PRIDE OF MAHARASHTRA

THE 10TH FILMFARE AWARDS MARATHI 2025 WERE HELD RECENTLY. DEVESH SHARMA PROFILES ALL THE WINNERS

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The 10th Filmfare Awards Marathi 2025, held on July 10, 2025, at Mumbai's Hotel Sahara Star, celebrated a decade of cinematic excellence. Phullwanti, a richly textured historical drama set in the Peshwa era, emerged as the night's biggest winner with seven awards, including Best Actress (Prajakta Mali, shared with Vaidehi Parshurami), along with accolades for cinematography, production design, music, costume, choreography, and more Paani, a soul-stirring tale of perseverance and reform centered on one man's fight for water in a drought-ridden village, closely followed with six awards, notably Best Film and Best Director for Addinath M Kothare. A highlight was the Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed on veteran singer Usha Mangeshkar, applauded for her long standing legacy in Marathi music. The ceremony neatly captured both the grandeur and heartfelt spirit of Marathi cinema's evolving journey. Here's looking at all the winners:

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

USHA MANGESHKAR

Usha Mangeshkar, the soft-spoken yet immensely gifted member of the Mangeshkar family, has made a lasting mark on Marathi cinema through her melodious voice and deep cultural sensibility. While she sang in many Indian languages, it was in Marathi that her artistry found a unique resonance, whether through earthy lavanis like Disala ga bai disala from Pinjara, tender children’s songs or spiritually uplifting bhakti songs. She came into the spotlight as a playback singer in Hindi after singing devotional songs for the movie J