Dinesh Thakur

For the mathematician, see Dinesh Thakur (mathematician).

Dinesh Thakur
Died20 September 2012(2012-09-20) (aged 64–65)
Alma materKirori Mal College
Occupation(s)theatre director, actor
Years active1971–2012
Known forAnk Theatre Company
ChildrenMahesh Thakur
WebsiteAnk Theatre Group

Dinesh Thakur (1947[1] – 20 September 2012) was an Indian 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. Dinesh Thakur was born in 1947 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He was the founder-director of ANK productions, a Mumbai-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 of Ghar (1978), which won him the 1979 Filmfare Best Story Award.

He died on 20 September 2012 due to kidney failure.[3]

  1. ^ "Actor-director Dinesh Thakur passes away". thehindubusinessline.com. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  2. ^ "TV is, for me, the mega-festival of ignorance". The Tribune. 21 May 2000.
  3. ^ Times of India. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)