Kiran Shantaram (born 1942) is an Indian film personality and former
Sheriff of Mumbai
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He is the son of
V. Shantaram and Jayashree.
He is chairman of V. Shantaram foundation and head of Asian Film Foundation.
He is also the chairman of Prabhat Chitra Mandal.
He is the trustee of V. Shantaram trust that owns
Plaza cinema, Mumbai and is also its general manager.
He is the president of The Mercedes Benz Club of India.
He is the chairman of
Federation of Film Societies of India
Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI) is the umbrella body of film-screening societies in India. FFSI is currently a member of the International Federation of Film Society that has its organisation is an associate member of UNESCO.
Histor ...
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He was a jury for the ''Feature films section'' of the 43rd National Film Festival, 1996.
Shantaram made his debut working as assistant director of the film ''
Navrang
Navrang is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language film co-written and directed by V. Shantaram. The film is noted for its dance sequences with lead actress Sandhya and music by C. Ramchandra, while playback singer Mahendra Kapoor made his singing debut ...
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he was responsible for ''continuity shots'' and shot a fantasy song.
References
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1942 births
Living people
Film directors from Mumbai
Sheriffs of Mumbai
Businesspeople from Mumbai
Shantaram family