Jyoti Deshpande | |
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Born | Mumbai, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Organization | Viacom 18 |
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Spouse | Sanjay Deshpande |
Jyoti Deshpande is an Indian businesswoman and film producer who is the 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]
She has been featured in Fortune India as well as Business Today's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business lists. [6]
Deshpande was born in 1972 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]
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]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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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 | ||
The Magic of Shiri† | Hindi | (Web Series) [32] | |
2024 | Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya | Hindi | |
Article 370 | Hindi | ||
Laapataa Ladies | Hindi | ||
Shaitaan | Hindi | ||
Pon Ondru Kanden | Tamil | ||
Kotee | Kannada | ||
Stree 2 | Hindi | ||
Singham Again | Hindi | ||
Sky Force | Hindi | ||
Baby John | Hindi |
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