
Dinesh Thakur
Known for Acting · 17 credits
- Born
- 1947-01-01
- Died
- 2012-09-20
- Also known as
- दिनेश ठाकुर
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
Movies (17)

The Burning Train
1980
as Usman Ali

Aastha: In the Prison of Spring
1997
as Dinesh

Palay Khan
1986

Rajnigandha
1974
as Navin

Karm
1977

Mere Apne
1971
as Billoo

Meera
1979
as Jaimal Rathod

Kalicharan
1976

Madhu Malti
1978
as Anil Sharma

Aamne Samne
1982
as CBI Officer Ashfraf Khan
Minoo
1977

Anubhav
1971
as Shashi Bhushan

Ghar
1978
as Doctor Prashant

Parinay
1974

Zaroorat
1972
as Ashok

Zakhmi Rooh
1993
Ek Saas Zindagi
1991
About Dinesh Thakur
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… With 17 credits spanning from 1971 to 1997, Dinesh Thakur has appeared in 17 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dinesh Thakur Movies
- The Burning Train (1980) — as Usman Ali
- Aastha: In the Prison of Spring (1997) — as Dinesh
- Palay Khan (1986)
- Rajnigandha (1974) — as Navin
- Karm (1977)
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