Zee Theatre Explained

Zee Theatre
Owner:Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Headquarters:Mumbai, India
Language:Hindi, Urdu, English, Marathi, Gujarati
Country:India
Network:Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Launch Date:21 September 2018

Zee Theatre is a platform service by Zee 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]

History

Zee Theatre was officially launched on 21 September 2018 on Tata Sky. Shailja Kejriwal was appointed as a Chief Creative, Special Projects at ZEEL[5]

Since 2015, Zee Theatre has curated and produced over 80 acclaimed plays such as Gunehgaar, 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 include Doll’s House, Sakharam B and Choker Bali, among others.

Renowned theatre veterans like Mahesh Dattani, Makhrand Deshpande, Vijaya Mehta, Lillete Dubey, Atul Kumar, and also young stalwarts like Purva Naresh have recreated some of the most celebrated stories. It also features stories from popular writers such as Vijay Tendulkar, Badal Sircar, Rabindranath Tagore and others, and brought them to life on the small screen. These teleplays stars remarkable actors such as Aahana 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.

In May 2022, Zee Theatre broadcast international plays including The Sound of Music Live!, Hairspray Live, Peter Pan Live! and .[6]

In Nov and Dec. 2022, Zee Theatre launched two new teleplays Shadyantra and Koi Baat Chale[7] with some of the best actors like Gopal Datt, Vineet Kumar, Manoj Pahwa, Hina Khan, Kunaal Roy Kapur & Chandan Roy Sanyal.[8] Koi Baat Chale is directed by Mayank Pahwa & Seema Pahwa.

Plays of Zee Theatre

YearPlayGenreStarcastNotes
2017AgnipankhPolitical Power DramaGulki Joshi,Mita Vashisth, Satyajeet Dubey, Satyajit Sharma
2018Jana tha RoshanpuraDramaVirendra Saxena, Ravi Mahashabde, Samta Sagar
2019Shireen ShahThrillerJoy Sengupta, Dilnaz Irani and Harsh Khurana
Gudiya ki ShaadiDrama, ComedyShweta Basu Prasad, Virendra Saxena, Samta Sagar, Ishtiyaq Khan, Saroj Sharma, Neha Saraf, Vikram Kochhar, Anveshi Jain[9]
PurushDramaAshutosh Rana, Gulki Joshi, Paromita Chatterjee and Deepak Qazir
KaalchakraDramaGulki Joshi, Anand Goradia, Parvin Dabas,Chandna Sharma, Ashok Sharma,Sandeep Dhabale,Paromita Chaterjee
2020Ladies SangeetMusicalJoy Sengupta, Nidhi Singh, Siddhant Karnick, Loveleen Mishra, Harsh Khurana, Sarika Singh, Monica Gupta, Niranjan Iyengar, Mallika Singh,  Nivedita Bhargava
2022GunehgaarThrillerShweta Basu Prasad, Sumeet Vyas, Gajraj Rao
ShadyantraThrillerKunaal Roy Kapur, Hina Khan, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Anang Desai[10]
2023Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho SaktiGopal Datt, Lisha Bajaj, Prajakta Koli, Shikha TalsaniaComedy[11]

All Plays List

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ZEE forays into Theatre with over 100 productions – Launches 'Zee Theatre'. Zee. 13 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Zee to launch theatre production with 'Zee Theatre'. The Economic Times. 28 October 2015.
  3. News: IANS . 2017-01-10 . Zee Theatre to take 12 plays to 15 Indian cities . Business Standard India . 2022-10-02.
  4. Web site: PTI . 2015-11-22 . Zee to produce theatres for various platforms . 2022-10-02 . mint . en.
  5. Web site: ZEE launches 'Zee Theatre', to become first indian media to foray into theatre production . 2022-10-02 . DNA India . en.
  6. Web site: Today . Telangana . 2022-05-21 . Zee Theatre plays will now stream on small screen . 2022-10-02 . Telangana Today . en-US.
  7. Web site: Seema Pahwa: 'Koi Baat Chale' can help youngsters discover the riches of Hindi, Urdu literature . 2022-12-27 . WION.
  8. News: TV actress Hina Khan to make her theatre debut with Zee's 'Shadyantra' . The Economic Times . 2022-12-27.
  9. Web site: Theatre has been a part of the Indian ethos from the time of 'Natya Shastra', 'Mahabharat' . 2023-01-12 . WION.
  10. News: 'Shadyantra' Trailer: Hina Khan, Chandan Roy Sanyal And Kunaal Roy Kapur Starrer 'Shadyantra' Official Trailer Entertainment - Times of India Videos . 2023-01-12 . The Times of India . en.
  11. Web site: 2023-02-10 . Relive the 90s with Zee Theatre's 'Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti', a witty take on love and marriage! . 2023-02-20 . punemirror.com . en.

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