Actor Dharmendra to be awarded Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement award
Veteran actor Dharmendra and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani will be conferred with the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement and Raj Kapoor Special Contribution awards, respectively, Maharashtra Culture Minister Vinod Tawde announced in Mumbai today. Veteran Marathi actor Vijay Chavhan will receive the V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement award, while actor-director Mrinal Kulkarni has been named for V Shantaram Special Contribution award.
The culture minister announced the awards in Twitter
Dharmendra earned himself the sobriquet of 'He-Man"
Dharmendra, 82, who earned himself the sobriquet of "He-Man" after he starred in a number of action films, has movies such as "Sholay", "Chupke Chupke", "Yaadon Ki Baaraat", "Satyakam" and "Seeta Aur Geeta" to his credit. Hirani is regarded as one of the most celebrated filmmakers of Hindi cinema, having made critically-acclaimed and commercially successful films like "Munna Bhai MBBS", "3 Idiots" and "PK".
Hirani is currently gearing up for Sanjay Dutt's biopic
Hirani is currently gearing up for the release of the biopic on actor Sanjay Dutt, with whom he has collaborated on a number of projects. "Congratulations to veteran actor Vijay Chavhan and actress-director Mrinal Kulkarni on being announced as the recipients of the prestigious Chitrapati V Shantaram Jivangaurav Puraskar and Chitrapati V Shantaram Vishesh Yogdaan Puraskar respectively (sic)," Tawde tweeted.
Chavhan is best known for his role of Mavshi
Chavhan, who is a well-known Marathi stage actor, has appeared in many Marathi films as well as on television. He is best known for his role of Mavshi in the famous Marathi stage drama "Moruchi Mavshi". He has also worked in Hindi films.
Lifetime achievement awards carry cash rewards
Kulkarni has worked, both in films and TV, and is best known for featuring on the television show "Son Pari". She also directed "Prem Mhanje Prem Mhanje Prem Asta" and the Marathi historical drama "Rama Madhav". Both the lifetime achievement awards carry a citation and cash reward of Rs. 5,00,000, while the special contribution awards carry a citation and Rs. 3,00,000 cash prize each.
Awards to be given at Maharashtra State Marathi Film Festival
All the awards instituted by the Maharashtra state government will be given away at the 55th Maharashtra State Marathi Film Festival.
