If you go through any archival footage of public rallies of politicians from the ’50s, or pre-Independence vintage, the most common brand name you’ll notice is Chicago Radio, that’s attached to the microphone. That company was started by filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane`s great grandfather. 

Talking to Mid-day as part of the Sit With Hitlist series, Motwane delved deep into his family tree and gave us all the history. "The patriarch in my family, in that kind of sense, was my great great grandfather, who set up the company. He had two sons. I am from one part of the family… He built Chicago Radio. I don’t know why it was called Chicago Radio. I think there was a collaboration with American technology and therefore (it was called) Chicago Radio. So, I am not quite sure exactly why," Motwane explains.