Zee Talkies is a Marathi television channel broadcasting Marathi movies by Zee Entertainment. Its the only Marathi movie channel broadcasting old classics and latest Marathi movies 24 hours a day. Zee Talkies was launched on 25 August 2007 by Zee Network with the sole objective of maximising the reach of Marathi Cinema to its core audience across the globe. Zee Talkies have more than 400 movie titles including various classics like Pinjara, Jait re jait, Sihasan, Saamna, Zaakol along with the latest blockbusters like Ek Daav Dhobipachhad, Natarang, De Dhakka, Mee Sindhutai Sapkal, Taryanche Bet and Mee Shivajiraje Bhosle Boltoy. With these titles, Zee Talkies also has some incredible, critically acclaimed films of the very well known Marathi film production company, Prabhat Films like Kunku, Sant Dnyadenshwar, Sant Tukaram, Shejari and Maanus.

Zee Talkies has some major sub-brands like:

Along with these brands, Zee Talkies have two daily shows:

Sonalee Kulkarni is an Indian Actress, originally from Pune, India. She is noted for her role in the acclaimed 2009 Marathi film Natarang.

Sonalee Kulkarni was born to Manohar and Savinder Kulkarni in the army cantonment of Khadki, near Pune. Her father is a retired doctor serving with the Army Medical Corps, whereas her mother too was associated with the Army. She was brought up in a mixed cultural background, as her father is a Deshastha Brahmin from Maharashtra whereas her mother is originally from Punjab. Sonalee speaks fluent Hindi, Marathi, English and Punjabi, although she faced some difficulty with Marathi while performing in her first Marathi film Bakula Namdev Ghotale.

Sonalee studied at the Army School, Kendriya Vidyalaya and the Ferguson college, Pune. She completed a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Indira School of Communication, Pune. Sonalee has been practising dance from the age of five, and trained as a Bharatnatyam dancer during her school years.

After participating in a beauty contest in her college, Sonalee was offered several roles in advertisements and minor films. In 2006, she was offered a role in Kedar Shinde' film Bakula Namdev Ghotale, for which she received the Zee Gaurav award for best actress.

Priya Bapat is an Indian Maharashtrian actress, well known for her role in the popular Marathi film Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy as Shashikala Bhosale. She is originally from Maharashtra, India and has also played roles in regional Marathi TV soaps and other Bollywood movies.

Priya has been a part of many televisions soap in the earlier part of her career. A simple girl from a middle-class Maharashtrian family, most of the characters she has played so far have been girl next door roles. With roles in Bandini, Damini, De Dhamaal, Abhal Maya and Shubham Karoti, she became a regular on the television screen.She Played the second lead in Adhuri Ek Kahani. She plays the lead character of Kimaya in the popular Marathi serial 'Shubham Karoti', which is a story of the ‘Mahajan’ family. A simple, contented joint family which consists of three generations, an interesting blend of characters right from an old grandfather who is 75 years old and up to his grandson who is 10 years old. The story’s focus is on the bonding and togetherness amongst these family members. Like every other normal family, the members of Mahajan family too have their own likes, dislikes, happy moments, sad moments, positive and negative traits. All in all, nobody amongst is perfect but they still live together in harmony under one roof. Kimaya is a loving, caring, positive and enthusiastic girl. Everybody loves her for her qualities. She’s helpful and wants the family to be together at any cost.

Ritesh Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978, in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian actor and architect who appears in Bollywood films. He is the son of Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Union Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences, Government of India, and the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

Deshmukh debuted with K. Vijaya Bhaskar's Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) with his later to be wife Genelia D'Souza, but it was not until 2004 that he achieved success, when he appeared in the commercially successful comedy, Masti and the critically acclaimed Bardaasht. His work in Masti was nominated for several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor category. He later starred in successful films such as Heyy Babyy, Dhamaal, House Full. Double Dhamaal, Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya and Housefull 2.

Deshmukh began his film career with the 2003 romance, Tujhe Meri Kasam opposite Genelia D'Souza. The film bombed at the box office, however the lead pair's performances were acclaimed. He later appeared in Out of Control in the same year, which didn't create magic financially either. His third film, Masti which was a comic thriller, managed to strike extremely well at the box office and critically worldwide. He gained to fame after his performance in Masti, the movie Masti made him win 2 awards, and then made friendly appearances in films such as Bardaasht and Naach. His first lead role to succeed him was his rebel character in the sex-comedy Kyaa Kool Hai Hum with Tusshar Kapoor. The film was panned by critics, though loved by public, and was a moderate success at the box office.