KCF Foundation -Gandhi Ratna Samman 2022 Awards presented to Bollywood veteran Bolly-celebs on Gandhi Jayanti - Chaitanya Padukone

'Gandhi Jayanti' is celebrated all over India and foreign countries  as its the birthday of the Father of  the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi also known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu. On this day, several programs are held in the memory of Bapu by many social organizations including various political parties. Dr. Krishna Chauhan, under one such organization named KCF Foundation organized the award show 'Mahatma Gandhi Ratna Samman 2022' for the second time. It took place at the Mayor Hall auditorium on 2^nd October 2022 in the afternoon , ---the hall is located at Andheri West in Mumbai.

By Chaitanya Padukone

Bollywood celebrity-veterans like actor Ranjeet, director Mehul Kumar, BN Tiwari, hit music composer Dilip Sen, Anil Nagrath, Pankaj Berry, Lok Sabha, actress Sujata Mehta, eminent senior film-journalist-editor-author --Chaitanya Padukone  who is also the recipient of  genuine-bonafide Dadadasaheb Phalke Academy Award winner --year 2012-- given to him by film industry in its centenary year.

Popular personality Yogesh Lakhani  of Bright Publicity. Union leader Abhijit Rane,  prominent social worker Sundari Thakur, Madhumangal Das, Lok Sabha MP Dr Sunil Baliram Gaikwad, were also honoured.  Social worker and litterateur Deendayal Murarka attended the event as the chief guest and also, was honored with this prestigious award.

Just like the previous year, this year too, Dr. Krishna Chouhan honored celebrities and those who served people with their remarkable work in Bollywood and other Social fields with the prestigious 'Mahatma Gandhi Ratna Samman 2022'.

During the program-event, Ranjeet said " Every individual should follow the priest of truth and non-violence and that would eventually lead you to a loving life. I am a villain in films but I am blessed with tons of love from people", to which Mehul Kumar added, "People are forgetting to follow Gandhi ji, we need to follow his ideologies." At the same time, Anil Nagrath said, Today people have become selfish and are just focusing on the rat race. Everyone needs someone or something. So, take some time out for your people, for your loved ones." Writer Madhumangal Das said, "There are very few times when Mahatmas come into the world. Like Gandhiji, we should also start our daily routine with bhajans." Dr Sunil Baliram Gaikwad said that one should get inspire from Gandhiji's thoughts and do his pattern of work.

In this event-program, Shirin Farid, Siya Kale and Seema Suryavanshi gave lovely performances of beautiful dances on the stage. Dr.Krishna Chauhan does not forget to respect the journalists in his award show, so this time also he has presented journalists Santosh Sahu, Kalidas Pandey, Devendra Khanna, Rajendra Kuril, Dilip Patel, Dinesh Kumar, S. Of. Dey, Pankaj Pandey, Rahul Varun, Deepak Sahu, Rajendra Bodare, Upendra Pandit, Naeem Singh, Jayesh Shah, Naveen Pandey, Tinku Chauhan, Nasir Tagle, Mohan Rajput and senior photographers Rajesh Koril, Dinesh Paresha, Chandraprakash Manjhi were also honored with 'M.Gandhi Ratna Award 2022' as well.

Dr. Krishna Chauhan is an active Bollywood director. Many short films and music videos have been executed under his direction.Very soon, the shooting of his horror-musical film 'Aatma.com'  will go on the floors , whose composer is Dilip Sen of 'Ole Ole' hit song fame..

Apart from this, Dr. Krishna has also been regularly organizing Bollywood Legends Awards, Bollywood Iconic Awards and Legend Dadasaheb Phalke Awards since the last few years

{All above event photos sent by Rajesh Koril }