Arvind Pilgaonkar was born in Mumbai in October 1937. He completed his graduation in music from Wilson College in Mumbai and then studied under several music gurus. He got his first significant break in the acclaimed Marathi play Yeshwantrao Holkar in 1964 and later worked in scores of Marathi musical dramas over the years. Some of the legend who receives the award are Faiyaz Khan, Prasad Savkar, and Jaymala Shiledar.
The award is named after the legendary Kirloskar, considered among the founders of Marathi musical theatre and founder of Kirloskar Natak Mandali, which thrived between 1874 and 1935. Veteran singer-actor Arvind Pilgaonkar is an artist who has made a mark on Marathi musical theatre through hard work and study without any background in singing or acting. Veteran Marathi theatre personality Arvind Pilgaonkar was awarded for the Sangeet Acharya Anna Saheb Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar Lifetime Achievement Award.
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