Noted
Bollywood
director
Rajkumar
Hirani,
who
has
done
movies
like
3
Idiots
and
Lage
Raho
Munna
Bhai,
will
be
presented
with
the
'Nag
Bhushan'
award
here
for
outstanding
contribution
to
the
film
industry
and
bringing
repute
to
Nagpur.
Hirani
will
be
honoured
on
December
12
at
the
Deshpande
hall
here
by
Chief
Minister
Prithviraj
Chavan.
Deputy
Chief
Minister
Ajit
Pawar,
BJP
National
President
Nitin
Gadkari,
State
Rural
Development
Minister,
Jayant
Patil
and
Minister
of
State
for
Home
Satej
Patil
will
also
be
present
on
the
occasion,
Nag
Bhushan
Foundation
President,
Prabhakarrao
Mundle
and
Secretary
Girish
Gandhi
told
reporters,
today.
The
award
winning
director
was
born
in
Nagpur
and
studied
here
before
joining
the
Film
and
Television
Institute
of
India
at
Pune.
The
award
carries
Rs
1
lakh
and
shawl
&
memento.
Gadkari,
Buddhist
monk
Bhante
Surai
Sasai,
noted
literary
figure
Ram
Shewalkar,
Prakash
and
his
wife
Manda
Amte,
Mahesh
Elkunchwar
and
Poet
Grace
are
among
the
earlier
recipients
of
the
award.