On the occasion of Dr. Krishna Chauhan’s birthday, a grand celebration of the 7th Legend Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2026 was held on May 4, 2026, at the Classic Raheja Club in Andheri West, Mumbai. Presented by KCF, this awards ceremony honoured personalities who have established their distinctive identity in the film industry. Organized by Dr. Krishna Chauhan. Shantanu Bhamare bagged ‘Best Actor’ Award in the award ceremony, by Hands Of Padma Shri Bhajan Samrat Anup Jalota Ji !
Chief Guest of the Award ceremony was Padma Shri Bhajan Samrat Anup Jalota Ji. The awards ceremony was attended by numerous celebrities, including Dilip Sen, Sunil Pal, Tarannum Malik Jain, and others.
Shantanu Bhamare was accompanied with gorgeous Tara Khodke, she is a Model, Actress and into Event Management. With help of Shantanu Bhamare, she is trying to get Break in Bollywood Film Industry. For the same reason she accompanied Shantanu Bhamare so that she can meet people from the Bollywood Industry.
Other awardees along with Shantanu Bhamare, include Dr. Aditya Singhania, singer N.K. Naresh, singer Sagar Acharya, RJ Aarti (also hosted by RJ Aarti), Gopal Suthar, child artist Goonj Sandeep Patil, model Beauty Chaddha, model Vaishali, ASI Captain Moin, director D.P. Singh (Dev), actor Akash Vaidya, Azam Khan from Delhi, singer and model Ruhi Jain, Kiran J. Parmar, Writer P.K. Gupta, lyricist Vicky Nagar, music composers Vaishnav Deva, Agastya Kumar, and singer Mohan Krishnamurthy were also honoured.
Notable Works
As anActor, Shantanu Bhamare has worked on several notable projects, including:
- Fire Of Love: RED, a Bollywood film starring Krushna Abhishek, Payal Ghosh, Kamlesh Sawant and Shantanu Bhamare in Jailer’s role, which became highlight of the film.
- Teri Aashiqui Mein, a romantic song featuring Shantanu Bhamare and Elena Tuteja in Lead Roles, with over 1.2 million views
- Baby De Ek Chance, a romantic pop item song featuring Shantanu Bhamare and Abhilasha Suryawanshi in Lead Roles, with over half a million views
- Mann Kyun Behka Ja Raha Hai, a seductive romantic song featuring Shantanu Bhamare and Anna Gavrichkova in Lead Roles, with 1.5 million views
- Tu Hi Meri Jaan, a romantic song featuring Shantanu Bhamare and Prachi Thorat in Lead Roles, with over 200,000 views
- Tere Bina Jeena Nahin, a romantic song featuring Shantanu Bhamare and Ruchita Aglawe in Lead Roles, with over 2,20,000 views
- Dooriyan Aur Nazdikiyan, a seductive romantic song featuring Shantanu Bhamare and Aarti Salunke in Lead Roles, with over 2,50,000 views
Upcoming Projects
Renowned Actor Shantanu Bhamare has been signed by Veteran Film Maker Rajeev Chaudhari (Sunny Leone starter ‘Beiimaan Love’ fame) for his next Bollywood Feature Film titled SHAQUE – THE DOUBT, which is being Produced , Written and Directed by Rajeev Chaudhari and has music by Hriju Roy who has already recorded three songs for SHAQUE -THE DOUBT! The film shooting will happen in London. Shantanu Bhamare will play the main character of an Underworld DON in SHAQUE-THE DOUBT! Bollywood Feature Film.Other upcoming projects include Cross Roads, Bhayya Ji, New York to Haridwar, Breaking News, Sorry Mother&Bhagwa. In all these Hindi Feature Films he is going to play significant various character roles.
Career Highlights
Shantanu’s journey began in 2013 when he made his first appearance on the big screen in Suniel Shetty’s film ‘Enemmy’ (2013). Over the years, Shantanu has consistently showcased his acting talent in several notable projects, including ‘Mantra’ (2017), ‘Dosti Ke Side Effects’ (2019), ‘Jhalki’ (2019) and ‘Collar Bomb’ (2021). Shantanu is well known for his significant role of a Jailer in ‘Fire Of Love RED‘ Hindi Feature Film against famous Kamlesh Sawant Ji (Drishyam fame worked with Ajay Devgan, Bhoothnath Returns worked with Amitabh Bachchan, Force, etc.).
Ventured into Web Series
Venturing beyond traditional cinema, Shantanu is also in discussions for two Hindi Web Series one is Scooter Riston Ka in which he played role of a Groom and another one is Full Marriage, Half Marriage, No Marriage in which he played role of a Vashikaran Baba. Both Hindi Web Series are already released on prestigious Amazon Prime Video & Apple TV under banner of ClickTV.
Awards and Recognition
He has received numerous accolades, including:
- International Award in Leadership at Denver, USA
- Rajshree Shahu Samaj Ratna (Social Diamond) Puraskar for his significant contribution to Information Technology, Education, and Social Work
- Best Producer of Maharashtra Award in Maharashtra Ratna Prestigious Awards 2021
- -Award From Maharashtra Governor Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari 2022
- Legend Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2022
- Bollywood Legend Award 2021
- Best Bollywood Film Producer in Bollywood Iconic Awards 2025
- Best Producer & Actor in Bollywood Legend Award 2025
- King Of Romance Award in Mahatma Gandhi Ratna Award 2025
- Best Producer & Actor in Maharashtra Ratna Gaurav Puraskaar 2024
- Shakti Ratna Puraskar2022
- Prestigious Mother Teresa Award 2022
