Sachiin J. Joshi

Sachiin Joshi also spelt as Sachin Joshi born on 7 August 1984 is an Business Man & an Indian film actor, producer known for his works in Tollywood and Bollywood. He was born to Jagdish Joshi and his second wife. His father is the owner of the JMJ group of industries. Sachiin also owns the Dambulla franchise of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) called as Dambulla Viikings.[1][2]

Sachiin Joshi
Born (1984-08-07) 7 August 1984
Pune, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor, businessman
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2012)​
Children3
WebsiteOfficial website

Life and career

Sachin Joshi was born in Pune to second wife of Jagdish Joshi, the owner and creator of the JMJ group of Industries.[3] He was unsuccessful in establishing himself in Telugu films, but later began working as an actor in Bollywood to mixed reception.[4] Joshi made his debut in the 2002 Telugu film Mounamelanoyi and went on to star in two more Telugu films, Ninu Chudaka Nenundalenu (2002) and Orey Pandu (2005). He did not star in films again until 2011, when he performed as the titular lead character in the Hindi film Aazaan, which he also co-produced. This marked his debut in Hindi film. Joshi returned to Tollywood with the remake of Aashiqui 2 and reprised the role played by Aditya Roy Kapur in the Hindi version.[5] He co-starred with Nazia Hussain, who made her debut with Aashiqui 2.[6] Joshi was also a lead in the 2013 film Jackpot, in which he starred opposite Sunny Leone and Naseeruddin Shah.[7][8]

His most recent film, 'Amavas', which he self-financed and co stars Nagris Fakhri, opened to extremely poor reviews, has been widely panned by critics for its "mediocre performances and direction." [9][10][11]

Personal life

In February 2012 Joshi married model and actress Urvashi Sharma.[12][13] Sharma later changed her name to Raina Joshi.[14] The couple has Three children.[15]

Business

In 2015 Sachiin Joshi-led Viiking Ventures acquired King’s beer for Rs 90 crore from Impala Distillery and Brewery and will be rebranded Goa Kings. With this acquisition, the company now has two beer brands in its portfolio – Goa Beer, the brand developed by Viiking Ventures, and Goa Kings, the acquired brand.[16]

In 2017, he bought the Kingfisher Villa in Goa for about Rs 73 crores which was previously owned by multi-millionaire Vijay Mallya.[17] The villa, spread over 12,350 square feet or three acres at Candolim (on the way to Fort Aguada), was legally owned by United Breweries Holdings, the parent of the airline.[18]

In January 2018 it was widely reported that Joshi bounced a cheque for Rs 40 lakh on business partner Raj Kundra, husband of Bollywood actress and winner of UK TV reality show, Shilpa Shetty. Kundra has since issued legal proceedings against Joshi for defamation, But according to media report Mr. Manoj Asrani Group CMO of Viiking ventures released a statement stating that the commitments made while forming of the poker league weren't delivered and Viiking ventures had withdrawn their name and had not signed an agreement with Mr. Kundra. It was also claimed by Viiking ventures  that the tournament was rigged because of which Sachiin Joshi’s Vikiing Ventures backed out[19][20][21][22]

In April 2018, Joshi placed his Viiking Ventures UK company in voluntary liquidation with debts of more than £1m. It was reported that his London-based staff resigned en masse, claiming to be owed 3 months' salary. The company distributed his Goa Premium Beer brand, brewed in Goa by his Impala Brewery, which produced Kings Beer.[23]

Between May 2002 and 2019, Sachiin Joshi again failed to pay salaries totaling over Rs owed to 30 employees at his Viiking Ventures company and his media arm, Think Tank. At the same time Joshi was pledging charitable donations of Rs 3 crore for Covid-19 relief. In response, Joshi - who earlier claimed a lack of funds - accused the 30 staff of fraud. Evidence of the charity gift having been paid, has yet to come to light.[24][25][26]

