page_title: Satyajit Padhye
section_title: India's Got Talent
hierarchical_section_title: Satyajit Padhye / Career / India's Got Talent
caption_attribution_description: English: This shows Satyajit Padhye and his puppets in Grand Finale of India's Got Talent
context_page_description: Satyajit Padhye is an Indian ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker, and third generation ventriloquist.
context_section_description: Satyajit Padhye was a finalist in India's Got Talent, a popular reality show on Colors in India In the main auditions he performed an act with a double-headed politician puppet. The judges Shekhar Kapur, Kirron Kher and Sonali Bendre praised him for his performance.
  In the semi-finals, Satyajit Padhye used puppet Chotu Singh, a sardar puppet which operates another puppet. He also had two big puppets in the background dance to the tunes of a song. The entire presentation was acclaimed as different and innovative.
  In the finals, he performed an act based on the theme of global warming. He performed with puppet Chotu Singh and a bird puppet. He used a puppet baby to interact with Judge Sonali Bendre. Kirron Kher told him that every performance of him is different and original from all his previous performances. After Satyajit's performance was over he spontaneously commented on the anchors.
  On the show, Satyajit spoke of his plans to open an institute of Ventriloquism, Puppetry and Allied Arts to boost these art forms.
caption: Satyajit Padhye along with his puppets in the Grand Finale of India's Got Talent
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