BIG Live & 92.7 BIG FM announces the launch of BIG Marathi Rising Star Awards

Reliance Broadcast Network's business verticals BIG Live (Intellectual Property) & 92.7 BIG FM, (India's No. 1 radio network) come together with Star Pravah, to announce the elite jury panel and the key nomination categories for the BIG Marathi Rising Star Awards. BIG Marathi Rising Star Awards the first of its kind property that offers a platform and recognition to the rising stars of tomorrow from the Maharashtra.

This BIG Marathi Rising Star Awards encompasses every genre of entertainment from theatre, television, sports, dance, music and cinema. The extravagant and prestigious award ceremony will be beamed to Indian audiences on India's premium Marathi channel, Star Pravah.

The distinguished panel of jury includes prominent names Jury members include Marathi Actor & Director Vinay Apte, Actress Kanchan Adhikari & Actress Savita Prabhune. These eminent members will be mandated the challenging responsibility of short-listing the nominations for the various categories, which will be no mean task.

Movies

Actor ' Female - Vaidehai Parshurami, Tejaswini Pandit, Urmila Kanetkar

TV

Actor - Female (Fiction) - Neha Gadre, Gauri Nalawade, Jui Gadkari

Actor - Female (Non-Fiction) - Gauri Nigudkar, Neha Pendse

Theatre

Actor ' Female - Spruha Joshi, Manva Naik, Pallavi Patil, Yogini Chowk

These Awards will have talent categories across TV, Movies, Theatre, Fashion, Sports, Dance and Singing. The awards will not only cover all domains in entertainment but will also cut across demographics, reaching out to the upcoming stars across regional markets. The finalists will be selected by a panel of jurists, who are noteworthy names from the industry. Once the nominees are selected, they will be put forth to audiences across the 92.7 BIG FM networks, to vote for their favorite rising star. The on ground finale will be held on 9th November in Mumbai.

Speaking at the occasion Rabe T. Iyer, Business Head, Big Live said: "We are extremely happy to have associated with Star Pravah to promote the BIG Marathi Rising Star Awards. A platform like this and a property like ours is the need of the hour when it comes to encouraging and recognizing the talent we have across Maharashtra. What makes this more significant is the fact that we are moving beyond movies and music and recognizing the future stars in categories like sports and theatre as well. Moreover the audience will make the final call on who they consider the stars of tomorrow."