Gaurav Solanki (writer)

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, he wrote a piece for an ad for The Man Company which was performed by Ayushmann Khurrana

Early life and education

Gaurav Solanki was born in Meerut (U.P.) and grew up in Sangaria (Rajasthan). He graduated from IIT Roorkee.[3][1]

Career

His first break in films was Anurag Kashyap's Ugly (2014) for which he wrote lyrics. Kashyap has bought the rights of his story 'Hisar mein Hahakar' as well.[4] Solanki has written songs for Daas Dev (2018) and Veere Di Wedding (2018) too.[3] His screenplay 'Nisaar' was selected for Drishyam Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab, 2016.[5] In 2019, he wrote Article 15 which got him huge acclaim.

Books

Gaurav Solanki's first short-story collection 'Gyrahvin-A ke Ladke' was released in Jaipur Literature Festival, 2018.[6] It was among top 3 Hindi Books in the Dainik Jagran Nielsen Bookscan Bestseller list in its first quarter.[7]

Filmography

Film
Title Year Credited as
Ugly2014Lyricist [8]
Daas Dev2018Lyricist
Veere Di Wedding2018Lyricist [8]
Article 152019Writer [9]

Television
Year Title Credited as Platform Notes
2021TandavWriterAmazon Prime Video[10]

References
  1. "Gaurav Solanki | Jaipur Literature Festival". Jaipur Literature Festival.
  2. "Jnanpeeth rejects 'vulgar' stories, writers unite in protest".
  3. "'फिल्मों में सिर्फ गाने लिखने से काम चलना मुश्किल है'".
  4. "For the first time a blog will be adapted into a full-fledged film".
  5. "Writers and Creative Advisors Selected for Drishyam | Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab in Udaipur, India April 4-8".
  6. "Gaurav Solanki's Book Launch".
  7. "Dainik Hindi Bestseller".
  8. "'I store stories and characters in my head…'". Hindustan Times. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  9. "Decoding Article 15 with screenwriter Gaurav Solanki". The Indian Express. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  10. Kaushal, Sweta. "'Tandav' Writer Gaurav Solanki On How Reality Restricts Creativity, Imagination". Forbes. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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