Gaurav Solanki (writer)

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Gaurav Solanki (born 7 July, 1986) is an Indian fiction writer, poet, screenwriter and lyricist. [1] He has written songs for Ugly, Daas Dev and Veere Di Wedding. In 2012, he was awarded Jnanpeeth's Navlekhan Puraskar which he refused to accept. [2] He has written much acclaimed film Article 15.

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Early life and education

Gaurav Solanki was born in Meerut (U.P.) and grew up in Sangaria (Rajasthan). He graduated from IIT Roorkee. [1] [3]

Career

His first break in films was Anurag Kashyap's Ugly (2014) for which he wrote lyrics. Kashyap also bought the rights to his story "Hisar mein Hahakar". [4] Solanki wrote songs for Daas Dev (2018) and Veere Di Wedding (2018). [3] His screenplay Nisaar was selected for Drishyam Films Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab, 2016. [5] In 2019, he wrote the film Article 15 . He also wrote the web series Tandav in 2021.

Books

Solanki's first short-story collection, Gyrahvin-A ke Ladke, was released at the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2018. [6] It was among the top three Hindi books in the Dainik Jagran Nielsen Bookscan bestseller list in its first quarter. [7]

Filmography

Film

TitleYearCredited as
Ugly 2014Lyricist [8]
Daas Dev 2018Lyricist
Veere Di Wedding 2018Lyricist [8]
Article 15 2019Writer [9]

Television

YearTitleCredited asPlatformNotes
2021 Tandav WriterAmazon Prime Video [10]

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References

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  2. "Jnanpeeth rejects 'vulgar' stories, writers unite in protest".
  3. 1 2 "'फिल्मों में सिर्फ गाने लिखने से काम चलना मुश्किल है'".
  4. "For the first time a blog will be adapted into a full-fledged film".
  5. "Writers and Creative Advisors Selected for Drishyam | Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab in Udaipur, India April 4-8".
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  8. 1 2 "'I store stories and characters in my head…'". Hindustan Times. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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