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Aamir Khan, Rekha to receive Raj Kapoor Award
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PUNE: Hindi film actors Aamir Khan and Rekha have been selected for this year's Raj Kapoor Award presented by the state government. The V Shantaram Award would be presented to prominent lyricist Jagdish Khebudkar and noted actor-director Mahesh Kothare. The honours, which comprise Rs 2 lakh cash, a citation and a memento each, will be presented at the Maharashtra State Awards ceremony to be held at the Balewadi stadium in the city on May 30. From this year onwards, the selection committee of the state ministry for cultural affairs has decided to present the Raj Kapoor and V Shantaram Awards to two artistes each. Addressing a news conference here on Thursday, minister of state for cultural affairs Harshvardhan Patil said, "While one award will be presented to a veteran artiste, the other would be given to a younger artiste who has made a mark in films." This year, the V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award would be presented to Khebudkar, while Kothare would be given the V Shantaram Memorial Award for Special Contribution. The V Shantaram Awards are presented to those who have made a mark in the Marathi film industry, while the Raj Kapoor Awards honour achievers from the Hindi film industry. The Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award would be given to Rekha, and Khan will be given the Raj Kapoor Memorial Award for Special Contribution. "We have spoken to all of them and they have accepted the awards while promising to be present at the presentation ceremony," Patil said. Speaking on the choice of Pune as the venue for the ceremony, Patil said it was known as a culturally vibrant city with historical importance. "We have also arranged a multitude of cultural programmes which are being managed by actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar," he added. A number of Marathi film artistes, including Siddharth Jadhav, Vijay Kadam, Amruta Khanvilkar, Sachin Khedekar, Sharvari Jamenis, Sonali Kulkarni and Ashwini Ekbote, will participate in the award function. All-Indian Marathi Film Federation president Ajay Sarpotdar, who was also present at the news conference, said a variety of programmes, including a film festival, would be held in the run-up to May 30. "The film festival, wherein we will screen 21 of the most popular films from the last two years, will be inaugurated on May 23," he said. The ministry has also decided to felicitate all recipients of the Padma awards this year who belong to the film industry, including singers Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu and Shamshad Begum and music director Pt Hridaynath Mangeshkar. "We are awaiting their confirmation. We have also decided to felicitate the stars of the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire' and so have also invited music director A R Rahman for the same," Ajay Ambekar, director of the state department of culture, said. - Times of India
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