Mamta Kulkarni to receive Lifetime Achievement at Rajasthan Film Festival:Actress to be honoured in Jaipur on September 26 for contribution to Hindi cinema

Khatija Bano has become the new chairperson of Sikar Municipal Council after being elected from Ward 16, with her name for the post having been finalised almost as soon as the elections were announced. Khatija, the wife of former chairperson Jeevan Khan, had the support of most councillors from the Muslim community, while the other faction expressed its displeasure, but MLA Rajendra Pareek brought everyone on board as soon as the councillor election results were announced. Rajasthan Film Festival founder-director Sanjana Sharma said Mamta Kulkarni has been selected for this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In the 1990s, she worked in several popular Hindi films and became known among audiences not only for her acting but also for her distinctive screen presence. She will be honoured for her contribution to cinema at the festival.
Made a special mark in the 1990s Mamta Kulkarni began her film career in 1991 with the Tamil film ‘Nanbargal’. She went on to work in films in several languages, including Hindi. Her major Hindi films include ‘Tirangaa’ (1993), ‘Aashik Aawara’ (1993), ‘Waqt Hamara Hai’ (1993), ‘Krantiveer’ (1994), ‘Karan Arjun’ (1995), ‘Sabse Bada Khiladi’ (1995), ‘Ghatak’ (1996), ‘China Gate’ (1998) and ‘Chhupa Rustam’ (2001). Following her performance in ‘Tirangaa’, she continued to get opportunities to work with major banners and well-known actors.
Mamta Kulkarni was awarded Filmfare’s Lux New Face of the Year award in 1994 for her performance in ‘Aashik Aawara’. Veterans from across the country have received the Lifetime Achievement Award Over the past few years, the Rajasthan Film Festival has presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to several well-known figures from the worlds of cinema, music and art. They include prominent names such as Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Shakti Kapoor, Sanjay Mishra, Gulshan Grover, Ustad Ahmad Hussain and Mohammad Hussain, and Dilip Sen. A platform for school and college students too Before the festival, various cultural competitions are also organised for school and college students under the direction of RFF programming head Anil Jain. These include the final rounds of inter-school and inter-college dance, fashion and cooking competitions. Students from schools and colleges in different districts of the state take part and showcase their talent. Through these competitions, efforts are made to provide young people with a platform and connect them with Rajasthan’s folk culture, art and traditions. RFF has been providing a platform for regional cinema since 2013 The Rajasthan Film Festival began in Jaipur in 2013. Its objective is to provide a national platform for Rajasthani films from Rajasthan, as well as cinema in various regional languages across the country. The festival seeks to bring regional films, artists, filmmakers and technical experts together on a single platform. It was launched on the initiative of Sanjana Sharma, founder of Kanchan Cassettes and Series (K-Series). Alongside films and awards, the event also features music, dance, cultural performances and talk shows.