It&rsquo;s no mean achievement to win an award, and it becomes doubly special when you are 92 years old. Pune-based artist and cartoonist BF Khilnani was recently honoured with an award for his work by a respected Sindhi organisation.
<img title="BF Khilnani" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/aug/B.F.-Khilnani--.jpg" alt="BF Khilnani" width="650" /> BF Khilnani
Says Khilnani, &ldquo;I am glad to win this award. More than awards, it is important that one gives respect to the cartoonists. It is a very good art form and people feel that making cartoons is easy but it is not so.&rdquo;
<img title="Cartoon by BF Khilnani" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/aug/Cartoon-by-BF-Khilnani.jpg" alt="Cartoon by BF Khilnani" /> Cartoon by BF Khilnani Khilnani was also the first Principal of Jai Hindi School, Pimpri. A multifaceted personality, he rues that the present education system should undergo a change as it does not give importance to the right things Going back in memory lane, Khilnani recounts how 15 years ago, he participated in an all-India caricature contest and won a prize for his very first attempt &mdash; a caricature of singer Lata Mangeshkar. &ldquo;All the celebrities whose caricatures I made have been appreciative and I am happy about it,&rdquo; states Khilnani. He has compiled an album featuring 80 of his paintings and cartoons, which include caricatures of Amitabh Bachchan, Lata Mangeshkar, and Shahrukh Khan to name a few. Not one to rest on his laurels, even at 92, you can catch him writing something or making a painting. He admits that the secret of his good health lies in his passion for his hobbies.

the guide caught up with artist BF Khilnani, a 92-year-old Pune-based artist and cartoonist who was recently awarded for his achievements

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