Puppets On Indian Television
Padhye's puppets regularly featured on the National television "Doordharshan". His show featured in 1972, when the television first started in Mumbai. His puppets "Ardhavatrao" and "Awadabai" are still remembered by many Indians who have grown up seeing his puppets. Padhye has performed several television shows and television specials. His shows include "Meri Bhi Suno", a popular show which gave a social messages with the help of puppets. The show called "Aap He Sochiye" became extremely popular amongst the youth. Padhye performed several acts along with his wife Aparna in the 1980s and 1990s. Aparna is an accomplished singer and puppeteer in her own rights and regularly assists Padhye in his shows. Together they performed a unique ventriloquist show on television. The speciality of this show was the husband-and-wife theme with the puppets.
Padhye also performed various television specials along with his puppet "Bunny", which was popular because of the Lijjat Papad advertisement.
His recent achievements include puppet serial for Singapore TV – 12 where more than 50 puppets were created by Padhye in his exclusive puppet studio. This is the first time that a foreign TV station has invited Indian Puppeteer for a full fledged puppet serial. Puppets created & operated for "Playhouse Disney" a show for Disney Channel. Walt Disney International Pvt. Ltd chose Padhye for this job."Playhouse Disney" show was produced by Miditech Pvt. Ltd., one of leading production houses in India. They show featured a puppet called "Mitz" which interacted with a live anchor.
Another popular TV serial is "Misha" on Zee Marathi. The protagonist of the show "Misha" (the puppet) was an alien who solved the problems of his friend. This serial was directed by Kedar Shinde. This serial became instantly popular amongst the children. The puppet was operated by Padhye and his son Satyajit Padhye. It was made by Padhye in his puppet studio.
Padhye and his team of trained puppeteers are behind the new show Juicy Pammi on India's leading Lifestyle channel "ZOOM". The puppets are designed and created in Padhye's "Puppet Studio". The show features Puppets of India's various celebrities, like Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, to name a few. The lead puppeteers behind the show are Padhye, wife Aparna and son Satyajit Padhye. Besides these there are 10 skilled puppeteers who help the lead puppeteers. Each celebrity puppet is created by Padhye in his Puppet Studio. Each celebrity puppet takes 20 days to design. The puppets are made from composite materials like latex, rubber, foam latex etc. Padhye's Puppet studio has a collection of different puppets from around the world. Padhye's Puppet Studio has designed puppets of various international celebrities like George W Bush, Bill Clinton, and Marilyn Monroe
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