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  1. In 2018, at the 66th National Film Awards he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Marathi film Chumbak. [8] He made a cameo appearance as Sansad ji in Panchayat 3 and as Mansoor Khan Sahab in Qala to whose soundtrack he also contributed as a lyricist and singer.

  2. Sep 15, 2019 · Swanand Kirkire, popularly known as a lyricist, writer and playback singer, recently won the National Award in Best Supporting Actor category for his heartwarming performance in Marathi film Chumbak.

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    Swanand Kirkire was born on Wednesday, 29 April 1970 (age 50 years; as in 2020) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Taurus. He did his schooling from Indore’s Shri Dayanand Higher Secondary School and went to BVM College of Management Education, Madhya Pradesh to pursue B.Com. Being born in a family of singers, Swanand was exposed to musi...

    Swanand Kirkire belongs to a Marathi Family. Hindustan Times Parents & Siblings His father, Chintamani Kirkire is a former bank manager. His mother, Neelambari Kirkire was an administrative officer at the Indore University. Both his parents are classical singers, and they both are disciples of Kumar Gandharva, one of the doyens of Hindustani classi...

    Swanand started his career as a writer for Manju Singh’s TV serial, “Swaraj,” which was based on the life of Bhagat Singh. Subsequently, he assisted the popular filmmaker, Sudhir Mishra in the films, “Calcutta Mail,” “Chameli,” and “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.” While Swanand was working under Mishra, Sudhir came across the lyrics of his song, “Bawra ...

    National Award for ‘Best Lyrics’ for the song “Bande Me Tha Dum” from ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’ (2006)
    National Award for ‘Best Lyrics’ for the song “Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh” from ‘3 Idiots’ (2010)
    Screen Award for ‘Best Lyrics’ for the song, “Maanjha” from ‘Kai Po Che’ (2013)
    Screen Award for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for the film “Chumbak” (2018)
    National Film Award for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for the film “Chumbak” (2019)
    Food:Masala Dosa
    Fruit:Mango
    Dessert:Guava Ice-cream
    Actress: Chitrangada Singh
    Singer: Kishore Kumar
    Film Director(s): Dibakar Banerjee, Rajkumar Hirani
    Swanand’s hobbies include listening to music, reading books, and writing.
    He is often spotted smoking cigarettes on various occasions.
    He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
    Swanand desired to become a film director since childhood.
    Although Swanand’s parents are classical singers, he was more drawn towards direction and theatre; as his uncle was into amateur theatre, and he often accompanied his uncle to the rehearsals.
    Swanand was a batch mate of the Bollywood actor, Nawazuddin Siddiquiin the National School of Drama.
  3. The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government 's Directorate of Film Festivals from 1973 until 2020, and by the NFDC ...

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    Kirkire won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics twice: first in 2007 for the song "Bande Me Tha Dum...Vande Mataram" from the 2006 film, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, and then in 2009, for the song "Behti Hawaa Sa Tha Woh..." from the film 3 Idiots. He received Filmfare Award nomination for Best Lyrics for the song "Piyu Bole" in Parineeta (2005).

  5. Dec 9, 2020 · This award-winning lyricist is also an award winning actor now, having received the National Award for best supporting actor for the Marathi film Chumbak. It’s no wonder the Hindustan Times calls him the Everything Man!

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  7. A renowned Indian lyricist, writer, dialogue writer, playback singer, and actor, Swanand Kirkire is noted for his work in Bollywood cinema and Hindi TV industry. The two-time winner of National Film Award for Best Lyrics, after completing his graduation in Commerce, later went to study at the National School of Drama in 1996.