Dinyar Contractor

{{Short description|Indian actor and comedian (1941–2019)}}

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| birth_date = 23 January 1941

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2019|6|5|1941|1|23}}

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| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

| occupation = Actor, writer, director, comedian

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| yearsactive = 1966–2019

| othername = Diniyaar Contractor, Deniar Contractor

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Dinyar Contractor (23 January 1941 – 5 June 2019) was an Indian stage actor, comedian and Bollywood/Tollywood actor. He acted in Gujarati theatre and Hindi theatre, as well as Hindi movies. He started acting at school and began his professional career in 1966. He started working on television programs with Adi Marzban when Mumbai Doordarshan launched the DD-2 channel in Mumbai with Aao Marvao Meri Saathe, a Gujarati program. He was awarded the Padma Shri in January 2019.{{cite news |title=Mohanlal conferred with Padma Bhushan; Padma Shri honour for Kader Khan, Manoj Bajpayee and Prabhudheva |date=25 January 2019 |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/mohanlal-padma-bhushan-kader-khan-manoj-bajpayee-prabhudheva-shankar-mahadevan-5555516/}} He died on 5 June 2019 in Mumbai.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/veteran-actor-dinyar-contractor-dies-at-79-1542968-2019-06-05|title=Veteran actor Dinyar Contractor dies at 79|website=India Today|date=5 June 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-06-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/veteran-actor-dinyar-contractor-passes-away-at-79/articleshow/69659156.cms|title=Veteran actor Dinyar Contractor passes away - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=5 June 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-06-05}}