Raj Kapoor Awards for Jackie Shroff and Saira Banu
Thursday, April 20, 2017 • Tamil
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Veteran actress Saira Banu and actor Jackie Shroff have been named for the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement and Raj Kapoor Special Contribution annual awards, respectively, by the Maharashtra government, Cultural Affairs Minister Vinod Tawde announced here on Wednesday.
Well-known Marathi film industry personalities Vikram Gokhale and Arun Nalawade have been named for the coveted V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement and V. Shantaram Special Contribution annual awards, he added.
Both the lifetime achievement awards carry a citation and cash of Rs 500,000 each, while both the special contribution awards carry a citation and Rs 300,000 in cash.
These awards, instituted by the state government, will be given away at the upcoming 54th Maharashtra State Marathi Film Festival, Tawde said.
"Congratulations to veteran actress Saira Banu ji on being selected for the award celebrating her cinematic journey and to Jackie Shroff for his contributions to Indian cinema," Tawde said in a tweet.
Congratulations to veteran #actress Saira Bano ji on being selected for Raj Kapoor Jivangaurav Puraskar, celebrating her cinematic journey.
— Vinod Tawde (@TawdeVinod) April 19, 2017
He also congratulated Gokhale and Nalawade for their achievements and contributions to the film industry and on being selected for this year's awards.
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