Sameer Vidwans

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Sameer Vidwans
Born
Sameer Sanjay Vidwans

24 September [1]
Occupations
  • Film director
  • writer
  • actor
Known for Anandi Gopal

Sameer Vidwans is an Indian film director, actor and writer known for his work in Marathi cinema. He won the Filmfare Awards Marathi for Best Director for Anandi Gopal and the film also won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. [2]

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Vidwans made his directorial debut with the film Time Please [1] and in 2023, he made his Bollywood debut with the film Satyaprem Ki Katha starring Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani. [3]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
As director
YearWorkLanguageGenreRoleNotes / Ref.
2013 Lagna Pahave Karun MarathiFilmWriter
Time Please MarathiFilmDirectorDirectorial debut
2015 Double Seat MarathiFilmDirector, Writer
Lokmanya: Ek Yugpurush MarathiFilmActor
as Gopal Ganesh Agarkar [4]
2016 YZ MarathiFilmDirector
Pasant Aahe Mulgi MarathiTV seriesWriter
2017 Mala Kahich Problem Nahi MarathiFilmDirector, Writer [5]
YoloMarathiWeb series
SonyLIV
Director
2019 Anandi Gopal MarathiFilmDirector National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
2020 Dhurala MarathiFilmDirector
2020 / 2021Samanatar
Season 1, 2
MarathiWeb series
MX Player
Director
2021HakamariMarathiFilmDirector
2023 Satyaprem Ki Katha HindiFilmDirector
TBAMahatmaMarathiFilmDirector [6]

Awards

FilmAwardCategoryResultNotesRef.
Anandi Gopal Pune International Film Festival Sant Tukaram Best International Marathi FilmWon [7]
Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar 2020Best FilmNominated [8]
Best DirectorNominated
Filmfare Marathi Awards 2020 Best FilmWon [9] [10]
Best DirectorWon
67th National Film Awards Best Film on Other Social Issues WonShared with producers Essel Vision Productions [11] [12]
Mata Sanman 2021 Best FilmWon [13]
Best DirectorWon
Dhurala Filmfare Marathi Awards Best DirectorNominated [14] [15] [16]

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