Celebrities acting in Zee Marathi shows are praised every year for their hard work, talent and dedication through Zee Marathi Awards also known as Zee Marathi Utsav Natyanche. Zee Marathi Awards 2019 were held in October last year and were hosted by Ratris Khel Chale 2’s Madhav Abhyankar aka Anna Naik and Abhijeet Khandkekar who is seen as Gurunath in Mazhya Navryachi Bayko. The characters and the shows like Agga Bai Sasubai (won best show, best family) and Asawari (best mother-in-law, best daughter-in-law and best mother) took home a hoard of trophies! But what truly made this ceremony special were some of the powerful speeches given by the winners. Here are five of the best ones.

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Amruta Dhongade aka Summi from Mrs. Mukhyamantri won the award for ‘best actress’. The beauty was ecstatic as she flashed her dazzling smile and thanked her parents for letting her chase her dreams and the entire cast of the show for making her feel comfortable. Aww!

Apurva Nemlekar’s show Ratris Khel Chale 2-in which she plays the seductress Shevanta- is massively popular and loved by the audience. Apurva’s sizzling chemistry with Madhav Abhyankar aka Anna Naik is one of the most intriguing parts of the narrative. The actress won the award for ‘best character female’ and got emotional during her speech as she remembered her late father. She thanked him and said that she’s in the industry as he encouraged and pushed her to pursue her dream of acting.

Anita won the ‘most influential character of the year’ award for her role as Radhika from Mazhya Navryachi Bayko. On the show, the latter has crossed milestones to emerge as a winner after a bitter divorce with her husband Gurunath. During her speech, the actress spoke about women’s empowerment as she accepted the award with pride.

Madhav Abhyankar won the best negative role (male) award for his performance as Anna Naik in Ratris Khel Chale 2. He felt obliged and thanked his entire team, and also added a note of gratitude towards his family. Madhav also added how Anna’s character was tough for him as he was experiencing the negative actor role for the first time.

Tejashri won the ‘best smile’ award and we can totally understand why! She was surprised with the award as she was not expecting it and she thanked everyone from her team as Abhijeet Khandekakr went on to congratulate her for the win. Tejashri said that she felt grateful as she had crossed difficult paths to arrive upon the success she has now.

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