Sameer Vidwans

Sameer Vidwans
Born	Sameer Sanjay Vidwans 24 September [1]
Occupations	Film director writer actor
Known for	Anandi Gopal Satyaprem Ki Katha
Spouse	Juilee 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]

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

Year	Work	Language	Genre	Role	Notes / Ref.
2013	Lagna Pahave Karun	Marathi	Film	Writer
	Time Please	Marathi	Film	Director	Directorial debut
2015	Double Seat	Marathi	Film	Director, Writer
	Lokmanya: Ek Yugpurush	Marathi	Film	Actor as Gopal Ganesh Agarkar [4]
2016	YZ	Marathi	Film	Director
	Pasant Aahe Mulgi	Marathi	TV series	Writer
2017	Mala Kahich Problem Nahi	Marathi	Film	Director, Writer [5]
	Yolo	Marathi	Web series SonyLIV	Director
2019	Anandi Gopal	Marathi	Film	Director	National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Social Film
2020	Dhurala	Marathi	Film	Director
2020 / 2021	Samanatar Season 1, 2	Marathi	Web series MX Player	Director
2021	Hakamari	Marathi	Film	Director
2023	Satyaprem Ki Katha	Hindi	Film	Director
2026	Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri†	Hindi	Film	Director	Filming
TBA	Mahatma†	Marathi	Film	Director	[6]

Awards

Film	Award	Category	Result	Notes	Ref.
Anandi Gopal	Pune International Film Festival	Sant Tukaram Best International Marathi Film	Won		[7]
	Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar 2020	Best Film	Nominated		[8]
		Best Director	Nominated
	Filmfare Marathi Awards 2020	Best Film	Won		[9] [10]
		Best Director	Won
	67th National Film Awards	Best Film on Other Social Issues	Won	Shared with producers Essel Vision Productions	[11] [12]
	Mata Sanman 2021	Best Film	Won		[13]
		Best Director	Won
Dhurala	Filmfare Marathi Awards	Best Director	Nominated		[14] [15] [16]

References

1. "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.

External links

• Sameer Vidwans at IMDb