Satyajit Padhye - Gen-Next Ventriloquist and Puppeteer

Gen-Next "Ventriloquist and Puppeteer"

CA Satyajit Ramdas Padhye is the 3rd generation ventriloquist and puppeteer.He got interested in this art of puppetry from childhood.He is a Chartered Accountant, but is now a Professional Ventriloquist,Puppeteer and Puppet Maker.

With his razor sharp wit & rib-tickling humor, Satyajit has really arrived on the scene of Indian entertainment.He has capacity to instill fresh ideas and approaches in the performing act of ventriloquism and puppetry for the younger generations.Satyajit was honing his skills of puppetry and ventriloquism for the last five years before giving his first solo performance. His father Ramdas Padhye is his guru.

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Finalist of India's Got Talent on Colors

Satyajit Padhye was the Finalist of India's Got Talent, a popular reality show produced by Synergy Adlabs for Colors Channel in India.In his main auditions he performed an act with a double headed politician puppet.The judges Shekhar Kapur,Kirron Kher & Sonali Bendre praised him for his performance.His puppet show in India's Got Talent won him accolodes from the judges.

In the Semi-Finals, C.A. Satyajit Padhye performed an act with his puppet Chotu Singh, a sardar puppet.He was very spontaneous with his puppet.He performed a unique act, whereby a puppet operates another puppet.The entire presentation looked different and innovative.

In the Grand-Finale of India's Got Talent, C.A. Satyajit Padhye performed an act based on the theme of Global Warming.He performed with two puppets, Chotu Singh and a bird puppet.Kirron Kher told him that every performance of him is different & original from all his previous performances.
Satyajit also declared about his future plans on the show.He plans to open an institute of Ventriloquism, Puppetry & Allied Arts which will give a boost to the art of Ventriloquism & Puppetry.

Videos of India's Got Talent

Semi-Final Performance

Grand-Finale Performance

At the age of 13, Satyajit started as an assistant puppeteer & assisted his father for the play “Good Night Baby Dino” which was directed by Ad-man Bharat Dabolkar.From then on,he has been working along with his father on number of projects which includes various ad-films, movies , puppet serials and puppet plays.He was one of the lead puppeteers for the music video “Maine Payal Hain Chhankai”.He also assisted his father for the film “Dil Hai Tumharra”.Recently he did a T.V series for Disney Channel for which he was one of the lead puppeteers.

Satyajit Padhye is a Chartered Accountant.He is from R.A.Podar College and has represented his college at various inter-collegiate festivals.His performances at Malhar & Youth Festival won him accolades.He has performed number of shows in his college.He has also represented “INDIA” at Japan Ventriloquist Festival,one of the prestigious events in Puppetry World held at Tokyo along with his father.Satyajit also participated in World Festival of Puppet Art in Prague, Czech Republic where he presented the show of 150 Years Old Puppets of Pioneer Indian Dramatist Vishnudas Bhave amongst 50 countries from around the world.

Satyajit along with his mascot specially designed for the event Rapport 2003,R.A Podar's Annual Festival.

Ramdas and Satyajit representing "INDIA" at Japan Ventriloquist Festival in 2002

Satyajit performed a special show for Times Foundation to create awareness regarding the hazards of smoking through the art of ventriloquism

Satyajit won a Special Jury Prize for the performance at the World Festival of Puppet Art, Prague

Satyajit performed a special show on Star One's Funjabi - Chak De along with his puppet "Gadaba Singh"

Satyajit is appreciated by Daler Mehendi, Mandira Bedi and Navjot Singh Siddhu

Videos:

Video 1: Satyajit Padhye - Ventriloquist & Puppeteer	Video 2: Satyajit Padhye on Funjabi Chak De, Star One

Video 3: Introduction -1	Video 4: Introduction -2

"Puppet and the Politician's Nautanki"

It is always said that a “Politican” has two minds.What he speaks, he may not necessarily mean it, because something different may be going on in his mind.What happens when you listen to his second mind.Satyajit Padhye has used this concept to create a humor based show titled 'A Beautiful Mind' , where Satyajit himself plays a typical Indian Politican and the Puppet is his Alter Ego or second mind.This weekly show is very cult,sarcastic, extremely witty and pokes fun of politicans.Another unique part of this show is that it will be seen on INDIA’s First On-line T.V. Channel called “Nautanki.TV”.
“Nautanki.TV” is an internet channel which webcast programs / episodes / segments on an ongoing basis in the short format.

	PUPPETS CREATE AWARENESS FOR AIDS

AIDS is the most serious problem facing mankind in this century.Several films are made every year to create awareness amongst people of all age groups regarding this disease.But “Puppetry and AIDS” sounds quite different.That’s exactly what Gen-Next Ventriloquist and Puppeteer Satyajit Padhye has done.He has used this Puppetry medium to create awareness regarding AIDS and HIV in the film titled “AIDS – The Deadline”. Here is the Video :

“AIDS – The Deadline” is a Short Film on AIDS awareness released on the occasion of the World AIDS Day on 1st December, 2006.This film is unique and different, in the sense that, it uses Puppetry medium to propagate the message of AIDS awareness.This may be the first time in India that Puppetry medium is used for such a social purpose.The film is produced by Devendra Patil of Manav Seva Sangh, Sion.

Satyajit is a serious computer buff and has lived up in his priorities the development and presentations of computerised puppetry apart from live shows.

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Contact

CA SATYAJIT PADHYE

Shivneri, B/601,
Near Vidya Bhavan School,
Nath Pai Nagar, Ghatkopar(East) Mumbai - 400077,
India.

Tel : +91-22-25060079

Cell : +91-9820683852

E-mail : satyajit@vpuppets.com

satyajitpadhye@gmail.com

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