The Dr. Dwarkanath Memorial Committee has decided to award legendary filmmaker V. Shantaram posthumously for making the story of Dr. Kotnis “immortal” through his 1946 film, Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani. “The Committee has decided to confer this award on V. Shantaram on Dr. Kotnis’ death anniversary on 9th December. It is Shantaram who captured Dr. Kotnis’ fascinating story,” said the Committee’s chairman, Rajendra Jadhav.
V. Shantaram’s son, producer Kiran Shantaram, will receive the award.