In 2020 during the Covid-19 Pandemic Sachiin Joshi offered his Beatle Hotel in Powai to the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for quarantine facility to COVID-19 positive patients coming from abroad. He had also donated nutritious food boxes to policemen and municipal workers fighting the COVID-19 outbreak in India through his Big Brother Foundation.[27]

In November 2020, it was revealed that Joshi had bought the ownership of Dambulla Viiking franchise for the upcoming 2020 Lanka Premier League.[28][29] The franchise was initially named as Dambulla Lions but was later renamed to Dambulla Viiking as it was bought by Sachin Joshi's Viiking Ventures.[30][31]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films / dramas that are not yet released
YearMovieRoleLanguageNotes
2002MounamelanoyiBobbyTelugu
2002Ninu Choodaka NenundalenuGaneshTelugu
2005Orey PanduPanduTelugu
2011AazaanAazaan KhanHindi[32][33][34]
2013Mumbai MirrorAbhijeet PatilHindi
2013JackpotFrancisHindi
2014Nee Jathaga NenundaliRaghav JayramTelugu
TBAMogali Puvvu / SecretTelugu
Hindi
2016VeerappanCopHindi
2017Yaar Ivan / VeedevaduSathyaTamil
Telugu
2018Next Enti?TeluguProducer
2019AmavasKaranHindi

References
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  6. "Nazia Hussain in Aashiqui 2 Telugu remake – The Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. "Sunny Leone's Jackpot to release on December 13". India Today.
  8. "Film Review: Jackpot". The Times of India.
  9. "Amavas Full Movie In HD Quality Leaked By Tamilrockers For Download!". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  10. "Amavas Full Movie In HD Quality Leaked By Tamilrockers For Download!". in.style.yahoo.com.
  11. "Amavas movie review: Sachin Joshi, Nargis Fakhri-starrer reduces horror to hilarity". Mumbai Mirror.
  12. "Stars at Sachiin Joshi, Urvashi Sharma's wedding and more". IBNLive. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  13. "Sachiin, Urvashi ties the knot". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  14. "Changed my name as part of a tradition: Raina Joshi". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  15. "Sachiin Joshi and Urvashi Sharma blessed with a baby boy, see the first pictures". Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  16. Malvania, Urvi (4 August 2015). "Viiking Ventures acquires Kings Beer for Rs 90 cr". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  17. "Actor Sachiin Joshi buys Mallya's Kingfisher Villa in Goa for Rs 73 crore". Hindustan Times. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  18. "Actor Sachiin Joshi buys Mallya's Kingfisher Villa in Goa for Rs 73 crore". Hindustan Times. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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  23. "Goa Beer distributor Viiking Ventures in liquidation with £1m debts | Asian Caterers In UK".
  24. "Sachiin Joshi backs Rs 3 crore donation, former employees claim non-payment of dues". mid-day. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  25. "Former employees accuse Sachiin Joshi of non-payment of dues, actor denies claims". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  26. Jha, Subhash K. (7 May 2020). "Sachiin Joshi gets tough on fraudulent employees; 30 staffers under the microscope". National Herald. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  27. "Actor Sachiin J. Joshi offers his hotel as quarantine facility". IANS. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  28. Nov 14, ByVijay TagoreVijay Tagore / Updated:; 2020; Ist, 02:45. "Sachin Joshi buys Dambulla team in LPL". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 14 November 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. "Bollywood Actor Sachiin Joshi buys Dambulla team in LPL". NewsWire. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  30. "Another name change for LPL team Dambulla". NewsWire. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  31. "Bollywood Actor Sachin Joshi buys Lanka Premier League team Dambulla Hawks". Cricket Age. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  32. Hitlist, The (3 June 2011). "'Aazaan' debutant almost lost his eye during filming". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  33. "Viewers will enjoy watching 'Aazaan', says Joshi". ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  34. "Aazaan in Bangkok". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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