Uttung Hitendra Thakur

Uttung Hitendra Thakur is an Indian Film Producer known for films like Balak Palak and Yellow. Thakur made his debut as a film producer with the Marathi film Balak Palak on the topic of sex education, Co-produced by Actor Riteish Deshmukh and directed by Ravi Jadhav.[1] He also remade Balak Palak in Malayalam as Swarna Malsyangal[2][3] Balak Palak created a world record through ‘UFO Moviez’ and Valuable Edutainment as India’s first multi locational interactive Live Premiere of Marathi film on 3 January 2013.[4][5][6]

Uttung Hitendra Thakur
Born
Uttung Hitendra Thakur
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm Producer
Years active2013–present
Parents
RelativesKshitij Thakur (brother)
Awards61st National Film Award – Special Jury Award 2013

Career

Uttung Thakur made his debut as a film producer with the Marathi film Balak Palak in 2013.

In 2014, Thakur produced a Marathi film Yellow directed by Mahesh Limaye and co-produced by Riteish Deshmukh and the story explores a mother/daughter relationship involving developmental disability and childlike behaviour.[7][8][9][10] Thakur's Yellow also won the Special Jury Award, while the child actors Gauri Gadgil and Sanjana Rai received Special Mention at 61st National Film Awards.[11][12][13]

Thakur produced a Marathi film named Dokyala Shot in 2019, directed by debutant Shivkumar Parthasarathy. Singer Mika Singh made Marathi debut with "Dokyala Shot".[14][15][16] Also actor Prajakta Mali and Suvrat Joshi made their debut as singers in Dokyala Shot.[17]

In 2020, Thakur produced a marathi film Vikun Taak, where Bollywood actor Chunky Panday made debut in Marathi films.[18]

Filmography
Year Title Language
2013 Balak Palak Marathi
2014 Yellow Marathi
2019 Swarna Malsyangal [19] Malayalam
2019 Dokyala Shot Marathi
2020 Vikun Taak Marathi

Awards and nominations

References
  1. "Riteish Deshmukh, Uttung Thakur and Ravi Jadhav presents Marathi film BP (BALAK PALAK)".
  2. "Uttung Hitendra Thakur Remakes His Own Balak Palak As Swarna Malsyangal In Malayalam".
  3. "Riteish Deshmukh's debut production Balak Palak remade in Malayalam as Swarna Malsyangal".
  4. "Marathi film 'Balak Palak' creates world record through UFO Moviez and Valuable Edutainment".
  5. "Reteish' unique way of movie promotion".
  6. "A decade in Bollywood". Deccan Herald. 3 January 2013.
  7. "That Girl in Yellow". Indian Express. 20 April 2014.
  8. "Yellow Movie Review".
  9. "Yellow Movie Review".
  10. "Marathi audience accepts films with unique concepts".
  11. "Riteish Deshmukh ecstatic as 'Yellow' wins 3 National Awards, B-Town congratulates him".
  12. "61st National Film Awards: Complete list of winners".
  13. "61st National Award winners of Marathi cinema".
  14. "Mika Singh to make Marathi debut with Dokyala Shot".
  15. "Mika Singh makes his Marathi debut with Shivkumar Parthasarathy's 'Dokyala Shot'".
  16. "डोक्याला शॉट'मधून मिका सिंगचे मराठीत पदार्पण".
  17. "'Dokyala Shot': Prajakta Mali is all set to make her debut as a 'singer'".
  18. "Chunky Panday to make Marathi feature film debut with Vikun Taak". Indian Express. 29 December 2019.
  19. "61st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  20. "61st National Film Awards: Complete list of winners".
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