The Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2017 was a memorable occasion as it celebrated and acknowledged the best of Marathi cinema last evening at NESCO Grounds, Mumbai. One of the most anticipated award ceremonies of the year rolled out its red carpet for the who’s who of the Marathi film fraternity. The evening witnessed the best and the most celebrated artists of the industry take home the coveted Black Lady and enthrall the audiences with power-packed performances. Popular Marathi channel, Colors Marathi will televise the awards ceremony.

The third edition of Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi saw the best of Marathi film industry walk down the red carpet. Actor Sachin Pilgaonkar, Ashok Saraf, Akash Thosar, Shreyas Talpade, Sonalee Kulkarni, Rajesh Mapuskar, Nana Patekar, Ashutosh Gowariker, Sai Tamhankar, Rohini Hattangadi and singer Chinmayi Sripada and many more graced the red carpet with their presence. Bollywood beauties like Deepika Padukone, Aditi Rao Hydari, Madhuri Dixit Nene joined the celebration.

Renowned actors, Pushkar Shrotri and Pushkaraj Chirputkar entertained the crowd with their witty and humorous banter as hosts. The evening honored the finest talent from the spectrum of Marathi cinema, right from actors to technicians. Nana Patekar was presented with ‘Best Actor’ in a Leading Role (Male) category by none other than beautiful actress Madhuri Dixit Nene for his outstanding performance for the movie Natsamrat. Rinku Rajguru bagged the awards for ‘Best Actor’ in a Leading Role (Female) award as well as ‘Best Debutant’ in Leading Role (Female) for the film Sairat. Nagraj Majule’s Sairat swept the third edition of Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi with a total of 11 wins including Best Film and Best Director award.

Actress Sonalee Kulkarni left the audience awe-struck with her fusion dance performance on Lavni and Bollywood numbers. The star-studded evening also witnessed spectacular performances by Bhargavi Chirmule, Manasi Naik, Sanskruti Balgude, Gashmeer Mahajani & Girija Joshi, Abhinay Berde & Mrinmayi Godbole, Vaibhav Tatwawadi & Pooja Sawant, Mayuresh Pem & Rutuja Shinde, Ankush Chaudhari and Tejaswini Pandit. The night also witnessed a soulful musical act by singers Jasraj Jayant Joshi and Priyanka Barve.

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Sai Tamhankar was dazzling in this year’s Jio Marathi Filmfare Awards Night in her blue gown & diamond necklace. But more importantly this year’s Filmfare was lot more special to her! Sai was nominated for two of her roles. One – Best Actress, Vazandar & two – Best Supporting Actress, Family Katta. Out of which she bagged the Best Supporting Actress award for her impactful performance in Family Katta.

We at Marathistars.com earlier in the year called her performance in Family Katta as one of the finest performance in 2016 & now the Filmfare awards too have acknowledged Sai’s talent & hard work. Sai was touched when she received this award, she said this award is import to her first because this is her first Filmfare & second because ‘Family Katta’ was a film that very close to her heart.

Her role of ‘Manju’ in Family Katta was lengthwise not that big. But as audience it was the most substantial thing about the film that you remember when you come out of the cinema hall. We congratulate Sai for the award & hope that she will go on to many such impactful roles in the future & win many awards for them!

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Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi is back with its third edition to honor and celebrate the best in Marathi cinema. In a press conference held today at Mumbai, Jitesh Pillai – Editor, Filmfare along with renowned Marathi actor Swwapnil Joshi announced 27^th October, 2017 as the date for the prestigious award ceremony. The same will be televised on Colors Marathi at a later date.

Actor Swwapnil Joshi who was present at the press conference commented, “Marathi cinema has proved to be the perfect blend of commerce and arts. Especially in the past three years, the Marathi cinema has strategically not only prospered in mainstream cinema, but also experimental cinema. Filmfare has always been synonymous to cinema since its inception and has always given Marathi cinema the acknowledgment it deserves.”

Nikhil Sane – Channel Head Viacom18, COLORS Marathi said, “Marathi cinema is acclaimed for its intense storytelling, superlative performances and superior production quality. It is this very spirit of Marathi cinema that we will be celebrating at the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2017. We are delighted to be the broadcast partners yet again with Filmfare Awards Marathi 2017, an illustrious award ceremony that felicitates actors, producers, directors and other technicians alike for their contribution to the industry.”

Jio Filmfare Award Marathi 2017 will once again bring together the who’s who of Marathi cinema under one roof. The event is sure to set a new benchmark as it promises to put together a spell-binding show that will acknowledge and applaud excellence in the Marathi film industry.

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