Indian general entertainment online channel
Television channel
Zee Theatre is a platform service by Zee Entertainment Enterprises .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 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.[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 !Billy Elliot: The Musical [ 6]
In Nov and Dec. 2022, Zee Theatre launched two new teleplays Shadyantra and Koi Baat Chale [ 7] Gopal Datt , Vineet Kumar, Manoj Pahwa , Hina Khan , Kunaal Roy Kapur & Chandan Roy Sanyal .[ 8] Seema Pahwa .
Plays of Zee Theatre
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
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
^ "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 , retrieved 12 January 2023 ^ Hiwale, Kalyani; Shrivastava, Sourabh; Verma, Maneesh (31 May 2019), Shireen Shah , 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 , retrieved 12 January 2023 ^ Khurana, Akarsh; Saikia, Anurag (24 September 2022), Gunehgaar , retrieved 12 January 2023 ^ " . 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 .
