Banijay Asia CEO Deepak Dhar On The Night Manager
For Banijay Asia’s Deepak Dhar, 2023 is shaping up to be one of the busiest in a three-decade career in Indian media. He has just launched The Night Manager India on Disney+ Hotstar, is delivering several scripted and unscripted shows and is also working to position India has Banijay’s Asian production hub. “There are four pillars to our business,” he tells Deadline. “Unscripted, scripted formats, original scripted and developing India as the outsourcing hub for a lot of the rest of Asia.” The theory is countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh, which share professional and audience taste similarities to India, will use Banijay’s Indian production assets for remakes of formats such as Temptation Island and Survivor.
A Life Dedicated To Arts: Amrita Sen
Amrita Sen is probably best known for her performance at the 2009 Academy Awards with music legend AR Rahman, singing “Jai Ho” from the Oscar-winning movie, Slumdog Millionaire. She has also performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Sen is the founder of the Indian-inspired fashion line BollyDoll and an accomplished entrepreneur. She has found composing as an immediate way to connect music to visuals and work in the metaphorical.
IntelligentHQ April 11, 2022
From Wall Street To Hollywood Bollywood
Based in the US, India-born Amrita Sen is a successful designer, singer, producer and entrepreneur, with particular expertise in the entertainment sector. Currently producing the Indian adaptation of John Le Carre’s ‘The Night Manager’, she also creates original Indian-themed art, furniture and clothing as the head of Amrita Sen Designs. With a B.S. from UPenn and an MBA from Harvard Business School, Amrita serves on the Board of Overseers of the Weitzman School of Design at UPenn.
openbusinesscouncil Sep 08, 2022
Wellbeing Company Launches New Music Channel
Music for Wellbeing Taps 3X Grammy-Winning Mega Producer Jerry Wonda, Renowned Songwriter & Musician of World Music and Designer Amrita Sen, and BAFTA-Award Winning Video Game Composers of Skyrim, Harry Potter, and Star Wars video games...
Gordon Durich, Hollywood Times, May 21, 2022
Female Power Meets Silk for International Women’s Day
Amrita Sen seems to agree with the attitude, as she debuts her latest silk scarves featuring historical women of power. When I saw her depiction of Cleopatra hand painted in gold and luxuriously ornamented with cats and pyramids, I knew at once...
Rachel Deal, Hollywood Times, February 28, 2022
Amrita Sen and Dinis Guarda Launch New Youtube Podcast
Music For is the new podcast by Amrita Sen and Dinis Guarda. Thought as a collaborative project, the conversation will revolve around the power of music to improve our well-being and healing and will feature global guests from music, film, technology and philosophy...
GlobeNewsWire, November 12, 2021
The MAC x BollyDoll Collection is Designed by Artist Amrita Sen
Featured in stores this winter, the MAC x BollyDoll collaboration collection is designed by artist and singer Amrita Sen. The face behind the BabyDoll brand is known for her dynamic illustrations that stand out for their whimsical imagery. Inspired by Indian textiles and prints, this modern art makeup line features two printed makeup bags and a luxe brush set that each boast artist Amrita Sen's iconic prints. The MAC x BollyDoll collaboration collection for Winter 2014 features hand sketches by the illustrator and will appeal to the eccentric fashionista.