Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar is being honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award on the 28th anniversary of Hridayesh Arts and the 80th birthday of veteran composer Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
Akhtar will receive Rs100,000 (Dh5,646) along with a memento, read a statement.
Hridayesh Arts, in association with Jay Satya Charitable Trust, is organising a music programme titled Amrut Hriday Swar Lata, presented by Annu Kapoor Films Pvt Ltd to celebrate 75 years of the musical journey of singer Lata Mangeshkar.
Present on the occasion will be Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Padanvis and Maharashtra Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Vinod Tawde.
The event will be directed and anchored by actor Annu Kapoor.
