Zee Theatre
 | |
| 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 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[edit]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
In May 2022, Zee Theatre broadcast international plays including The Sound of Music Live! , Hairspray Live , Peter Pan Live! and Billy Elliot: The Musical.[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[edit]
| 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 and Harsh 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] |
All Plays List[edit]
- Aaj Rang Hai
- Agnipankh
- Antardwand
- Bombed
- Chanda Hai Tu
- Chokher Bali
- Court martial
- Dayashankar Ki Dayari
- Dhumrapaan
- Doll's House
- Double Game
- Final Solutions
- Giddh
- Gudiya ki shaadi
- Gunehgaar
- Humdard Ki Kothi
- Internal affairs
- Janpath Kiss
- Kaalchakra
- Kaand
- Kahani Mitra Ki
- Koi baat chahe
- Kusum Manohar lele
- Ladies Sangeet
- Love
- Maya : Find Your light
- Mera Kuch Samaan
- Mushk
- Ok Tata Bye Bye
- Panchi Aise Aate Hain
- Piya behrupiya
- Purush
- Rudali
- Sakubai
- Savita Damodar paranjape
- Scavenger Daughter
- Shadyantar
- Shyam Ki Mummy
- Sir Sir Sarla
- Sach Kahoon Toh
- The Relationship Agreement
- Time Please
- Vaastav
- Where Did I Leave My Purdah
- White lily and night rider
- Yaar Jhlahay
- Yeh shaadi nahi ho sakti
- 30 Days September
References[edit]
- ^ "ZEE forays into Theatre with over 100 productions – Launches 'Zee Theatre'". Zee. 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Zee to launch theatre production with 'Zee Theatre'". The Economic Times. 28 October 2015.
- ^ IANS (10 January 2017). "Zee Theatre to take 12 plays to 15 Indian cities". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ PTI (22 November 2015). "Zee to produce theatres for various platforms". mint. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "ZEE launches 'Zee Theatre', to become first indian media to foray into theatre production". DNA India. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Today, Telangana (21 May 2022). "Zee Theatre plays will now stream on small screen". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Seema Pahwa: 'Koi Baat Chale' can help youngsters discover the riches of Hindi, Urdu literature". WION. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "TV actress Hina Khan to make her theatre debut with Zee's 'Shadyantra'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Saxena, Veerendra (23 September 2018), Jana Tha Roshanpura (Drama), retrieved 12 January 2023
- ^ Hiwale, Kalyani; Shrivastava, Sourabh; Verma, Maneesh (31 May 2019), Shireen Shah (Drama, Thriller), retrieved 12 January 2023
- ^ "Theatre has been a part of the Indian ethos from the time of 'Natya Shastra', 'Mahabharat'". WION. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Mukhopadhyay, Suman; Naresh, Purva (29 November 2020), Ladies Sangeet (Musical), ZEE Theatre, retrieved 12 January 2023
- ^ Khurana, Akarsh; Saikia, Anurag (24 September 2022), Gunehgaar (Thriller), Troika Productions, ZEE Theatre, retrieved 12 January 2023
- ^ "'Shadyantra' Trailer: Hina Khan, Chandan Roy Sanyal And Kunaal Roy Kapur Starrer 'Shadyantra' Official Trailer | Entertainment - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Relive the 90s with Zee Theatre's 'Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti', a witty take on love and marriage!". punemirror.com. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
 | This article about a television station in India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |