Girija Shankar

 ( Living People ) 

Girija Shankar is an Indian actor, producer and director. He is most famously known for playing the character Dhritarashtra in the 1988 TV series, Mahabharat.

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Early life Girija spent his childhood in Patiala, Punjab. He wanted to join the Indian Air Force since his childhood but later he didn't pass the test due to his age at that time. He now resides with his family in Los Angeles, United States.

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Career In the early 1980s, Girija worked in the plays at the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai. Director B.R. Chopra, who used to watch plays in the theatre with his family, was impressed by one of Girija's performances and offered him a role in his 1984 film, Aaj Ki Awaaj. He then collaborated with the director in the TV series like Bahadur Shah Zafar (1986) and Mahabharat (1988).

Girija played Dhritarashtra at the age of 28, in the 1988 TV series Mahabharat created by B.R. Chopra. He was unaware about the character before the production. But he accepted the role after learning about his importance and was considered to be the most challenging character in the series.

He debuted as a director with the 2003 comedy film, Banana Brothers starring Anupam Kher.

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Filmography

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Television

1986	Bahadur Shah Zafar	Bakht Khan	Episode 11
1986-1987	Buniyaad	Ralliyaram
1988-1990	Mahabharat	Dhritarashtra
1988	Chunni	Hardayal Singh	Episode 1-10, 13-16
1993-2002	Alif Laila	King Shahrayar
1999	Suraag – The Clue	Keshav Katre "K. K."	Episode 25
2013	Uttaran	Agarth Yadav

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Films

1984	Aaj Ki Awaaz	Minister Sri Kanhaiya Laal Tomar	Hindi	cameo
	Ab Ayega Mazaa	Chopra saab
1989	Aag Se Khelenge	Inspector Ravi Saxena
	Bhrashtachar	Charan Das
1990	Jurm	Police Commissioner
	Shiva	Inspector Tejesh Akhouri
1991	Irada	Mr. Khanna
	Haque	Swami Hariprasad
1992	Honeymoon	Kuldeep Kaushal
1993	Pyaar Ka Tarana	Prem
	15th August	Dholi
1994	Mr. Azaad	Police Inspector
1995	Policewala Gunda	Don Kailashnath Narang
	Aatank Hi Aatank	Raka
1998	Sarbans Dani Guru Gobind Singh	Wazir Khan	Punjabi
2003	Banana Brothers			Director
2015
2019	DSP Dev	MLA Bakhtaawar Brar

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See also

• Mahabharat
• Dhritarashtra

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External links

Categories: Living People, Male Actors In Hindi Cinema, Indian Male Film Actors, Year Of Birth Missing, Place Of Birth Missing

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