Zee Theatre
 Logo used since 2025 | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Network | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi, Urdu, English, Marathi, Gujarati |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| History | |
| Launched | 21 September 2018 |
| Links | |
| Website | zeetheatre.com |
Zee Theatre also known as Z Theater is a soon-to-be-defunct 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]
History
Zee Theatre was officially launched on 21 September 2018 on Tata Sky (now Tata Play). Shailja Kejriwal was appointed as a Chief Creative, Special Projects at ZEEL[5]
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]
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] | |
| 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] |
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 (Drama), retrieved 12 January 2023
- ^ Hiwale, Kalyani; Shrivastava, Sourabh; Verma, Maneesh (31 May 2019), Shireen Shah (Drama, Thriller), 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 (Musical), ZEE Theatre, retrieved 12 January 2023
- ^ Khurana, Akarsh; Saikia, Anurag (24 September 2022), Gunehgaar (Thriller), Troika Productions, ZEE Theatre, retrieved 12 January 2023
- ^ "'Shadyantra' Trailer: Hina Khan, Chandan Roy Sanyal And Kunaal Roy Kapur Starrer 'Shadyantra' Official Trailer | Entertainment - Times of India Videos". 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.