Maharashtra State Film Awards for Best Music Director | |
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![]() The 2024 recipient: Ajay-Atul for Maharashtra Shahir | |
Awarded for | Best Music Director |
Country | India |
Presented by | Government of Maharashtra |
Reward | ₹50,000 |
First award | Sudhir Phadke, Prapanch (1962) |
Currently held by | Ajay-Atul Maharashtra Shahir (2024) |
The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Music Director is an honour established in 1962, and presented at the Maharashtra State Film Awards for best music director Marathi cinema. The inaugural award was named as "Arun Paudwal Award for Best Music Direction" and was awarded to Sudhir Phadke for the film Prapanch , directed by Madhukar Pathak.
The first recipient of the award was Sudhir Phadke who was honoured for his composition for Prapanch in 1962. Anand Modak is the most frequent winner having won six awards. Sudhir Phadke has won it five times. Ram Kadam and Ajay-Atul have won it four times. Datta Davjekar, Ashok Patki, and Amitraj have won the award thrice each.
Individuals with two or more Best Music director awards:
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