10 Achievements of Amit Khanna
By Pickle December 13, 2019
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- Penned his first poem at 14 and continue to write in Hindi, English and Urdu
- His Anthology of Poetry Anant Raag/ Infinite Verse was published by Harper Collins in 2013
- Directed India’s first music video Young Tarang for Nazia and Shoeb Hassan
- Became Executive Producer at 21 with Dev Anand’s Navketan Films
- Produced India’s earliest Audio books in both Press & Verse
- Set up India’s first entertainment conglomerate Plus Channel in 1989
- Pioneered business news shows on Indian Television
- Under his leadership at Reliance Entertainment, over 30 films bagged National Film Awards
- He championed the cause of industry status for Indian film sector
- Over 1,000 people mentored by him are working in the M&E industry across verticals
Timeline
- 1951 – Born on 1st of March
- 1968-1971 – B.A. (Honours) in English from St.
- Stephens College, New Delhi
- 1971 – Begins career at Navketan, Mumbai
- 1980 – Produces his first feature film Man Pasand
- 1982-1997 – Treasurer Film Producers Guild of India
- 1985-2000 – Executive Committee of Film Federation of India
- 1988-1990 – Film Import Selection Committee, Government of India
- 1990-1994 – Central Board of Film Certification, Western Panel
- 1999-2003 – Advisory Group to the Minister of Information & Broadcasting
- 2000 – 2015, Chairman, Reliance Entertainment
- 2001-2002 & 2003-2006 – President Film Producers Guild of India
- 2005- Prime Minister’s Committee on Information & Communication
- 2009 – Advisory Board of the Forum d’Avignon, Paris
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