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• Marathi theatre veteran, Shivaji Satam, who plays ACP Pradyuman, had worked with B. Singh on many projects before CID. He said in an interview: 'Having worked with B. Singh on so many projects (initially being the Marathi sitcom Ek Shunya Shunya ), I had to be a part of CID'.
• When ACP Pradyuman got promoted – Birthday special. In the popular 1988 Marathi TV show Ek Shunya Shunya (One Zero Zero). Remarkably, his next TV show came a decade later, in the form of CID. Three years after Ek Shunya Shunya, Satam was cast as a police officer for the first time on the big screen in the suspense thriller 100 Days (1991).

There has been no promotion for actor Shivaji Satam on the long-running series CID, but the TV legend did play police commissioner in a few films.

Mumbai - 21 Apr 2017 10:00 IST

Mayur Lookhar

For close to two decades, Sony Entertainment Television has been airing the crime drama CID. The lead actor is Shivaji Satam, who turns 67 today (21 April). CID was first telecast in 1998, when Satam was already a seasoned actor at 48. Nineteen years later, the serial continues to entertain audiences. In these 19 years, the cast has aged — naturally — but despite so many years of yeoman service, assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Pradyuman has remained an ACP. There has been no promotion for the hard-working officer after solving thousands of crimes! The only surprise is why he hasn't left the force yet.

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Jokes apart, ‘ACP Pradyuman’ has become a brand. So, poor Shivaji Satam has to live with it. That does not mean he has never enjoyed higher designations in his career. In films especially, you will find that he has even played top cop on occasion.

Satam made his Hindi film debut back in 1987 with Andhaa Yudh. He then played a doctor in Vijaya Mehta's Pestonjee (1988), starring Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi. He was first cast as a police officer, an inspector, in the popular 1988 Marathi TV show Ek Shunya Shunya (One Zero Zero). Remarkably, his next TV show came a decade later, in the form of CID.

Three years after Ek Shunya Shunya, Satam was cast as a police officer for the first time on the big screen in the suspense thriller 100 Days (1991). He returned as an inspector in the Nana Patekar-starrer Yeshwant (1997). A year later, he played inspector Hariram in Suniel Shetty’s Vinashak. It was around this time that the makers of CID roped in Satam to play ACP Pradyuman. The show was an instant hit and Satam became a household name.

He also got tagged as a cop. Director N Chandra signed Satam for his film Wajood (1998) and, for the first time, the actor played a police commissioner.

As CID went from strength to strength, Satam was cast in important supporting roles in films likes Vaastav (1999), Sooryavansham (1999), Kurukshetra (2000) and Pukar (2000). In Pukar, he played an armyman, a colonel, for the first time. Now, that was quite an upgrade.

Satam returned as police commissioner in 2004 with Bardaasht and with actor Puneet Issar's directorial debut Garv, in which he played the corrupt police commissioner Yeshwant Pandey. Garv, however, was a box-office disaster and became the last film in which Satam played a policeman.

CID, meanwhile, continued its marathon run on television defying all odds. There were periods when Satam took a break from CID. Reports even suggested that he had quit. The producers did try running it without him for a while, but it was impossible to imagine CID without ACP Pradyuman. The actor had no choice but to recharge his batteries and return to duty. The show aired its thousandth episode on 27 September 2013.

Now a biweekly, CID recently completed 19 years on the small screen. During this time, the channel has witnessed many shows come and go, including a show with Amitabh Bachchan, Yudh, which failed, but CID continues to linger on. It is no longer a show but an addiction. It appears that Satam will have to perform his duty till he is physically incapable of doing so. And he will have to settle for being an ACP, no matter how many more cases he cracks.

On the flip side, how many actors, on the small screen or big, can claim to have enjoyed a 19-year reign? So, take a bow, Shivaji Satam!

Shivaji Satam (Marathi: शिवाजी साटम) (born 21 April 1950) is an Indian television and film actor. A former bank official, he has appeared in many Hindi and Marathi films. He has appeared in films including Vaastav, Ghulam-E-Mustafa, Yeshwant, China Gate, Taxi No. 9211, Nayak, Jis Desh Me Ganga Reheta Hai, Sooryavansham, Hu Tu Tu. In Marathi, he has got recognition through movies like Uttarayan. He is best known for his role as ACP Pradyuman on the popular TV series C.I.D. on SET India.

Shivaji has been nominated for Best Actors award for Star Screen Award for Ghulam-E-Mustafa.^{[citation needed]}

Early life and career[edit]

Shivaji Satam graduated in Physics and then did a Diploma in Business Administration. He then got a job as a bank cashier in the Central Bank of India. Shivaji is quite fond of theatre, a vocation he pursued while working at the bank. His acting talent is first recognized when he participated in the inter-bank stage competition. Bal Dhuri, the veteran Marathi theatre actor is instrumental for giving a break to Shivaji Satam in the musical drama Sangeet Varad.

Later career[edit]

Shivaji made his screen debut in 1980 in the popular TV series Rishte-Naate. In 1988, he appeared in the series Famous Trials of India. He played a role in the successful Marathi show Ek Shunya Shunya. He then appeared in numerous serials and films and became noted for appearing in the Hindi films Vaastav, Kurukshetra and 100 Days.

Despite acting in so many movies, Shivaji became widely popular for playing ACP Pradyuman in C.I.D.. He has been appearing in C.I.D. since 1997. He has won the best actor award for his role of ACP Pradyuman in the Gold Awards 2012. In late 2013, he planned on working full-time in movies. Due to public demand he is back as ACP Pradyuman in C.I.D. His most famous dialogues in C.I.D. are 'Kuch To Gadbad Hai, Daya' (Something is wrong, Daya) and 'Daya, Darwaza Tod Do' (Daya, break the door).

He recently had a hair transplant.

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

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Awards and nominations[edit]

• 2002 - Maharashtra State Film Awards - Best Actor - for the film Ek Hoti Vadi^[2]
• Maharashtra State Film Awards - Best Actor - for the play Dhyaani Mani^[2]

References[edit]

1. ^Suggu, Kanchana (1 August 2000). 'Art for heart's sake'. Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
2. ^ ^abDr. Vijayakar, Rajiv (May 2002). 'Shivaji Satam: Awards boost your ego!'. Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

External links[edit]

• Shivaji Satam on IMDb