P L Deshpande award for Madhur Bhandarkar

MUMBAI: Having won the National Award on more than one occasion, Madhur Bhandarkar will now be honoured with yet another award the Vishesh Sanman/ te Zenith Asia Award, also known as the PL Deshpande Award, organised by Aashay Sanskrutik and Paranjpe Schemes.

Deshpande was a renowned writer, stage and film actor and his literary works are still revered in Maharashtra and others parts of the world.

Bhandarkar‘s Chandni Bar will also be shown on this occasion. 

Other awards, that would also be presented include the Krutagyata Sanman that will go to Sindhutai Sapkal to honour her exemplary social work and Tarunai Sanman that will be given to the musical duo Ajay-Atul.

The festival promises to be a bouquet of films, theatre, music, literature and arts. There will be a book fair, Sahitya Sammelan, audio-visual programmes, cultural programmes and many such events.

The award will be presented to Bhandarkar at a function in Pune on 16 November.