And the Zee Talkies Comedy Award goes to. ……”
A few years back Zee Talkies took the responsibility of recognising the best comic talent in the marathi entertainment industry and they formulated Zee Talkies Comedy Awards. Now it’s a sought after awards show which artists and technicians take pride in receiving it. Comedy films, plays and actors have immensely contributed to the glorious history of Marathi industry, but comedy forms a small part of the nomination categories in every award function be it for theatre or films. With the sole purpose to give comedy it’s long due and rightful appreciation, Zee Talkies introduced the first ever, the one and only comedy awards of the industry – ZEE Talkies Comedy Awards! Taking into consideration, the contribution of the comedy stars to Marathi film fraternity, the 7th edition of ‘Zee Talkies Comedy Awards’ is all set to celebrate comedy and laughter with its viewers.
The nominations for the awards were recently declared and the excitement of who will bag these prestigious awards is on the rise. Films including ‘Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 2’, ‘Choricha Mamla’, ‘Takatak’, ‘Sweety Satarkar’, ‘Girlfriend’, and ‘Girls’ have secured the nominations in film category.
Laughter the most common language of communication in the world just got better. The award for the best film was bagged by one of the most well-deserved nomination of the evening ‘Choricha Mamla’. Blowing people’s minds by putting pen to paper on his amazing humor and thoughts, the best writer was awarded to Upendra Sidhaye for ‘Girlfriend’. An extraordinary actor with the most amazing direction skills, Priyadarshan Jadhav got awarded the best director for his super hit film ‘ChorichaMamla’. The king of all hearts, Jitendra Joshi got awarded as the best actor for ‘Choricha Mamla’. The award for the best actress was divided in 2 for ‘Choricha Mamla’ & ‘Sweety Satarkar’ between the stunning Amruta Khanvilkar and Amruta Deshmukh. The best supporting actor was awarded to Prathamesh Parab for ‘Takatak’ and Kirti Pendharkar was awarded for the best supporting actress for her exceptional performance in the film ‘Choricha Mamla’. In addition to these categories, the diva of Marathi film fraternity, Saie Tamhankar was honoured with “Godrej Expert Rich Crème Hair Colour Most Natural Performance of the Year” award for her astonishing performance in the film ‘Girlfriend’.
Talking about another successful year of Zee Talkies Comedy Awards Mr. Bavesh Janavlekar, Business Head, Zee Talkies, said, “Marathi films have strong legacy of comedy and laughter, which remains an integral part of our culture and life. With Zee Talkies Comedy Awards, for the past 7 years we have been acknowledging the efforts of all the artists who have made us laugh. This year due to corona virus outbreak the show happened in a low-key manner with no audience but there will be no shortage of entertainment for the viewers. With a very relatable theme, the 7th edition of Zee Talkies Comedy Awards will make the viewers laugh out loud and take away all their stress.”