Ajay Bijli

Ajay Bijli is chairman of PVR Ltd and the owner of PVR Cinemas chain in India.[1][2] Since 2013 Bijli has been a managing director for CineMAX India and a director for iPic Entertainment Inc.[3]

Early life and education

Bijli completed his BCom from Hindu College of University of Delhi.[4] After graduating, he joined his family’s transportation business and his father’s Priya Theater in Delhi.[5] After the death of his father and a fire at the company’s warehouse Bijli decided to focus on the cinema business. In 1995, a Hollywood producer introduced Bijli to an Australian production house “Village Roadshow” which expand in India further and lead to start of PVR-Priya Village Roadshow.[6]

Career

Bijli founded PVR in 1995[7] India’s first multiplex cinema at Saket (Delhi) after reconstruct the Anupam Cinema. After his Australian partner left Village Roadshow from Indian market, Bijili decided to expand his business worth Rs. 100 crore. In 2012 Ajay became the managing director for the Karnataka-based Cinemax and also taking over DT cinemas in the year 2016. In 2017, the American cinema player iPic Entertainment appointed Bijli on a board position, from which he resigned in July, 2018.[8][9][10]

Awards and recognition
  • ‘International Exhibitor of the Year‘ at CineAsia Awards 2017, Hong Kong.[11]
  • ‘Asia Innovator of the Year’ at India Business Leader awards by CNBC TV18 in 2016.[12]
  • ‘Business Icon of the Year’ at International Film Business Awards by Indywood Film Market and ALIIFF.
  • ‘Most Admired Multiplex Professional of the year‘ in CMO Asia’s Multiplex Excellence Awards.

Reference
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  2. "We expect to touch the 1,000 screen-mark by 2021-22". thehindubusinessline.com. Business Line.
  3. "Ajay Bijli's Pursuit Of Simple Luxury". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 2013-10-13. Retrieved Oct 9, 2013.
  4. "How PVR's Ajay Bijli became the king of multiplexes". firstpost. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved Dec 20, 2014.
  5. "Ajay Bijli The original Mister Multiplex". LiveMint. Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved Oct 27, 2007.
  6. "Ajay Bijli takes centre stage". The Economic Times. 2017-09-22. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved Sep 22, 2017.
  7. "Indian Cinema Chain PVR Partners With Al-Futtaim To Plot GCC Expansion". ForbesMiddleEast. 2018-07-11. Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  8. "Board of Directors and Corporate Governance". Investors.IPIC Theaters. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  9. Gauri Chauhan (13 August 2018). "PVR Cinemas to acquire SPI Cinemas". fortuneindia.com. Fortune India. Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  10. "PVR will release Rs 100 crore post regulatory nods, says Ajay Bijli". cnbctv18.com. TV18 Broadcast Limited. Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  11. "PVR's Chairman And MD bags 'Exhibitor Of the Year' Award". Businessworld. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  12. "Network18 honours leaders at CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards". Livemint. 2016-08-31. Archived from the original on 2016-09-01. Retrieved Sep 1, 2016.
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