Amit Khanna

Amit Khanna is a triple National Film Award [2][3] winning producer, founder chairman of Reliance Entertainment,[4][5][6][7][8]former president of the Producers Guild of India,[9] founder trustee of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18], poet, lyricist, writer, director, and journalist. He is credited with having coined the name Bollywood[19]

For the fashion photographer, see Amit Khanna (photographer).

Amit Khanna
Born (1951-03-01) 1 March 1951[1]
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm producer /lyricist, author, media & entertainment guru
Years active1971 - present
Known forFounder trustee of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image
Notable work
Gudia, Sardari Begum, Bhairavi
Parents
  • Jawaharlal Khanna (father)
  • Hem Khanna (mother)
Awards3 National Film Awards
Websiteamitkhanna.in



Organisations

Amit Khanna is the only permanent member of the Council of Management of Producer Guild of India; the two others were late V. Shantaram and late Raj Kapoor). He has participated as a keynote speaker for Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), NASSCOM, Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), and ECO, and served on over 50 international government committees and trade organizations and institutions.

YearTitleOrganisationNotesRef
1981 EC memberFilm Federation of India (FFI)apex body of the Indian film industry
1982 MemberRadio & TV Advertising Practitioners Association
1984 MemberIndian Documentary Producers Association (IDPA)
1985-2000 Vice PresidentAssociation of Motion Picture & TV Program Producersfor 17 years
1988-1990 Governing Council memberFilm and Television Institute of India, Pune
1988-1990 Film Import Selection Committee memberGovt. of India
1989-2000 Managing Director & Group EditorPLUS ChannelIndia’s first integrated media entertainment conglomerate
1990-1994 Western Panel memberCentral Board of Film Certification
1990-1994 Appraisal Committee memberMinistry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
1992-1995 DirectorDSJ Communications
1994-1996 Governing Council memberSatyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata
1997-2000 Advisory group member Ministry of I&B, Govt. of India
1999 Export Forum memberMinistry of I&B
1999-2000 MemberIndian Broadcasting Foundation
1999-2003 Advisory board directorWhistling Woods International film school, Mumbai
1999-2003 National EC member, Entertainment CommitteeFICCI
1999-2010 US-India Business Alliance
2000-2010 Chairman, Convergence CommitteeFICCI[20]
2000-2012 Media committee memberUS-India Business Council
2000-2015 ChairmanReliance Entertainment
2001 MemberIndian Performing Rights Society
2001-2004 All India Film Producers Council
2001-2015 PresidentEarth Communications Office India Associationan environmental NGO
2002 Member, Expert Group of GATSMinistry of Commerce, Govt. of India
2005 Member, Prime Minister's CommitteeInformation, Communication & Entertainment (ICE)
2005-2013 EC memberNational committee of Media & Entertainment, CII
2005-2015 DirectorReliance Big TV
2005-2015 DirectorReliance Media Works
Indo European Centre
Founder trusteeMumbai Academy of the Moving Image
Service Council memberForum d'Avignon, Paris
PresidentProducers Guild of Indiafor three terms


Writings

Presently retired from all film activities and organisational responsibilities, Amit Khanna devotes all his time solely to writing.

YearTitleBook /newspaper /magNotesRef
1969-1971 EditorTempusmonthly magazine
1982 Editor & features writerTake 2entertainment weekly
1987-1989 Editorial AdvisorProbe India
1990-1992 Bollywood Plusvideo news magazine
1990-1992 Business Plusvideo news magazine
1990-1992 People Plusvideo news magazine
1990-1992 Bollywood Plusvideo news magazine
1990-2000 Syndicate features writerPlus Newsbank
1995-1997 Online Singapore
1998-2015 Features writerOutlook[21]
1993–1997 Syndicated columnist(various national dailies)column name: Media Musing
1997-2000 Editorial AdviserThe Economic Times
1999-2000 ColumnistThe Economic Timescolumn name: Enterprise
2002-2010 ColumnistBusiness Standardcolumn name: Freeze Frame
Jan 2013 AuthorAnant Raag /Infinite Verseanthology of poetry, published by Harper Collins
Dec 2019 AuthorWords Sounds Images: History of media and entertainment in Indiapublisher: Harper Collins[22][23][24][25]
2017- present ColumnistThe Wire[26]
2018- present ColumnistOpen[27]
2018- present ColumnistBloomberg Quint[28]
Co-authorEncyclopedia of Bollywoodpublisher: Encyclopædia Britannica[5]
Times of India
Hindustan Times
DNA
Features writerIllustrated Weekly
Features writerIndia Today
Features writerFilmfare
Features writerShow Time
Features writerSuper Cinema

Filmography

Khanna started his film career as executive producer with Dev Anand's Navketan Films in 1971. In 1989 Khanna helped set up Plus Channel,[29] a television programming house, and joined it as Managing Director and Group Editor. Under his tenure, the organization expanded its role to produce movies and music, and provide event management services. Several films created under the Plus Films banner went on to win National Film Awards. In 1996 Khanna won two awards as film producer at the 44th National Film Awards: Best Feature Film in Hindi for Gudia and Best Feature Film in Urdu for Sardari Begum. Plus Channel produced India's earliest audio books in both prose and verse. It also pioneered business news shows on Indian television.

