61st Maharashtra State Film Awards
| 61st Maharashtra State Film Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Best of Marathi cinema in 2023 |
| Awarded by | Government of Maharashtra |
| Announced on | 5 August 2025 |
| Site | NSCI Dome, Worli, Mumbai |
| Hosted by | Prasad Oak and Amruta Subhash |
| Official website | www |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Bhera |
| Most awards | Gypsy (8) |
The 61st Maharashtra State Film Awards, presented by the Government of Maharashtra celebrated excellence in Marathi cinema by honoring the best films released in 2023.[1][2]
The nominations were announced on 27 June 2025 by the Minister of Cultural Affairs, Ashish Shelar, who also revealed the winners in the technical and child artist categories.[3] The award ceremony took place on 5 August 2025.[4][5]
The Maharashtra Film, Theatre and Cultural Development Corporation had invited submissions for the awards, with the original deadline set for 16 April 2024 but later extending it to 31 May 2024. In total, 49 entries certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) released between 1 January and 31 December 2023, were submitted for the preliminary round of evaluation.[6]
The 60th and 61st ceremonies were held together, with honors in the special categories presented jointly for both years. Anupam Kher received the Raj Kapoor Award, Kajol was honored with the Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award, Mahesh Manjrekar received the V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award, Mukta Barve was presented the V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award, and Bhimrao Panchale was honored with the Lata Mangeshkar Award.[7][8]
At the 61st ceremony, Gypsy won the most awards, 8 in total, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Rural Film, and Best Rural Film Director. It was followed by Jaggu Ani Juliet and Naal 2 with 7 awards each.[9][10]
Jury members
| • Vijay Patkar | • Bhargavi Chirmule |
| • Prasanna Karkhanis | • Sanjay Dharankar |
| • Kshitija Khandagale | • Atul Deshpande |
| • Anjali Khobrekar | • Atul Shidhaye |
| • Ganesh Pandit | • Arun Mhatre |
| • Ashish Keskar | • Vitthal Patil |
| • Archana Patkar | • Rajan Bane |
| • Amit Bhandari | |
Awards and nominations
Film and director awards
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| Best Film II | Best Director II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Film III | Best Director III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Rural Film | Best Rural Film Director | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Best Social Film | Best Social Film Director | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acting awards
Debut awards
Music awards
Writing awards
Technical awards
Special awards
Superlatives
References
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