Uttung Hitendra Thakur is an Indian film producer known for the films Balak Palak and Yellow. Thakur made his debut as a film producer with the Marathi filmBalak Palak on the topic of sex education, co-produced by Riteish Deshmukh and directed by Ravi Jadhav.[1] He also remade Balak Palak in Malayalam as Swarna Malsyangal.[2][3]Balak Palak created a world record through UFO Moviez and Valuable Edutainment as India's first multi-locational interactive Live Premiere of Marathi film on 3 January 2013.[4][5][6]
Career
Uttung Thakur made his debut as a film producer with the Marathi film Balak Palak in 2013.
In 2014, Thakur produced a Marathi film Yellow directed by Mahesh Limaye and co-produced by Riteish Deshmukh and the story explores a mother/daughter relationship involving developmental disability and childlike behaviour.[7][8][9][10] Thakur's Yellow also won the Special Jury Award, while the child actors Gauri Gadgil and Sanjana Rai received Special Mention at 61st National Film Awards.[11][12][13]
Thakur produced a Marathi film named Dokyala Shot in 2019, directed by debutant Shivkumar Parthasarathy. Singer Mika Singh made Marathi debut with "Dokyala Shot".[14][15][16] Also actor Prajakta Mali and Suvrat Joshi made their debut as singers in Dokyala Shot.[17]
In 2020, Thakur produced a marathi film Vikun Taak, where Bollywood actor Chunky Panday made debut in Marathi films.[18]
