Dinesh Thakur

Dinesh Thakur

Known for

Acting

Born

January 1, 1947

Died

September 20, 2012 (aged 65)

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.

Best known work

The Burning Train
The Burning Train
1980
Rajnigandha
Rajnigandha
1974
Mere Apne
Mere Apne
1971
Kalicharan
Kalicharan
1976
Ghar
Ghar
1978
Aastha: In the Prison of Spring
Aastha: In the Prison of Spring
1997
Maatr
Maatr
2017
Karm
Karm
1977
Anubhav
Anubhav
1971
Aamne Samne
Aamne Samne
1982

Filmography

  1. 2017

    Maatr

    Production Manager

  2. 1997

  3. 1997

  4. 1993

  5. 1991

  6. 1986

  7. 1982

    Aamne Samne

    as CBI Officer Ashfraf Khan

  8. 1980

    The Burning Train

    as Usman Ali

  9. 1979

    Meera

    as Jaimal Rathod

  10. 1978

    Madhu Malti

    as Anil Sharma

  11. 1978

    Ghar

    as Doctor Prashant, Writer

  12. 1977

  13. 1977

  14. 1976

  15. 1974

    Rajnigandha

    as Navin

  16. 1974

  17. 1972

    Zaroorat

    as Ashok

  18. 1971

    Mere Apne

    as Billoo

  19. 1971

    Anubhav

    as Shashi Bhushan

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