In the film industry, when there is talk of top class actors, the names of actors like Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Balraj Sahini and Ashok Kumar are taken. But there were some artists who had already established themselves in the industry before this. It is said that Raj Kapoor gave recognition to India at the international level but this cannot be said completely correct. Even before him, there were some stars who were praised in international cinema. One such artist was film director V Shantaram. He was known as Anna Saheb in the industry.
He is one of the most profiled filmmakers in the industry whose career spanned nearly 70 years. He was one of the first filmmakers who worked to bring social issues on screen through films. His work was so praiseworthy that its impact was visible even abroad. Big stars like Charlie Chaplin himself praised him. One of his films was released. The name of the film was Manus. This film was released in 1939 and was on a social issue. If reports are to be believed, Charlie Chaplin personally liked this film of V Shantaram a lot.
V Shantaram had a brilliant career and during this period he also won many awards. After his death he was posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan. Apart from this, he married 3 times and had 7 children. He died in Mumbai in the year 1990. Apart from this, he also received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Apart from this, he also won two Berlin Film Awards and one Cannes Award. He also received the Filmfare Award for the film Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje. Today is his 113th birth anniversary.
