Dinanath Mangeshkar award for Dilip Prabhavalkar
Veteran actor Dilip Prabhavalkar will receive this year’s Dinanath Mangeshkar award for his contribution to Theatre and Cinema. The awards in other categories are as follows – Pt. Suresh Talwalkar (for contributing to Indian music), Bhalchandra Nemade (for literature), Kumar Ketkar ( for Journalism), Anil Kapur ( for Hindi Cinema), Asha Kamat & Aparna Abhyankar( for Social work) will also be honored for this year. Since last 26 years these awards are being presented, in the memory of Lata Mangeshkar’s father, singer-actor Dinanath Mangeshkar. They have been instituted by Mangeshkar family
The actual award presentation ceremony will be held at a special function, to be held on 24th April 2012. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Cultural Minister Vinod Tawde will be the chief guests on this occasion.