Dinesh Thakur

For the mathematician, see Dinesh Thakur (mathematician).

Dinesh Thakur
Born
Dinesh Thakur

(1947-08-08)8 August 1947
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Died20 September 2012(2012-09-20) (aged 64–65)
Alma materKirori Mal College, New Delhi
OccupationsTheatre director, Actor
Years active1971–2012
Known forAnk Theatre Company
ChildrenMahesh Thakur
WebsiteAnk Theatre Group

Dinesh Thakur (8 August 1947 – 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.

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.

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