Pyarelal,Mala Sinha, Nana Patekar,Sanjay Raut felicitated with Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards


By Rajesh Ahuja

Legends from the world of music, drama,  art and Social work were on Wednesday felicitated with the prestigious Deenanath Mangeshkar Award and other awards by the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan .

Among those honoured  at a function at Deenanath Mangeshkar Natyagriha, Vile Parle, Mumbai were legendary musician Pyarelal Sharma, singer-composer Meena Mangeshkar-Khadikar, playback singer Usha Mangeshkar, veteran actor Nana Patekar , lvereran actor Prem Chopra,  legendary actress Mala Sinha and writer Santosh Anand.












Pyarelal,  Mala Sinha, Nana Patekar felicitated with Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards 



This year, the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award (Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar) for music and art was conferred upon the legendary Pyarelal Sharma for his dedicated service to the Indian Music and Cine industry while veteran songstress Usha Mangeshkar was felicitated with the Deenanath Puraskar for her contribution to music.

The Deenanath Vishesh Puraskar was awarded to veteran singer-composer Meena Mangeshkar-Khadikar for her contribution to music while veteran actor Prem Chopra was honoured for his dedicated services in the field of Cinema.

Indian and Marathi Regional veteran actor Nana Patekar received a well-deserved Deenanath Vishesh Puraskar for his life-long service to theatre and cinema while MP, Rajya Sabha and Editor of Saamana, Sanjay Raut was felicitated for his dedicated service in the field of editorial.

Mala Sinha was awarded with the same for her dedicated service in the field of Cinema.

The Vagvilasini Puraskar for Literature was awarded to Santosh Anand for his dedicated service in the field of literary arts while poetess Neeraja was recognized for her contribution to Poetry and Literature. Dr Pratit Samdani, Dr Rajeev Sharma, Dr Janardan Nimbolkar, Dr Ashwin Mehta, Dr Nishit Shah and Dr Sameer Jog were felicitated for their dedicated services in the field of medicine and healthcare.

Speaking on the occasion,  Hridaynath Mangeshkar and Usha Mangeshkar said,'in memory of Master Deenanathji, whose monumental contributions as singer, musician and stage artistes have been an inspiration to the people of Maharashtra and India, the Mangeshkar family organises the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan Awards to honour legends. We are glad that we have the love and support of the masses.'

Established and nurtured by the Mangeshkar family for the last 31 years, the Pune based registered public charitable trust organizes the coveted award function every year on 24th April i.e. memorial day of Master Deenanath Mangeshkar. However, the function for the last two years on 24th April, 2020 and 24th April, 2021 could not be possible due to worldwide pandemic, so the Mangeshkar family decided to felicitate this on Wednesday, November, 24, 2021 this year.


The award function ceremony was followed by an entertaining musical  performed by Dr Rahul Deshpande in which the Master of Ceremonies was  Harish Bhimani. The event was presided by Rajiv Khandekar, Executive Editor, ABP Majha. 

The 79th Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Punyatithi was being jointly organised by Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Prathishthan and Avinash Prabhavalkar of Hridayesh Arts.


Also Read 

Dramatic start to Baal Shiv as Mahasati Anusuya resolves to see Tridev as her children 





Working in Dil Bekaraar was a nostalgic trip; Padmini Kolhapure 




Was extremely scared before the scene of  slapping Shahid Kapoor in Jersey; Mrunal Thakur 




Sharing screen space with my dad Pankaj Kapur in Jersey was scary and nerve wracking; Shahid Kapoor 




Dramatic developments in Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai with entry of new Angoori Bhabhi 





Game gets murkier in Inside Edge S3; trailer promises gripping thriller revealing more dark secrets 



Countdown begins for release of Jersey; trailer out tomorrow 





I have been waiting to do a thriller; Avinesh Rekhi 





Bunty Aur Babli2 has below average response at the box office, earning Rs 2.6 cr on opening day 


My role of Narad Muni will present a new and interesting take on the mythological figure; Praneet Bhat 



Special Ops 1.5; Kay Kay Menon shines in engrossing thriller about murky world of Honey trapping in international diplomacy 




Popular actors Praneet Bhat, Ravi Khanvelkar and others roped in for pivotal roles in Baal Shiv 




Abhishek Bachchan's next Bob Biswas to release on Zee5 on December 3



Shahid Kapoor's action thriller Bull to release worldwide on April 7,2023 




 Sahher Bambba grabbing eyeballs as forward looking woman of the 80s Debjani Thakur in the web series Dil Bekarar 




