Shreedhar Dubey

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shreedhar Dubey

• Shreedhar Dubey is an Indian actor, casting director, and writer. On 15 December 2022, a Hindi web series titled ‘Physics Wallah’ was released on the OTT platform Amazon Mini TV in which he portrayed the role of Indian educator Alakh Pandey.

• In childhood, he used to perform in nautankis organised in his village.

• His father wanted him to pursue a career in chartered accountancy. However, he wanted to become an army officer.

• In an interview, he shared that he loved studying Hindi and Sanskrit in school and scored least in Maths and Science.

• While he was studying in college, he joined NCC and NSS, but within a few days, he lost interest in NCC. He also thought of becoming a journalist but did not pursue the profession due to a lack of interest. He then started performing in nukkad nataks organised by NSS camps. From there he developed an interest in acting and decided to attend a one-month acting workshop at the drama school Bhartendu Natya Academy. During an interview, while talking about it, he said,
  

  I studied in Ramadhin Singh Inter College, KKC, KKV and Lucknow University. I obtained a NCC C-certificate as I wanted to join the army but could not. During a R-Day camp, I was impressed by a talented cadet, Neeraj, and he suggested that I join theatre. So, I reached Bhartendu Natya Academy (2001) for a workshop and that changed my life.”

• Shreedhar Dubey has worked as a casting associate in various Hindi films like ‘Nil Battey Sannata’ (2015), ‘Half Girlfriend (2017), ‘Raag Desh’ (2017), ‘Ghoomketu’ (2020), and ‘Raat Akeli Hai’ (2020).

  

• He has also worked as a casting director in Hindi films such as ‘Genius’ (2018; feature film), ‘Bebaak’ (2019; short film), and ‘Token’ (2019; short film).

• Shreedhar has played supporting roles in many Hindi films like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ (2012), ‘Mukkabaaz’ (2017), ‘Half Girlfriend’ (2017), ‘Sonchiriya’ (2019), ‘Yaara’ (2020), ‘Raat Akeli Hai’ (2020), and ‘Ajeeb Daastaans’ (2021).

  

• Some of his short films as an actor are ‘Juice’ (2017), ’10x10ft’ (2018), ‘Welcome To Mumbai’ (2021), and ‘Family’ (2022).

  

• He has also acted in a few Hindi web series like ‘Rangbaaz’ (2019; Zee5), ‘Paatal Lok’ (2020; Amazon Prime Video), ‘Grahan’ (2021; Disney+ Hotstar), ‘Dr. Arora’ (2022; SonyLIV), and ‘Physics Wallah’ (2022; Amazon Mini TV).

  

• Shreedhar has also worked as an actor in a few episodes of the Sony TV series ‘Crime Patrol.’

• He has appeared in TV commercials for various brands such as Paytm, SBI Life Insurance, Pampers, Muthoot Finance, and Revital.

• He is fluent in various languages like Hindi, English, and Urdu.

• He consumes alcohol occasionally.

  

• In an interview, he shared that the first Hindi film he ever watched was ‘Yes Boss’ (1997).

• He is a huge fan of the acting skills of the Indian actor Manoj Bajpayee and considers Manoj his role model.

• Shreedhar is a dog lover and owns a few pet dogs.

  

• He owns a Royal Enfield motorcycle.