Uttung Hitendra Thakur | |
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| Born | Uttung Hitendra Thakur |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film Producer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Relatives | Kshitij Thakur (brother) |
| Awards | 61stNational Film Award – Special Jury Award 2013 |
Uttung Hitendra Thakur is an Indianfilm producer known for the filmsBalak Palak andYellow. Thakur made his debut as a film producer with theMarathi filmBalak Palak on the topic ofsex education, co-produced byRiteish Deshmukh and directed byRavi Jadhav.[1] He also remadeBalak Palak inMalayalam asSwarna Malsyangal.[2][3]Balak Palak created a world record throughUFO Moviez and Valuable Edutainment as India's first multi-locational interactive Live Premiere of Marathi film on 3 January 2013.[4][5][6]
Uttung Thakur made his debut as a film producer with the Marathi filmBalak Palak in 2013.
In 2014, Thakur produced a Marathi filmYellow directed by Mahesh Limaye and co-produced byRiteish Deshmukh and the story explores a mother/daughter relationship involving developmental disability and childlike behaviour.[7][8][9][10] Thakur'sYellow also won the Special Jury Award, while the child actors Gauri Gadgil and Sanjana Rai received Special Mention at 61st National Film Awards.[11][12][13]
Thakur produced a Marathi film namedDokyala Shot in 2019, directed by debutant Shivkumar Parthasarathy. SingerMika Singh made Marathi debut with "Dokyala Shot".[14][15][16] Also actorPrajakta Mali andSuvrat Joshi made their debut as singers inDokyala Shot.[17]
In 2020, Thakur produced a marathi filmVikun Taak, where Bollywood actorChunky Panday made debut in Marathi films.[18]
| Year | Title | Language |
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| 2013 | Balak Palak | Marathi |
| 2014 | Yellow | Marathi |
| 2019 | Swarna Malsyangal[19] | Malayalam |
| 2019 | Dokyala Shot | Marathi |
| 2020 | Vikun Taak | Marathi |
