Mumbai:
Veteran
theatre
actor-director
Dinesh
Thakur,
known
for
his
character
roles
in
Hindi
films
of
the
70s,
passed
away
here
today
after
prolonged
illness.
He
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.
Dinesh
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'.
He
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.
The
multi-faceted
star
has
appeared
as
one
of
the
leads
in
Basu
Chatterjee
directed
Hindi
film
Rajnigandha
(1974),
which
won
both
Filmfare
Best
Movie
Award
and
the
Filmfare
Critics
Award
for
Best
Movie.
He
appeared
in
character
roles
in
several
Hindi
films
like
Parinay,
Faslah,
Kalicharan,
Karm,
Madhu
Malti,
Naiyya
and
many
others.
Dinesh
Thakur
was
also
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.
His
sudden
death
has
shocked
many
in
the
industry.
His
last
rites
will
be
held
this
evening
at
the
Oshiwara
crematorium.