Career
Shahu Modak was mostly famous for the mythological characters that he played. He mostly played the roles of Krishna and Jñāneśvarious Shahu Modak was born in a Marathi Christian family of Ahmednagar in 1918.
Shahu Modak died in 1993.
The Rangat Sangat Pratishthan gives this award since 2001 to a senior artist who has been associated with Shahu Modak as an actor. This award is given at the hands of police commissioner since Shahu Modak played the role of a police in film Manoos.
Baby Shakuntala, Asha Kale and Sulochana has been some of the recipients of this award.