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{{Short description|Indian theatre director (1947–2012)}}
{{for|the mathematician|Dinesh Thakur (mathematician)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
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{{infobox person
| name = Dinesh Thakur
| image = Dinesh Thakur.jpeg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name = Dinesh Thakur
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1947|08|08}}
| birth_place = [[Jaipur]], Rajasthan, India.
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2012|09|20|1947}}
| death_place =
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Kirori Mal College]], New Delhi
| years_active = 1971–2012
| known_for = Ank Theatre Company
| occupation = [[Theatre director]], [[Actor]]
| children = Mahesh Thakur
| awards =
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100221082747/http://www.anktheatregroup.com/ Ank Theatre Group]
}}
'''Dinesh Thakur''' (8 August 1947<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/article3917473.ece|title=Actor-director Dinesh Thakur passes away|date=20 September 2012|work=thehindubusinessline.com|access-date=20 September 2012}}</ref> – 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.<ref name=di>{{cite news |title=TV is, for me, the mega-festival of ignorance |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000521/spectrum/main5.htm |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=21 May 2000 }}</ref>

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 film)|Ghar]]'' (1978), which won him the 1979 [[Filmfare Best Story Award]].

He died on 20 September 2012 due to kidney failure.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Times of India}}</ref>

==Career==

Dinesh Thakur did his graduation from [[Kirori Mal College]] (KMC), [[Delhi University]], where was also part of the KMC dramatic society.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/All-the-worlds-a-stage-at-DU/articleshow/1669456.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811091743/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-06-22/delhi/27827189_1_societies-kirori-mal-amitabh-bachchan|url-status=live|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=All the world's a stage at DU|date=22 June 2006|first1=Abantika|work=[[The Times of India]]|last1=Ghosh}}</ref>

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 film)|Anubhav]]'' (1971) and later in ''[[Griha Pravesh (1979 film)|Griha Pravesh]]'' (1979). 1974 saw him appearing in [[Basu Chatterjee]]'s landmark in middle cinema, ''[[Rajnigandha]]'' (1974), alongside [[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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prithvi, pioneer in theatre |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/07/stories/2003110701340600.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040101014620/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/07/stories/2003110701340600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 January 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 November 2003 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

==Filmography==
* ''[[Mere Apne]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Anubhav (1971 film)|Anubhav]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Jalte Badan]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Rajnigandha]]'' (10 Sep 1974) as Naveen Ad Filmmaker
* ''[[Parinay]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Faslah]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Kalicharan]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Karm]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Madhu Malti]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Ghar (1978 film)|Ghar]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Naiyya]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Meera (1979 film)|Meera]]'' (1979) as Jaimal Rathod
* ''[[Griha Pravesh (1979 film)|Griha Pravesh]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Khwab]]'' (1980)
* ''[[The Burning Train]]'' (1980) as Ticket Checker (TC)
* ''La nouvelle malle des Indes'' (1981) TV mini-series
* ''Sitara'' (1980)
* ''[[Agni Pareeksha (1981 film)|Agni Pareeksha]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Baghavat]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Aamne Samne (1982 film)|Aamne Samne]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Manju (film)|Manju]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Kanoon Kya Karenga]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Aaj Ki Awaz]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Sanjhi]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Ulta Seedha]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Surkhiyaan]]'' 1985)
* ''[[Palay Khan (film)|Palay Khan]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Raj Dulari]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Aakhri Baazi]]'' (1989) as Durjan
* ''[[Panchvati]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Hum Se Na Takrana]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Zakhmi Rooh]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Geetanjali (1993 film)|Geetanjali]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Shanti (TV series)|Shanti]]'' (1994) TV series
* ''[[Aastha]]''(1997)
* ''[[Aakhri Sanghursh]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Fiza]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Nyaay]]'' TV series (2000–2001)
* ''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]'' 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 Flowers]]'' with starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall.<ref>{{cite news |title=1000 shows, and still going strong: V. Gangadhar on Dinesh Thakur's record-breaking play Hai Mera Dil |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050410/spectrum/main3.htm |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=10 April 2005 }}</ref>
* ''Jin Lahore Nai Dekhya'', [[Asghar Wajahat]]
* ''Tughlaq'', [[Girish Karnad]], (translated into [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] by [[B.V. Karanth]])
* ''Baki Itihas'' and ''Pagla Ghora'', by [[Badal Sircar]]
* ''Suno Janmejaya'' by Shri Ranga
* ''Jaat Hi Poochho Sadhu Ki'', [[Vijay Tendulkar]]
* ''Khamosh! Adalat Jaari Hai'', [[Vijay Tendulkar]]
* ''Kamala'', [[Vijay Tendulkar]]
* ''Adhe Adhure'', [[Mohan Rakesh]]
* ''Rakt-Beej'', [[Shanker Shesh]]
* ''Mahabhoj'', [[Mannu Bhandari]]
* ''Atamkatha'', [[Mahesh Elkunchwar]]
* ''Gaganbhedi'', [[Vasant Kanetkar]]
* ''Hangamakhez'', [[Agha Hashar Kashmiri]]
* ''Sheh Ye Maat'', [[B.M. Shah]]<ref name=di/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0856897}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100221082747/http://www.anktheatregroup.com/ Ank Theatre Group, Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090918180405/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/filmography/7810/index.html Dinesh Thakur Filmography] [[Bollywood Hungama]]

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