He has worked as an apprentice under Pandhar Dada Juker. During the shooting of Raste Ka Patthar, Amitabh asked Deepak at Mehboob Studios whether he would like to work for him.He worked as a make up man for Amitabh  except for a brief period in the 1980s when he got associated with Smita Patil. He also runs a beauty parlour. He has produced a Bhojpuri films also.