Tanuja Graces The Closing Ceremony of The 14th Marathi Film Appreciation Course

Jyothi Venkatesh

Veteran actress Tanuja, a popular face of the 60s and 70s Indian cinema graced the closing ceremony of the 14th Marathi Film Appreciation Course “Chitrapat Rasaswad Shibir”. The celebrated actress awarded certificates to the course participants on the successful completion of this intensive week-long course. Her daughter and actress Tanisha Mukerji and actor-filmmaker Nitish Bharadwaj was also present during the function. NFAI director Prakash Magdum presented the frame from Chand Aur Suraj (1965) to the actress to mark her 76th birthday.

In another highlight, Tanuja donated a personal collection of photographs of her family and friends to NFAI for the purpose of preservation. The major peak of the acquisition was the rare original poster of the film ‘Chhabili’ (1960), directed by Shobhna Samarth starring Tanuja and Nutan in the leading roles. To celebrate Tanuja’s 76th birthday (23rd September), a special screening of the acclaimed Marathi film Pitruroon, directed by Nitish Bharadwaj himself and starring Tanuja and Sachin Khedekar was also organized following the closing ceremony.

Tanuja at The Closing Ceremony of The 14th Marathi Film Appreciation Course

Tanuja at The Closing Ceremony of The 14th Marathi Film Appreciation Course

Tanuja Graces at Closing Ceremony of The 14th Marathi Film Appreciation Course

Tanuja Graces at Closing Ceremony of The 14th Marathi Film Appreciation Course

Tanuja Graces at Closing Ceremony of The 14th Marathi Film Appreciation Course

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