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V. Shantaram
Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre (18 November 1901 30 October
V. Shantaram
1990), referred to as V. Shantaram, was an Indian filmmaker, film
producer and actor.[2] He is most known for films such as Dr. Kotnis Ki
Amar Kahani (1946), Amar Bhoopali (1951), Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
(1955), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957), Navrang (1959), Duniya Na
Mane (1937), Pinjra (1972), Chani, Iye Marathiche Nagari and Zunj.

He directed his first film Netaji Palkar, in 1927.[3] In 1929, he founded the
Prabhat Film Company along with Vishnupant Damle, K.R. Dhaiber, S.
Fatelal and S.B. Kulkarni, which made Ayodhyecha Raja, the first Marathi
language film in 1932 under his direction.[4] He left Prabhat co. in 1942 to
form "Rajkamal Kalamandir" in Mumbai.[5] In time, "Rajkamal" became one
of the most sophisticated studios of the country.[6]
Born Shantaram Rajaram
He was praised by Charlie Chaplin for his Marathi film Manoos. Chaplin
Vankudre
reportedly liked the film very much.[7]
18 November 1901
Kolhapur,
Maharashtra, British
India
Contents
Died 30 October 1990
1 Early life (aged 88)
2 Career Mumbai, India
3 Personal life Occupation Film director,
4 Filmography producer, actor,
4.1 As Actor screenwriter
4.2 As Producer Years active 19211987 [1]
4.3 As Director
Awards Best Director
4.3.1 Maharashtra Film Company
4.3.2 Prabhat Film Company
1957 Jhanak Jhanak
4.3.3 Rajkamal Kalamandir Payal Baaje
Best Film
5 Awards
1958 Do Aankhen
5.1 Won
Barah Haath
5.2 Nominated
Dadasaheb Phalke
6 Biographies Award
7 Notes 1985
8 References Padma Vibhushan
9 External links 1992

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Early life
Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre[8] was born on 18 November 1901 in the erstwhile princely state of Kolhapur (in present-
day Maharashtra) into a Marathi Jain family.[2][9]

Career
V. Shantaram started his film career doing odd jobs in Maharashtra Film Co. owned by Baburao Painter at
Kolhapur.[10] He went on to debut as an actor in the silent film Surekha Haran in 1921.[11]

Shantaram, fondly known as Annasaheb, had an illustrious career as a filmmaker for almost six decades. He was one of
the early filmmakers to realize the efficacy of the film medium as an instrument of social change and used it
successfully to advocate humanism on one hand and expose bigotry and injustice on the other. V. Shantaram had a very
keen interest in music. It is said that he "ghost wrote" music for many of his music directors, and took a very active part
in the creation of music. Some of his songs had to rehearsed several times before they were approved by V. Shantaram.
[12]

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was conferred on him in 1985.[13] He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1992.[14]

His autobiography Shantarama was published in Hindi and Marathi.[13][15]

Shantaram died on 30 October 1990 in Mumbai.[8] The V. Shantaram Award was constituted by Central Government
and Maharashtra State Government. The V. Shantaram Motion Picture Scientific Research and Cultural Foundation,
established in 1993, offers various awards to film-makers. The award is presented annually on 18 November.[13] A
postage stamp, bearing his likeness, was released by India Post to honour him on 17 November 2001.

Personal life
Shantaram was born in Kolhapur to a Marathi Jain family and he married thrice. His first marriage was to Vimla, with
whom he has three children, son Prabhat Kumar, daughters Saroj and Charusheela, mother of actor Sushant Ray a.k.a.
Siddharth Ray.

Shantaram then married actress Jayashree (ne Kamulkar), with whom he had three children - Marathi film director
and producer Kiran,[16][17] actress Rajshree and Tejashree.

His third wife, actress Sandhya (ne Vijaya Deshmukh), was his co-star in Do Aankhen Barah Haath as well as the
heroine of his films such as Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, Navrang, Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli and Sehra.
Daughter Madhura (from his first marriage with Vimla) is married to Pandit Jasraj and is the mother of music director
Shaarang Dev Pandit and TV presenter Durga Jasraj.[18]

He introduced Rajshree and Jeetendra in the 1964 film Geet Gaya Patharon Ne. He also introduced his second wife
Sandhya's niece Ranjana Deshmukh into the Marathi film industry through Chandanachi Choli Ang Ang Jaali,
directed by Kiran Shantaram in 1975. Ranjana dominated the Marathi silver screen in the 70s and 80s.

