), ▁he ▁was ▁fel ic itated ▁the ▁V . ▁Sh ant aram ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award , ▁among ▁others . ▁As ▁song writer , ▁he ▁wrote ▁songs ▁across ▁gen res , ▁including ▁rom antic ▁songs , ▁religious - dev ot ional ▁songs ▁and ▁la van is , ▁which ▁became ▁popular ▁in ▁Mar ath i ▁cinema . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁memor able ▁Mar ath i ▁songs ▁were ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁films ▁Kun ku ▁Lav te ▁Mah er cha , ▁Bij li , ▁Don ▁Ba ika ▁Ph aje eti ▁A ika , ▁Sam na ▁and ▁M ana ach a ▁M uj ra . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁in ▁Kol h ap ur ▁from ▁lung ▁in fection , ▁while ▁being ▁treated ▁for ▁ren al ▁a il ment . ▁He ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁Pan ch gang a , ▁Kol h ap ur . ▁He ▁is ▁surv ived ▁by ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁▁ ▁B ai ▁Me e ▁Bh oli ▁( 1 9 6 7 ) ▁▁ ▁Bar a ▁V ars he ▁ 6 ▁Mah ine ▁ 3 ▁Di was ▁( 1 9 6 7 ) ▁▁ ▁De iva ▁Jan ile ▁K uni ▁( 1 9 6 7 ) ▁▁ ▁M ana ach a ▁M uj ra ▁( 1 9 6 9 ) ▁ ▁Pin j ra ▁( 1 9 7 2 ) ▁▁ ▁Gh ara ▁Sans ara ▁( 1 9 7 3 ) ▁▁