Guru Thakur is an Indian poet, lyricist, scriptwriter, actor and playwright from
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
(Maharashtra), known for his contributions in Marathi and Hindi film industry.
Early life
Born in
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
, 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
''Natarang'', also spelled Natrang (, an wikt:ornamental, ornamental word for "artist", especially a theatre artist), is a 2010 Indian Marathi language, Marathi-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by debutant Ravi Jadhav an ...
,
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
''Natarang'', also spelled Natrang (, an wikt:ornamental, ornamental word for "artist", especially a theatre artist), is a 2010 Indian Marathi language, Marathi-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by debutant Ravi Jadhav an ...
.
* 2010 'Ma. Ta. Sanman Award'
as Best Lyricist for the song 'Khel Mandala' from the movie
Natarang
''Natarang'', also spelled Natrang (, an wikt:ornamental, ornamental word for "artist", especially a theatre artist), is a 2010 Indian Marathi language, Marathi-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by debutant Ravi Jadhav an ...
.
* 2010 'Chitrapati V Shantaram Award'
as Best Lyricist for the song 'Khel Mandala' from the movie
Natarang
''Natarang'', also spelled Natrang (, an wikt:ornamental, ornamental word for "artist", especially a theatre artist), is a 2010 Indian Marathi language, Marathi-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by debutant Ravi Jadhav an ...
.
* 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'' ( 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 who fig ...
.
* 2009 'Indradhanu Yuvonmesh Puraskar'
for Song Witting.
* 2009 Nomination at 46th 'Maharashtra Rajya Chitrapat Puraskar
for Best Dialogue for the movie
Marmabandh.
* 58th Maharashtra state film award for best lyrics for film baaplyok
Work List
Movies
*
Aga Bai Arrecha (2004)
*
Natrang (2010)
*
Kshanbhar Vishranti (2010)
*
Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar (2018)
*
Chandramukhi
''Chandramukhi'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language psychological comedy horror film written and directed by P. Vasu. It is a remake of Vasu's Kannada film '' Apthamitra'' (2004) which itself was based on the Malayalam film '' Manichitrathaz ...
(2022)
*
Maharashtra Shahir (2023)
*
Phulrani (2023) as writer
*
Songya (2023) as lyricist
*
Panchak (2024)
*
Banjara
The Banjara are nomadic tribes found in India.
Etymology
The Gor usually refer to themselves as ''Banjaras'' and outsiders as ''Kor'', but this usage does not extend outside their own community. A related usage is ''Gor Mati'' or ''Gormati'', ...
(2025)
References
External links
Guru Thakur's blogInterview on website Maayboli
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Marathi people
Marathi-language poets
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