Madhur Bhandarkar To Receive Raj Kapoor Smriti Awards
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Acclaimed
filmmaker
Madhur
Bhandarkar
has
been
chosen
to
receive
the
Raj
Kapoor
Smriti
Award
from
the
Maharashtra
government
for
his
contribution
to
Indian
cinema.
The
filmmaker
is
honoured
by
the
award,
which
will
be
conferred
Aug
12
at
a
ceremony.
"Thank
you
to
each
one
of
you
for
the
congratulatory
messages
you
sent.
I
accept
this
Maharashtra
State
honour
bestowed
on
me,
in
all
humility," Bhandarkar
tweeted.
The
recent
award
has
added
another
achievement
to
Bhandarkar's
credit.
He
has
so
far
received
four
National
Awards
for
his
films
"Chandani
Bar",
"Page
3",
"Fashion" and
"Traffic
Signal".
The
filmmaker
is
now
busy
making
his
next
film
"Calendar
Girls" based
on
lives
of
models
who
feature
on
special
calendars.
Actress
Tanuja
and
Marathi
actress
Uma
Bhende
will
be
conferred
with
the
Lifetime
Achievement
honour
at
the
Raj
Kapoor
Smriti
Awards.