Dinesh Thakur | |
|---|---|
| Died | 20 September 2012(2012-09-20) (aged 64–65) |
| Alma mater | Kirori Mal College |
| Occupation(s) | theatre director,actor |
| Years active | 1971–2012 |
| Known for | Ank Theatre Company |
| Children | Mahesh Thakur |
| Website | Ank Theatre Group |
Dinesh Thakur (1947[1] – 20 September 2012) was an Indiantheatre director, actor in theatre, television andHindi film, where most notably he appeared as one of the leads inRajnigandha 1974 and directed byBasu Chatterjee, which won bothFilmfare Best Movie Award and theFilmfare Critics Award for Best Movie. Dinesh Thakur was born in 1947 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He was the founder-director of ANK productions, aMumbai-based theatre company, established in 1976.[2]
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 ofGhar (1978), which won him the 1979Filmfare Best Story Award.
He died on 20 September 2012 due to kidney failure.[3]
Dinesh Thakur did his graduation fromKirori Mal College (KMC),Delhi University, where was also part of the KMC dramatic society.[4]
He made his film debut in 1971, withMere Apne, written and directed byGulzar, and followed it up withBasu Bhattacharya'sAnubhav (1971) and later inGriha Pravesh (1979). 1974 saw him appearing inBasu Chatterjee's landmark in middle cinema,Rajnigandha (1974), alongsideAmol Palekar andVidya Sinha, which won theFilmfare 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 onJennifer Kapoor'sPrithvi Theatre in 1978.[5]
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