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{{Short description|Indian casting director}}
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| birth_place = India
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| occupation = Casting director
| years_active = 2009–present
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'''Girdhar Swami''' is an Indian [[Casting (performing arts)|casting director]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-11-19 |title=Andhadhun, Bhaiaji Superhitt casting director Girdhar Swami's comic line-up in 2019 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood/191118/andhadhun-bhaiaji-superhitt-casting-director-girdhar-goswamis-comic.html |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=How Casting Director Girdhar Swami Got Harshvardhan Rane Onboard For 'Sanam Teri Kasam' – READ |url=https://zeenews.india.com/people/how-casting-director-girdhar-swami-got-harshvardhan-rane-onboard-for-sanam-teri-kasam-read-2859334.html/amp |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=zeenews.india.com}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Meet Girdhar Swami, the casting director who has given opportunities to many talented actors |url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/movie/movie-news/meet-girdhar-swami-the-casting-director-who-has-given-opportunities-many-talented?amp |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=www.tellychakkar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE! From starting as an assistant casting director to aspiring to become a director, Girdhar Swami talks about his journey in showbiz |url=https://admin.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/exclusive-starting-assistant-casting-director-aspiring-become-director-girdhar-swami |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=admin.tellychakkar.com |language=en}}</ref> He made his debut with the film ''[[3 Idiots]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=कास्टिंग डायरेक्टर Girdhar Swami की अगली फिल्म है यारियां 2 |url=https://mayapuri.com/hi/latest-news/casting-director-girdhar-swamy-next-film-is-yaariyan-2/amp |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=mayapuri.com |language=hi}}</ref> He is primarily recognized for his work on projects such as the [[National Film Awards|National Award]]-winning film ''[[3 Idiots]]'', ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'',''[[Wazir (film)|Wazir]]'', ''[[Sanam Teri Kasam (2016 film)|Sanam Teri Kasam]]'', ''[[Babumoshai Bandookbaaz]]'', ''[[Andhadhun]]'', ''[[Coolie No. 1 (2020 film)|Coolie No. 1]]'' and ''[[Yaariyan 2]]''.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=After thrilling 2018, casting director Girdhar Swami is all set to make you laugh in 2019 |url=https://www.mynation.com/ucweb/entertainment/girdhar-swami-is-all-set-to-make-you-laugh-in-2019-pifk0o?uc_news_item_id=3872752920497897&app=h5_card |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=My Nation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-19 |title=ANDHADHUN's Casting Director Girdhar swami gears up for his next! - Glamsham |url=https://glamsham.com/bollywood/news/andhadhuns-casting-director-to-make-you-laugh-in-2019-2/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Girdhar Swami, Casting Director Yaariyan 2 is the next film of apart from the director and actor behind a successful f |url=https://aimamedia.org/newsdetails.aspx?nid=160169 |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=aimamedia.org}}</ref>

==Biography==
In 2009, Girdhar Swami commenced his career as a casting director with the film ''[[3 Idiots]]'' starring [[Aamir Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=3 Idiots credits |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/3-idiots/credits/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=[[Meta Critic]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2012, he worked on the casting for ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'' featuring [[Akshay Kumar]] and ''[[Ferrari Ki Sawaari]]'' starring [[Sharman Joshi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rowdy Rathore (2012) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/rowdy-rathore-11568/cast-crew |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref> The following year, he cast for [[Chashme Baddoor (2013 film)|''Chashme Baddoor'']] starring [[Ali Zafar]] and [[Taapsee Pannu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chashme Baddoor credits |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/chashme-baddoor/credits/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=[[Meta Critic]] |language=en}}</ref>

In 2014, Swami was involved in casting for ''[[Hasee Toh Phasee]]'' featuring [[Sidharth Malhotra]] and [[Parineeti Chopra]], and ''[[Gunday]]'' starring [[Ranveer Singh]] and [[Arjun Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hasee Toh Phasee credits |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/hasee-toh-phasee/credits/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=[[Meta Critic]] |language=en}}</ref> He also worked on [[Calendar Girls (2015 film)|''Calendar Girls'']] in 2015.<ref name=":9" />

