Shivaji Satam

Shivaji Satam (born 21 April 1950) is an Indian television and film actor. A former bank official and Inspection Officer, 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 Satam
Shivaji Satam
Born (1950-04-21) 21 April 1950
Mahim,
Bombay State,
India
(Present day:
Mumbai,
Maharashtra,
India)
NationalityIndian
Other namesShiva
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Known forACP Pradyuman in the program CID
Spouse(s)Aruna Satam

Shivaji has been nominated for Best Actors award for Star Screen Award for Ghulam-E-Mustafa.

Early life and career

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

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 1998. 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" (Something is fishy) and "Daya, Darwaza Tod Do" (Daya, break the door).

Filmography
Year Film Language Role
1988 Pestonjee Hindi Doctor
1991 100 Days Hindi Police Inspector
1995 English August English Govind Sathe
1997 Yeshwant Hindi Police Inspector
1997 Ghulam-E-Mustafa Hindi Dayanand Dixit
1998 Vinashak – Destroyer Hindi Police Inspector Harinaam
1998 Yugpurush Hindi Paresh Kumar
1998 China Gate Hindi Gopinath
1998 Wajood Hindi Police Commissioner of Mumbai
1999 Hu Tu Tu Hindi Amol Barve
1999 Daag: The Fire Hindi Municipal Commissioner Satyaprakash
1999 Sooryavansham Hindi Radha's father
1999 Vaastav Hindi Namdev
2000 Split Wide Open English Shiv – Leela's father
2000 Pukar Hindi Col. Rana
2000 Baaghi Hindi Prof Vidyashankar Pandey
2000 Nidaan[1] Hindi Aniruddha Nadkarni
2000 Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain Hindi Ganga's father
2000 Kurukshetra Hindi Sambhaji Yadav
2001 Jodi No. 1 Hindi Host of India's Most Wanted
2001 Ehsaas: The Feeling Hindi
2001 Nayak: The Real Hero Hindi Manjali's father
2002 Ek Hoti Vadi Marathi Doctor
2002 Pitaah Hindi Station Master
2002 Hathyar Hindi Namdev
2002 Filhaal... Hindi Dr Surve
2003 Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye Hindi Pandhari (Sheela's Father)
2003 Sssshhh... Hindi Commissioner Kamath
2004 Bardaasht Hindi Commissioner
2004 Garv: Pride and Honour Hindi Commissioner Yeshwant Deshpandey
2005 Uttarayan Marathi Raghuveer Rajadhyaksh or Raghu
2005 Viruddh Hindi Bharucha
2006 Taxi No. 9211 Hindi Arjun Bajaj
2008 De Dhakka Marathi Suryabhan Jadhav
2010 Haapus Marathi Anna Gurav
2015 Karbonn Hindi
2018 Mi Shivaji Park Marathi Dr.Rustom Mistry
2019 Wedding Cha Shinema Marathi Prakash's Father

Television
Year Show Language Role
1980 Rishte-Naate Hindi
1988 Famous Trials of India Hindi
1988 Ek Shunya Shunya Marathi ACP Shrikant Patkar
1998–2018 C.I.D. Hindi ACP Pradyuman
2014 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Hindi ACP Pradyuman (special episode with C.I.D)

Awards and nominations

References
  1. Suggu, Kanchana (1 August 2000). "Art for heart's sake". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. "The Bajaj Boxer Indian Telly Awards 2002 Winners of the Popular categories". Indian Television Dot Com. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. Dr. Vijayakar, Rajiv (May 2002). "Shivaji Satam: Awards boost your ego!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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