Padma award winner Helen, veteran musician Hridaynath Mangeshkar, singer Udit Narayan and singer Peenaz Masani will also be felicitated on the occasion. Ajay Sarpotdar, president, Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, said, “Over 75 local artistes will present a show ‘Punyadarshan’, an hour before the actual award ceremony. Over 73 films had been sent as entries. The final winners out of the 10 nominations will be declared at the event.”

Invitation passes will be available on first-come-first-serve basis at Balgandharva Rang Mandir, Bharat Natya Mandir, Tilak Smarak Mandir, Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagriha, Ramkrishna More Sabhagriha-Chinchwad, Manoranjan office and Collector office on May 28, May 29 and May 30 from 9 am to 11 am, he said.