Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale will be conferred with the prestigious Vishnudas Bhave Award at a ceremony in Sangli of Maharashtra on November 2015. Gokhale, 67, is a noted Marathi theatre actor and has acted in several Hindi films. He will be honoured on eve of ‘Marathi Rangbhumi Din’ for his outstanding contribution to Marathi theatre. Dr Sharad Karale, president of Akhil Maharashtra Natya Vidya Mandir Samiti, Sangli, made the announcement today. Prominent actress-singer Faiyaz Shaikh will present the award.

The annual award was instituted by Sangli-based Akhil Maharashtra Natya Vidya Mandir in memory of pioneer Marathi dramatist Vishnudas Bhave.

Earlier, Bal Gandharv, PL Deshpande, Acharya Atre, Dr Jabbar Patel have been recipient of the award. Gokhale has acted in noted Marathi films like “Lapandav”, “Kalat Nakalat”, “Vazir”, “Bala Gau Kashi Angar” and recently “Anumati”. His prominent Hindi films include Yash Johar’s “Agneepath”, “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam”, “Bhool Bhulaiya”, “Khuda Gawah” among others.