Siddharth Roy Kapur
| Siddharth Roy Kapur | |
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Kapur promoting Barfi! in 2014
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| Born |
2 August 1974 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse(s) | Vidya Balan (m. 2012) |
| Relatives | See Roy Kapur family |
Siddharth Roy Kapur (born 2 August 1974) is an Indian film producer, Managing Director of The Walt Disney Company India and the current President of Film and Television Producers Guild of India.
Siddharth was born in Mumbai on August 2nd, 1974. He did his schooling at G.D. Somani Memorial School where he was Head Boy, and went on to study Commerce at the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics where he was Chairman of the Dramatics Society and Editor of the Annual Magazine. After completing his Bachelors in Commerce, he obtained a Masters in Management Studies from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS).
Siddharth began his career with the Procter & Gamble Company in Mumbai in brand management. From P&G, Siddharth moved to STAR TV in the strategic planning division. After a brief stint in Hong Kong as part of the Newscorp Executive Development Program, he moved back to Mumbai to work on the launch marketing of the first season of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' on Star Plus. In recognition for the ground-breaking marketing efforts behind the success of the show, he was nominated for the Team Newscorp Global Excellence Awards. Siddharth then moved to the STAR TV Middle East operations, based in Dubai, where he was Regional Marketing Manager for the network, responsible for Ad Sales, Marketing, PR and Corporate Communications for the region.
In 2002, Siddharth moved back to the STAR headquarters in Hong Kong, as Director (Marketing) and was promoted to Vice President in 2003. At the STAR headquarters in Hong Kong, he led the Central Marketing & Creative Services team, which developed marketing campaigns for STAR channels across India, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, the U.K. and the U.S.
Siddharth joined UTV in Mumbai in 2005, as Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications for the Group, across Motion Pictures, Broadcasting, TV Production, Animation and Corporate. He led the marketing efforts responsible for taking Hungama TV to a leadership position in the competitive kids broadcasting space. He also led the marketing efforts behind multiple path breaking films, including the cult BAFTA-nominated blockbuster Rang De Basanti and the sleeper hit Khosla Ka Ghosla, both of which released in 2006 and started a new trend in the way movies were marketed in India. In his next role, he took over the Revenue function at UTV Motion Pictures and was responsible for Distribution & Syndication worldwide, in addition to his Marketing responsibilities.
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