On
this exhilarating moment Sunjoy Waddhwa, CMD, Sphere Origins
Multivision Pvt. Ltd. said "It's a great honor for us to receive the
Apsara Film and Producer's Guild award, which is a platform shared by
the talented personalities of our film fraternity. It feels great that
people recognize good and honest work which has a social message. I
thank Colors who believed in us and carried the show across the country
to a wonderful audience who could relate to a different kind of
subject. I give my special thanks to Purnendu Shekhar and his team for
writing this fabulous story, our directors Sidharth Sengupta and
Pradeep and also to the entire cast and crew of Balika Vadhu".
The Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards is the
Guild's endeavor to honor excellence in cinema and television by the
stalwarts of the industry itself. Over the years, the Chevrolet Apsara
Awards has acknowledged talent, perseverance, innovation and pure
artistry. The night has seen over 30 awards being presented in
categories of films and television. The Television industry is
represented in the Best Non-Fiction Series, Best Drama Series
(Fiction), Best Director - Fiction, Best Actress and Best Actor in a
Drama Series.
Set in rural Rajasthan, Balika Vadhu traces the arduous journey of child bride Anandi from the brink of childhood to womanhood. Balika Vadhu very
sensitively portrays the plight of children who are unwittingly forced
into marriage in the name of tradition and have to bear the
repercussions for the rest of their lives. Balika Vadhu not only
propelled fortunes of the channel, but gave Sphere Origins a firm
recognition.
About Sphere origins Multivision Pvt. Ltd.
In 2002, Sunjoy set up his own production house Sphere Origins along
with his wife Comall. Since then the company has done lot of good work
in different genres & designed a series of successful properties
which initiated various innovative audiences & contact techniques.
The company has produced almost 23 shows on various prime channels in
our country like Star Plus, Zee, Colors & Sony. Some of the shows
have pushed the channels to top positions and have been huge success in
the General entertainment category. Saat Phere on Zee TV & Balika Vadhu on Colors.
With rising viewership & TRP's, SMPL has become a hot cake in the TV industry in a relatively short span of time.
Awards & Laurels for Balika Vadhu:
ITA awards 2008,Mumbai,have broken a magnificent record by winning 10
awards for the Best Serial – Drama, Best Actress – Drama, Best Child
Artiste, Best Director- Drama, Best Actress in a Supporting role, Best
Actress in a Negative role, Best Title Music, Best Dialogues, Best
Teleplay and for the Best Videography.
The Indian Telly Awards 2008,Mumbai,won 6 awards for the Best
Production House, Best Programme with a social message, Best Child
artist(Female),Fresh New Face(Female),Best Actor in a supporting
role(Female),Best Actor in a Negative role(Female).
Received the Best Foreign Drama award at the Tokyo International Drama Festival, 2009.
The Indian Telly awards Nov 2009, Mumbai won 4 awards for the Best
Daily Serial, Best Child Artiste (Male), Best Child Artiste (Female)
and Best Supporting Actor (Male)
ITA awards 2009, Mumbai won 9 awards for the Best Child Artiste
(Female) Best Supporting Actor (Female), Best Actress in a Negative
role, Best Director, Best Videography, Best Dialogues, Best Teleplay,
Best Title Music and Jury award for Best serial Drama.
source: indya.com
