New Delhi, March 30: He debuted with a walking part in Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Maqbool’ and impressed as the side-kick to Saif Ali Khan’s evil Langda Tyagi in ‘Omkara’. And now, Deepak Dobrial is all set to debut as a lead in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s next ‘Teen They Bhai’.
Coming from a small village in Pauri Gadwal, acting was not a career choice for Deepak but a chance encounter with theatre in Delhi decided the way forward for the actor, who in his own words, was completely enchanted by what he saw on the stage.
“We did not have the luxury to decide our career at that time. Any decent job was good enough but then while in Delhi, I started going to theatre and it changed my world. It was a magical world and I wanted to be a part of it,” Deepak told PTI.
Deepak started working as an assistant in theatre and it did not take him long to become a part of the stage.
“I wanted to educate myself. So I learnt everything that I could get hold of. I know every aspect of theatre and after doing small roles, I was given lead by Arvind Gaur and Girish Karnad in Tughlaq, Andha Yug, Final Solutions, Desire Under the Elms,Rakt Kalyan and Court Martial,” he says.
Deepak finally moved to Mumbai and while he was struggling to land a role, one of his friends called him for Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Maqbool’.
“Vishalji told me that I had no dialogue. He wanted a bodyguard to Pankajji’s character, who did not look like a bodyguard. It was a silent role but I loved it. Pankajji told me that I was a good actor, which is one of the best compliments that I ever got.”
Deepak impressed Bhardwaj and landed the role of Rajoh Tiwari, the sidekick of Langda Tyagi in ‘Omkara’. He also played Kay Kay Menon’s faithful in Kashyap’s ‘Gulal’ and delivered a powerpacked performance as wronged captain Javed Khan in ‘Shaurya’.
e played Mamdu, a Muslim shopkeeper who worships Hanuman in Delhi-6 and so impressive was his performance that Waheeda Rehman thought he was a real shopkeeper.
–Agencies