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Beloved trio Prasanna, Dinar, and Shreyas return with Shantit Kranti season 2
Mumbai: After the massive success of season one, Sony LIV is all set to bring the second season of its critically acclaimed Marathi original – Shantit Kranti. Season 2 promises a double dose of laughter and awakens the spirit of self-discovery. Uniting after 18 months, Shreyas (Abhay Mahajan) surprises the boys with news that he’s getting married, and three boys decide to leave for Shreyas’s international bachelor trip. Things spiral out of control when they realise Shreyas is not even engaged, Prasanna (Lalit Prabhakar) has brought his baby along, and Dinar (Alok Rajwade) has booked them on a six-day pilgrimage to Nepal in a bus with 10 random strangers instead of bachelor’s trip.
Lalit Prabhakar said, “Shantit Kranti season 1 received immense love from the audience. We are excited to return with an all-new season where we embark on a new journey that is filled with revelations, laughter, twists, turns, and more! This season truly redefines the bonds as well as introduces new characters that help each one of us grow. We hope this season will entertain and resonate with the audience.”
Created by TVF in association with BhaDiPa and produced by Arunabh Kumar, the show is directed by Sarang Sathaye and Paula McGlynn. The series stars Abhay Mahajan, Alok Rajwade, Lalit Prabhakar, Mrinmayee Godbole, Priya Banerjee, Priyadarshini Indalkar among others.
Shantit Kranti 2 streaming from 13 October only on Sony LIV.
e-commerce
ONDC names Vibhor Jain MD and CEO; Rohit Lohia joins as CBO, Manoj Thakur as CTO
Leadership formalised as open commerce network sharpens focus on scale and user value
The Open Network for Digital Commerce has formalised Vibhor Jain as managing director and chief executive officer, cementing a leadership transition at India’s ambitious open commerce platform as it pushes for scale and relevance.
Jain, who had been serving as acting chief executive officer since April last year following the exit of Thampy Koshy, steps into the role with effect from 7th April , according to a report by The Economic Times. He previously served as chief operating officer at the government-backed network, which enables buyers and sellers to transact across applications through an open, interoperable system.
Setting out his strategy, Jain underscored the network’s differentiated architecture. “Going forward, we are concentrating on what open, interoperable infrastructure can uniquely enable, things that no single platform has the incentive or the architecture to do,” he said.
He added that the immediate priority is to widen ONDC’s impact across user cohorts often underserved by platform-led commerce. “My priority is to deepen the value ONDC creates for the people it exists to serve: kisaans, karigars, kiranas, gig workers, first-time investors, and daily commuters across India,” he said.
Jain also flagged leadership reinforcement within the organisation, noting that ONDC has “a strong and exciting leadership team in place”, with Rohit Lohia joining as chief business officer and Manoj Thakur as chief technology officer.
With over 18 years of experience spanning entrepreneurship and consulting, Jain brings a track record in technology-led, large-scale transformation programmes and internet businesses. At ONDC, he has been closely involved in shaping strategy and operations as the network seeks to move digital commerce away from platform-centric models towards an open network approach.
Before ONDC, Jain worked with JUMO, where he helped set up the fintech firm’s India operations, and led the India launch of Mobike, handling regulatory, policy and operational aspects of its market entry. Earlier, he co-founded Atlanta Healthcare, an air quality management company, and spent more than a decade in consulting roles at Andersen and EY, advising governments on public policy and technology-driven reforms, including work on the Aadhaar programme and tax systems.
The mandate is clear but the path is complex. As ONDC attempts to rewrite the rules of digital commerce, Jain now carries the burden of turning open architecture into mass adoption, in a market still dominated by platform power.
