Shivaji Satam portrayed ACP Pradyuman in the long-standing Indian TV show CID, gaining immense popularity. |
He was raised in the chawl neighborhood of Mumbai. |
Initially a cashier at the Central Bank of India for 23 years, his love for theater led him to transition into acting. |
Before CID, he portrayed an ACP in the 1988 Marathi film Ek Shunya Shunya as ACP Shrikant Patkar. |
His favorite CID episode involves him killing his on-screen son, who played the role of a terrorist. |
CID holds a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for an episode lasting 111 minutes without cuts. |
His wife Aruna passed away in 2002 due to breast cancer. |
He once shared the screen with his real-life son, Abhijit Satam, in a CID episode where his son portrayed a Pune cop. |
His daughter-in-law, Madhura Velankar, is a renowned Marathi actress. |
He received the Maharashtra State Film Awards for Best Actor twice, for his performances in the films Ek Hoti Vadi and Dhyaani Mani. |
On the CID sets, he is known for making exceptional lassi. |
Shivaji Satam expressed his wish to donate his body parts after his passing. |