Google on Saturday honoured Indian film director Shantaram Rajaram Vankurde, popularly known as V Shantaram, with a doodle on his 116th birth anniversary.

The Gooogle doodle depicts three films produced and directed by &quot;V Shantaram- Amar Bhoopali&quot;&nbsp;(1951), &quot;Jhanak Jhanak Payal baaje&quot;&nbsp;(1955), and &quot;Do Aankhen Baara haath&quot;&nbsp;(1957).&nbsp;

V&nbsp;Shantaram is known as a pioneer of Indian cinema and was fondly known as Annasaheb; He witnessed the evolution of cinema technology right from its silent days to the advent of digital technology and made contributions in creating technology and inventing new styles of filmmaking

He was one of the early filmmakers to realise the efficacy of the film medium as an instrument of social change and used it successfully to advocate humanism on one hand and expose bigotry and injustice on the other.

Over the decades, he produced 92 films, directed 55 films and acted in 25 films.

It is said that he &quot;ghostwrote&quot; music for many of his music directors, and took a very active part in the creation of music.&nbsp;

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was conferred on him in 1985. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1992.

Shantaram is&nbsp;most known for films such as &quot;Dr&nbsp;Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani&quot; (1946), &quot;Amar Bhoopali&quot;&nbsp;(1951), &quot;Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje&quot; (1955), &quot;Do Aankhen Barah Haath&quot;&nbsp;(1957), &quot;Navrang&quot;&nbsp;(1959), &quot;Duniya Na Mane&quot;&nbsp;(1937), &quot;Pinjra&quot;&nbsp;(1972).

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Over the decades, Shantaram produced 92 films, directed 55 films and acted in 25 films

Google on Saturday honoured Indian film director Shantaram Rajaram Vankurde, popularly known as V Shantaram, with a doodle on his 116th birth anniversary. The Gooogle doodle depicts three films produced and directed by "V Shantaram- Amar Bhoopali" (1951), "Jhanak Jhanak Payal baaje" (1955), and "Do Aankhen Baara haath" (1957). V Shantaram is known as a pioneer of Indian cinema and was fondly known as Annasaheb; He witnessed the evolution of cinema technology right from its silent days to the advent of digital technology and made contributions in creating technology and inventing new styles of filmmaking He was one of the early filmmakers to realise the efficacy of the film medium as an instrument of social change and used it successfully to advocate humanism on one hand and expose bigotry and injustice on the other. Over the decades, he produced 92 films, directed 55 films and acted in 25 films. It is said that he "ghostwrote" music for many of his music directors, and took a very active part in the creation of music. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was conferred on him in 1985. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1992. Shantaram is most known for films such as "Dr Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani" (1946), "Amar Bhoopali" (1951), "Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje" (1955), "Do Aankhen Barah Haath" (1957), "Navrang" (1959), "Duniya Na Mane" (1937), "Pinjra" (1972).

Google honours filmmaker V Shantaram with doodle on birth anniversary

Veteran Indian actress Reema Lagoo has died in Mumbai.&nbsp;

Initial reports suggest she suffered cardiac arrest.

Lagoo, who was 58, was best known for playing supporting roles in some of Bollywood&#39;s biggest&nbsp;movies.

She starred in movies like &#39;Saajan&#39;, &#39;Vaastav&#39;, &#39;Dilwale&#39;, &#39;Kuch Kuch Hota Hai&#39;, and &#39;Kal Ho Naa Ho&#39;.

She emerged as Indian cinema&#39;s new-age mother, breaking away from the older portrayal of the long-suffering Indian mother. &nbsp;

She also became a household name with television serials like &#39;Tu Tu, Main Main&#39;&nbsp;and &#39;Shrimaan Shrimati&#39;, where again she moved away from playing the malicious Indian mother-in-law.&nbsp;

Lagoo also acted in Marathi films.&nbsp;

Lagoo was acting in the daily soap &#39;Naamkaran&#39;&nbsp;before she passed away.&nbsp;

(WION)

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Early reports suggest she died of a cardiac arrest

Veteran Indian actress Reema Lagoo has died in Mumbai. Initial reports suggest she suffered cardiac arrest. Lagoo, who was 58, was best known for playing supporting roles in some of Bollywood's biggest movies. She starred in movies like 'Saajan', 'Vaastav', 'Dilwale', 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', and 'Kal Ho Naa Ho'. She emerged as Indian cinema's new-age mother, breaking away from the older portrayal of the long-suffering Indian mother. She also became a household name with television serials like 'Tu Tu, Main Main' and 'Shrimaan Shrimati', where again she moved away from playing the malicious Indian mother-in-law. Lagoo also acted in Marathi films. Lagoo was acting in the daily soap 'Naamkaran' before she passed away. (WION)

Actress Reema Lagoo dies at 58

A sneak peek into the sets of India?s biggest film ever

In the summer of 2015, SS Rajamouli's epic period drama Baahubali: The Beginning took the box office by storm. The movie was not just a runaway hit in India but was also the highest grossing Indian film across the world. Baahubali’s US collections reached an astonishing $800,000 only through advance bookings. The movie was made on a massive budget of 2500 million Indian Rupees ($37 mn), making it the most expensive film ever produced in the Indian subcontinent. The film’s trailer earned 4.05 million views on YouTube; in fact, the Telugu and Hindi trailers crossed 1 million views each within 24 hours of being posted online. Now, the movie’s makers are once again ready to break records and raise the bar with the second part of the series - Baahubali: The Conclusion, which will release in April 2017. Recently, at the JIOMami Mumbai Festival, the team shared footage of the sets of the upcoming sequel in virtual reality domain. Through this, fans can enjoy experiences of being virtually present on the sets. Source: Baahubali Movie The team also plans to invest 250 million Indian Rupees ($3.7 mn) in virtual reality booths all across India to give fans a one-of-a-kind experience. (Contribution: Devanshi Verma)

Take a virtual reality journey into the sets of Baahubali

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Google honours filmmaker V Shantaram with doodle on birth anniversary

Actress Reema Lagoo dies at 58

Take a virtual reality journey into the sets of Baahubali