Vinod Ganatra became the first Indian to be awarded the Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award

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Globally acclaimed filmmaker Vinod Ganatra has become the first Indian to be honored with South Africa's prestigious 'Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award' for his contribution to films.  He was awarded the prestigious award at the ongoing 7th Nelson Mandela Children's Film Festival for his immense contribution to the world of cinema for children.
  
 Ganatra has won 36 national and international awards, including the Janakinath Gaur Award from Doordarshan for his children's program 'Baingan Raja'.  He became the only Indian filmmaker to receive the Liv Ulman Peace Prize in Chicago for his Gujarati film Harun-Arun.