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{{Short description|Indian film personality and Sheriff of Mumbai (born 1942)}}
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'''Kiran V. Shantaram''' (born 1942) is an Indian film personality and former [[Sheriff of Mumbai]].<ref name="Somaaya2008">{{cite book|author=Bhawana Somaaya|authorlink=Bhawana Somaaya |title=Fragmented Frames: Reflections of a Critic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQ3Yi9VPU8QC&pg=PP220|accessdate=5 May 2013|date=1 January 2008|publisher=Pustak Mahal Publishers, Booksellers & Order Suppliers|isbn=978-81-223-1016-0|page=220}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = 50 years of a Shantaram classic | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/50-years-of-a-Shantaram-classic/articleshow/2033356.cms |author=Ambarish Mishra|date=28 September 2006| accessdate = 2014-09-22 | work = The Times of India}}</ref>

== Professional life ==
Shantaram made his debut in the industry by working as assistant director of the film ''[[Navrang]]'';<ref name="ZN-20091209">{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/legendary-actress-sandhya-to-be-honoured-at-v-shantaram-awards_49339.htm|title=Legendary actress Sandhya to be honoured at V Shantaram awards |date=2009-12-20|work=Zeenews|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref> he was responsible for continuity shots and shot a fantasy song.<ref name="ScreenIndia">{{cite news|url=http://screen.indianexpress.com/news/the-lasting-hues/534877/0|title=The lasting hues|last=Karmalkar|first=Deepa|date=2009-10-30|work=Screen India|accessdate=5 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130629122721/http://screen.indianexpress.com/news/the-lasting-hues/534877/0|archivedate=29 June 2013}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with [[imdbtitle:10147408|Zunj]] (1975) and went on to produce movies like [[Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi]] (1988) and [[Balache Baap Brahmachari]] (1989).
He is chairman of V. Shantaram foundation and head of Asian Film Foundation.<ref name="Somaaya2004">{{cite book|author=Bhawana Somaaya|title=Cinema: images & issues|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s_FkAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Rupa & Co.|isbn=9788129103703 }}</ref> He is also the chairman of Prabhat Chitra Mandal.<ref name="TOI-20120628">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-28/news-interviews/32458477_1_kiran-shantaram-felicitated-ashok-saraf|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629122027/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-28/news-interviews/32458477_1_kiran-shantaram-felicitated-ashok-saraf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-29|title=Kiran Shantaram felicitated on his 70th birthday|date=2012-06-28|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref> He is the trustee of V. Shantaram trust that owns [[Plaza cinema, Mumbai]] and is also its general manager.<ref name="TOI-20050611">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/A-legend-restored/articleshow/1139564.cms|title=A legend restored|last=Wajihuddin|first=Mohammed |date=2005-06-05|work=The Times of India|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.|accessdate=9 June 2012|location=Mumbai}}</ref> He is the president of The Mercedes Benz Club of India.<ref name="TOI-20051230">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-30/mumbai/27838681_1_shivaji-park-nasik-owners|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629121539/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-30/mumbai/27838681_1_shivaji-park-nasik-owners|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-29|title=Club Merc looks to rev up|last=Sinha|first=Meenakshi|date=2005-12-30|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref> He is the chairman of [[Federation of Film Societies of India]].<ref name="NavhindTimes-20121122">{{cite news|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/iexplore/film-industry-alternative-mining-industry-wagh|title=Film industry as an alternative to mining industry: Wagh|date=2012-11-22|work=Navhind Times|accessdate=5 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130702093726/http://www.navhindtimes.in/iexplore/film-industry-alternative-mining-industry-wagh|archivedate=2 July 2013}}</ref> He was a jury for the ''Feature films section'' of the 43rd National Film Festival, 1996.<ref name="DFF-20130505">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm43thNFAAward.aspx|title=43rd National Film Festival, 1996|last=Roy|first=Purba|date=1996|publisher=Directorate of film festivals, government of India|accessdate=5 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215065528/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm43thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=15 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Personal life ==

He is the son of [[V. Shantaram]] and Jayashree.<ref name="Gavankar2011">{{cite book|author=Nilu N. Gavankar|title=The Desai Trio and the Movie Industry of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gGAyEpXtK3UC&pg=PA139|year=2011|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=978-1-4685-9981-7|page=139}}</ref> He also has two sisters, Tejashree and actress [[Rajshree]]. In 1966, he married Jyoti Shantaram. The couple has two sons. Four granddaughters are also associated with the Indian film and content industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=V Shantaram - Family Tree |url=https://www.vshantaram.com/personal-life}}</ref>

He and Jyoti reside in their 90-year-old ancestral family home on [[Peddar Road|Peddar Road, Mumbai]], where they live alongside their elder son Rahul and his family.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Seshachalam |first=Bhagyalakshmi |date=5 January 2018 |title=V Shantaram: The man behind the legend |url=https://www.moneylife.in/article/v-shantaram-the-man-behind-the-legend/52689.html |work=Money Life}}</ref>

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Krishan Kumar Jangir at 17:53, 6 May 2026