Dinesh Thakur
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Dinesh Thakur is a noted India
n theatre director, actor in theatre, television and Hindi film, where most notably he appeared as one of the leads in Rajnigandha
1974 and directed by Basu Chatterjee
, which won both Filmfare Best Movie Award
and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie
. He is the founder-director of ANK productions, a Mumbai
-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
.
(KMC), Delhi University, where was also part of the KMC dramatic society.
He made his film debut in 1971, with Mere Apne
, written and directed by Gulzar, and followed it up with Basu Bhattacharya
's Anubhav
(1971), opening film of his trilogy of martial discord in urban settings, there after he also appeared the third film, Griha Pravesh
(1979). 1974 saw him appearing in Basu Chatterjee
's landmark in middle cinema, Rajnigandha
(1974), along side Amol Palekar
and Vidya Sinha
, 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.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n theatre director, actor in theatre, television and Hindi film, where most notably he appeared as one of the leads in Rajnigandha
Rajnigandha
Rajnigandha is a Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee and released in 1974. It is based on story "Yehi Sach Hai" by noted Hindi writer Manu Bhandari.The movie stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha and Dinesh Thakur in the lead...
1974 and directed by Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee is an Indian film director. His films are very similar to those of Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Like Mukherjee, he built his plots on middle-class lives.He was born in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India....
, which won both Filmfare Best Movie Award
Filmfare Best Movie Award
The Filmfare Best Film Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years...
and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie
The Filmfare Awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India. The yearly awards started in 1953. Movie awards were first given by popular vote...
. He is the founder-director of ANK productions, a Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
-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
Ghar (film)
Ghar is a 1978 Indian Bollywood film directed by Manik Chatterjee, released on 9 February 1978. The film stars Vinod Mehra and Rekha in lead roles.-Plot:...
(1978), which won him the 1979 Filmfare Best Story Award
Filmfare Best Story Award
The Filmfare Award for Best Story is an given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a writer who wrote a film's story.-1950s:* 1955 Mukhram Sharma - Aulad...
.
Career
Dinesh Thakur did his graduation from Kirori Mal CollegeKirori Mal College
Kirori Mal College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, located in New Delhi, India that was established in 1954. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses in science, arts, liberal arts and commerce and is known for being one of the most politically active colleges in University...
(KMC), Delhi University, where was also part of the KMC dramatic society.
He made his film debut in 1971, with Mere Apne
Mere Apne
Mere Apne is a 1971 Hindi film produced by Romu, Raj, and N. C. Sippy. Written and directed by Gulzar, the film was remake of Apanjan starring Meena Kumari, Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Deven Verma, Paintal, Asit Sen, Asrani, Danny Denzongpa, Keshto Mukherjee, A. K. Hangal, Dinesh Thakur,...
, written and directed by Gulzar, and followed it up with Basu Bhattacharya
Basu Bhattacharya
Basu Bhattacharya was a Hindi film director , most famous for his 1966 film Teesri Kasam, starring Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman , which won the National Film Award for Best Film in 1967; he also produced Sparsh in 1985 starring Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah, which won the Filmfare Best Movie...
's Anubhav
Anubhav
Anubhav is a 1971 Hindi film by noted director Basu Bhattacharya, which stars Sanjeev Kumar, Tanuja Samarth and Dinesh Thakur as leads. The film was the first part of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Avishkaar and Griha Pravesh ; and...
(1971), opening film of his trilogy of martial discord in urban settings, there after he also appeared the third film, Griha Pravesh
Griha Pravesh
Griha Pravesh is a 1979 Bollywood drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore and Sarika. The film was the last of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Anubhav , Avishkaar .-Cast:*Sanjeev Kumar...
(1979). 1974 saw him appearing in Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee is an Indian film director. His films are very similar to those of Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Like Mukherjee, he built his plots on middle-class lives.He was born in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India....
's landmark in middle cinema, Rajnigandha
Rajnigandha
Rajnigandha is a Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee and released in 1974. It is based on story "Yehi Sach Hai" by noted Hindi writer Manu Bhandari.The movie stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha and Dinesh Thakur in the lead...