Shantaram used to live at Panhala. His daughter Saroj has maintained his house and has converted it into a hotel
named Valley View.

Filmography

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Sairandhri (1933)
Amrit Manthan (1934)
As Actor
Dharmatma (1935)
Sinhagad (1923) Chandrasena (1935)
Savkari Pash (1925) Amar Jyoti (1936)
Stri (1961) Duniya Na Mane (1937)
Parchhain (1952) Kunku (1937)
Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957) Manoos (1939)
Aadmi (1939)[19]
Padosi (1941)
As Producer
Banwasi (1948)
Rajkamal Kalamandir
Sehra (1963)
Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964) Shakuntala (1943)

Ladki Sahyadri Ki (1966) Parbat Pe Apna Dera (1944)

Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli (1971) Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946)

Raja Rani Ko Chahiye Pasina (1978) Lokshahir Ram Joshi (1947)

Jhanjhaar (1987) Apna Desh (1949)

Dahej (1950)
Amar Bhoopali (1951)
As Director Parchhain (1952)
Teen Batti Char Raasta (1953)
Maharashtra Film Company Surang (1953)
Subah Ka Tara (1954)
Netaji Palkar (1927)
Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955)
Toofan Aur Diya (1956)
Prabhat Film Company
Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957)
Gopal Krishna (1929) Navrang (1959)
Udaykal (1930) Stree (1961)
Rani Saheba (1930) Sehra (1963)
Khooni Khanjar (1930) Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964)
Chandrasena (1931) Ladki Sahyadri Ki (1966)
Maya Machindra (1932) Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti (1967)
Agnikankan (1932) Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli (1971)
Ayodhyecha Raja (1932) Pinjra (1973)
Sinhagad (1933) Jhanjhaar (1987)

Source: IMDB[20]

Awards

Won

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National Film Awards

1955 - All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film - Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje[21]
1955 - President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi - Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje[21]
1957 - President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film - Do Aankhen Barah Haath[22]
1957 - President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi - Do Aankhen Barah Haath[22]
1957: Filmfare Award for Best Director: Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
1958: Berlin International Film Festival, OCIC Award: Do Aankhen Barah Haath [23][24]
1958: Berlin International Film Festival, Silver Bear (Special Prize): Do Aankhen Barah Haath [23][24]
1985: Dadasaheb Phalke Award
1992: Padma Vibhushan

Nominated
1951: Cannes Film Festival, Grand Prize: Amar Bhoopali (The Immortal Song) [25]
1959: Golden Globe Awards, Samuel Goldwyn Award: Do Aankhen Barah Haath [23]

Biographies
Shantaram, Kiran & Narwekar, Sanjit; V Shantaram: The Legacy of the Royal Lotus, 2003, Rupa & Co.,
ISBN 978-81-291-0218-8.
Banerjee, Shampa; Profiles, five film-makers from India: V. Shantaram, Raj Kapoor, Mrinal Sen, Guru Dutt, Ritwik
Ghatak Directorate of Film Festivals, National Film Development Corp, 1985.

Notes
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2. Shrinivas Tilak (2006). Understanding Karma: In Light of Paul Ricoeur's Philosophical Anthropology and
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3. S. Lal (1 January 2008). 50 Magnificent Indians Of The 20Th Century (https://books.google.com
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20 February 2015.
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/2002050200380100.htm) The Hindu, 2 May 2002. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20100901060422/http:
//www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/02/stories/2002050200380100.htm) 1 September 2010 at the
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5. Founders (http://www.prabhatfilm.com/founders.htm) Prabhat Film Company Archived (https://web.archive.org
/web/20130903050113/http://www.prabhatfilm.com/founders.htm) 3 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
6. Well ahead of his times (http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2001/11/30/stories/2001113000910400.htm) The
Hindu, 30 November 2001. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20110201142316/http://www.hinduonnet.com
/thehindu/fr/2001/11/30/stories/2001113000910400.htm) 1 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
7. https://in.movies.yahoo.com/news/charlie-chaplin-saluted-v-shantaram-140157157.html
8. Biography (http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/14188) British Film Institute.

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Awardees. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20080725024304/http://www.ultraindia.com/movies/awards
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References
'Well ahead of his times', Article on V.Shantaram in The Hindu dated 30 November 2001 (https://web.archive.org
/web/20110201142316/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2001/11/30/stories/2001113000910400.htm)

External links
V. Shantaram (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788391/) on IMDb

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