Well known Marathi actor Dilip Prabhavalkar has been selected among others for the Sangeet Natak Academy award this year. There are total 38 recipients from all over India for this prestigious award. Two other prominent personalities also to receive this award are Dr. Ashok Ranade for his contribution to music and Chandabai Tiwadi from Pandharpur, for keeping alive the folk art.

Some of the other great personalities who have received this award in the past include names like- Narayan Rao Rajhans ‘Bal Gandharva’ Dr. Shreeram Lagoo, Prabhakar Panshikar, Sulabha Deshpande, Bhakti Barve Inamdar, Neelu Phule and Dr. Mohan Agashe.