MUMBAI: G Venkatesh Babu, director and COO, Pentamedia Graphics Ltd, has resigned from the company from 22 July, according to a communication from the company to the stock exchanges yesterday.

MUMBAI:Renowned composer-playback singer Sudhir Phadke passed away in Mumbai this morning.
Phadke, who was admitted to hospital last week after he suffered brain haemorrhage, died at 10:30 am.

Among the last major works that he was associated with though was not on the music front but the movie Veer Savarkar, on the life of
freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, which he produced. Of course, he composed the music as well.

Phadke was among those felicitated during the Sahyadri Navratna

Phadke receiving the Sahyadri Navratna Puraskar 2002 for lifetime achievement in music from Pt Jasraj in April this year

Puraskar 2002 awards presented by indiantelevision.com in association with DD Sahyadri. The awards were instituted to celebrate excellence achieved by Maharashtrians in various fields. The awards ceremony was held on 27 April at the Juhu Centaur Hotel in western Mumbai‘s Juhu suburb and was telecast on DD Sahyadri on Maharashtra Day, 1 May.

Phadke was presented the Swar Ratna Puraskar for outstanding achievement in the field of music.

MUMBAI:Sahara TV‘s kids‘ fantasy serial Chacha Chaudhary will now air four days a week.

The show that has been airing from Mondays to Wednesdays at 7 pm, will now be telecast on Thursday as well. Chacha Chaudhary, that claims to be the first serial based on the Indian cartoon character by the same name, is portrayed by Raghubir Yadav.Speaking on the initiative, Sahara TV vice-president (publicity, promotions & PR) Priya Raj said: "Backed by Raghubir Yadav‘s sterling performance and aided by the latest computer graphics and innovative special effects, Chacha Chaudhary has gained a tremendous following. We have therefore decided to increase its frequency based on viewers‘ feedback."

Ketan Mehta‘s Maya Entertainment produces the serial, with Mohit Jha wielding the director‘s baton.

MUMBAI:Marriages are the in thing on television, it would seem.
Zee Television has joined the bandwagon with a new series Love Marriage directed by Manisha Sharma that will air Mondays to Thursday at 8 pm. The show, that starts today, is produced by Mohanjit Mozez Singh and deals with four girls who come to Mumbai with dreams in their eyes and are looking for independence and excitement.
While encountering the highs and lows of life in the big city, they are also try to find their perfect match in life. The girls‘ contrasting personalities promise drama; for instance, one girl gets her drive from the need to excel and be a perfectionist while another has run away from home after being forced into marriage with a man twice her age.

Interestingly, the girls are paying guests with a landlady called "Mrs Dixit", played by Kyunkii... fame Apara Mehta.