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 ''

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, which won both

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and the

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. 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

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. 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

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's '' Anubhav'' (1971) and later in ''

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'' (1979). 1974 saw him appearing in

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's landmark in middle cinema, ''

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and

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, which won the

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, 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

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in 1978.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1971) * '' Anubhav'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1973) * ''

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'' (1974) * ''

Faslah ''Faslah'' is a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film stars Raman Khanna. Cast * Raman Khanna as Gautam Swarup Chandra *Shabana Azmi as Asha Premchand * Nadira as Mrs. Sonachand * Paintal *Yunus Parvez as Editor * ...

'' (1974) * ''

Kalicharan ''Kalicharan'' is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Subhash Ghai, starring Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Prem Nath, Premnath, Ajit Khan, Ajit, Madan Puri and Danny Denzongpa. The film became a box office blockbuster. The ...

'' (1976) * ''

Karm ''Karm'' () is a 1977 Hindi movie produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Vidya Sinha, Shabana Azmi, Urmila Matondkar and Master Bittoo. The songs wrtin by Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi and music given by R. D. ...

'' (1977) * ''

Madhu Malti ''Madhu Malti'' () is a coming-of-age 1978 Hindi film directed by Basu Bhattacharya. Produced by Chitra Katha, the film stars Sachin and Sarika in the title roles. This was Gulshan Grover's film debut. The film tells the love story of Madhu a ...

'' (1978) * '' Ghar'' (1978) * ''

Naiyya ''Naiyya'' is 1979 Hindi language drama movie directed by Prashanta Nanda and starring Prashanta Nanda himself and Zarina Wahab. Naiyya is a remake of the successful Odia language movie '' Shesha Shrabana''. The Odia movie is also directed by Pr ...

'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1979) as Jaimal Rathod * ''

'' (1979) * ''

Khwab ''Khwab'' () is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Shakti Samanta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta Kaur, Naseeruddin Shah and Yogeeta Bali . The film was loosely based on the 1951 film A Place in the Sun whi ...

'' (1980) * ''

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'' (1980) as Ticket Checker (TC) * ''La nouvelle malle des Indes'' (1981) TV mini-series * ''Sitara'' (1980) * '' Agni Pareeksha'' (1981) * ''

Baghavat ''Baghavat'' is a 1982 Hindi language film starring Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Amjad Khan and music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film is directed by Ramanand Sagar. It became a "hit" at the box office. Cast * Dharmendra as ...

'' (1982) * '' Aamne Samne'' (1982) * '' Manju'' (1983) * '' Kanoon Kya Karenga'' (1983) * ''

Aaj Ki Awaz ''Aaj Ki Awaaz'' () is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language action drama film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Ravi Chopra. The film stars Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Nana Patekar, and Vijay Arora. The film's music is by Ravi. The film is based ...

'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1985) * ''

Ulta Seedha ''Ulta Seedha'' (transl. ''Upside down right side up'') is a 1985 Indian Bollywood comedy drama film directed and produced by Subodh Mukherji. It stars Raj Babbar, Rati Agnihotri in pivotal roles. Cast * Raj Babbar as Ramesh Saxena * Rati Ag ...

'' (1985) * '' Surkhiyaan'' 1985) * '' Palay Khan'' (1986) * '' Raj Dulari'' (1988) * ''

Aakhri Baazi ''Aakhri Baazi'' is a 1989 Indian drama crime film directed by Ashim S. Samanta and starring Govinda, Shatrughan Sinha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Mandakini and Sonam. Plot Ram Kumar lives a wealthy lifestyle in Calcutta with his brother, Prashant, ...

'' (1989) * '' Panchvati'' (1990) * '' Hum Se Na Takrana'' (1990) * '' Zakhmi Rooh'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1993) * '' Shanti'' (1994) TV series * '' Aastha''(1997) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

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'' (2000) * '' Nyaay'' TV series (2000-2001) * ''

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'' 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, ''

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'' with starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall. * ''Jin Lahore Nai Dekhya'', Asghar Wajahat * ''Tughlaq'',

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, (translated into Hindustani by

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* ''Baki Itihas'' and ''Pagla Ghora'', by

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* ''Suno Janmejaya'' by Shri Ranga * ''Jaat Hi Poochho Sadhu Ki'',

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* ''Khamosh! Adalat Jaari Hai'',

* ''Kamala'', Vijay Tendulkar * ''Adhe Adhure'',

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* ''Rakt-Beej'', Shankar Shesh * ''Mahabhoj'',

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* ''Atamkatha'',

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* ''Gaganbhedi'', Vasant Kanetkar * ''Hangamakhez'',

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* ''Sheh Ye Maat'',

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References

External links

*
Ank Theatre Group, Website

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