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{{short description|Indian actor and director}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=April 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dinesh Sudarshan Soi
| image =
| imagesize =
| alt = Dinesh Sudarshan Soi
| caption = Dinesh Sudarshan Soi during Judgement of Kids World Fashion Week at CHASA Institute of Design & Technology, Pune on 3rd January 2020
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|05|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kalanaur, Punjab]], [[india]]
| residence =
| death_place =
| othername =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Casting (performing arts)|Casting Director]], [[Film director|Director]]
| yearsactive = 2010–present
| spouse = Sonia Soi
| children =
| awards = 2019 [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Dinesh Sudarshan Soi awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke Icon Award Films 2019 in Best Casting Director Bollywood category|url=https://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/134137/dinesh-sudarshan-soi-awarded-with-dada-saheb-phalke-icon-award-films-2019-in-best-casting-director-bollywood-category/|work=[[Santa Banta]]|access-date=22 December 2019|date=12 October 2019}}</ref>
}}
'''Dinesh Sudarshan Soi''' (born 17 May 1984) is an Indian [[actor]], [[Film director|director]], and [[Casting (performing arts)|casting director]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

==Career==
Soi worked as an actor in ''[[Best of Luck Nikki]]'' (2011) on [[Disney Channel]], [[Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya]] (2012) on [[StarPlus]], and ''Ishq Samunder'' (2016). He did the casting for films like ''Jatt Airways'', ''[[Saat Saheliyan]]'' (2010), ''[[Yaara o Dildaara]]'' (2011), ''[[Main Krishna Hoon]]'' (2013), ''[[Ranviir The Marshal]]'' (2015), ''[[Fuddu]]'' (2016), ''[[Vodka Diaries]]'' (2018), ''[[Veerey Ki Wedding]]'' (2018), ''[[Nawabzaade]]'' (2018), ''[[Mohalla Assi]]'' (2018), and ''[[Family of Thakurganj]]'' (2019). Apart from films, he cast numerous TV programs and more than 3000 [[Music video]]s.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

==Selected filmography==
===Casting director===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! Year
! Film
! Language
! Notes
! Ref
|-
|2010
|''[[Saat Saheliyan]]'' || Hindi/Bhojpuri ||Casting Director||<ref name=Bh>{{cite web|title=Dinesh Sudarshan Soi - Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/dinesh-sudarshan-soi/filmography/casting-director/|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=22 December 2019|date=}}</ref>
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Yaara o Dildaara]]'' || Punjabi ||Casting Director
|<ref name=Bh />
|-
|2013
|''[[Main Krishna Hoon]]'' || Hindi ||Casting Director
|<ref name=Bh />
|-
|2015
|''[[Ranviir The Marshal]]'' ||Hindi||Casting Director
|<ref name=Bh />
|-
|2016
|''[[Fuddu]]'' || Hindi ||Casting Director
|<ref name=Bh />
|-
|2018
|''[[Vodka Diaries]]''||Hindi ||Casting Director
|<ref name=Bh />
|-
|2018
|''[[Veerey Ki Wedding]]''
|Hindi
|Casting Director
|<ref name=Bh />
|-
|2018
|''[[Nawabzaade]]'' ||Hindi ||Casting Director
|<ref name=Bh />
|-
|2018
| ''[[Mohalla Assi]]'' ||Hindi ||Casting Director || <ref name=Bh />
|-
|2019
| ''[[Family of Thakurganj]]'' ||Hindi ||Casting Director || <ref name=Bh />
|}

===Television as actor===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Channel !! Notes !! Ref
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Best of Luck Nikki]]'' || [[Disney Channel]] || Actor and Additional Casting ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya]]'' || [[Star Plus]] || Actor and Casting ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya actor Dinesh Sudarshan Soi is now a leading Casting Director|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/210719/local-actors-add-liveliness-to-characters-dinesh-sudarshan-soi.html|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=22 December 2019|date=21 July 2019}}</ref>
|}

===Film as Actor===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Notes !! Ref
|-
| 2016 || Ishq Samundar ||Actor and Casting ||<ref name=Bh />
|}

===Director===
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|-
! Year !! Title !! Notes !! Ref
|-
| 2019 || Tum Kaho Toh || Music Video||<ref>{{cite web|title=Award-winning casting director, Dinesh Soi is all set to debut as music video director He is on his way to take a major leap in his career as a music video director for 'Tum Kaho Toh', which will be released in third week of December|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-post/award-winning-casting-director-dinesh-soi-is-all-set-to-debut-as-music-video-director/story-HjXK0Zn9rlNwg5b01VUHHO.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=22 December 2019|date=11 December 2019}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|7175901}}

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[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Indian casting directors]]

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