Personal Life :
Nachiket Pantavaidya is originally from Pune. Nachiket got married to Sonali Kulkarni on 24th May 2010 in a small ceremony in Pune.
Before that Sonali was briefly married to Marathi film director Chandrakant Kulkarni, who is most famous for directing the 90s hit film – Bindhast. This was also Nachiket’s second marriage. They have a child – a daughter named Kaveri, born in 2011.
Nachiket’s education was completed from the prestigious IIM Ahmedabad. He is a big fan of reading and is also passionate about music and football. He has been a disciple of Hindustani Vocalist Shruti Sadolikar Katkar.
Professional Life :
Nachiket has also been in the Film and Media business.
In 2016, Ekta Kapoor’s production company Balaji Telefilms selected him as the CEO of their newly formed digital content venture ALT Digital Media Entertainment Ltd, which will focus on content for younger audiences. Nachiket took care of the operations’ Profit and Loss statement, marketing, distribution and revenues.
Prior to this, Pantvaidya had served as the business head of Sony Entertainment Television. His other assignments include working for Star Plus and also their Marathi venture – Star Pravah. He has taken care of key management roles in BBC and Disney.
When Nachiket got married in 2010 to Sonali, he was the Managing director (MD) of Fox TV.