He
is
a
filmmaker
par
excellence;
for
whom
winning
awards
is
second
nature.
After
all,
he
has
even
won
the
prestigious
National
Award
more
than
once.
He
is
none
other
than
Madhur
Bhandarkar,
director
of
hard-hitting
films
such
as
Chandni
Bar,
Page
3,
Traffic
Signal
and
Fashion.
Madhur
is
now
being
honoured
with
yet
another
award,
which
is
the
Zenith
Asia
Award.
The
filmmaker
is
surely
elated
at
being
chosen
for
the
Zenith
Asia
Award,
which
is
also
popularly
known
as
the
PL
Deshpande
Award.
PL
Deshpande
was
a
renowned
writer,
stage
and
film
actor,
and
his
literary
works
are
still
revered
in
Maharashtra
and
others
parts
of
the
world.
The
award
will
be
presented
to
Madhur
at
a
function
in
Pune
on
November
16.
Story first published: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 17:20 [IST]