61st Maharashtra State Film Awards

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61st Maharashtra State Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Marathi cinema in 2023
Awarded by Government of Maharashtra
Announced on5 August 2025
SiteNSCI Dome, Worli, Mumbai
Hosted by Prasad Oak and Amruta Subhash
Official website www.filmcitymumbai.org
Highlights
Best Feature FilmBhera (8)
Most awardsGypsy

The 61st Maharashtra State Film Awards, presented by the Government of Maharashtra celebrated excellence in Marathi cinema by honoring the best films released in 2023. [1] [2]

Contents

The nominations were announced on 27 June 2025 by the Minister of Cultural Affairs, Ashish Shelar, who also revealed the winners in the technical and child artist categories. [3] The award ceremony took place on 5 August 2025. [4] [5]

The Maharashtra Film, Theatre and Cultural Development Corporation had invited submissions for the awards, with the original deadline set for 16 April 2024 but later extending it to 31 May 2024. In total, 49 entries certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) released between 1 January and 31 December 2023, were submitted for the preliminary round of evaluation. [6]

The 60th and 61st ceremonies were held together, with honors in the special categories presented jointly for both years. Anupam Kher received the Raj Kapoor Award, Kajol was honored with the Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award, Mahesh Manjrekar received the V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award, Mukta Barve was presented the V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award, and Bhimrao Panchale was honored with the Lata Mangeshkar Award. [7] [8]

At the 61st ceremony, Gypsy won the most awards, 8 in total, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Rural Film, and Best Rural Film Director. It was followed by Jaggu Ani Juliet and Naal 2 with 7 awards each. [9] [10]

Jury members

  Vijay Patkar   Bhargavi Chirmule
 Prasanna Karkhanis Sanjay Dharankar
 Kshitija Khandagale Atul Deshpande
 Anjali Khobrekar Atul Shidhaye
 Ganesh Pandit Arun Mhatre
 Ashish Keskar  Vitthal Patil
 Archana Patkar Rajan Bane
 Amit Bhandari

Awards and nominations

Source: [11] [12]

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Amey Wagh, Best Actor
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Rinku Rajguru, Best Actress
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Santosh Juvekar, Best Actor
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Upendra Limaye, Best Comedian Male
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Nirmiti Sawant, Best Comedian Female
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Ajay-Atul, Best Music Director

Film and director awards

Best Film I Best Director I
  • Bhera
  • Shrikant Bhende – Bhera
Best Film II Best Director II
Best Film III Best Director III
Best Rural Film Best Rural Film Director
  • Gypsy
  • Sashi Khandare – Gypsy
Best Social Film Best Social Film Director

Acting awards

Best Actor (Shahu Modak and Sivaji Ganesan Award) Best Actress (Smita Patil Award)
Best Supporting Actor (Chintamanrao Kolhatkar Award) Best Supporting Actress (Shanta Hublikar and Hansa Wadkar Award)
Best Comedian Male (Damuanna Malvankar Award) Best Comedian Female (Ratnamala Award)
Best Child Artist (Gajanan Jagirdar Award)
  • Kabir Khandare – Gypsy
  • Trisha Thosar – Naal 2

Debut awards

Best Debut Film ProductionBest Debut Direction
Best Debut Actor (Kashinath Ghanekar Award)Best Debut Actress (Ranjana Deshmukh Award)
  • Deepak Joil – Bhera
    • Shahu Tukaram – Gypsy
    • Jayesh Thakkar – Aflatoon as Manav

Music awards

Best Playback Singer Male Best Playback Singer Female
Best SongBest Background Music
  • Advait Nemlekar – Naal 2
    • Ashish Jha – Aasha
    • Virendra Latankar – Terav
Best Music Director (Arun Paudwal Award)Best Choreographer

Writing awards

Best Story (Madhusudan Kalelkar Award)Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue

Technical awards

Best Costume DesignBest Makeup
  • Hamid Sheikh, Manali Bhosale – Hajar Vela Shole Pahilela Manus
Best Cinematography (Pandurang Naik Award)Best Editing
  • Pravin Sonavane – Gypsy
  • Akshay Shinde – Gypsy
Best Sound MixingBest Sound Editing
  • Vikas Khandare – Gypsy
Best Art Direction (Saheb Mama aka Fateh Lal Award)

Special awards

Special Encouragement Award
Jury's Special Award

Superlatives

Multiple wins
AwardsFilm
8Gypsy
7 Jaggu Ani Juliet
Naal 2
5 Shyamchi Aai
4Bhera
Aasha
1 Jhimma 2
Aatmapamphlet
Ghar Banduk Biryani
Maharashtra Shahir
Hajar Vela Shole Pahilela Manus

References

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  2. "Government Resolution No. 202507301117049823" (PDF). Government of Maharashtra. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
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  4. "Mumbai's Young Star Bhargav Jagtap Wins Big With State And National Awards For Naal 2". News18. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
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  6. "Maharashtra Film Awards See Protest Over 'Khalid Ka Shivaji' As CM Devendra Fadnavis Takes Stage". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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  8. "Devendra Fadnavis Honours Marathi Film Legends at 60th & 61st Diamond Jubilee Maharashtra State Film Awards". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  9. Dolare, Rahul (9 August 2025). "Marathi film 'Jaggu Ani Juliet' produced by Punit Balan Studios wins Second Prize for Best Film". Punekar News. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  10. शिंदे-पॉल, रसिका (6 August 2025). "Maharashtra State Marathi Film Award सोहळ्यात काजोल, अनुपम खेर यांचा सन्मान; पाहा विजेत्यांची यादी!". Kalakruti Media. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  11. ""ज्यासाठी केला अट्टाहास…", महाराष्ट्र राज्य पुरस्कार मिळाल्यानंतर संतोष जुवेकरची भावुक पोस्ट; चाहत्यांनीही केलं कौतुक". Loksatta (in Marathi). 8 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  12. Bharat, E. T. V. (27 June 2025). "६१व्या महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी चित्रपट पुरस्कारांची नामांकने जाहीर!". ETV Bharat News (in Marathi). Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  13. "Mumbai's Young Star Bhargav Jagtap Wins Big With State And National Awards For Naal 2". News18. Retrieved 10 August 2025.