Divyang Thakkar
{{Short description|Indian actor (born c. 1986)}}
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Divyang Thakkar is an Indian actor, writer, and director.
Early life
Divyang Thakkar was born and raised in Mumbai.{{Cite web|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/KUT-BUJ-divyang-thkkar-special-interview-in-gujartai-4749519-PHO.html|title=Bey Yaar's Divyang Thakkar's Interview: Kutchi Youth has 3 Idiots-like Thrills in Life|last=Vora|first=Bhavin|date=19 September 2014|website=Divya Bhaskar|language=gu|access-date=7 June 2019|archive-date=7 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607195443/https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/KUT-BUJ-divyang-thkkar-special-interview-in-gujartai-4749519-PHO.html|url-status=live}} He studied filmmaking at Whistling Woods.
Career
Divyang Thakkar holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. After working at Microsoft for six months, he decided to follow his passion for acting and transitioned into professional theatre. Over the next decade, Divyang collaborated with renowned figures in the Indian theatre scene, including Dr. Akash Khurana, Quasar Padamsee, Sunil Shanbaug, Rahul daCunha, Akarsh Khurana, and Shernaz Patel, performing in over 40 plays across the country and internationally.
Alongside his acting career, Divyang also ventured into directing and editing corporate videos and advertisements, creating over 250 films for various brands such as Asian Paints, State Bank of India, Aditya Birla Group, and Mahindra Finance.
Divyang's journey took a significant turn when he landed the lead role in Gujarati cinema in the 2012 satire movie Kevi Rite Jaish directed by Abhishek Jain. Divyang received the Gujarat State Award for Best Actor for this film, which went on to be a critical and commercial success and is also considered to be a "glimmer of hope" for Gujarati cinema.{{cite web | last=Prakash Gowda | title=Kevi Rite Jaish – No Dhollywood, but an urban Gujarati film | date=2 July 2012 | url=https://prakashgowda.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/kevi-rite-jaish-no-dhollywood-but-an-urban-gujarati-film/ | access-date=7 June 2019 | archive-date=7 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607195445/https://prakashgowda.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/kevi-rite-jaish-no-dhollywood-but-an-urban-gujarati-film/ | url-status=live }} This led to the actor-director duo partnering again in Bey Yaar (2015) which also became a critical and commercial success.{{cite web | title=Look Who's Filming | website=mid-day | date=30 December 2014 | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/look-whos-filming/15876151 | access-date=7 June 2019 | archive-date=7 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607195936/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/look-whos-filming/15876151 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Jambhekar | first=Shruti | title=Bey Yaar bags nine awards | website=The Times of India | date=13 January 2017 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/bey-yaar-bags-nine-awards/articleshow/46419657.cms | access-date=7 June 2019 | archive-date=22 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222055752/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/Bey-Yaar-bags-nine-awards/articleshow/46419657.cms | url-status=live }} He later acted as one of the six leads in an ALTBalaji web series Boygiri (2017). He turned writer-director for Yash Raj Films with Ranveer Singh starrer 2022 movie Jayeshbhai Jordaar.{{cite web | last=DNA Web Team | title='Jayeshbhai Jordaar': Ranveer Singh flaunts his Gujarati with director Divyang Thakkar as he announces his next with YRF | website=DNA | date=27 May 2019 | url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-jayeshbhai-jordaar-ranveer-singh-flaunts-his-gujarati-with-director-divyang-thakkar-as-he-announces-his-next-with-yrf-2754116 | access-date=7 June 2019 | archive-date=27 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527124240/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-jayeshbhai-jordaar-ranveer-singh-flaunts-his-gujarati-with-director-divyang-thakkar-as-he-announces-his-next-with-yrf-2754116 | url-status=live }} While talking about Divyang and the experience of being directed by him, Ranveer Singh said "Divyang is a prodigy, he's an absolute sensation. He is waiting to be unleashed on the world.{{Cite web |title=DNA Exclusive: Ranveer Singh talks about 'Jayeshbhai Jordaar', working with debutant director Divyang Thakkar |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-dna-exclusive-ranveer-singh-talks-about-jayeshbhai-jordaar-working-with-debutant-director-divyang-thakkar-2926406 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=DNA India |language=en}} As a director he has an unprecedented investment into his source material, he watches the scene on the monitor from close proximity, he cries with the scene, laughs with the scene, while you are acting in front of the camera he is there with you emotionally. His energies are connected with you at a deeper level."{{Cite web |date=2022-05-13 |title='Closet writer' Ranveer Singh talks about the power of tragic humour |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/interview/closet-writer-ranveer-singh-talks-about-the-power-of-tragic-humour-1.7512570 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |language=en}}
Works
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| Boygiri | Pragnesh Wakharia |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4376803}}
- {{twitter|divyangrt}}
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Category:Indian male film actors