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	On 5 October 2020, Thakur ~~passed away~~ at the age of 73 following a massive heart attack. Many fellow actors and singers paid tribute to him.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Veteran singer-actor Shakti Thakur dies at 73 \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/veteran-singer-actor-shakti-thakur-died-at-73-1728740-2020-10-06 \|access-date=10 January 2021 \|work=India Today \|date=6 October 2020 \|language=en}}</ref>		On 5 October 2020, Thakur died at the age of 73 following a massive heart attack. Many fellow actors and singers paid tribute to him.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Veteran singer-actor Shakti Thakur dies at 73 \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/veteran-singer-actor-shakti-thakur-died-at-73-1728740-2020-10-06 \|access-date=10 January 2021 \|work=India Today \|date=6 October 2020 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|Indian actor, comedian and playback singer}}
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| birth_name = Shakti Thakur
| birth_date = 1947
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2020|10|5|1947}}
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
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| children = 2, including [[Monali Thakur]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer}}
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| genre = [[Playback singing|Film music]]
| instrument = Vocalist
| years_active = 1980–2020
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'''Shakti Thakur''' (1947 – 5 October 2020) was an Indian actor, comedian and playback singer. He has acted in many [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as well as several [[Hindi]] films and also lent his voice in films. His repertoire includes ''[[Yeh Desh]]'' (1984), ''Aagoon'' (1988), ''Sajanj Go Sajani'' (1994) etc.

==Career==
Thakur was a school teacher in his primary life. He later started his film career in 1976 with [[Tapan Sinha]]'s "Harmonium" film as a playback singer. He, later on, starred in films like [[Dadar Kirti]] (1980) and Bhalobasha Bhalobasha. He was successful as an actor. He mostly played comedy roles in films.

Thakur was a classically trained singer. He sang songs under the baton of composers like [[Hemanta Mukhopadhyay]], [[Ajoy Das]] and [[R. D. Burman]] etc.<ref>{{cite news |title=প্রয়াত গায়ক-অভিনেতা শক্তি ঠাকুর, বাবা হারালেন মেহুলি-মোনালি |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/actor-singer-shakti-thakur-passes-away-mehuli-and-monali-thakur-loss-their-father-31601882341379.html |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=Hindustantimes Bangla |date=5 October 2020 |language=bn}}</ref> In 1984, he debuted in Bollywood when prominent composer [[R. D. Burman]] gave him a chance to sing a group song in Hindi film [[Yeh Desh]] alongside [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Udit Narayan]] and [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]]. It was also the debut song of Kumar Sanu. After this, he lent his voice for many Bengali and Hindi films. In 1988, he sang a duet "Khali Pete Korle Bhojon" with veteran singer [[Kishore Kumar]] in a Bengali film ''Aagoon''.

==Personal life==
Thakur has two daughters: Mehuli and Monali. His elder daughter Mehuli Thakur is a [[Rabindra Sangeet]] singer. His younger daughter [[Monali Thakur]] was a contestant at [[Indian Idol]] Season 2. She later went on to become a leading playback singer in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as well as [[Bollywood]] film industry. On his death, Monali shared a heartbroken note and cited that all she has become today is due to him.<ref>{{cite news |title=Monali Thakur's heartbroken note after father Shakti Thakur's death: 'I started dreaming because of you Baba' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/monali-thakur-s-heartbroken-note-after-father-shakti-thakur-s-death-i-started-dreaming-because-of-you-baba/story-VdmKEWMaQFNpOM9L1QASTJ.html |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==Death==
On 5 October 2020, Thakur passed away at the age of 73 following a massive heart attack. Many fellow actors and singers paid tribute to him.<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran singer-actor Shakti Thakur dies at 73 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/veteran-singer-actor-shakti-thakur-died-at-73-1728740-2020-10-06 |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=India Today |date=6 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Bengali playback singers]]
[[Category:Bengali actors]]
[[Category:Bollywood playback singers]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]

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