Shreedhar Dubey is an Indian actor, casting director, and writer. In December 2022, he portrayed the role of the Indian educator Alakh Pandey (Physics Wallah) in the Amazon Mini TV’s web series ‘Physics Wallah.’
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Shreedhar Dubey, also spelt as Shree Dhar Dubey or Shriidhar Dubey, was born in Banaras (now Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh. His parents hail from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, he did his schooling at BSNV Inter College, (intermediate) and Ramadhin Singh Inter College (high school). In school, he used to love studying Hindi and Sanskrit subjects. He then pursued a Bachelor of Commerce from Shri Jai Narain Misra Post Graduate (KKC) College, Lucknow. While studying in college, Dubey actively took part in NCC and NSS camps, later, he left NCC as he could not develop an interest in it. As a part of the National Service Scheme, he participated, in various nukkad nataks. In 2001, he did an acting workshop for a month at the drama school Bhartendu Natya Academy. He then performed in various theatre plays. In an interview, he shared how he started performing in plays. 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.”
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 8″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Shreedhar belongs to a Hindu family.
Parents & Siblings
His father used to work at Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam in Uttar Pradesh. He has a sister named Vandana Shukla, and a brother named Satyendra Dubey.
Wife
As of 2022, he is not married.
Career
Casting Associate/Assistant
In 2015, he started his career as a casting associate with the Hindi film ‘Masaan.’ He then worked as a casting associate in a few Hindi films like ‘Nil Battey Sannata’ (2015), ‘Half Girlfriend (2017), ‘Raag Desh’ (2017), ‘Ghoomketu’ (2020), and ‘Raat Akeli Hai’ (2020).
Casting Director
Shreedhar made his debut as a casting director with the 2017 Hindi film ‘Mukkabaaz.’ In 2018, he worked as a casting director in the Hindi film ‘Genius.’ As a casting director, he has also worked in a few Hindi short films like ‘Bebaak’ (2019) and ‘Token’ (2019).
Actor
Film
In 2012, he made his acting debut with the Hindi film ‘Shudra: The Rising’ as Badri.
In the same year, he acted in the Hindi film ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ in which he played the role of Riyaz. He has played supporting roles in many Hindi films like ‘Mukkabaaz’ (2017), ‘Half Girlfriend’ (2017), ‘Sonchiriya’ (2019), ‘Yaara’ (2020), ‘Raat Akeli Hai’ (2020), and ‘Ajeeb Daastaans’ (2021).
Short Film
He has also acted in a few Hindi short films such as ‘Juice’ (2017), ’10x10ft’ (2018), ‘Welcome To Mumbai’ (2021), and ‘Family’ (2022).
Web Series
In 2019, he made his web series debut with the Hindi Netflix web series ‘Sacred Games’ in which he played the role of Babuji.
Some of his other Hindi web series are ‘Rangbaaz’ (2019; Zee5), ‘Paatal Lok’ (2020; Amazon Prime Video), ‘Grahan’ (2021; Disney+ Hotstar), ‘Dr. Arora’ (2022; SonyLIV), and ‘Physics Wallah’ (2022; Amazon Mini TV).
Other Work
He has also appeared in a few episodes of the Sony TV series ‘Crime Patrol.’ Shreedhar has been featured in TV commercials for various brands like Paytm, SBI Life Insurance, Pampers, Muthoot Finance, and Revital.
Favourites
- Quote: Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.
Facts/Trivia
- In childhood, he used to participate in village nautankis.
- Although, his father wanted him to become a chartered accountant he wanted to become an army officer or a journalist.
- He is well-versed in speaking various languages like Hindi, English, and Urdu.
- Shreedhar is often spotted drinking alcohol at various parties and events.
- The first Hindi film, he ever watched was ‘Yes Boss’ (1997).
- He was inspired to become an actor after watching the acting skills of the Indian actor Manoj Bajpayee and considers him his role model.
- He is an avid animal lover and has a few pet dogs.
- Shreedhar Dubey owns a Royal Enfield motorcycle.
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