(1974), along side Amol Palekar
Amol Palekar
Amol Palekar is an Indian actor of the 1970s and a director of Hindi and Marathi cinema.-Theater career:Palekar began in Marathi experimental theatre with Satyadev Dubey, and later started his own group, Aniket, in 1972 [citation needed]...
and Vidya Sinha
Vidya Sinha
Vidya Sinha is an Indian actress who has acted in Bollywood films.-Movie career:She began modelling and acting at the age of 18. Her first movie was Raja Kaka opposite Kiran Kumar. However, fame came to her through a low-budget, alternative cinema break-away hit Rajnigandha, directed by her mentor...
, 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
Prithvi Theatre
Prithvi Theatre is one of Mumbai's best known theatres. It belongs to the Kapoor family, one of the most influential actor/director families in Bollywood. The theatre is named after Prithviraj Kapoor who first founded 'Prithvi Theatres', a travelling theatre company in 1944. The company ran for...
in 1978.
Filmography
- Mere ApneMere ApneMere Apne is a 1971 Hindi film produced by Romu, Raj, and N. C. Sippy. Written and directed by Gulzar, the film was remake of Apanjan starring Meena Kumari, Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Deven Verma, Paintal, Asit Sen, Asrani, Danny Denzongpa, Keshto Mukherjee, A. K. Hangal, Dinesh Thakur,...
(1971) - AnubhavAnubhavAnubhav is a 1971 Hindi film by noted director Basu Bhattacharya, which stars Sanjeev Kumar, Tanuja Samarth and Dinesh Thakur as leads. The film was the first part of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Avishkaar and Griha Pravesh ; and...
(1971) - Jalte Badan (1973)
- RajnigandhaRajnigandhaRajnigandha is a Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee and released in 1974. It is based on story "Yehi Sach Hai" by noted Hindi writer Manu Bhandari.The movie stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha and Dinesh Thakur in the lead...
(1974) - Parinay (1974)
- FaslahFaslahFaslah is a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film stars Raman Khanna.-Cast:*Raman Khanna ... Gautam Swarup Chandra*Shabana Azmi*Nadira ... Mrs. Sonachand*Paintal*Yunus Parvez ... Editor*P. Jairaj*Vinod Mehra...
(1974) - KalicharanKalicharanKalicharan is a 1976 Indian film directed by Subhash Ghai and starring Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Ajit, Danny Denzongpa, Madan Puri and Premnath. The film became a box office hit. The film was the directorial debut of Subhash Ghai and was the breakthrough role for stars Shatrughan Sinha and Reena...
(1976) - Karm (1977)
- Madhu MaltiMadhu MaltiMadhu Malti is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Basu Bhattacharya....
(1978) - GharGhar (film)Ghar is a 1978 Indian Bollywood film directed by Manik Chatterjee, released on 9 February 1978. The film stars Vinod Mehra and Rekha in lead roles.-Plot:...
(1978) - Naiyya (1979)
- MeeraMeera (1979 film)-Awards and Nominations:* 1980 Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Won - Vani Jairam for "Mere To Giridhar Gopal"-Box office:1970's being the time of formula films in Indian Cinema and with "angry young man" Amitabh Bachchan overshadowing everything, this non-mainstream movie didn't...
(1979) .... Jaimal Rathod - Griha PraveshGriha PraveshGriha Pravesh is a 1979 Bollywood drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore and Sarika. The film was the last of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Anubhav , Avishkaar .-Cast:*Sanjeev Kumar...
(1979) - Khwab (1980)
- The Burning TrainThe Burning TrainThe Burning Train is a Bollywood action film released in 1980 directed by Ravi Chopra and featuring a huge all-star cast. The plot revolves around a fast train named Super Fast Express, that catches fire on its inaugural run from New Delhi to Mumbai....
(1980) - La nouvelle malle des Indes (1981) TV mini-series
- Sitara (1980)
- Agni PareekshaAgni Pareeksha (1981 film)Agni Pareeksha is a 1981 Bollywood film produced by B.R. Chopra and directed by Kamal Majumdar.Overall an insipid fare with a weak storyline and script.-Cast:*Amol Palekar as Alok Choudhary / Ramesh Khanna*Parikshat Sahni as Siddarth Sharma...
