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Google Doodle Honors Filmmaker V Shantaram On His 116th Birth Anniversary
V. Shantaram is known as one of the pioneers of Indian Cinema who played an important role in introducing sound and color to the Indian Cinema.
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Birth Date: 01 Jan, 1970, Age (20)
Occupation : Actor, Director, Producer
Place of Birth : Mumbai
Date of Death : 30 Oct, 1990
V Shantaram
Born on November 18, 1901, Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, popularly known as V. Shantaram was an Indian Filmmaker, producer and an actor most known for movies 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) and Pinjra (1972).
He was praised by Charlie Chaplin for his Marathi film Manoos. Chaplin reportedly liked the film very much. Shantaram died on 30th October, 1990 in Mumbai. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was conferred on him in 1985. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1992.
V. Shantaram is known as one of the pioneers of Indian Cinema who played an important role in introducing sound and color to the Indian Cinema.