Archive · 29 Jul 2026
Maharashtra Awards 2025: Mangeshkar, Khan, Oak, Mukerji Honored
The state of Maharashtra in India gave big awards to four famous people who have worked in movies.
Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, a music composer, got a lifetime award named after a famous filmmaker.
Salim Khan, a writer, also got a lifetime award.
Prasad Oak, an actor‑director, and Rani Mukerji, an actress, got special awards named after the same filmmakers.
The awards were announced by the state minister Ashish Shelar and were written down in an official letter.
They are meant to thank these people for helping Indian movies grow.
Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar selected for the Chitrapati V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award.
Salim Khan chosen for the Late Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award.
Prasad Oak and Rani Mukerji awarded Special Contribution Awards named after Chitrapati V Shantaram and Late Raj Kapoor.
Awards announced by Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar and confirmed by a government circular.
Honours recognize sustained contributions to Marathi and Hindi film industries.
- Who
- Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Salim Khan, Prasad Oak, Rani Mukerji, Ashish Shelar
- What
- Receiving Maharashtra's top lifetime achievement and special contribution awards
- When
- 2025
- Where
- Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To recognize sustained contributions to Marathi and Hindi cinema
- Awardees
- Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Salim Khan, Prasad Oak, Rani Mukerji
- Awards
- Chitrapati V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement, Late Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement, Chitrapati V Shantaram Special Contribution, Late Raj Kapoor Special Contribution
- Announced by
- Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar
- Date
- 2025
- Government
- Maharashtra State Government