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<div>{{Short description|Indian actress}}<br />
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| name = Dolly Thakore<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|03|10|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kohat]], [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010)|North West Frontier Province]], [[Pakistan]]<br />
| spouse = [[Alyque Padamsee]]<br />
| occupation = [[Stage actress]], [[casting director]]<br />
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| children = [[Quasar Padamsee]]<br />
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'''Dolly Thakore'''<ref>[http://bonney.org/dollythakore.com/Personal.htm bonney.org/dollythakore.com/Personal.htm, Dolly Thakore]</ref> is a veteran [[India]]n [[theatre]] [[Actor|actress]] and [[casting director]].<br />
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==Early life and career==<br />
Dolly Thakore was born 10 March 1943.<ref>"Dolly Thakore", ''DollyThakore.com Biography, on line.</ref> Trained in radio and television with BBC London,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wearethecity.in/inspirational-women-dolly-thakore-actor-broadcaster-philanthropist/ |title=Inspirational Women {{!}} Dolly Thakore – Actor, Broadcaster, Philanthropist 10 Aug 2015/WATC Content Team |access-date=3 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201150341/http://wearethecity.in/inspirational-women-dolly-thakore-actor-broadcaster-philanthropist/ |archive-date=1 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> she returned to India to become one of the leading newscasters and television hosts, interviewing prominent citizens from India and abroad.<ref>[http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/artists/dolly-thakore/65/ Artoste proile, Dolly Thakore]</ref> Thakore came into the limelight as News speaker in English for ''[[Doordarshan Kendra Mumbai|Mumbai Doordarshan]]'' at 8PM on TV. Most of her career has been spent on the stage, acting in plays by master playwrights including Tennessee Williams' ''Streetcar Named Desire,'' Arthur Miller’s ''All My Sons,'' Harold Pinter’s ''The Birthday Party,'' and Edward Albee’s ''Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.''<ref>[http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/artists/dolly-thakore/65/#sthash.yO5LAuaL.dpuf "Artiste Profile: Dolly Thakore", ''Mumbai Theatre Guide.'' On line.]</ref> She appeared in the 2005 film ''[[Page 3 (film)|Page 3]]'' and in ''White Noise''.<br />
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Thakore began her film career as casting director and unit publicist with [[Richard Attenborough]]'s [[Gandhi]] (1982). She was responsible for recruiting the Indian actors in the film and for some of the public relations work on the film. Since then she has worked on a number of Indian and international co-productions like ''[[Far Pavilions]],'' ''[[Kim (TV film)|Kim]],'' ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]],'' ''[[Jinnah]],'' and ''[[Such a Long Journey (film)|Such a Long Journey]].''<ref>[http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/artists/dolly-thakore/65/#sthash.yO5LAuaL.dpuf "Artiste Profile: Dolly Thakore", ''Mumbai Theatre Guide.'' On line.]</ref><br />
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In 1997, she was the casting assistant for the film ''[[Sixth Happiness]]''. In 2006 she starred in the TV series ''[[Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa|Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka]]''.<br />
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Thakore is an enthusiastic theatregoer, who frequently contributes reviews of plays and films to leading newspapers and magazines.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
She never married, but had a son - [[Quasar Padamsee]] with fellow stage actor and producer [[Alyque Padamsee]]. Quasar is also a theatre professional, and works as an actor, director, and producer in [[Mumbai]].<br />
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==Films==<br />
* ''[[Bachchhan Paandey]]'' (2022)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://DollyThakore.com Biography, ''DollyThakore.com'' On line.]<br />
* [http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/artists/dolly-thakore/65/ Mumbai Theatre Guide biography]<br />
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