Zee Theatre

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]

Zee Theatre
CountryIndia
NetworkZee Entertainment Enterprises
HeadquartersMumbai, India
Programming
Language(s)Hindi, Urdu, English, Marathi, Gujarati
Ownership
OwnerZee Entertainment Enterprises (merged with Culver Max Entertainment)
History
Launched21 September 2018
Links
Websitezeetheatre.com

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 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
Play Genre Year Starcast
Gudiya ki Shaadi[9] Drama, Comedy 2019 Shweta Basu Prasad, Virendra Saxena, Samta Sagar, Ishtiyaq Khan, Saroj Sharma, Neha Saraf, Vikram Kochhar, Anveshi Jain
Ladies Sangeet[10] Musical 2020 Joy Sengupta, Nidhi Singh, Siddhant Karnick, Loveleen Mishra, Harsh Khurana , Sarika Singh, Monica Gupta, Niranjan Iyengar, Mallika Singh,  Nivedita Bhargava
Shireen Shah[11] Thriller 2019 Joy Sengupta, Dilnaz Irani and Harsh Khurana.
Jana tha Roshanpura[12] Drama 2018 Virendra Saxena, Ravi Mahashabde, Samta Sagar
Gunehgaar[13] Thriller 2022[13] Shweta Basu Prasad, Sumeet Vyas, Gajraj Rao
Shadyantra[14] Thriller 2022[14] Kunaal Roy Kapur, Hina Khan, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Anang Desai
Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti[15] Comedy 2023[15] Gopal Datt, Lisha Bajaj, Prajakta Koli, Shikha Talsania

References
  1. "ZEE forays into Theatre with over 100 productions – Launches 'Zee Theatre'". Zee. October 13, 2017.
  2. "Zee to launch theatre production with 'Zee Theatre'". The Economic Times. October 28, 2015.
  3. IANS (2017-01-10). "Zee Theatre to take 12 plays to 15 Indian cities". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  4. PTI (2015-11-22). "Zee to produce theatres for various platforms". mint. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  5. "ZEE launches 'Zee Theatre', to become first indian media to foray into theatre production". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  6. Today, Telangana (2022-05-21). "Zee Theatre plays will now stream on small screen". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  7. "Seema Pahwa: 'Koi Baat Chale' can help youngsters discover the riches of Hindi, Urdu literature". WION. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  8. "TV actress Hina Khan to make her theatre debut with Zee's 'Shadyantra'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  9. "Theatre has been a part of the Indian ethos from the time of 'Natya Shastra', 'Mahabharat'". WION. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  10. Mukhopadhyay, Suman; Naresh, Purva (2020-11-29), Ladies Sangeet (Musical), ZEE Theatre, retrieved 2023-01-12
  11. Hiwale, Kalyani; Shrivastava, Sourabh; Verma, Maneesh (2019-05-31), Shireen Shah (Drama, Thriller), retrieved 2023-01-12
  12. Saxena, Veerendra (2018-09-23), Jana Tha Roshanpura (Drama), retrieved 2023-01-12
  13. Khurana, Akarsh; Saikia, Anurag (2022-09-24), Gunehgaar (Thriller), Troika Productions, ZEE Theatre, retrieved 2023-01-12
  14. "'Shadyantra' Trailer: Hina Khan, Chandan Roy Sanyal And Kunaal Roy Kapur Starrer 'Shadyantra' Official Trailer | Entertainment - Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  15. "Relive the 90s with Zee Theatre's 'Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti', a witty take on love and marriage!". punemirror.com. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-20.


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