Priyanka Chopra's debut Marathi film as a producer, 'Ventilator', grabbed all the limelight at 2017 Marathi Film Fare Awards.

The 2017 Marathi Film fare Awards were announced on Friday night, with 'Ventilator' taking home five prestigious awards at the star-studded ceremony.

Talking about the procurement, Priyanka said, "Really really proud of Team Ventilator for fetching home 5 Film fare awards. Stories are at the spirit of everything we do at Purple Pebble Pictures."The actress also complimented the artists who won the black statuette.

She noted, "Congratulations to Rajesh Mapuskar who received the award for 'Best Original Story' and 'Best Screenplay' in addition to his win for 'Best Debut Director'. Congratulations to Rameshwar Bhagat for 'Best Editing' and to Sanjay Maurya and Allywn Rego, for 'Best Sound Designing'. Well deserved recognition for these amazing talents. So happy and proud of my entire team."

Dr Madhu Chopra's, Priyanka's mother expressed her happiness on 'Ventilator' winning reputable awards.

The family comedy drama was nominated in 15 categories at the 2017 Marathi Film fare Awards including, Best Actor (Male) - Jitendra Joshi, , , Best Music Album - Rohan Gokhale & Rohan Pradhan, Best Lyrics - Manoj Yadav, Best Production Design - Nikhil Kovale, Best Cinematography - Savita Singh, Best Original Story - Rajesh Mapuskar, Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female) - Sukanya Kulkarni ,Best Screenplay - Rajesh Mapuskar, Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male) - Ashutosh Gowariker, Best Dialogue - Rajesh Mapuskar, Best Editing - Rameshwar Bhagat, Best Background Score - Rohan-Rohan and Best Sound Design - Sanjay Maurya and Allwyn Rego.

The surprising take on family values, rituals, traditions and relations in 'Ventilator' had been highly admired by cinema aficionados. Produced by Purple Pebble Pictures in association with Magij Pictures and directed by Rajesh Mapuskar and presented by Zee Studios, 'Ventilator' released on 4th November, last year.