Sameer Vidwans

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Sameer Vidwans
Born
Sameer Sanjay Vidwans

24 September [1]
Occupations
  • Film director
  • writer
  • actor
Known for Anandi Gopal
Satyaprem Ki Katha
SpouseJuilee Sonalkar

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 , at the 57th Maharashtra State Film Awards He won Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Director 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 romantic drama film Satyaprem Ki Katha starring Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani. [3]

Filmography

Key
Denotes film or TV productions 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
Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Social Film
2020 Dhurala MarathiFilmDirector
2020 / 2021Samanatar
Season 1, 2
MarathiWeb series
MX Player
Director
2021HakamariMarathiFilmDirector
2023 Satyaprem Ki Katha HindiFilmDirector
2026Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu MeriHindiFilmDirectorFilming
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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Birthday Special! 'Anandi Gopal' to 'Double Seat'; best directorial works of Sameer Vidwans". Times of India. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. "67th National Film Awards: "Anandi Gopal" wins best film on social issues". Hindustan Times. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. "Kartik Aaryan to headline Marathi filmmaker Sameer Vidwans' debut Hindi film?". The Times of India. 16 May 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. "Sameer Vidwans". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. "The leader of a unit has to be calm and positive: Sameer Vidwans". Hindustan Times. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  6. "'Mahatma': Sameer Vidwans announces a film on India's first female teacher 'Savitribai Phule'". The Times of India. 10 March 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. "Anandi Gopal named best film at Pune International Film Festival 2020". Hindustan Times. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. "Zee Gaurav Puraskar 2020 Winners List: Sonalee Kulkarni, Sayali Sanjeev Bag The Prestigious Award". ZEE5 News. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  9. "Filmfare Awards Marathi 2020: Anandi Gopal bags 10 awards, check out the winners list". www.zoomtventertainment.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  10. "Zee Studios 'Anandi Gopal' bags 16 nominations at the eminent Filmfare Awards Marathi 2020". Zee News. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  11. "67th National Film Awards". Cinematic Illusions. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  12. "67th National Film Awards: Kangana Ranaut, Sushant Singh Rajput's Chhichhore win. See complete list of winners here". Hindustan Times. 22 March 2021.
  13. "Mata Sanman 2021: Anandi Gopal Bags Victory In Whopping 6 Categories". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  14. "6th Planet Filmfare Marathi Awards 2021: Complete winners' list". Times of India. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  15. "Nominations for the 6th edition of Filmfare Awards Marathi 2021". Filmfare. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  16. "Winners of the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2021". Filmfare. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.