20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards/ Winners (Marathi)

Riteish Deshmukh debuted as an actor with Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003 and has successful films like Masti, Kya Kool Hai Hum, Malamaal Weekly, Heyy Babyy, Dhamaal, Housefull, Double Dhamaal, Housefull 2, Kya Super Kool Hain Hum, the latest blockbuster Grand Masti, and others, to his credit. Besides owning the Veer Marathi Celebrity Cricket League, Riteish made his foray into film production in 2013 with Balak Palak (BP), an educational film for adolescents, along with Ravi Jadhav and Uttang Thakur. The film was a runaway hit. Thakur, who is a novice to films, tasted big success with BP. His next film Yellow, based on special children, will release on March 28
Since 1982, Nanubhai Jaisin-ghani has been the proprietor of Video Palace and is a well-known figure in the Marathi film circuit. His entry into film production happened by chance. Duniyadari became an instant hit right from its inception with many relating to the story of college students of the 70s.

I think it’s a wonderful feeling when you try and do something different, and that gets recognised. I’m happy that Balak Palak has won the Best Marathi film award at Screen.
— Riteish Deshmukh (Balak Palak, producer)

I was totally surprised when the name of my film was called. Now I have begun feeling proud of myself for having made Balak Palak. However, I did not expect to win because my film was pitted against Duniyadari, which was commercially a huge success. But the Screen jury took a wise decision to announce a tie. — Uttang Thakur (Balak Palak, producer)

It is an amazing feeling to have won a Screen trophy and that too for my first film, which began as my dream project. I cherish the trophy and have made a special place for it on a shelf in my office. I love the diamond that is adorning the trophy and among all the trophies that Duniyadari has won so far, the Screen trophy is the best, I must say. The golden lady is really beautiful. In fact, I was expecting two awards for the film — Best Film and Best Director but nevertheless, Balak Palak was also a well-made film. In this category, it was a tie and both are well-deserving films.  — Nanubhai Jaisinghani (Duniyadari, presenter)