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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 == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:30, 15 April 2022
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. Recently,[when?] he wrote a pieceTemplate:Ambig for an advertisement for The Man Company which was performed by Ayushmann Khurrana
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Gaurav Solanki was born in Meerut (U.P.) and grew up in Sangaria (Rajasthan). He graduated from IIT Roorkee.[1][3]
Career[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Film[edit | edit source]
| Title | Year | Credited as |
|---|---|---|
| Ugly | 2014 | Lyricist[8] |
| Daas Dev | 2018 | Lyricist |
| Veere Di Wedding | 2018 | Lyricist[8] |
| Article 15 | 2019 | Writer [9] |
Television[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tandav | Writer | Amazon Prime Video | [10] |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gaurav Solanki | Jaipur Literature Festival". Jaipur Literature Festival. 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "Jnanpeeth rejects 'vulgar' stories, writers unite in protest".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "'फिल्मों में सिर्फ गाने लिखने से काम चलना मुश्किल है'".
- ↑ "For the first time a blog will be adapted into a full-fledged film".
- ↑ "Writers and Creative Advisors Selected for Drishyam | Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab in Udaipur, India April 4-8".
- ↑ "Gaurav Solanki's Book Launch". 29 January 2018.
- ↑ "Dainik Hindi Bestseller".
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "'I store stories and characters in my head…'". Hindustan Times. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ↑ "Decoding Article 15 with screenwriter Gaurav Solanki". The Indian Express. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ↑ Kaushal, Sweta. "'Tandav' Writer Gaurav Solanki On How Reality Restricts Creativity, Imagination". Forbes. Retrieved 16 January 2021.