MUMBAI: Starting 10 January, Zee Talkies is all set to bring the short film format to the audience of Maharashtra with Talkies Lighthouse.

Talkies Lighthouse will include a series of handpicked short films, wrapped in a 90 minute format. The short films will be showcased by television & theatre actor Lalit Prabhakar and ‘Coffee aani Barach Kahi’ fame Neha Mahajan.

Zee Talkies business head Bavesh Janavlekar said, “This is the first ever initiative in the Marathi entertainment arena, and one that has been packaged differently. The output of Marathi films has accelerated in the last two - three years. We believe that there is a lot of talent, which is unexposed due to lack of opportunities. There are aspiring filmmakers who have limited access to the audiences even though with a good product in hand. Until now, we were only focusing on films and film-related events, and this is the first time we are exploring an innovative approach to launch short films in a show wrapped around entertainment."