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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Network | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| Headquarters | Mumbai,India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi, Urdu, English, Marathi, Gujarati |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| History | |
| Launched | 21 September 2018 |
| Links | |
| Website | zeetheatre.com |
Zee Theatre is a platform service byZee Entertainment Enterprises.[1][2] It offers a collection of recorded theatre plays, also called teleplays, produced in India and abroad.[3] Zee Theatre is developed by Zee Special Projects.[4]
Zee Theatre was officially launched on 21 September 2018 onTata Sky.Shailja Kejriwal was appointed as a Chief Creative, Special Projects atZEEL[5]
Since 2015, Zee Theatre has curated and produced over 80 acclaimed plays such asGunehgaar, Sir Sir Sarla, Agnipankh, Ma Retire Hoti Hai, Saku Bai, Vaastav, Piya Behrupiya and Panchi Aise Aate Hai, among others. The library also includes some of the most celebrated stories across languages such as Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Bengali with magnificent production and refreshing music based on contemporary taste. Some of these plays includeDoll’s House, Sakharam B and Choker Bali, among others.[citation needed]
Renowned theatre veterans likeMahesh Dattani,Makhrand Deshpande, Vijaya Mehta, Lillete Dubey, Atul Kumar, and also young stalwarts likePurva Naresh have recreated some of the most celebrated stories. It also features stories from popular writers such asVijay Tendulkar, Badal Sircar,Rabindranath Tagore and others, and brought them to life on the small screen. These teleplays stars remarkable actors such asAahana Kumra, Ashutosh Rana,Divya Dutta,Swara Bhaskar, Sonali Kulkarni,Rajeev Khandelwal,Jim Sarabh, Joy Sengupta, Shilpa Tulaskar, Himani Shivpuri,Usha Ganguly, Swastika Mukherjee, Ira Dubey,Lillete Dubey, and many others.[citation needed]
In May 2022, Zee Theatre broadcast international plays includingThe Sound of Music Live!,Hairspray Live,Peter Pan Live! andBilly Elliot: The Musical.[6]
In Nov and Dec. 2022, Zee Theatre launched two new teleplaysShadyantra andKoi Baat Chale[7] with some of the best actors likeGopal Datt, Vineet Kumar,Manoj Pahwa,Hina Khan,Kunaal Roy Kapur &Chandan Roy Sanyal.[8] Koi Baat Chale is directed by Mayank Pahwa &Seema Pahwa.
| Year | Play | Genre | Starcast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Agnipankh | Political Power Drama | Gulki Joshi,Mita Vashisth,Satyajeet Dubey,Satyajit Sharma | |
| 2018 | Jana tha Roshanpura | Drama | Virendra Saxena, Ravi Mahashabde, Samta Sagar | [9] |
| 2019 | Shireen Shah | Thriller | Joy Sengupta,Dilnaz Irani andHarsh Khurana | [10] |
| Gudiya ki Shaadi | Drama, Comedy | Shweta Basu Prasad,Virendra Saxena, Samta Sagar,Ishtiyaq Khan, Saroj Sharma, Neha Saraf, Vikram Kochhar, Anveshi Jain | [11] | |
| Purush | Drama | Ashutosh Rana,Gulki Joshi, Paromita Chatterjee and Deepak Qazir | ||
| Kaalchakra | Drama | Gulki Joshi,Anand Goradia,Parvin Dabas, Chandna Sharma,Ashok Sharma, Sandeep Dhabale, Paromita Chaterjee | ||
| 2020 | Ladies Sangeet | Musical | Joy Sengupta,Nidhi Singh, Siddhant Karnick, Loveleen Mishra,Harsh Khurana, Sarika Singh, Monica Gupta,Niranjan Iyengar,Mallika Singh, Nivedita Bhargava | [12] |
| 2022 | Gunehgaar | Thriller | Shweta Basu Prasad,Sumeet Vyas,Gajraj Rao | [13] |
| Shadyantra | Thriller | Kunaal Roy Kapur,Hina Khan,Chandan Roy Sanyal,Anang Desai | [14] | |
| 2023 | Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti | Gopal Datt, Lisha Bajaj,Prajakta Koli, Shikha Talsania | Comedy | [15] |
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