earlier days. Thankfully, story writers are sensible writing characters for people like us that play an equally important part in the narration. This is a good thing. In fact, I think the whole story telling style has changed.”
Moreover, he added, “I had an image of a serious actor in theatre, whereas in the film industry, I am known mainly for comedy roles. Isn’t it funny? It’s not that socio-political changes don’t affect me, but I do not air my opinion on things. Rather as an artist, I express things through my art. I know people tag us as a character actor, but tell me aren’t all heroes playing ‘characters’ on screen? If you look at a film from a performer’s point of view, we all are putting equal effort and dedication.”
Deepak reveals his role in his upcoming movie “Lucknow Central“, which is directed by Ranjit Tiwari and produced by Nikkhil Advani, under the banner of Emmay Entertainment. The film will star Farhan Akhtar, Diana Penty, Ronit Roy and Uday Tikekar. The movie also features Punjabi singer Gippy Grewal. Deepak said he will be seen playing the role of a Bengali prisoner in the movie and he had a great time working with Farhan. “As we all know that he is a multi-talented personality, but on the set, he will never make you feel like a small actor or something. He treats all people around him well. In the film, we all shared a good equation,” said Deepak.
“Lucknow Central” will be released worldwide on September 15, 2017.