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V. Shantaram

Indian

Film Director

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BIRTHDAY	18 November, 1901
BIRTH PLACE	Kolhapur , Maharashtra
COUNTRY	India
AGE (in 1990)	88 Years Old
BIRTH SIGN	Scorpio
HEIGHT	in centimeters- 174 cm in meters- 1.74 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8”
WEIGHT	in Kilograms- 68 kg in Pounds- 149.91 lbs

Last Updated on : November 18, 2017

Other Name: Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, Annasaheb

Other Professions : Film Producer Film Actor Screenwriter

Appearance: Bollywood Marathi

Birthday Countdown, Age and Birthday Facts & More

V. Shantaram was 88 years, 11 months & 12 days old age.

Biography Edit

V. Shantaram was born on 18-11-1901 in Kolhapur in the state of Maharashtra, India. He was an Indian Film Director, Film Producer, Film Actor & Screenwriter who known for his work in Bollywood as well as in Marathi films.

Career

Born as Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, V Shantaram is a renowned filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and actor from India. He was lovingly known as Annasaheb.

Initially, in his career, he did some odd film jobs. He later debuted as an actor in the 1921 film Surekha Haran. He was one of the most celebrated of his time. His debut directorial venture was ‘Netaji Palkar’ in 1927. He later found Prabhat Film Company in 1929. After leaving Prabhat co., he founded Rajkamal Kalamandir in 1942, which became one of the most sophisticated, well-equipped studios of the time. He is recognized as one of the early film directors to realize the power of a film as a medium to propagate social concerns. He effectively advocated humanism with his movies. He also had a keen interest in music and he helped many of his music directors. Some of his well-known films include Surang, Toofan Aur Diya, Sehra, Stree, Pinjra, Aadmi, Dharmatma, Manoos, Padosi and much more.

He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in the year 1985. He was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 1992. He has won several awards and accolades including All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film, President’s Medal for Best Feature Film, Filmfare Award, Berlin International Film Festival Special Prize and others.

His autobiography titled, ‘Shantarama’ was released in Hindi and Marathi. The Govt of India and State Government of Maharashtra constituted the V Shantaram Award. Also, film-makers are awarded by the V Shantaram Motion Picture Scientific Research and Cultural Foundation that was established in 1993.

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Awards Receipt

AWARD NAME	AWARD CATEGORY	RECEIPT YEAR	RECEIPT FIELD
Dadasaheb Phalke Award	Indian Cinema Award	1985	Hindi Film Industry
Padma Vibhushan	Civilian Award	1992	Arts

Death Info

V. Shantaram died on 30-10-1990 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

DEATHDAY	DEATH PLACE	DEATH COUNTRY
30 October, 1990	Mumbai, Maharashtra	India

Family Relatives and Relation

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He married thrice in his lifetime. He was married to Vimla, Jayashree, and Sandhya. With Vimla he had a son named Prabhat Kumar and two daughters named Charusheela and Saroj. With his second wife Jayashree, he had a son named Kiran Shantaram and two daughters named Tejashree and Rajshree.

Rajshree Daughter

Body Measurements

Skin Colour	Fair
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black

Personal Info

Home Town	Mumbai
Nationality	Indian
Religion	Hindu
Address	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School	N/A
College	N/A
Qualification	N/A
Marital Status	Married
Debut	Surekha Haran (1921) Silent Film as an Actor
Best Movies	Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957), Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964), Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Navrang (1959)