Biography

Girdhar Swami Casting Director Girdhar Swami is a Mumbai-based Bollywood Casting Director with over 18 years of experience in the Indian film industry. He made his debut with the film 3 Idiots, starring Aamir Khan. Over the course of his career, Girdhar Swami has worked on 75+ feature films, 10+ short films, and 15+ music videos. He is primarily recognized for his work on notable projects including 3 Idiots 2009, Rowdy Rathore 2012, Main Tera Hero 2014, Calendar Girls 2015, Wazir 2016, Sanam Teri Kasam 2016, Babumoshai Bandookbaaz 2017, Andhadhun 2018, Coolie No. 1 2020, Yaariyan 2 2023, and Welcome To The Jungle 2026, among many others. As a Casting Director, Girdhar Swami has discovered and introduced actors including Harshvardhan Rane in Sanam Teri Kasam, Shraddha Das in Babumoshai Bandookbaaz, Gurdeep Kohli in Rowdy Rathore, Gautam Gulati in Virgin Bhanupriya, Akanksha Puri in Calendar Girls, Vikram Sakhalkar, Kaira Dutt, and Warina Hussain in Yaariyan 2. He has worked with prominent directors from the Indian film industry, including Rajkumar Hirani, Prabhu Deva, David Dhawan, Bejoy Nambiar, Madhur Bhandarkar, Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, Sriram Raghavan, and Ahmed Khan. Welcome To The Jungle In Welcome To The Jungle, Girdhar Swami served as the Casting Director and was associated with the casting of several prominent artists, including Welcome To The Jungle 2026 Farida Jalal, Kiran Kumar, Mukesh Tiwari, Bijendra Kala, Hemant Pande, Sudesh Berry, and Bhojpuri star Akshara Singh. He also gave Akshara Singh a break in the "Ghis Ghis Ghis" song of the film. With a career spanning more than 18 years, Girdhar Swami continues to contribute to the Indian entertainment industry through his work in casting, talent discovery, and artist selection.
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