Veteran theatre actor-director Dinesh Thakur, known for his character roles in Hindi films passed away early this morning (20 September 2012). His demise came after a prolonged illness. The actor-director was suffering from kidney ailments. His end came at a suburban Andheri hospital. Thakur acted in several acclaimed films like Mere Apne, Rajanigandha and Ghar amongst others to his credit. He appeared as one of the leads in the Basu Chatterjee directed film Rajnigandha which won both the Filmfare Best Movie Award and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film.