Ajit Thakur resigns from Star India

MUMBAI: The man credited for Life OK’s success story, Ajit Thakur, has decided to move on.

The channel completed three years on 18 December and is gearing up for a revamp early next year.

It was in July this year that he, who has led Life OK to soar on the ratings chart, was given an additional charge of managing the network’s youth entertainment channel, Channel V.

But in a shocking development, Thakur has ended his three-year stint with the network. According to sources, he put down his papers on 15 December and is currently serving his notice period. His last day in the organisation will be February 2015.

Sources from the channel confirmed the news and said that he is interested in making films and hence, has decided to take such a drastic step.

The buzz is that he is joining Sunil Lulla’s Eros.

Thakur could not be reached at the time of filing this report.