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.

Early life and education

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

Career

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

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

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. 1 2 "Gaurav Solanki | Jaipur Literature Festival". Jaipur Literature Festival. 17 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jnanpeeth rejects 'vulgar' stories, writers unite in protest".
  3. 1 2 "'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". 29 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Dainik Hindi Bestseller".
  8. 1 2 "'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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