Mumbai: Leading television producer,
Gautam Adhikari, who is considered as one of the pioneers of
the Marathi TV industry, passed away at his residence here
today after a brief illness, his family sources said.
He was 67. The last rites will be performed at 11 am in Vile
Parle suburban area of Mumbai.
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.
It is a leading Indian M&E conglomerate with interests
in broadcast, films, content production and publishing. Gautam Adhikari, who was a diploma holder in
commercial art, had directed several films and serials.
