Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Dinesh Sudharshan Soi has been acknowledged as one of the finest casting directors by the Asia Book of Records.

Soi is known for successfully casting 5,000 projects, which comprise feature films, international films, festival films, short films, documentaries, TV shows, music videos, commercials and print shoots.

Expressing his happiness on receiving the honour, Soi said in a statement: "I am a casting director in the industry because of my father and today, I am getting recognised as one of the finest casting directors. That's all his blessings."

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