MUMBAI: The sixth edition of Doordarshan Sahyadri Cine Awards let no stone unturned when it brought under one roof the stars of Marathi film industry to celebrate work of excellence.
Powered Godrej Expert Rich cr?me the awards kept up with their tradition of an independent jury comprising representatives from film, critiques and senior film journalists such as film producer & director – Samruddhi Porey and Vidhyadhar Pathare, producer-director-senior journalist Ramesh Salgaonkar, senior journalist – Sudhir Nandgaonkar and Dilip Thakur, veteran Marathi actor -Maya Jadhav, retd. Doordarshan producer – Raviraj Gandhe and music composer and singer – Milind Joshi.
Additional DG – Doordarshan Mumbai Kendra Mukesh Sharma said, “With a spectacular range of Marathi films this year, the audience has been able to connect more with recent Marathi cinema. The Marathi films have managed to catapult themselves to an enviable position, mainly due to their novel stories and engaging narratives. The importance of these awards is that it recognises an industry in which almost a thousand of people work and many movies are produced every year, making it one of the biggest in cinema. Needless to mention the jury was unanimous in their decision regarding all the nominations for this year’s DD Sahyadri Cine Awards. And the channel (like every year) respects the decision of jury and does not interfere in their selection procedure to keep it impartial and maintain DD Sahyadri’s credibility.”
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“In alignment to our brand promise of innovation we introduced a new category of award called ‘Godrej Expert Rich Cr?me Oh My God Performance’ this year. The award category was appreciated by all for its quirk and innovation. We are proud to be associated with this coveted award ceremony that honors the best of craft and shall continue to value add to it year on year,” Gore added.
Apart from actors Abhijeet Khandkekar and Mrunmayee Deshpande who co-hosted the awarding ceremony, the audiences were kept engaged by wide variety of performances on stage ranging from classical fusion to romantic and western.
The award show will be aired on Doordarshan Sahyadri on 12 July, 4 pm onwards.
