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	== Career ==		== Career ==
	His first break in films was [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s ''[[Ugly (film)\|Ugly]]'' (2014) for which he wrote lyrics. Kashyap also bought the rights to his story "Hisar mein Hahakar".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/aug/290813-for-the-first-time-a-blog-will-be-adapted-into-a-full-fledged-film.htm\|title=For the first time a blog will be adapted into a full-fledged film}}</ref> Solanki wrote songs for ''[[Daas Dev]]'' (2018) and ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]'' (2018).<ref name=":1" /> His screenplay ''Nisaar'' was selected for [[Drishyam Films]] [[Sundance Institute]] Screenwriters Lab, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/writers-and-creative-advisors-selected-for-drishyam-sundance-institute-screenwriters-lab-in-udaipur-india-2016-april#/\|title=Writers and Creative Advisors Selected for Drishyam {{!}} Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab in Udaipur, India April 4-8}}</ref> In 2019, he wrote the film ''[[Article 15 (film)\|Article 15]]''.		His first break in films was [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s ''[[Ugly (film)\|Ugly]]'' (2014) for which he wrote lyrics. Kashyap also bought the rights to his story "Hisar mein Hahakar".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/aug/290813-for-the-first-time-a-blog-will-be-adapted-into-a-full-fledged-film.htm\|title=For the first time a blog will be adapted into a full-fledged film}}</ref> Solanki wrote songs for ''[[Daas Dev]]'' (2018) and ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]'' (2018).<ref name=":1" /> His screenplay ''Nisaar'' was selected for [[Drishyam Films]] [[Sundance Institute]] Screenwriters Lab, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/writers-and-creative-advisors-selected-for-drishyam-sundance-institute-screenwriters-lab-in-udaipur-india-2016-april#/\|title=Writers and Creative Advisors Selected for Drishyam {{!}} Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab in Udaipur, India April 4-8}}</ref> In 2019, he wrote the film ''[[Article 15 (film)\|Article 15]]''. He also wrote the web series ''[[Tandav (TV series)\|Tandav]]'' in 2021.

	== Books ==		== Books ==
	Solanki's first short-story collection, ''Gyrahvin-A ke Ladke'', was released at the [[Jaipur Literature Festival]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/gaurav-solanki-at-jaipur-literature-festival-2290820/\|title=Gaurav Solanki's Book Launch}}</ref> It was among the top three Hindi books in the [[Dainik Jagran]] [[Nielsen BookScan\|Nielsen Bookscan]] bestseller list in its first quarter.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://jagranhindi.in/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B0/\|title=Dainik Hindi Bestseller}}</ref>		Solanki's first short-story collection, ''Gyrahvin-A ke Ladke'', was released at the [[Jaipur Literature Festival]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/gaurav-solanki-at-jaipur-literature-festival-2290820/\|title=Gaurav Solanki's Book Launch\|date=29 January 2018}}</ref> It was among the top three Hindi books in the [[Dainik Jagran]] [[Nielsen BookScan\|Nielsen Bookscan]] bestseller list in its first quarter.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://jagranhindi.in/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B0/\|title=Dainik Hindi Bestseller}}</ref>

	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==

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'''Gaurav Solanki ''' (born 7 July, 1986) is an Indian fiction writer, [[Poet|poet]], screenwriter and lyricist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/speaker/gaurav-solanki|title=Gaurav Solanki {{!}} Jaipur Literature Festival|website=Jaipur Literature Festival|date=17 September 2013}}</ref> He has written songs for [[Ugly (film)|Ugly]], [[Daas Dev]] and [[Veere Di Wedding]]. In 2012, he was awarded [[Jnanpeeth]]'s Navlekhan Puraskar which he refused to accept.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/jnanpeeth-rejects--vulgar--stories-writers-unite-in-protest/953093/|title=Jnanpeeth rejects 'vulgar' stories, writers unite in protest}}</ref> He has written much acclaimed film [[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]. Recently,{{when|date=March 2021}} he wrote a piece{{ambig|piece of what|date=March 2021}} for an advertisement for The Man Company which was performed by Ayushmann Khurrana

== Early life and education ==
Gaurav Solanki was born in [[Meerut district|Meerut]] ([[Uttar Pradesh|U.P.]]) and grew up in [[Sangaria, India|Sangaria]] ([[Rajasthan]]). He graduated from [[Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee|IIT Roorkee]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://satyagrah.scroll.in/article/114562/interview-hindi-writer-daas-dev-lyrics-azad-kar-gaurav-solanki|title='फिल्मों में सिर्फ गाने लिखने से काम चलना मुश्किल है'}}</ref>

== Career ==
His first break in films was [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s ''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]'' (2014) for which he wrote lyrics. Kashyap also bought the rights to his story "Hisar mein Hahakar".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/aug/290813-for-the-first-time-a-blog-will-be-adapted-into-a-full-fledged-film.htm|title=For the first time a blog will be adapted into a full-fledged film}}</ref> Solanki wrote songs for ''[[Daas Dev]]'' (2018) and ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]'' (2018).<ref name=":1" /> His screenplay ''Nisaar'' was selected for [[Drishyam Films]] [[Sundance Institute]] Screenwriters Lab, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/writers-and-creative-advisors-selected-for-drishyam-sundance-institute-screenwriters-lab-in-udaipur-india-2016-april#/|title=Writers and Creative Advisors Selected for Drishyam {{!}} Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab in Udaipur, India April 4-8}}</ref> In 2019, he wrote the film ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]''.

== Books ==
Solanki's first short-story collection, ''Gyrahvin-A ke Ladke'', was released at the [[Jaipur Literature Festival]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/gaurav-solanki-at-jaipur-literature-festival-2290820/|title=Gaurav Solanki's Book Launch}}</ref> It was among the top three Hindi books in the [[Dainik Jagran]] [[Nielsen BookScan|Nielsen Bookscan]] bestseller list in its first quarter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jagranhindi.in/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B0/|title=Dainik Hindi Bestseller}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
! Title
! Year
! Credited as
|-
|''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]'' || 2014 || Lyricist<ref name=HindustanTimes>{{Cite web|date=8 January 2021|title='I store stories and characters in my head…'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/i-store-stories-and-characters-in-my-head/story-OFCkzCbqBfHAeXxRqBoMGM.html|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Daas Dev]]'' || 2018 || Lyricist
|-
| ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]'' || 2018 || Lyricist<ref name=HindustanTimes />
|-
| ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]'' || 2019 || Writer <ref>{{Cite web|date=7 July 2019|title=Decoding Article 15 with screenwriter Gaurav Solanki|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/article-15-writer-gaurav-solanki-decoding-anubhav-sinha-film-journey-cast-characters-5814252/|access-date=16 January 2021|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Television===
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! Title
! Credited as
! Platform
! Notes
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| 2021|| ''[[Tandav (TV series)|Tandav]]'' || Writer ||Amazon Prime Video||<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kaushal|first=Sweta|title='Tandav' Writer Gaurav Solanki On How Reality Restricts Creativity, Imagination|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/swetakaushal/2021/01/15/tandav-writer-gaurav-solanki-on-how-reality-restricts-creativity-imagination/|access-date=16 January 2021|website=Forbes}}</ref>
|-
|}

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