Aakash Dahiya

Aakash Dahiya (born 20 September 1986) is a Mumbai-based actor and casting director, who is known for his work in Hindi cinema.^[1][2]

Aakash Dahiya
Born	(1986-09-20) 20 September 1986 (age 38) New Delhi, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, casting director

Career

Born in New Delhi, Dahiya started acting in the New Delhi Theater. He then started working as associate casting director^[3] with his friend Mukesh Chhabra in Mumbai.^[4][5]

His first role in Bollywood was as "Googly" in Chillar Party,^[6][7] directed by Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl. He also played some smaller roles in Rock Star (2011), Kaminey (2009) and Trishna (2011).^[8][9]

Later, in Nikhil Advani`s D-Day, he acted as "Aslam". The film got critical appreciation and so did his character.^[10][11] After that, Dahiya appeared in Mastram,^[12] and Bobby Jasoos.^[13][14] He conducted an acting workshop for the movie Bobby Jasoos.^{[15][16][17][18]}

He acted as Amit^[19][20] in Zeishan Quadri's Meeruthiya Gangster.^{[21][2][22][23][24][25][26]} In 2015, Dahiya appeared in Anand L. Rai's Tanu Weds Manu Returns, in a brief role as Deepak.^[27][28]

Filmography

Year	Film	Casting associate	Actor	Notes
2009	Kaminey		Yes
2011	Teen Thay Bhai	Yes
2011	Chillar Party	Yes	Yes
2011	Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster	Yes
2011	Force	Yes
2011	Rockstar	Yes	Yes
2011	Trishna		Yes
2012	Gangs of Wasseypur	Yes	Yes
2012	Shahid	Yes
2012	Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana	Yes
2013	Kai Po Che!	Yes
2013	D-Day	Yes	Yes
2013	Siddharth	Yes	Yes
2014	Highway	Yes
2014	Mastram		Yes
2014	Bobby Jasoos		Yes
2014	PK	Yes
2015	Tanu Weds Manu Returns		Yes
2015	Meeruthiya Gangsters		Yes
2020	Operation Parindey[29]		Yes	Released on ZEE5[30]
2023	Permanent Roommates Season 2		Yes
2023	Rafuchakkar		Yes	JioCinema