"Shala" - Award for BEST MARATHI FILM ,BEST DIRECTOR,STORY,SCREENPLAY, DIALOGUE WATCH NOW!! Zee Gaurav, the benchmark for excellence in Marathi films and theatre industry organized its biggest and most spectacular annual awards ceremony for 2012. Zee Gaurav event was held on Friday, March 2, 2012, at Bhavan's College Ground, Andheri West, Mumbai. The best and most competent winners were announced for the coveted titles. Zee Gaurav announced awards to the prominent and talented personalities for their outstanding performance from 23 categories in films, 13 categories in commercial plays and 8 categories in experimental plays.
Friday night saw the crème de la crème of the Marathi film, theater and television industry gather at the Bhavan’s College campus to celebrate the achievements of the year gone by at the annual Zee Gaurav Award ceremony organised by Zee Marathi. Hosted by the squabbling couple of the TV show Eka Lagnachi Doosri Goshta Swapnil Joshi and Mukta Barve, the evening was a celebration for the centenary year of the Indian film industry. Performances by actors Pooja Sawant, Madhura Velankar, Pushkar Shrotri, Makarand Anaspure, Siddharth Jadhav and others celebrated the years gone by in the industry. The evening also celebrated the people of the industry with special awards presented to veteran actress Sulochana didi for completing 70 years in the industry and to actor Sachin Pilgaonkar who completed 50 years. “With this award I announce that I will continue to dedicate myself to this industry for the next fifty years,” said Pilgaonkar. Musical duo Ajay-Atul were felicitated with the ‘Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe’ award for their successful journey into Hindi music with Singham and Agneepath. “Even though we have tasted success in the Hindi industry, the Marathi industry will always be home to us,” they said as they accepted the award from director Mahesh Manjrekar. Theatre mentor Sudha Karmarkar and legendary director Rajdutt were also felicitated for their contribution to the industry. Considering 2011 was an interesting year for Marathi cinema with high-budget, critically acclaimed films being presented to the audiences, the award presentations were eagerly awaited. There was a tough tie between Sujay Dahake’s Shaala and Nitin Desai’s Balgandharva — both period films belonging to distinct genres. While Balgandharva swept give awards including the ones for art direction, costume and best actor, Shaala was proclaimed the best film of the year and bagged six awards. The annual Zee Gaurav Award ceremony, organised by Zee Marathi, was a celebration for the centenary year of the Indian film industry. There was a tough contest between Sujay Dahake’s Shaala and Nitin Desai’s Balgandharva. While Balgandharva swept five awards including the ones for art direction, costume and best actor, Shaala was proclaimed the best film of the year and and bagged six awards.
BEST DIRECTOR – “SHALA” BEST STORY – “SHALA” BEST SCREENPLAY – “SHALA” BEST DIALOGUE – “SHALA”