Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Shantanu Moitra will receive the National Lata Mangeshkar Award 2026 for his achievements in music direction. The award, instituted by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1984, will be presented to him at the Lata Mangeshkar Auditorium in Indore on September 28, 2026. The honour includes a tax-free cash prize of ₹5 lakh and a citation. Moitra has composed music and background scores for films such as Parineeta, 3 Idiots, Piku, October and 12th Fail. He also received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction (Background Score) in 2014 for the Telugu film Na Bangaru Talli.