In 2016, he cast for [[Sanam Teri Kasam (2016 film)|''Sanam Teri Kasam'']] starring [[Harshvardhan Rane]] and [[Mawra Hocane]] and [[Wazir (film)|''Wazir'']] featuring [[Farhan Akhtar]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanam Teri Kasam (2016) {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sanam_teri_kasam_2016 |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=कास्टिंग डायरेक्टर गिरधर स्वामी की अगली फिल्म है यारियां 2 |url=https://hindi.maxmaharashtra.com/amp/entertainment/casting-director-girdhar-swamys-next-film-is-yaariyan-2-behind-a-successful-film-apart-from-the-director-and-the-actor-the-casting-director-also-has-a-big-contribution-1212316 |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=Max Maharashtra}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wazir credits |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/wazir/credits/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=[[Meta Critic]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2017, his casting projects included ''[[Gul Makai]]'' starring [[Divya Dutta]] and [[Atul Kulkarni]], ''[[Indu Sarkar]]'' featuring [[Neil Nitin Mukesh]], [[Beyond the Clouds (2017 film)|''Beyond the Clouds'']] starring [[Ishaan Khatter]] and [[Malavika Mohanan]], and ''[[Babumoshai Bandookbaaz]]'' featuring [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gul Makai {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gul_makai#cast-and-crew |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":11" />

In 2018, Swami worked on ''[[Andhadhun]]'', a [[National Film Awards|National Award]]-winning film starring [[Ayushmann Khurrana]], [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], and [[Radhika Apte]], as well as ''[[Bhaiaji Superhit]]'' featuring [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Preity Zinta]].<ref name=":10" /> In 2020, he cast for [[Coolie No. 1 (2020 film)|''Coolie No. 1'']] starring [[Varun Dhawan]] and [[Sara Ali Khan]], and ''[[Virgin Bhanupriya]]'' featuring [[Urvashi Rautela]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coolie No. 1 (2020) {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/coolie_no_1_2020 |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":12" /> In 2023, he worked on casting for ''[[Yaariyan 2]]'' starring [[Meezaan Jafri]] and [[Divya Khosla Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=WOW! Casting director Girdhar Swami casts Warina Hussain for Yaariyaan 2 |url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/movie/movie-news/wow-casting-director-girdhar-swami-casts-warina-hussain-yaariyaan-2-221012?amp |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=www.tellychakkar.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Project
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| ''2009''|| ''[[3 Idiots]]''
|''[[Rajkumar Hirani]]''
|''Debut project''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2012 || ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]''
|''Prabhu Deva''
|
|-
|''[[Ferrari Ki Sawaari]]''
|''[[Rajesh Mapuskar]]''
|
|-
|[[Chashme Baddoor (2013 film)|''Chashme Baddoor'']]
|''[[David Dhawan]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|''[[Hasee Toh Phasee]]''
|''[[Vinil Mathew]]''
|
|-
|''[[Gunday]]''
|''[[Ali Abbas Zafar]]''
|
|-
|2015
|[[Calendar Girls (2015 film)|''Calendar Girls'']]
|''[[Madhur Bhandarkar]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|[[Sanam Teri Kasam (2016 film)|''Sanam Teri Kasam'']]
|''[[Radhika Rao (director)|Radhika Rao]]-Vinay Sapru''
|
|-
|[[Wazir (film)|''Wazir'']]
|''[[Bejoy Nambiar]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2017
|''[[Gul Makai]]''
|''H.E. Amjad Khan''
|
|-
|''[[Indu Sarkar]]''
|''[[Madhur Bhandarkar]]''
|
|-
|[[Beyond the Clouds (2017 film)|''Beyond the Clouds'']]
|''[[Majid Majidi]]''
|
|-
|''[[Babumoshai Bandookbaaz]]''
|[[Kushan Nandi|''Kushan Nandy'']]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|''[[Andhadhun]]''
|''[[Sriram Raghavan]]''
|[[National Film Awards|National Award]]-winning film
|-
|''[[Bhaiaji Superhit]]''
|''Neerraj Pathak''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|[[Coolie No. 1 (2020 film)|''Coolie No. 1'']]
|''[[David Dhawan]]''
|
|-
|''[[Virgin Bhanupriya]]''
|''Ajay Lohan''
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Yaariyan 2]]''
|''[[Radhika Rao]] and Vinay Sapru''
|
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm7800411}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
* {{Metacritic person}}

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