Ranveer Singh To be given Dinanath Mangeshkar award.
On 26 February 2016 Ranveer Singh got selected for Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar award.
• The award will be given to him by Lata Mangeshkar at a function to be held in Pune.
• The award is annually given to the artists on 24 April to commemorate Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar’s death anniversary.
• Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar award was started in 1999 in the memory of Dinanath Mangeshkar, father of Lata Mangeshkar.
• Since then it is awarded annually to persons for their outstanding contributions to music and movies.
• The award carries monetary award of Rs.1,01,001, a memento and a citation.
• Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar award will be given to filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actor Ranveer.