Dinesh Thakur (1947 – 20 September 2012) was an Indian

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, actor in theatre, television and

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, where most notably he appeared as one of the leads in '' Rajnigandha'' 1974 and directed by

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, which won both Filmfare Best Movie Award and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie. Dinesh Thakur was born in 1947 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He was the founder-director of ANK productions, a

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-based theatre company, established in 1976. Though he mainly appeared as character roles in Hindi films, as a screenwriter and story writer, he is known for writing the story and screenplay of '' Ghar'' (1978), which won him the 1979 Filmfare Best Story Award. He died on 20 September 2012 due to kidney failure.

Career

Dinesh Thakur did his graduation from

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(KMC),

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, where was also part of the KMC dramatic society. He made his film debut in 1971, with ''

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'', written and directed by

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, and followed it up with Basu Bhattacharya's ''

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'' (1971) and later in '' Griha Pravesh'' (1979). 1974 saw him appearing in

's landmark in middle cinema, '' Rajnigandha'' (1974), alongside Amol Palekar and

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, which won the Filmfare Best Film Award, and went on appear in several films with both the directors in the coming years. He established 'Ank Theatre Group' in 1976, dedicated solely to Hindi theatre in Mumbai; though it started flourishing in a big way with the advent on Jennifer Kapoor's Prithvi Theatre in 1978.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1971) * ''

'' (1971) * '' Jalte Badan'' (1973) * '' Rajnigandha'' (10 Sep 1974) as Naveen Ad Filmmaker * '' Parinay'' (1974) * '' Faslah'' (1974) * '' Kalicharan'' (1976) * '' Karm'' (1977) * '' Madhu Malti'' (1978) * '' Ghar'' (1978) * '' Naiyya'' (1979) * '' Meera'' (1979) as Jaimal Rathod * '' Griha Pravesh'' (1979) * '' Khwab'' (1980) * '' The Burning Train'' (1980) as Ticket Checker (TC) * ''La nouvelle malle des Indes'' (1981) TV mini-series * ''Sitara'' (1980) * '' Agni Pareeksha'' (1981) * '' Baghavat'' (1982) * '' Aamne Samne'' (1982) * '' Manju'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1983) * '' Aaj Ki Awaz'' (1984) * '' Sanjhi'' (1985) * '' Ulta Seedha'' (1985) * '' Surkhiyaan'' 1985) * ''

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'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1989) * '' Panchvati'' (1990) * '' Hum Se Na Takrana'' (1990) * ''

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'' (1993) * '' Geetanjali'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1994) TV series * ''

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''(1997) * '' Aakhri Sanghursh'' (1997) * '' Fiza'' (2000) * ''

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'' TV series (2000-2001) * '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' TV series (2000) * ''Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya'' (2003) * ''Nigehbaan: The Third Eye'' (2005)

Plays

* ''Hai Mera Dil'', adaption of Broadway play by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore, also made into 1964 American comedy film, '' Send Me No Flowers'' with starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall. * ''Jin Lahore Nai Dekhya'',

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* ''Tughlaq'',

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, (translated into

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by B.V. Karanth * ''Baki Itihas'' and ''Pagla Ghora'', by Badal Sircar * ''Suno Janmejaya'' by Shri Ranga * ''Jaat Hi Poochho Sadhu Ki'',

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* ''Khamosh! Adalat Jaari Hai'',

* ''Kamala'', Vijay Tendulkar * ''Adhe Adhure'', Mohan Rakesh * ''Rakt-Beej'', Shankar Shesh * ''Mahabhoj'', Manu Bhandari * ''Atamkatha'',

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* ''Gaganbhedi'', Vasant Kanetkar * ''Hangamakhez'', Agha Hashar Kashmiri * ''Sheh Ye Maat'',

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References

External links

*
Ank Theatre Group, Website

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