A video jockey is an announcer or host who introduces music videos and live performances on commercial music television channels such as MTV, VH1, MuchMusic and Channel V.
Nafisa Joseph was an Indian model, video jockey and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of Femina Miss India Universe 1997 and was a finalist in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant in Miami Beach.
Martha Quinn is an American actress and radio and television personality, best known as one of the original video jockeys on MTV.
Bimal Roy was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Devdas, Madhumati, Sujata, Parakh and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema. Inspired by Italian neo-realistic cinema, he made Do Bigha Zamin after watching Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves (1948). His work is particularly known for his mise en scène which he employed to portray realism. He won a number of awards throughout his career, including eleven Filmfare Awards, two National Film Awards, and the International Prize of the Cannes Film Festival. Madhumati won 9 Filmfare Awards in 1958, a record held for 37 years.
Mini Mathur is an Indian television host, actor and model. She was the host of the Indian reality singing contest Indian Idol for 6 seasons. Earlier, she was a VJ on MTV India where she hosted many shows. She has a bachelor's degree in English literature and an MBA in marketing from IMT Ghaziabad and recently played the lead in the Amazon original series Mind the Malhotras for which she received 7 best actor awards for her role as Shefali Malhotra. She hosts the Discovery School Super League on Discovery India and is the producer presenter of her travel series Minime, the first season of which aired on TLC. She also hosted an interview show with politicians, industrialists and opinion makers called Dilli dil se. She also was a contestant in the second season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2007.
Nina Blackwood is an American disc jockey and music journalist, who was the first of the original five MTV VJs. She has been an actress and model noted for her raspy voice.
Salil Chowdhury was an Indian music director, songwriter, lyricist, writer and poet who predominantly composed for Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam films. He composed music for films in 13 languages. This includes over 75 Hindi films, 41 Bengali films, 27 Malayalam films, and a few Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Odia and Assamese films. His musical ability was widely recognised and acknowledged in the Indian film industry. He was an accomplished composer and arranger who was proficient in several musical instruments, including flute, the piano, and the esraj. He was also widely acclaimed and admired for his inspirational and original poetry in Bengali.
Jose Maria Ramos de Leon Jr., popularly known as Joey de Leon and also known as Henyo Master, is a Filipino comedian, actor, television host and songwriter. He is one of the members of the comedy trio, collectively known as TVJ with Sotto brothers, Tito and Vic.
MTV is an Indian pay television channel specialising in music, reality and youth culture programming. It was launched in 1996 as the Indian version of the original American network and is owned by Viacom18, under a license agreement with Paramount Networks EMEAA and operated by Disney Star. Most of the programming on the channel is produced in Hindi. MTV India has its headquarters in Vile Parle in Mumbai.
Cyrus Sahukar is an Indian actor, VJ, writer, host, comedian and an entrepreneur. He has acted in several OTT and Bollywood films.
Shruti Seth is an Indian actress and video jockey. Having begun her career as television show host, she gained wider recognition with her roles as comedian in several television shows and the Hindi film industry.
Mark Goodman is an American radio host, TV personality and actor. He is best known as one of the original five video jockeys (VJs), along with Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter, J. J. Jackson and Martha Quinn, on the music network MTV, from 1981 to 1987.
Anuj Gurwara is an Indian singer and actor, who has won a Filmfare Award for his singing in the film Magadheera (2009).
Maniesh Paul is an Indian actor, tv host, anchor, model and singer. Starting his career as an RJ and VJ, he moved to acting before taking up stand-up comedy and hosting. Paul is recognized as one of the most prominent television anchors and hosts of his generation, celebrated for his charisma, versatility, and engaging presentation style.
Puranjit Dasgupta, better known by his stage name Mantra, is an Indian actor, film director and producer, who started his career as a Radio jockey. He is known for his portrayal of Bhaskar Bose in Spotify's detective thriller podcast Bhaskar Bose and Genie in Disney India's broadway-style musical Aladdin. He appeared in various Hindi films, notably Panipat (2019), High Jack (2018), Rebellious Flower (2016), London, Paris, New York (2012), Bheja Fry 2 (2011), Game (2011) and Tum Mile (2009). He is the founder of Mumbai based production company, Mantramugdh Productions.
Anandha Kannan was an Indian Singaporean actor and television host, popularly known for his theatre works and shows broadcast in Singapore and Sun Network.
Archana Chandhoke, more simply known as Archana, is an Indian television presenter, actress, and radio jockey who has primarily worked in Tamil film and television industry.
Bigg Boss 5 is the season of the Telugu version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss based on the Dutch series Big Brother. The show premiered on 5 September 2021 on Star Maa and Disney+ Hotstar with Akkineni Nagarjuna returning as a host for third time.
Anjana Rangan better known as V. J. Anjana, is an Indian television host and video jockey. She is known as an anchor in the Tamil channel Sun Music. She is also credited as one of the Most Desirable Women, according to the Times of India.
Adhavan Umavathy Kesavamurthi, known professionally as Aadhavan, is an Indian mimicry artist and actor known for his work in Tamil television and films. He has been working as RJ and VJ, in Tamil Nadu. He has made appeared in television comedy shows including Konjam Nadinga Boss, Super Challenge, Comedy Junction, Savaale Samaali, Galatta Rani, Lollu Pa, and Maanga Idiots. Aadhavan has also performed in live orchestras.