Disney Hotstar New web series Dil Bekarar tells story of crazy Thakur family set in charming and beautiful 80s 





Blessed to play characters of Goddesses on TV; Shivya Pathania 




Playing Suhani in Sirf Tum is interesting;Eisha Singh 




YRF's Prithviraj promises grand saga of fearless warrior Prithviraj Chauhan and his epic love story with Samyogita 



Season 3 of Inside Edge streams on Amazon Prime Video from December 3



I was extremely nervous while romancing Aamir Khan in Ghulam; Rani Mukherjee 




When Jitendra was offered the role of a dancer in a troupe in V shantaram's Navrang 



Playing Krisha Chaturvedi in Tere Bina jiya Jaye na has been a challenge; Anjali Tatrari 





ZEE5 and Zindagi announce desi noir series Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam,  to stream on Zee5 soon




I was jealous of my dad's heroines; Ekta Kapoor 





Mahasati Anusuya is the perfect balance of compassion and determination; Mouli Ganguly 



Parichay is a landmark film in my dad's career; Ekta Kapoor 




Rajat Kapoor, Ahana Kumra.Ayush Mehra shine in engrossing series taking incisive look on Bollywood 




Baal Shiv, story of the Baal Roop of Lord Shiva, premieres on &TV on November 23




Dybbuk; this intriguing mystery lacks the chill factor 




Tadap trailer promises intense love story with adrenaline pumping action  



Having Sonakshi feature in music video of Mil Mahiya is a dream come true; Raashi Sood 



Excited for the release of my debut web series Fallen; Sonakshi sinha 




Satyameva Jayate trailer ; story of ideological clash between brothers on launching a battle against corruption and injustice 







































































































 


















































































































 





































































 






















Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
Fans slept on pavements outside Maratha Mandir in hope of buying first show tickets for Mughal e Azam Saira Banu talks of aura and splendor of premiere of K Asif's magnum opus Mughal e Azam By Rajesh Ahuja Having been a part of the huge legion of fans who were witness to the grand spectacle that accompanied the release of K Asif's classic saga Mughal e Azam ,  Bollywood actress Saira Banu recalls how hundreds of fans slept on the pavements outside the Grand Maratha Mandir the night before the release of the film in the hope of getting hands at the tickets to the first show of the magnum opus. In a post on Instagram,  Saira Banu,  for whom attending the premiere of the film was an opportunity to meet her heartthrob and the darling of millions Dilip Kumar and propose to him, said ,'when we talk about Mughal-e-Azam ,  there is the vision of this great historical epic which took years for Mr K Asif' to put together into enthralling epic full of romance and spectacle such
Read more
Image
Pyar Jhukta Nahin,which propelled Mithun Chakraborty to big league,was first offered to Rishi Kapoor  Rishi Kapoor's loss proved Mithun's gain, reveals Rishi's autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored  By Rajesh Ahuja  The history of Bollywood abounds with one actor's rejection of a film paving way for the movie proving to be a turning point of another actor's career.  The case of  Raj Kumar and Dev Anand's refusal to do Prakash Mehra's Zanzeer proving to be the film becoming a turning point of Amitabh Bachchan's career is well known.  However,  not many may be aware that the Iconic love story Pyar Jhukta Nahin , which propelled the then upcoming actor Mithun Chakraborty into the big league of Bollywood,  was originally offered to Bollywood's lover boy Rishi Kapoor.  This has been revealed by the late actor in his autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored.  Pyar Jhukta Nahin was first offered to Rishi Kapoor,  reveals Rishi&
Read more
Image
 Nafisa Ali, not Padmini Kolhapure, was the first choice for Nasir Hussain's Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai  By Rajesh Ahuja   Padmini Kolhapure may today seem the obvious choice for Nasir Hussain's musical thriller Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai with her natural beauty and vivacity but not many are aware that she was not the original choice for the film.  The original choice for the female lead in Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai , which created a buzz for its chartbuster music,  was former Miss India Nafisa Ali, it has been revealed in Rishi Kapoor's autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored.  Writing in his autobiography,  Rishi Kapoor,  who was the male lead for the film, said, 'around the same time as Junoon (which was the debut cinematic venture of Nafisa Ali) , Nasir Hussain was drawing up a contract with Nafisa Ali to work with me in Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai . '  Opposition by Nafisa Ali's father,  however,  put a spanner in her casting for the film.  'It (Nafisa Ali
Read more