Marathi Cinema Gets The Spotlight!

Marathi
film
folk
were
honoured
at
the
Filmfare
Awards
Marathi
2025,
which
took
place
at
Mumbai’s
Hotel
Sahara
Star.
A
look
at
the
big
winners
of
the
night,
and
the
glamourous
red
carpet
arrivals.

Prajakta
Mali
won
the
Best
Actress
award
for
her
period
film

Phullwanti,
which
tells
the
story
of
the
renowned
dancer
from
the
Peshwa
era.

Prajakta
shared
the
award
with

Vaidehi
Parashurami
for
her
comedy

Ek
Don
Teen
Chaar.
Vaidehi
also
picked
up
the
Best
Actress
(Critics)
award
for
the
film.

Paani,
produced
by
Priyanka
Chopra,
won
the
Best
Film
award.
Since
Priyanka
is
travelling
in
Miami,
her
mum
Dr

Madhu
Chopra
received
the
award
on
her
behalf.
PeeCee’s
brother

Siddharth
Chopra
and
his
wife

Neelam
Upadhyaya
were
also
present.

Priyanka
gives
Siddharth
all
the
credit
for
the
film
in
her
video
message:
‘Congratulations
team
#Paani
and
thank
you
@filmfare
marathi!
So
proud
of
all
of
you
who
worked
tirelessly
to
make
this
so
special!
This
is
all
you!
@siddharthchopra89
you
worked
so
hard
on
this
one
on
our
behalf!
I’m
so
proud
of
you!’

Adinath
Kothare
won
the
Best
Director
award
for
his
debut
Marathi
outing

Paani.The
Best
Screenplay
was
awarded
to
Nitin
Dixit.

Paani,
which
also
won
a
National
Award,
tells
the
story
of
a
man’s
fight
against
drought
in
rural
Maharashtra.

Jitendra
Joshi
won
the
Best
Actor
(Critics)
for
the
crime
thriller

Ghaath.

The
film
also
shared
the
Best
Film
(Critics)
with

Amaltash.

Kshitish
Date
won
the
Best
Supporting
Actor
award
for

Dharmaveer
2,
a
biopic
on
the
late
Shiv
Sena
leader
Anand
Dighe.

Namrata
Sambherao
won
the
Best
Supporting
Actress
for
the
amusing
film

Naach
Ga
Ghuma.

Mahesh
Manjrekar
won
both
the
Best
Actor
and
Best
Dialogue
Awards
for
the
touching
film
about
the
plight
of
the
elderly,

Juna
Furniture,
which
was
also
directed
by
him.