(1981) - Baghavat (1982)
- Aamne Samne (1982)
- Manju (1983)
- Aaj Ki Awaz (1984)
- Sanjhi (1985)
- Ulta Seedha (1985)
- Surkhiyaan 1985)
- Palay Khan (1986)
- Raj Dulari (1988)
- Aakhri Baazi (1989)
- Panchvati (1990)
- Hum Se Na Takrana (1990)
- Zakhmi Rooh (1993)
- Geetanjali (1993)
- ShantiShantiShanti, Santhi or Shanthi means peace, rest, calmness, tranquility, or bliss.The poet T.S. Eliot, in his poem The Waste Land translated it as "The Peace which passeth understanding."...
(1994) TV series - Aastha(1997)
- Aakhri Sanghursh (1997)
- FizaFizaFiza is a 2000 Indian film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Jaya Bachchan.- Synopsis :...
(2000) - Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu ThiKyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu ThiKyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi was an Indian Soap Opera that aired on STAR Plus. This is ranked at top, number 1, on the list of STAR Plus top 10 shows of all time.This show was Asia's #1 most watched and awarded show...
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 FlowersSend Me No FlowersSend Me No Flowers: a 1964 American comedy film, directed by Norman Jewison and starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day, and Tony Randall. After Pillow Talk and Lover Come Back, it is the third and final film in which Hudson, Day and Randall starred together.The screenplay by Julius J...
with starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall. - Jin Lahore Nai Dekhya, Asghar WajahatAsghar WajahatSyed Asghar Wajahat, popularly known as Asghar Wajahat , is a Hindi scholar, fiction writer, novelist, playwright, an independent documentary filmmaker and a television scriptwriter, who is most known for his work, 'Saat Aasmaan' and his acclaimed play, 'Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya, O Jamyai Nai', based...
- Tughlaq, Girish KarnadGirish KarnadGirish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language...
, (translated in HindustaniHindustani languageHindi-Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language and the lingua franca of North India and Pakistan. It is also known as Hindustani , and historically, as Hindavi or Rekhta...
by B.V. Karanth - Baqi Itihas and Pagla Ghora, by Badal Sircar
- Suno Janmejaya by Shri Ranga
- Jaat Hi Poochho Sadhu Ki, Vijay TendulkarVijay TendulkarVijay Tendulkar was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi...
- Khamosh! Adalat Jaari Hai, Vijay TendulkarVijay TendulkarVijay Tendulkar was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi...
- Kamala, Vijay Tendulkar
- Adhe Adhure, Mohan RakeshMohan RakeshMohan Rakesh was one of the pioneers of the Nai Kahani literary movement of the Hindi literature in the 1950s. He wrote the first modern Hindi play, Ashadh Ka Ek Din , which won a competition organized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi...
- Rakt-Beej, Shankar Shesh
- Mahabhoj, Manu BhandariManu BhandariMannu Bhandari , is a prominent Indian author, most known for her two Hindi novels, 'Aapka Banti' and 'Mahabhoj' , which was later adapted to an acclaimed play and performed all over the nation, including at the National Theatre Festival , at New Delhi...
- Atamkatha, Mahesh ElkunchwarMahesh ElkunchwarMahesh Elkunchwar is an Indian playwright with more than 15 plays to his name, in addition to his theoretical writings, critical works, and his active work in India's Parallel Cinema as actor and screenwriter....
- Gaganbhedi, , Vasant Kanetkar
- Hangamakhez, Agha Hashra Kashmiri
- Sheh Ye Maat, B.M. ShahB.M. ShahB.M. Shah or Brij Mohan Shah, was an Indian theatre director and playwright. B. M. Shah along with Mohan Upreti, are together credited for the revival of the theatre in the Uttarakhand...
External links
- Ank Theatre Group, Website
- Dinesh Thakur Filmography Bollywood HungamaBollywood HungamaBollywood Hungama is a leading Bollywood entertainment website, owned by hungama.com....