Gaurav Solanki (born 7 July, 1986) is an Indian fiction writer, poet, screenwriter and lyricist. 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. He wrote the screenplay for the much acclaimed film Article 15.
Early life and education Gaurav Solanki was born in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) and grew up in Sangaria (Rajasthan). He graduated from IIT Roorkee.
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". Solanki wrote songs for Daas Dev (2018) and Veere Di Wedding (2018). His screenplay Nisaar was selected for Drishyam Films Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab, 2016. 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. It was among the top three Hindi books in the Dainik Jagran Nielsen Bookscan bestseller list in its first quarter.
Filmography Film Year Title Credited as 2014 Ugly Lyricist 2018 Daas Dev Lyricist 2018 Veere Di Wedding Lyricist 2019 Article 15 Writer 2026Assi Writer
Television Year Title Credited as Platform Notes 2021 Tandav Writer Amazon Prime Video
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