Girdhar Swami | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 January 1989 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Casting director |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7800411/ |
Girdhar Swami (born 10 January 1989) is a Mumbai-based Indian casting directo[1]r who has cast several actors for movies including director Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots, Sriram Raghavan's Andhadhun[2], Prabhu Deva's Rowdy Rathore and David Dhawan's Coolie No. 1 (2020)
Career
editGirdhar began his career with Rajkumar Hirani 's 3 Idiots as a casting director. In 2018, he did the casting for the Ayushmann Khurrana Tabu , Radhika Apte blockbuster Andhadhun, which was praised for acting performances from its entire cast[3].
Currently he is working on casting for Coolie No.1 (2020)[4], which is a remake of the 1995 hit movie Coolie No. 1 with David Dhawan as director again and Varun Dhawan & Sara Ali Khan essaying the lead roles of Raju and Malti originally played by Govinda and Karisma Kapoor . The first look of the remake of Coolie No.1 was released film will be releasing on 1 May 2020.[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Co-stars |
| 2009 | 3 Idiots | Rajkumar Hirani | Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor |
| 2010 | Love Sex Aur Dhokha | Dibakar Banerjee | Anshuman Jha, Nushrat Bharucha |
| 2010 | Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey | Ashutosh Gowariker | Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone |
| 2010 | Boyss Toh Boyss Hain | Amit Vats | Rajkummar Rao, Divya Dutta |
| 2011 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Zoya Akhtar | Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif |
| 2011 | Bin Bulaye Baraati | Chandrakant Singh | Aftab Shivdasani, Shweta Tiwari |
| 2011 | Shor in the City | Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. | Sendhil Ramamurthy, Preeti Desai, Tusshar Kapoor |
| 2011 | Shaitan (film) | Bejoy Nambiar | Rajit Kapur, Rajeev Khandelwal |
| 2012 | Shanghai (2012 film) | Dibakar Banerjee | Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin |
| 2012 | Rowdy Rathore | Prabhu Deva | Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha |
| 2012 | Luv U Soniyo | Joe Rajan | Tanuj Virwani, Neha Hinge |
| 2012 | Ferrari Ki Sawaari | Rajesh Mapuskar | Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani |
| 2013 | Chashme Baddoor (2013 film) | David Dhawan | Siddharth, Ali Zafar, Taapsee Pannu, Divyendu Sharma |
| 2014 | Fattack | Yazad Anklesaria | Siddhanth Kapoor, Namit Das |
| 2014 | Samrat & Co. | Kaushik Ghatak | Rajeev Khandelwal, Barkha Bisht |
| 2014 | Veerappan | Ram Gopal Varma | Sachiin Joshi, Lisa Ray |
| 2014 | Main Tera Hero | David Dhawan | Nargis Fakhri, Varun Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz |
| 2014 | Hasee Toh Phasee | Vinil Mathew | Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra |
| 2014 | Pizza (2014 film) | Akshay Akkineni | Akshay Oberoi, Parvathy Omanakuttan |
| 2014 | Entertainment (2014 film) | Sajid-Farhad | Akshay Kumar, Tamannaah |
| 2015 | Rahasya | Manish Gupta (director) | Kay Kay Menon, Tisca Chopra |
| 2015 | Uvaa | Jasbir Bhaati | Jimmy Sheirgill, Sanjay Mishra |
| 2015 | Calendar Girls (2015 film) | Madhur Bhandarkar | Ruhi Singh Avani Modi |
| 2016 | Vangaveeti (film) | Ram Gopal Varma | Ram Gopal Varma Naina Ganguly |
| 2016 | Sanam Teri Kasam (2016 film) | Radhika Rao, Vinay Sapru | Harshvardhan Rane Mawra Hocane |
| 2016 | Wazir (film) | Bejoy Nambiar | Farhan Akhtar, Amitabh Bachchan, Aditi Rao Hydari |
| 2017 | Gul Makai (film) | Amjad Khan | Divya Dutta, Atul Kulkarni |
| 2017 | Aa Gaya Hero | Dipankar Senapati | Govinda, Richa Sharma |
| 2017 | Indu Sarkar | Madhur Bhandarkar | Neil Nitin Mukesh, Kirti Kulhari |
| 2017 | Beyond the Clouds (2017 film) | Majid Majidi | Ishaan Khatter, Malavika Mohanan |
| 2017 | Babumoshai Bandookbaaz | Kushan Nandy | Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bidita Bag |
| 2018 | Andhadhun | Sriram Raghavan | Ayushmann Khurrana,Tabu, Radhika Apte |
| 2018 | Bhaiaji Superhit | Neeraj Pathak | Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta |
| 2019 | 3 Dev | Ankush Bhatt | Karan Singh Grover, Tisca Chopra |
| 2020 | )Coolie No. 1 (2020 film) | David Dhawan | Sara Ali Khan Varun Dhawan |
References
edit<ref>http://bollywoodwallah.com/2019/08/02/casting-for-coolie-no-1-was-quite-a-challenge-girdhar-swami/
<ref>https://biographyadda.com/coolie-no-1-remake-cast-crew/
<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolie_No._1_(2020_film)#Cast
<ref>https://www.cinetalkers.com/casting-director-girdhar-swami-is-all-set-to-make-you-laugh-in-2019/
- ^ "Girdhar Swami Archives". Newsband. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "WOW! Casting director Girdhar Swami casts Warina Hussain for Yaariyaan 2". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/andhadhun-movie-review-a-terrific-game-of-blind-man-s-bluff-5-stars/story-S7HfPWavwU2IWvv18GOt7I.html
- ^ http://bollywoodwallah.com/2019/08/02/casting-for-coolie-no-1-was-quite-a-challenge-girdhar-swami/
- ^ "Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan's Coolie No 1 to hit screens on May 1, 2020". The Indian Express. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ http://bollywoodwallah.com/2018/11/10/casting-director-girdhar-swami-looking-to-launch-new-faces-in-2019/
- ^ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/191118/andhadhun-bhaiaji-superhitt-casting-director-girdhar-goswamis-comic.html
- ^ https://www.asianage.com/entertainment/bollywood/191118/andhadhun-bhaiaji-superhitt-casting-director-girdhar-goswamis-comic-line-up-in-2019.html/
External links
edit- ^ https://www.tarunmitra.in/castingdirectorgirdharswami/
- ^ https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/amp/entertainment/news/first-schedule-of-yaariyan-2-shot-in-shimla-a-remake-of-actor-dulquer-salmaans-bangalore-days-130908347.html
- ^ https://www.tellychakkar.com/movie/movie-news/wow-casting-director-girdhar-swami-casts-warina-hussain-yaariyaan-2-221012