V. Shantaram, renowned Indian filmmaker, was born Rajaram Vankudre, in the then princely state of Kolhapur, on November 18, 1901. Kolhapur is a beautiful city, situated in the south west corner of Maharashtra, India. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
He married twice; his second marriage was to the actress Jayashree, who bore him two children: the actress Rajashee (heroine of Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, Do aankhen barah haath, etc) and a son, Kiran Kumar, sometime sheriff of Bombay.
The highest accolade of the Indian film industry, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, was conferred on Shantaram in 1985. He died on October 30, 1990. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ...
VShantaram was one of the founding fathers of Indian cinema.
True to the name of the company 'Prabhat' that he founded; V. Shantaram was not just a pioneering actor, director and producer of the Bollywood, but a genius who infused talent, creativity and life into the fledgling industry.
Shantaram's characteristic neo-expressionist imagery is much in evidence in the film and the film is the closest Shantaram came to matching his famous trilogy at Prabhat.
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