Uttung Hitendra Thakur Explained

Uttung Hitendra Thakur
Birth Name:	Uttung Hitendra Thakur
Nationality:	Indian
Occupation:	Film Producer
Years Active:	2013–present
Parents:	Hitendra Thakur (father) Pravina Thakur (mother)
Relatives:	Kshitij Thakur (brother)
Awards:	61st National Film Award – Special Jury Award 2013

Uttung Hitendra Thakur is an Indian film producer known for the films 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 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]}

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

• 61st National Film Award – Special Jury Award 2013.^[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Riteish Deshmukh, Uttung Thakur and Ravi Jadhav presents Marathi film BP (BALAK PALAK).
2. Web site: Uttung Hitendra Thakur Remakes His Own Balak Palak As Swarna Malsyangal In Malayalam.
3. Web site: Riteish Deshmukh’s debut production Balak Palak remade in Malayalam as Swarna Malsyangal. https://web.archive.org/web/20191101065530/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2019/jan/24/18378. live. 1 November 2019.
4. Web site: Marathi film ‘Balak Palak’ creates world record through UFO Moviez and Valuable Edutainment.
5. Web site: Reteish' unique way of movie promotion.
6. News: A decade in Bollywood. 3 January 2013. Deccan Herald.
7. News: That Girl in Yellow. 20 April 2014. Indian Express.
8. Web site: Yellow Movie Review.
9. Web site: Yellow Movie Review.
10. Web site: Marathi audience accepts films with unique concepts.
11. Web site: Riteish Deshmukh ecstatic as ‘Yellow’ wins 3 National Awards, B-Town congratulates him.
12. Web site: 61st National Film Awards: Complete list of winners.
13. Web site: 61st National Award winners of Marathi cinema.
14. Web site: Mika Singh to make Marathi debut with Dokyala Shot.
15. Web site: Mika Singh makes his Marathi debut with Shivkumar Parthasarathy's 'Dokyala Shot'.
16. Web site: डोक्याला शॉट’मधून मिका सिंगचे मराठीत पदार्पण.
17. Web site: 'Dokyala Shot': Prajakta Mali is all set to make her debut as a 'singer'.
18. News: Chunky Panday to make Marathi feature film debut with Vikun Taak. 29 December 2019. Indian Express.
19. Web site: 61st National Film Awards. PDF. Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. 16 April 2014.
20. Web site: 61st National Film Awards: Complete list of winners.