He received the V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award from the Government of Maharashtra for his work in cinematography.

[3][4] Lavande worked as a cinematographer on Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati films in a career spanning 60 years.

He mainly worked under the direction of Sachin Pilgaonkar, Mahesh Kothare, and Jabbar Patel.

He was the cinematographer of many films like Samna, Sinhasan, Navri Mile Navryala.

[5] De Danadan[16] He died in Dahisar, Mumbai at the age of 90.