# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/v-shantaram
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:07:51.644Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/v-shantaram"
name: "V. Shantaram"
slug: "v-shantaram"
description: "Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, also known as V. Shantaram or Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and editor known for his work in Hindi and Marathi films. He is best known for films such as Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946), Amar Bhoopali (1951), Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957), Navrang (1959), Duniya Na Mane (1937), Pinjara (1972), Chani, Iye Marathiche Nagari and Zunj."
tagline: "Indian film director and actor (1901–1990)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/V._Shantaram.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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  slug: "directors"
profileType:
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  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1901-11-18"
deathDate: "1990-10-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           17.909168
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump