Actor Dharmendra to be awarded Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement award

Dharmendra, 82, who earned himself the sobriquet of "He-Man" after he starred in a number of action films, has movies such as "Sholay", "Chupke Chupke", "Yaadon Ki Baaraat", "Satyakam" and "Seeta Aur Geeta" to his credit.

Hirani is regarded as one of the most celebrated filmmakers of Hindi cinema, having made critically-acclaimed and commercially successful films like "Munna Bhai MBBS", "3 Idiots" and "PK".

Hirani is currently gearing up for the release of the biopic on actor Sanjay Dutt, with whom he has collaborated on a number of projects.

"Congratulations to veteran actor Vijay Chavhan and actress-director Mrinal Kulkarni on being announced as the recipients of the prestigious Chitrapati V Shantaram Jivangaurav Puraskar and Chitrapati V Shantaram Vishesh Yogdaan Puraskar respectively (sic)," Tawde tweeted.

Kulkarni has worked, both in films and TV, and is best known for featuring on the television show "Son Pari". She also directed "Prem Mhanje Prem Mhanje Prem Asta" and the Marathi historical drama "Rama Madhav".

Both the lifetime achievement awards carry a citation and cash reward of Rs. 5,00,000, while the special contribution awards carry a citation and Rs. 3,00,000 cash prize each.