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All you need to know about leading TV producer Gautam Adhikari

Leading television producer, Gautam Adhikari, passed away at his residence here today after a brief illness, his family sources said.…

All you need to know about leading TV producer Gautam Adhikari

Gautam Adhikari

Leading television producer, Gautam Adhikari, passed away at his residence here today after a brief illness, his family sources said. He was 67. Here is all you need to know about him.

1 – Started with a small family business

Gautam Adhikari and his brother Markand Adhikari started a small family business with Adhikari Brothers, one of the leading Television producers. The last rites will be performed at 11 am in Vile Parle suburban area of Mumbai.

Gautam Adhikari
Gautam Adhikari

2- Founder of SAB TV

Gautam and his brother Markand started a company– Sri Adhikari Brothers (SAB) Group- in 1985 as a small family owned partnership firm. It went on to become the first publicly-listed television production company in India when it was listed on the BSE in 1995. The company initially produced serials in Marathi, but soon ventured into film distribution & production business.

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Gautam was the chairman and whole time director of the SAB group.

Gautam Adhikari
Gautam Adhikari with his brother Markand

3- Diploma Holder

Gautam Adhikari, who was a diploma holder in commercial art, had directed several films and serials.

Gautam Adhikari
Gautam Adhikari

4- Popular TV shows

TV shows like Commandar, Marshall, Waqt ki Raftar, Silsila and Hello Inspector have been directed by Gautam Adhikari.

He was also a writer by profession and had directed several Marathi TV shows.

Gautam Adhikari
Gautam Adhikari

5- Records

He set a record of highest number of hit TV shows. His record was also mentioned in Limca Book of world records.

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