TRIBUTE
PAID TO
ACTOR-DIRECTOR DINESH THAKUR
Veteran theatre actor-director Dinesh Thakur,
known for his character roles in Hindi films of the 70s, passed away today,20th
September,2012, after prolonged illness Thakur was suffering from kidney ailments and
died at a suburban Andheri hospital, family sources said. He was 65 and is
survived by actor-wife Prita Mathur. Thakur has several acclaimed films like
'Mere Apne', 'Rajanigandha' and 'Ghar' to his credit. He headed a theatre
group called ANK Productions for the last three decades. His oldest and
still popular theatre production is 'Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya'. Thakur had
showcased his play 'Rang Bajrang' at the Prithvi and Tata theatres in April
last year.
He
was a noted Indian theatre director, actor in theatre, television and Hindi
films, where most notably he appeared as one of the leads in 'Rajnigandha'
(1974) directed by Basu Chatterjee, which won both Filmfare Best Movie Award
and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie. He appeared in character
roles in Hindi films and also was 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. Thakur's last rites will be conducted today at
the Oshiwara crematorium around 4.30 pm.
Prof. John Kurakar
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