In 2000 Khanna resigned from Plus Channel to join Reliance Entertainment where he served as Chairman for 15 years. Under his guidance, Reliance Entertainment became a major player in Hollywood.[30][31][32] In May 2008 the company signed deals to produce and develop movies with prominent Hollywood actors such as Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Jim Carrey and Nicolas Cage. In September 2008 Reliance Entertainment formed a joint venture with Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks SKG named DreamWorks Studios via an equity investment of $325 million. In August 2009 Reliance Entertainment signed an $825 million production and distribution deal with DreamWorks Studios.


Films
YearTitleRoleNotesReferences
1973 Shareef BudmaashExecutive producer
Heera Pannaproduction executive
1974 Ishq Ishq IshqExecutive producer
1976 Bulletbusiness executive & production controller
Chalte ChalteLyricist
Jaanemanbusiness executive & production controller
1977 SwamiLyricist
1978 Des PardesExecutive producer & lyricist
1980 Man PasandProducer & lyricist
LootmaarExecutive producer
SabootLyricist, EP, & lyricist
Guest HouseLyricist
1982 Shiv CharanLyricist
StarLyricist
1984 Sheeshay Ka Gharwriter-director
Saaranshdialogue
Purana MandirLyricist
1986 Aashianadirector
AvinashLyricist
1988 Sheshdirector
1990 First RankLyricist
1994 1942: A Love Storyscript consultant
1996 Aur Ek Prem KahaniProducer
BhairaviProducer
Is Raat Ki Subah NahinExecutive producer
LaalcheeProducer
Sardari BegumExecutive producer
Papa Kahte HainProducer
1997 Do RahainProducer
GudgudeeExecutive producer
SaazProducer
GudiaProducer
AgnichakraLyricist
Chakkar Pe Chakkarstory
2007 HattrickLyricist
2010 Malik EkLyricist


TV series
YearTitleRoleNotesReferences
1986 BuniyaadExecutive producer
Chhapte ChhapteExecutive producer
Apne AapExecutive producer
1995 A Mouthful of SkyProducerIndia's first English soap opera
Zameen AasmaanProducer
1995-97 SwabhimaanProducerEpisodes #1.1 to 1.498
1996 Badalte RishteProducer
MumkinProducer
1977 Ajeeb Dastaan Hai YehProducer
PaltanProducer
Kabhie KabhieProducer
Sab Golmaal HaiProducer

As a lyricist he has penned over 200 Hindi film songs, working mainly with music directors like Bappi Lahiri, Rajesh Roshan and Laxmikant–Pyarelal. He also composed lyrics for around 200 songs released in music albums by singers Nazia and Zoheb Hassan, Sharon Prabhakar, Salma Agha, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mahendra Kapoor and Shafqat Ali Khan. In 1984 he directed three music videos for Nazia Hassan's music album Young Tarang. He was lyricist for the opening theme song of ten Indian television series, including Buniyaad (1986), Dekh Bhai Dekh (1993) and Swabhimaan (1995).


Other
YearTitleRoleProgramme /episodeReferences
1985 Young TarangDirectorTV showRock music
1996 Century of CinemaSelfDocu'And the Show Goes On: Indian Chapter'


Awards and honours

Time, Newsweek, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter have mentioned him as one of the global leaders of film and television. He has been a guest lecturer at New York University and the University of Southern California. He was on the selection panel of the Indian Panorama (Western region) thrice (1985, 1989, and 1993). and was the first Indian to serve on the International Emmys jury.

YearAwardOrganiser /festivalNotesRef
1976 Uttar Pradesh Film Journalist Association AwardUP Film Journalist Association
1979 Cinegoers Award
1980 Bengal Film Journalists' Association AwardBengal Film Journalists Association
1981 Uttar Pradesh Film Journalist Association AwardUP Film Journalist Association
1986 Lions Club AwardLion's Club
1987 Lifetime Achievement Award for TelevisionUptron
1995 Leadership AwardIndian Film Festival of Houston
1996 National Film Award - Best LyricsGovt. of Indiafor Bhairavi
1996 National Film Award - Best Hindi FilmGovt. of Indiafor Gudia
1997 National Film Award - Best Urdu FilmGovt. of Indiafor Sardari Begum
1997 TV Personality of the Year AwardTime magazine
2010 Leadership AwardIndian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA)
2010 Masterbrand Lifetime Achievement AwardCMO Council
2015 Lifetime Achievement award for contribution to film and televisionNorway Bollywood Festival
2017 Film Critics Council Lifetime Award
2017 PR Council of India Lifetime


References
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