Jyoti Deshpande

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Jyoti Deshpande
Born
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
Organization Viacom 18
Known for
  • Former CEO, Viacom 18
  • Former Co-Chair, Media & Entertainment Committee, FICCI
SpouseSanjay Deshpande

Jyoti Deshpande is an Indian businesswoman and film producer and former CEO of Viacom 18. She was formerly 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 films that have not yet been released
YearFilmLanguageNotes
2011 Desi Boyz Hindi [21]
2016 White Malayalam
2017 Sniff Hindi [22]
2020 Angrezi Medium Hindi [23] [24]
2022 Vaahlam Jaao Ne Gujarati [25] [26]
Laal Singh Chaddha Hindi
Bhediya Hindi
2023 Boo Tamil
Telugu
Kacchey Limbu Hindi
Mumbaikar Hindi
Zara Hatke Zara Bachke Hindi [27] [28]
Bloody Daddy Hindi [29]
Gulaam Chor Gujarati
Blind Hindi
Sergeant Hindi
Ishq-e-Nadaan Hindi [30]
Trial Period Hindi
Appatha Tamil
Bachubhai Gujarati [31]
Dawshom Awbotaar Bengali
Dunki Hindi
Jhimma 2 Marathi
2024 Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Hindi
Article 370 HindiCo-producer with Aditya Dhar, Lokesh Dhar
Laapataa Ladies Hindi
Shaitaan Hindi
Pon Ondru Kanden Tamil
Kotee Kannada
Stree 2 Hindi
Singham Again Hindi
Baby John Hindi
2025 Sangeet Manapmaan MarathiCo-producer with Sunil Phadtare
Sky Force Hindi

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