Guru Thakur ( mr, गुरु ठाकूर) is an Indian poet, lyricist, scriptwriter, actor and playwright from
Mumbai
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(Maharashtra), known for his contributions in Marathi and Hindi film industry.
Early life
Born in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
, Maharashtra, Guru started his career at the age of 19 as a political cartoonist at Marathi weekly Marmik.
Career as Scriptwriter
Guru Thakur has written dialogues/scripts for movies,
Aga bai Arrecha,
Natarang,
Bhikari and
Narbachi Wadi.
Awards and nominations
Guru Thakur has won many awards and honours including:
* 2022 शांताबाई शेळके स्मृती पुरस्कार 2022
* 2022 Aarti Prabhu award 2022
* 2021 Planet Marathi Filmfare award 2021 - Best Lyrics for the song 'Kona Mage Bhirbhirta' from the movie Preetam
* 2013 'Ma. Ta. Sanman Award'
as Best Lyricist for the song 'Bagh Ughadun Daar' from the movie
Bharatiya.
* 2010 'BIG FM'
BIG Lyricist Award for Song Khel Mandla form Natarang
* 2010 '
Zee Gaurav Award'
as Best Lyricist for the song 'Khel Mandala' from the Movie
Natarang.
* 2010 'Ma. Ta. Sanman Award'
as Best Lyricist for the song 'Khel Mandala' from the movie
Natarang.
* 2010 'Chitrapati V Shantaram Award'
as Best Lyricist for the song 'Khel Mandala' from the movie
Natarang.
* 2010 Saraswat Chaitanya Gaurav Puraskar.
* 2010 Nomination at 'Zee Gaurav Awards' for Best Lyricist for the song 'He Raje Ji Ra Ji' from the movie
Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy
''Mi Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy'' (English: I'm Shivajiraje Bhosale Speaking) is a 2009 Indian Marathi-language film produced by Sanjay Chhabria along with Ashwami Manjrekar and directed by Santosh Ramdas Manjrekar. The film follows an underdog ...
.
* 2009 'Indradhanu Yuvonmesh Puraskar'
for Song Witting.
* 2009 Nomination at 46th 'Maharashtra Rajya Chitrapat Puraskar'
for Best Dialogue for the movie
Marmabandh.
Work List
Movies
*
Aga Bai Arrecha (2004)
*
Natrang
''Natarang'', also spelled Natrang ( mr, नटरंग, an ornamental word for "artist", especially a theatre artist), is a 2010 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by debutant Ravi Jadhav and starring Atul Kulkarni and Sonalee Ku ...
(2010)
*
Kshanbhar Vishranti (2010)
*
Chandramukhi (2022)
References
External links
Guru Thakur's blogInterview on website Maayboli
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Marathi people
Marathi-language poets
Marathi-language writers
Writers from Mumbai
Living people
Indian lyricists
Poets from Maharashtra
21st-century Indian poets
Marathi screenwriters
21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Indian screenwriters