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Raj Thackeray was born on June. 14, 1968 in a Marathi Kayastha (CKP) family to Shrikant Prabhodankar Thackeray and Kunda Thackeray, Shrikant Thackeray was the younger brother of Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray and Raj’s mother Kunda Thackeray is the younger sister of Balasaheb Thackeray’s wife Meena Thackeray. Raj’s father Shrikant Thackeray was a musician, cartoonist and was also well versed in the language of Urdu. He also made a couple of Marathi films. Raj is married to Sharmila, daughter of famous Marathi theatre/films actor, producer-director Mohan Wagh they have a son together named Amit Thackeray.
Raj Thackrey did his schooling from Bal Mohan Vidya Mandir School in the central Mumbai suburb of Dadar, close to his residence in Shivaji Park and later on graduated fom the prestigious Sir J.J College of Art.
Like his father and uncle Raj Thackeray is a gifted painter and cartoonist. He had also expressed his desire to work for Walt Disney Studios. Raj Thackeray said when asked what he would have done had he not joined politics. “In my college days, I wanted to work with Walt Disney Studios. I drew cartoons even before my foray in politics. Film making is also a passion. I would have been doing either of these things.
Raj Thackeray is also a avid photographer like his cousin Uddhav Thackeray. Raj has also published a photobiography on his uncle titled ‘Bal Keshav Thackeray – a photobiography. Ironically Raj Thackeray inaugrated this book from the hands of Amitabh Bachchan whom he had later criticized later.
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