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DEVESH SHARMA CHRONICLES THE MADNESS AND MAGIC OF THE RECENTLY HELD PLANET MARATHI PRESENTS FILMFARE AWARDS MARATHI 2021

The Planet Marathi Presents Filmfare Awards Marathi 2021 were held at the St Andrews Auditorium, Bandra, Mumbai this year. The show must go on has always been the motto of the showbiz. Last year, we held the function under the threat of the coronavirus and the mood was somewhat subdued. This year, the covid norms had just been relaxed and hence the members of the Marathi film industry came in a more joyful mood to celebrate excellence in cinema. It’s often said that the film industry is akin to a family and like a family, the gathered gentry let their hair down and enjoyed the comfort of each other’s company as they applauded the winners.

Our LTA Award went to Sulochana Latkar. Sulochana started off her career as a leading lady in Marathi films and later took to doing character roles in both Marathi and Hindi films. She gained prominence as a screen mom from the ’60s onwards. The actress couldn’t come to the venue because of her age but sent a lovely recorded message conveying her regards.