Veteran Marathi actor Vijay Chavan known for his comedy roles on stage and screen, has been conferred with most prestigious Kalagaurav Life Time Achievement award by Sanskruti Kaladarpan( SKD) during their star studded annual awards function on Sunday. Reacting to this happy moment, Mr. Vijay Chavan, who is known for his humour filled speeches, said that this was his first Life Time Achievement award and thanked the organisers for considering him suitable for the same. “Now, I am expecting at least 9 more such awards in days to come, before retiring from this field” he added.

The award was presented to him by SKD Founder and President Mr. Chandrashekhar Sandve and Archana Nevrekar respectively, in presence of popular actress Smita Jaykar who is also associated with this group. Among the other popular awards presented on this occasion, Marathi drama ‘Code Mantra‘ and Marathi film ‘Ventilator‘ bagged maximum awards in different categories. In the television section serials ‘Saraswati‘ and ‘Duheri‘ bagged the popular serial awards.

Television stars Titiksha Tawde and Chinmay Udgirkar anchored the show, while Sonalee Kulkarni and Manasi Naik entertained the audience with their special performances on the occasion.