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Mayank Dixit Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 29, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth11 January 1986

Age37 Years

BirthplaceNew Delhi

ProfessionCasting Director, Acting Coach

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyHas a sister; parents' names not known

Mayank Dixit Biography

Mayank Dixit is an Indian casting director and acting coach from New Delhi who has worked on films, commercials and acting workshops. He began in Bollywood

Early life and background

Mayank Dixit was born on 11 January 1986 in New Delhi and grew up in the city. He completed his schooling at Guru Harkrishan Public School, New Delhi, and went on to earn a BA in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Pitampura. He also holds a diploma in theatre acting. Photography is listed among his personal interests.

Career

Dixit moved to Mumbai after his education to pursue work in the film industry. His first credited involvement in cinema came as an assistant on the 2008 film Yuvvraaj. He continued working in assistant roles on projects such as Aisha (2010) and Hello Darling (2010), building hands-on experience in film production.

Over time Dixit expanded into casting and acting coaching. He worked as both assistant director and casting director on Gattu (2012), a film that received recognition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk category. He has been credited as casting director on a range of feature films, including Kaanchi (2014), Bollywood Diaries (2016), Poorna – Courage Has No Limit (2017), 22 Yards (2019), Jhalki (2019), Harami (2020), Morjim (2022), and Mother Teresa & Me (2022).

His casting choices attracted attention in Poorna – Courage Has No Limit (2017), where he selected Aditi Inamdar for the lead role. In addition to feature films, he has cast for television commercials for brands such as Paytm First Games, Kellogg’s Chocos, and Voot Kids.

Acting workshops and training have been a consistent part of Dixit’s practice. He served as acting workshop director for Birsa Munda (2019), training hundreds of tribal background artists for the production. In 2020 he ran acting workshops for the child actors of Torbaaz. Outside productions, he operates an acting academy in New Delhi where he conducts regular workshops and coaching sessions.

Public profile

Dixit is identified with a 1.78 m (5'10") height, black eyes and black hair. He is Indian by nationality and follows Hinduism. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. Public profiles note that he is unmarried and has a sister; his parents’ names have not been listed in available records.

A widely circulated account of a violent incident reports that in July 2023 Dixit was attacked in New Delhi after an altercation in a taxi. He reportedly sustained serious neck and head injuries and was treated at local hospitals; authorities later registered a case related to the incident.

Latest updates

As of 2023 Dixit is 37 years old and continues to be active in casting and coaching within the Indian film industry. He maintains work across feature films, commercials and training programmes, and runs his own acting academy in New Delhi.

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Recent Work

Mother Teresa & Me

Casting director credit

2022
Morjim

Casting director credit

2022
Harami

Casting director credit

2020
Jhalki

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2019
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Career Highlights

  1. Debut as assistant director on Yuvvraaj (2008)
  2. Assistant and casting director on Gattu (2012), which received recognition at the Berlin International Film Festival
  3. Casting director on Poorna – Courage Has No Limit (2017), noted for selecting the lead
  4. Conducted large-scale acting workshops for Birsa Munda (2019) and for child actors in Torbaaz (2020)
  5. Runs an acting academy in New Delhi
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When was Mayank Dixit born?

Mayank Dixit was born on 11 January 1986.

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