| BIRTHDAY | 18 November,1901 (Monday) |
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| BIRTH PLACE | Kolhapur, Maharashtra |
| COUNTRY | India |
| AGE (in 1990) | 88 Years Old |
| BIRTH SIGN | Scorpio |
| HEIGHT | in centimeters- 174 cm in meters- 1.74 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8” |
| WEIGHT | in Kilograms- 68 kg in Pounds- 149.91 lbs |
| CASTE | N/A |
Short Biography
V. Shantaram was born on 18-11-1901 in Kolhapur in the state of Maharashtra, India. He was an Indian Film Director, Film Producer, Film Actor & Screenwriter who was known for his work in Bollywood as well as in Marathi films.
| Other Name: | Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, Shantaram Bapu, Annasaheb |
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| Other Professions: | Film Producer Film Actor Screenwriter |
| Appearance: | Bollywood Marathi |
V. Shantaram Complete Bio & Career
Born as Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, V Shantaram was a renowned filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and actor from India. He was lovingly known as Annasaheb.
Initially, in his career, he did some odd film jobs. He later debuted as an actor in the 1921 film Surekha Haran. He was one of the most celebrated of his time. His debut directorial venture was ‘Netaji Palkar’ in 1927. He later found Prabhat Film Company in 1929. After leaving Prabhat co., he founded Rajkamal Kalamandir in 1942, which became one of the most sophisticated, well-equipped studios of the time. He is recognized as one of the early film directors to realize the power of a film as a medium to propagate social concerns. He effectively advocated humanism with his movies. He also had a keen interest in music and he helped many of his music directors. Some of his well-known films include Surang, Toofan Aur Diya, Sehra, Stree, Pinjra, Aadmi, Dharmatma, Manoos, Padosi and much more.
He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in the year 1985. He was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 1992. He had won several awards and accolades including All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film, President’s Medal for Best Feature Film, Filmfare Award, Berlin International Film Festival Special Prize and others.
His autobiography titled, ‘Shantarama’ was released in Hindi and Marathi. The Govt of India and State Government of Maharashtra constituted the V Shantaram Award. Also, film-makers are awarded by the V Shantaram Motion Picture Scientific Research and Cultural Foundation that was established in 1993.
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Honours & Awards
| AWARD NAME | AWARD CATEGORY | RECEIPT YEAR | RECEIPT FIELD |
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| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Indian Cinema Award | 1985 | Hindi Film Industry |
| Padma Vibhushan | Civilian Award | 1992 | Arts |
Health Issues, Illness and Death Info
V. Shantaram died on 30-10-1990 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
| DEATHDAY | 30 October,1990 (Tuesday) |
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| DEATH PLACE | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| DEATH COUNTRY | India |
V. Shantaram Family, Relatives and Other Relations
| Father | Rajaram Vankudre |
| Mother | Kamalabai |
| Wives | Vimalabai (Died in 2008), Jayashree (Ded in 2004), Sandhya Shantaram (Died in 2025) |
| Sons | Prabhat Kumar Shantaram, Kiran Shantaram |
| Daughters | Charusheela Ray, Sarojini Shantaram, Madhura Pandit, Tejashree Shantaram, Rajshree Shantaram |
He was born into a Marathi family to Rajaram Vankudre and Kamalabai. He married thrice in his lifetime. He was married to Vimalabai, Jayashree, and Sandhya. With Vimalabai he had a son named Prabhat Kumar and three daughters named Charusheela, Madhura, and Sarojini. With his second wife Jayashree, he had a son named Kiran Shantaram and two daughters named Tejashree and Rajshree. Jayashree died in 2004, Vimalabai died in 2008 & Sandhya died in 2025.
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Body Measurements
| Skin Colour | Fair |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Info
| Home Town | Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Address | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| School | N/A |
| College | N/A |
| Qualification | N/A |
| Hobbies | Writing, Reading |
| Marital Status | Married Thrice |
| Debut | As an actor - Surekha Haran (1921) As a director - Netaji Palkar (2027) As a producer (under Prabhat Film Company) - Gopal Krishna (1929) As a producer (under Rajkamal Kalamandir) - Shakuntala (1943) |
| Best Movies | Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957) Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964) Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955) Navrang (1959) - among others |
| Salary | N/A |
| Net Worth | N/A |
| Official Website | N/A |
Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About V. Shantaram
- His birth name was Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre.
- He was also addressed as Shantaram Bapu & Annasaheb.
- He worked in Hindi, Marathi & Silent films.
- He married thrice.
- Charlie Chaplin had liked his film ‘Manoos’ a lot.
- He was the co-founder of production house called Prabhat Film Company, and founder of Rajkamal Kalamandir.
- For his 1955's directorial Hindi film 'Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje', he won the Filmfare Award for Best Director.
- For his 1957's Hindi film 'Do Ankhen Barah Haath', he won several awards including President's Gold Medal, OCIC Award at Berlin International Film Festival, and 16th Golden Globe Award.
- He was honored with the Indian cinema's higest award 'Dadasaheb Phalke Award' in 1985.
- He was honored with the 2nd highest civilian award 'Padma Vibhushan' in 1992.
- In 2001, the Indian Post released a postage stamp in his honor.
- In 2003, his biography book named 'Shantarama' was published in Hindi as well as Marathi by Scribe Publications, which was written by Gregory David Roberts.
- Google honored him by posting Google Doodle on 18th November 2017.
- In Dec 2025, Abhijeet Shirish Deshpande make the announcement of his upcoming biographical drama film on his life title 'V. Shantaram', starer Siddhant Chaturvedi (as Shantaram), and Tamannaah Bhatia (as Jayashree).
V. Shantaram Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown
V. Shantaram was 88 years 11 months & 12 days old age.
