Kishore Samman to Benegal

Bhopal, Aug 3 (UNI) Renowned director Shyam Benegal will be honoured with the Madhya Pradesh government's Rashtriya Kishore Kumar Samman tomorrow at a function coinciding with the melody king's 77th birth anniversary at his birthplace Khandwa, official sources said.

The award, carrying cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a citation, would be bestowed at 1930 hrs in the Police Ground during the ceremony where Jails Minister Antar Singh Arya would be chief guest.

The event would be presided over by Minister of State for Culture Lakshminarayan Sharma.

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