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Today's brand in Casting, Dinesh Sudarshan Soi holds a record with India Book of Records for maximum castings as on Nov 1, 2017. He is one among IMDb's top contributors and first & the only Casting Director to get IMDb's Top Contributor Trophy from CEO/Founder of IMDb Mr. Col Needham itself on Dec 11, 2018 in Hotel Sofitel, Mumbai. He has also been graced with Best Casting Director's Award at 3rd Perfect Achievers Awards 2018. On March 13, 2019 Dinesh Sudarshan Soi got 'FINEST CASTING DIRECTOR' title in Asia Book of Records. On Nov 6, 2019 he was awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke Icon Award Films in Best Casting Director category. Dinesh has always been appreciated for the apt casting and have cast more than 6,000 projects till now which comprise of feature films in almost all the languages, international films, festival films, short films, documentaries, many a popular TV shows, music videos and commercials. On Dec 16, 2019 he got his name in Bravo International Book Of World Records for Maximum Castings. Born on May 17, 1984 at a small town Kalanaur in district Gurdaspur of Punjab to a Punjabi Hindu Kshatriya family, he had his upbringings in Mohali, Punjab. Academically ACCA (I), M.Com, MBA and once been a professor by profession, Dinesh Sudarshan Soi has his Casting firm with the name 'DS Creations' run by his better half Sonia Malhotra Soi. He is also Chief Content Officer at Imagine Movies. In December 2019, Dinesh Sudarshan Soi became an Independent Director and doing multiple music videos and a comedy feature film. His first Music Video 'Tum Kaho Toh' is going to release by Zee Music Company. On 24th Dec, 2019 he got Best Debutant Director Award at 6th Annual Darshnik Mumbai Press-Media Awards 2019.

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