“Aaryans Sanman” 2024 award ceremony concludes in style…
“Aaryans Sanman” 2024 award ceremony concludes in style…
With the slogan ‘ Heritage of tradition… Pride of culture! ‘ The ‘ Aaryans Sanman Award Ceremony ‘ , which salutes the achievements of dignitaries in the entertainment world and honors their work, concluded. 
The winners were presented with the ‘ Aaryans Sanman 2024 ‘ at a grand and divinely dazzling ceremony organized at the Ganesh Kala Krida Manch in Swargate, Pune. The ceremony was attended by luminaries from the Marathi entertainment world, including Makarand Anaspure, Sunil Barve, Nirmiti Sawant, Sayaji Shinde, Sandeep Pathak, Anand Ingle, Savani Ravindra, Shailesh Datar, Ashok Samarth, Pooja Pawar,
Uma Sardeshmukh, Milind Phatak, Jagganath Nivangune, Milind Shintare, Anshuman Vichare, Suvedha Desai, Hemant Patil, Prasad Vanarase , Nipun Dharmadhikari, Devendra Pem , Rahul Ranade, Producer Amruta Rao, Suresh Deshmane, Deepak Devraj (Commissioner of the Maharashtra Economic Offences Department) etc.
The awards were in the form of Rs 1 lakh for the main film, commercial drama and experimental drama, while the others, including technicians, received Rs 25,000 in cash and a citation. The total amount of awards was Rs 13 lakh distributed by the Oma Foundation.
At this ceremony, Aaryans Group of Companies CEO Hon. Manohar Jagtap made three announcements related to the entertainment world. From February 6, the entertainment app “Idiot Box’ will be launched. Free treatment will be provided to artists and technicians in the film industry in the hospitals of Aaryans Group in Kolhapur and Pune. Apart from this, this year the Aaryan Sanman Award will be organized for writers.
This year, five lucky viewers selected through lucky draw from the audience who participated in the awards ceremony will be taken to the third Aaryans Sanman Award to be held in Singapore on August 30, 2025.
In the film category, the film ‘Ek Doon Teen Char’ won the Best Film award. Gauri Deshpande won the Best Actress award for the film ‘Shyamchi Aai’, while Nipun Dharmadhikari won the Best Actor award for ‘Ek Doon Teen Char’. Apart from this, actor Sandeep Pathak (Shyamchi Aai) , actress Namrata Sambherao (Nach Ga Ghuma), best supporting actress Neeta Shende (Baplyok), best supporting actor Priyadarshan Jadhav (Shaktimaan), best child artist Sharva Gadgil (Shyamchi Aai), best director Varun Narvekar (Ek Doon Tin Char),
best dialogue Vivek Bele (Alibaba Aani Chalisthale Chor), best screenplay Varun Narvekar-Nipun Dharmadhikari, best story Vivek Bele (Alibaba Aani Chaliastale Chor), best singer Rucha Bondre (Shyamchi Aai), best singer Divya Kumar (Nawardev B.Sc. Agri.), best lyricist Guru Thakur (Baplyok), best music Aditya Bedekar (Shaktimaan), best background music Aditya Bedekar (Shaktimaan), best cinematography Gaurav Ponkshe (Shaktimaan), Best Editing Sachin Natekar (Sala Te Sa La Na Te), Best Sound Editing Piyush Shah (Alibaba Aur Chalishitele Chor), Best Costume Namdev Waghmare (Shyamchi Aai), Best Art Direction Yogesh Ingle (Alyad Palyad), Best Costume Design Saurabh Kapde (Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke) won the awards. The Best Film – Critics award was given to two films, ‘Terav’ and ‘Sa La Te Sa La Na Te’.
In the professional drama section, the play ‘Aajji Bai Jorat’ won the best drama award. Anand Ingle won the best actor award for his role in the play ‘Nakalat Saare Kadhal’, while Nirmiti Sawant won the best actress award for ‘Aajji Bai Jorat’. After accepting the award, Nirmiti Sawant said from the stage that she is sharing this award with the versatile actor Abhinay Berde in her play. Along with this, she appreciated the announcements made by Manohar Jagtap. Along with this, the best writer Kshitij Patwardhan (Aajji Bai Jorat), best director Kshitij Patwardhan (Aajji Bai Jorat), best comedian Mayuresh Pem (All the Best), actors Dilip Prabhavalkar and Vijay Kenkare (Patra Patri), best background score Sandesh Bendre (Chanakya), best music Saurabh Bhalerao and Kshitij Patwardhan (Aajji Bai Jorat), best lighting design Pradeep Mulye (Aajji Bai Jorat), best costume design Neerja Patwardhan (Chanakya), best color design Kamlesh Beeche (Chanakya) were honored with awards. In the experimental drama section, the play ‘Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta’ won the best play award. Lalit Prabhakar won the Best Actor award for his role in the play ‘Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta’, while Mallika Singh Hanspal won the Best Actress award for her role in ‘Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta’, Pratiksha Khasnis and Nikita Thube won the Best Actress award for their roles in ‘Tuji Aukaat Kay?’. Along with this, Best Experimental Writer Datta Patil (Kalgitura), Best Experimental Director Mohit Takalkar (Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta Ghanta) were honored with the award. 
National Award-winning and internationally renowned film critic , scholar, researcher, writer-director Ashok Rane and Maharashtra Cultural Centre, Pune, renowned as an award-winning institution for experimental theatre movement, were honoured with the Aaryans Sanman Special Award. Both the awards were presented by Aaryans Group of Companies Chairman Hon. Mukundji Jagtap, Aaryans Group of Companies MD Smita Shitole-Jagtap, Oma Foundation Chairman Hon. Ajay Jagtap and actor Rahul Solapurkar.
The song and dance performances at the awards ceremony paid tribute to the golden era from Bhalji Pendharkar to Sachin Pilgaonkar. In this, artists like Vaidehi Parashurami, Mrunmayi Deshpande, Meera Joshi, Pushkar Jog, Ankit Mohan, Prathamesh Parab, Girija Prabhu, Samruddhi Kelkar, Shweta Kharat, Jui Bendkhale, Asmita Chinchalkar etc performed dances on old popular songs and won the appreciation of the audience. Actor Abhijit Khandkekar and Dr. Shweta Pendse hosted the ceremony. Srinivas Bhange, Hemant Deodhar, Rahul Ranade, Soumitra Pote, Abhijit Abde were in the Jury as film critics, while Ajit Bhure, Ravindra Pathre, Raju Joshi, Mahendra Suke, Pradeep Vaidya worked as drama critics. Raj Kaji was the jury coordinator of the event.
By Sunder M
