Jyoti Deshpande

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Jyoti Deshpande
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Jyoti Deshpande in 2015
Born
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
Organization(s)Indian film producer and President – Jio Studios (Media & Content Business – Reliance Industries Ltd).
Known for
  • CEO of Jio Studios
  • Former CEO, Viacom 18
  • Former Co-Chair, Media & Entertainment Committee, FICCI

Jyoti Deshpande is an Indian film producer, and President - Jio Studios (Media & Content Business - Reliance Industries Ltd). She is also the former CEO of Viacom 18 and before that she was the Group CEO and managing director of Eros International. [1] [2] [3] Jyoti is also the former co-chair of the Media & Entertainment Committee, FICCI. [4] [5]

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She has been featured in Fortune India as well as Business Today's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business lists. [6]

Early life and education

Deshpande was born in 1972[ citation needed ] in Mumbai, India.

She earned a Bachelor of Commerce and Economics degree from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics. She gave tuitions during college to finance her education and went on to do MBA in 1993, from Mumbai University's SP Jain Institute of Management and Research. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Career

After finishing MBA, Jyoti Deshpande acquired a position with Mindshare Media, a UK-based firm. She was a senior consultant at that time. She then was the Sales & Marketing Head for the Zee Network. She went to work for James Walter Thompson, an advertising firm, after working for Zee. She was a senior management team member that formed the B4U Television Network between 1999 and 2001. [12] In 2018, she joined Reliance Industries as president of Media Platform & Content and reported directly to Mukesh Ambani. [13] [14]

She is the former CEO of Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. [15] She was formerly the Group CEO and managing director of Eros International. [16] [17] [18]

She is also President of Reliance Industries Limited Media and Content Business. [19] [20]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearFilmLanguageNotes
2011 Desi Boyz Hindi [21]
2016 White Malayalam
2017 Sniff Hindi [22]
2020 Angrezi Medium [23] [24]
2022 Vaahlam Jaao Ne Gujarati [25] [26]
Laal Singh Chaddha Hindi
Bhediya
2023 Boo Tamil
Telugu
Kacchey Limbu Hindi
Mumbaikar
Zara Hatke Zara Bachke [27] [28]
Bloody Daddy [29]
Gulaam Chor Gujarati
Blind Hindi
Sergeant
Ishq-e-Nadaan [30]
Trial Period
Appatha Tamil
Bachubhai Gujarati [31]
Dawshom Awbotaar Bengali
Dunki Hindi
Jhimma 2 Marathi
2024 Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Hindi
Article 370 Co-producer with Aditya Dhar and Lokesh Dhar
Laapataa Ladies
Shaitaan
Pon Ondru Kanden Tamil
Kotee Kannada
Stree 2 Hindi
Singham Again
Baby John
2025 Sangeet Manapmaan MarathiCo-producer with Sunil Phadtare
Sky Force Hindi
Maa Co-producer with Ajay Devgn, Kumar Mangat Pathak
Son of Sardaar 2 Co-producer with Ajay Devgn, N. R. Pachisia, and Pravin Talreja
Dhurandhar †Co-producer with Aditya Dhar and Lokesh Dhar
Bhagwat Chapter One: Raakshas HindiCo-producer with Harman Baweja [32]

References

  1. ↑ "Viacom18 names Jyoti Deshpande as CEO". Economic Times . 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Meet Jyoti Deshpande, ex-tuition teacher, Mukesh Ambani's right hand who runs Jio Cinema, Viacom 18". DNA India. 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "MPW 2022: Viacom18 CEO Jyoti Deshpande has a firm belief in the power of synergies". Business Today . 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  4. ↑ "Ficci appoints Viacom18's Jyoti Deshpande as co-chair of media and entertainment board". livemint.com. 14 Feb 2022. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "FICCI appoints Jyoti Deshpande as the co-chair of FICCI Media & Entertainment Board". financialexpress.com. 15 Feb 2022. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Inside Reliance Jio's content factory". fortuneindia.com. Oct 30, 2019. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ "कभी पोलियो की शिकार थीं ज्योति देशपांडे, आज Viacom 18 की हैं CEO". DNA India. 15 April 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Meet Jyoti Deshpande, ex-tuition teacher, Mukesh Ambani's right hand who runs Jio Cinema, Viacom 18". DNA India. 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Jyoti Deshpande One of India's most influential businesswomen". businessoutreach.in. 17 Feb 2022. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "MPW 2015: Eros' Jyoti Deshpande is poised to make it big on small screen". Business Today . 27 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  11. ↑ "7 women front-runners changing the rules of the power game". peoplematters.in. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Jyoti Deshpande One of India's most influential businesswomen". businessoutreach.in. 17 Feb 2022. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Jyoti Deshpande". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  14. ↑ "Viacom18 appoints Jyoti Deshpande as CEO". Business Today. 2021-09-30. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  15. ↑ "MPW 2022: 'Be yourself, speak up and focus on outcomes,' says high-power women panel". Business Today . 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  16. ↑ "Jyoti Deshpande: The Crisis Manager". Business Today . 26 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  17. ↑ "Back Ficci appoints Jyoti Deshpande as co-chair of media and entertainment board". Live Mint . Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  18. ↑ "With Jyoti Deshpande in charge, Viacom18 eyes ambitious scale-up". exchange4media.com. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "From Shahid Kapoor's 'Bloody Daddy' To Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dunki', Jio Studios Announces 100 Projects". English Jagran . 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "Reliance's JioCinema may start charging for content after the end of IPL". Economic Times . 16 April 2023. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Meet Jyoti Deshpande, ex-tuition teacher, Mukesh Ambani's right hand who runs Jio Cinema, Viacom 18". DNA India. 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Sniff". primevideo.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  23. ↑ "Angrezi Medium trailer sees Irrfan Khan play a doting father to Radhika Madan in Homi Adajania's film". firstpost.com. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  24. ↑ "Angrezi Medium Fame Radhika Madan Has 'Pocket Full Of Sunshine' In Latest Sun-Kissed Picture". india.com. 21 April 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  25. ↑ "Pratik Gandhi says his Gujarati film 'Vaahlam Jaao Ne' is a wholesome family entertainer". glamsham.com. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  26. ↑ "'Vaahlam Jaao Ne': Pratik Gandhi Shares Opens Up About His Upcoming Gujarati Film: "It's A Perfect Romantic Drama With A Mix Of..."". koimoi.com. 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  27. ↑ "Sara Ali Khan, Vicky Kaushal enjoy Indore's famous Poha-Jalebi during Zara Hatke Zara Bachke promotions; watch video". apnlive.com. 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  28. ↑ "Zara Hatke Zara Bachke - Official Trailer". Times Of India . 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  29. ↑ "Shahid Kapoor looks bruised and beautiful in Ali Abbas Zafar's Bloody Daddy; film to premiere on Jio App on June 9". firstpost.com. 13 April 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  30. ↑ "Neena Gupta reunites with Kanwaljeet Singh after decades in 'Ishq-E-Nadaan', 'there is a beautiful thing between us that ...'". Tribune India . 8 July 2023. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  31. ↑ "Get Set For A Crazy Laugh Riot As Gujarati Comedy Film Bachubhai To Release On July 21". Ahmedabad Mirror . 10 July 2023. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  32. ↑ Gaur, Trisha (2025-09-30). "Bhagwat Chapter 1: Raakshas Teaser Review: Arshad Warsi & Jitendra Kumar Are Hopefully Not Living In Vikrant Massey's Sector 36!". Koimoi. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
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