Girija Shanker is a Indian actor as well as director and is popular for his roles in television serials like ‘Mahabharat’ which was telecasted during the year 1988 to 1990, ‘Baghi’ which was released in the year 2006 and ‘Khwaab’ which was released in the year 2004. The televisions serial that gave him a great exposure and the one that stills remains one of his best performances ever is the character Dridharastra, who is the helpless father of Duryodhana in the television serial ‘Mahabharat’.
Girija Shankar
Movies
Mahabharat
Fun Facts
Wife is writer Malvinder Shankar.
He said during an interview that there were many Indians in USA and Canada who had every skill to become a successful actor but lacked the opportunity and had no platform to showcase their talents.
Girija Shanker also made his debut as a director by shooting a English film, 'Banana Brothers'.