Vivek Kajaria
| Vivek Kajaria | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1 October 1984 |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | film producer |
Vivek Kajaria (Hindi: विवेक कजरिया), (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian film producer and the founder/managing director of Holy Basil Productions Pvt. Ltd. and Co- founder/partner of NAHB, a joint venture between Holy Basil Productions and Navalakha Arts.
Early life and education
Vivek Kajaria finished his education from Warwick University, UK in M.Sc in Computer Science and Applications. Prior to this, he already held a degree in MBA. Later, he joined his family business of construction and development to polish himself as a skillful entrepreneur and then went after his longtime dream to be associated with the creative and media industry by finding his very own brand, Holy Basil productions. His belief in his leadership skills has contributed a perfect combination of energy, determination, dedication and enthusiasm to Holy Basil to achieve the zenith it currently stands on.
Having successfully worked along with some of the most reputed agencies like LOWE LINTAS, TBWA, Publicis Singapore, Leo Burnette and on brands like Standard Chartered, Surf Excel, Hamam, HUL, Complan, Transtadia, etc. Vivek made the long due foray into Feature films by a leap of collaboration.
NAVALAKHA ARTS & HOLY BASIL PRODUCTIONS came into existence through the collaboration of two ambitious companies and in a very short time made its mark with an enviable track record of making feature films like Shala (film) (won National award – Best film), Anumati (film) (Presenter) Fandry [1][2][3][4] (won a number of national and international awards and is still counting). In addition to all this, NAHB has already started two projects CHAURYA and SIDDHANT in Marathi language.
His feature films in Marathi have been awarded by national and international body of film makers and Festivals across the globe. Now Vivek Kajaria is also entering Bollywood industry by working on a Hindi feature film and also presenting one.
He has also played an active role in fund raising activities for Mumbai Film Festival.[5]
Filmography
References
- ↑ Shalini Dore (14 April 2014). "Fandry, Powerless, Alchemy Cop Top Prizes at Fest - Variety". VarietyMedia (entertainment news). Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ Stacey Yount (21 March 2014). "Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles to showcase Bombay Talkies, Ugly and More - BollySpice". bollyspice (news). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ Aniruddha Basu (16 February 2014). "Film Review: Fandry - DearCinema.com". dearcinema (digital publication). Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ Amit Upadhyaya (9 January 2014). "Fandry to release on 150 screens in February - DearCinema.com". dearcinema (digital publication). Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ↑ NewsDesk (29 August 2014). "Uncertainty over Mumbai Film Festival, supporters take to social media - DearCinema.com". dearcinema (digital publication). Retrieved 29 August 2014.