Renowned music composer A R Rahman was conferred with Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award on 26 October in Mumbai. Veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai presented the fifth Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award to Rahman on the 78th birthday of Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, well-known composer and the younger brother of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. Grammy Award winning Hindustani classical musician Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and 2014 Grammy winner Ricky Kej were also present at the event.
The first Hridaynath Award was given to Lata Mangeshkar. Asha Bhosle, Amitabh Bachchan and veteran actress Sulochana have also received this award in the past.
Rahman won the Oscar for Best Original Score and Best Original Song, sharing it with lyricist Gulzar, for Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” in 2009. The composer has also won four National Awards in a career spanning over two decades. He has recently composed for Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Padukone starrer romantic-comedy “Tamasha”, directed by Imtiaz Ali.
About Hridaynath Mangeshkar :-
- Hridaynath Mangeshkaris the only son of noted musician Deenanath Mangeshkarand. He is popularly known as Balasaheb in the music and film industry.
- Hridaynath debuted his music career in 1955 with the Marathi film Akash Ganga.
- He was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009.He has been the recipient of several awards throughout his career, such as the prestigious National Award at the hands of the President of India, the Lata Mangeshkar Award of Maharashtra state, and seven Maharashtra State Awards for Best Vocalist and Music Director/Composer.
- He joined the political party Shiv Sena in 2009.
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