| Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Child Artist | |
|---|---|
| First awarded | 1963 |
| Last awarded | 2024 |
| Most recent winner | Treesha Thosar |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 61 |
| First winner | Sachin Pilgaonkar |
Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Child Artist is an award, begun in 1963, presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards of India to the child artist for best performance in a Marathi cinema. The awardees are decided by a jury constituted every year. The inaugural award was named as "Gajanan Jahagirdar Award for Best Supporting Actor" and was awarded to Sachin Pilgaonkar for the film Ha Maza Marg Ekala.
Winners[edit | edit source]
| Year | Recipient(s) | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Sachin Pilgaonkar | Ha Maza Marg Ekala | [1] |
| 1964 | Mahesh Kothare | Chhota Jawan | [2] |
| 1965 | Manika Mane | Sawaal Majha Aika! | |
| 1984 | Baby Kalpana | Bahurupi | [2] |
| 1985 | Milind Holankar | Streedhan | |
| 1986 | Baby Neela | Pudhcha Paool | |
| 1987 | Master Ninad | Prem Karuya Khullam Khulla | |
| 1988 | Master Ninad | Nashibwan | |
| 1989 | Mrunmayee Chandorkar | Kalat Nakalat | [3] |
| 1990 | Aradhita | Kuldeepak | |
| 1991 | Rajasi Behere | Chaukat Raja | [4] |
| 1992 | Aseem Deshpande | Ek Hota Vidushak | |
| 1993 | Sai Deodhar | Lapandav | [5] |
| 1994 | Adinath Kothare | Majha Chakula | [6] |
| 1995 | Supriya Nimkar | Oti Khana Narlachi | |
| 1996 | Kalpak Joshi | Putravati | [2] |
| 1997 | Rui Jadhav | Navsacha Por | |
| 1998 | Manasi Bhatawdekar | Hasari | |
| 1999 | Nimish Kadhare | Lekroo | [7] |
| 2000 | Pushkar Jog | Raju | [8] |
| 2001 | Anurag Worlikar | Devki | [2] |
| 2002 | Apurva Koregave | Bhet | [9] |
| 2003 | Ashwin Chitale | Shwaas | [10] |
| 2004 | Not awarded | ||
| 2005 | Saksham Kulkarni | Pak Pak Pakaak | |
| 2006 | Anurag Worlikar | Mission Champion | |
| 2007 | Sharad Goekar | Tingya | [11] |
| 2008 | Kaumudi Walekar | Tujhya Majhyat | [12] |
| 2009 | Chinmay Kambli | Jhing Chik Jhing | [13] |
| 2010 | Machindra Gadkar | Champions | [2] |
| Vivek Chabukswar | Baboo Band Baaja | ||
| 2011 | Ishan Tambe | Taryanche Bait | |
| 2012 | Hansraj Jagtap | Dhag | |
| 2013 | Rohit Utekar | Tapaal | [14] |
| Tejashree Walawalkar | Maat | ||
| 2014 | Ashutosh Gaikwad | Kaakan | [15] |
| 2015 | Rinku Rajguru | Sairat | [16] |
| Sahil Joshi | Ringan | ||
| Vedashree Mahajan | The Silence | ||
| 2016 | Aarya Jadhav | Dashakriya | [17] |
| Onkar Ghadi | Kaasav | ||
| 2017 | Sahil Joshi | Aa Bb Kk | [18] |
| Maithili Patwardhan | Pipsi | ||
| 2018 | Shrinivas Pokale | Naal | [19] |
| Aman Kamble | Tendlya | ||
| 2019 | Aryan Menghaji | Baba | [20] |
| 2020 | Anish Gosavi | Tak Tak | [21] |
| 2021 | Aryan Menghaji | Baalbhaarti | |
| 2022 | Shrinivas Pokale | Chhumantar | [22] |
| Arnav Deshpande | Amhi Butterfly | ||
| 2023 | Treesha Thosar | Naal 2 | |
| Kabir Khandare | Gypsy | ||
Multiple wins[edit | edit source]
Individuals with two or more Best child artist awards:
| Wins | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2 |
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sachin Pilgaonkar on 60 years in cinema:'I have reached the interval stage'". The Times of India. 13 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Mujawar, Isak (2014). Gatha Marathi Cinemachi (in Marathi) (1st ed.). Pune: Pratik Prakashan.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "नाकावरच्या रागाला औषध काय.. 'कळत नकळत'मधील बालकलाकार आठवतात? सध्या काय करतात बच्चू आणि छकुली?". Maharashtra Times (in मराठी).
- ↑ "Chaukat Raja: Accepting Children with Developmental Delay". Medium. 17 June 2019.
- ↑ "Prashant Damle- Official Site". www.prashantdamle.com.
- ↑ "Adinath Kothare acted as a child artist in Maza Chakula". The Times of India. 6 May 2014. ISSN 0971-8257.
- ↑ "Bindhaast sweeps state Marathi film awards". Indian Express. 2 May 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "Maharashtra State Film Awards 2000".
- ↑ "Atul Kulkarni". www.atulkulkarni.com.
- ↑ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ "A gem of a Marathi movie Tingya shines a spotlight on the plight of farmers- Atlanta Dunia -". Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ "Maharashtra State Film Awards 2009". maharashtratimes. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ Mishra, Garima (1 May 2010). "Jhing Chik Jhing bags 7 state awards". The Indian Express.
- ↑ "Winners at the 51st Maharashtra State Awards". The Times of India. 14 August 2014.
- ↑ MMW, Team (8 April 2015). "Nominations of Marathi films declared for 52nd State Awards".
- ↑ "53rd Maharashtra State Film Awards". Divya Marathi.
- ↑ "54th Maharashtra State Film Awards".
- ↑ "राज्य पुरस्कारा मध्ये 'मंत्र' चा सर्वोत्कृष्ट सामाजिक चित्रपट पुरस्काराने गौरव". LOKMAT (in मराठी). 5 May 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ Team, My Mahanagar (27 May 2019). "'भोंगा'ने पटकावला उत्कृष्ट चित्रपट पुरस्कार | 56th maharashtra state film awards" (in मराठी).
- ↑ डेस्क, एबीपी माझा एंटरटेनमेंट (23 February 2024). "57 व्या राज्य मराठी चित्रपट पुरस्काराचे वितरण, 'वाय' ठरला सर्वोत्कृष्ट चित्रपट". ABP Marathi (in मराठी).
- ↑ "महाराष्ट्र राज्य फिल्म पुरस्कार: आशा पारेख, अनुराधा पौडवाल और शिवाजी साटम को मिला अवॉर्ड". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ जगताप, नामदेव. "राज्य चित्रपट पुरस्कार सोहळा; हिंदी, मराठी सिनेसृष्टीतील कलाकारांचा सन्मान; पाहा संपूर्ण यादी". ABP Majha (in मराठी). Retrieved 6 August 2025.