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Dinesh Thakur
Actor

Dinesh Thakur

1 Jan 1947Born
20 Sep 2012Died
65Age at death
18Credits

Biography

Dinesh Thakur was a noted 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 in 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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1997Aastha: In the Prison of SpringFilm: Dinesh
  2. 1997Aakhri SanghurshFilm: Dinesh
  3. 1993Zakhmi RoohFilm
  4. 1991Ek Saas ZindagiFilm
  5. 1986Palay KhanFilm
  6. 1982Aamne SamneFilm: CBI Officer Ashfraf Khan
  7. 1980The Burning TrainFilm: Usman Ali
  8. 1979MeeraFilm: Jaimal Rathod
  9. 1978Madhu MaltiFilm: Anil Sharma
  10. 1978GharFilm: Doctor Prashant, Writer
  11. 1977MinooFilm
  12. 1977KarmFilm
  13. 1976KalicharanFilm
  14. 1974RajnigandhaFilm: Navin
  15. 1974ParinayFilm
  16. 1972ZarooratFilm: Ashok
  17. 1971Mere ApneFilm: Billoo
  18. 1971AnubhavFilm: Shashi Bhushan

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