Deepak Dhar is an Indian producer and director, who mainly works in the television industry. He has produced many popular shows for TV channels like Star TV, MTV, and Channel V. He is the founder and Group CEO of Banijay Asia & Endemol Shine India. Under his banner, Dhar has produced the popular reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss.’
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Wiki/Biography
Deepak Dhar was born on Tuesday, 23 April 1974 (age 49 Years; as of 2023) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His Zodiac sign is Taurus. He completed his school education at Activity High School, Mumbai. [1]Deepak Dhar’s Facebook Account After completing his school education, he joined Mumbai University to earn his graduate degree. [2]Deepak Dhar’s LinkedIn Account
A young Deepak Dhar
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 6′ 2″
Hair Colour: Salt & Pepper (dyed Black)
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
Not much is known about his parents.
A picture of Deepak Dhar’s parents
He has a sister named Madhu Dhar.
Deepak Dhar’s sister, Madhu Dhar, with her family
Wife & Children
On 2 December 1999, Deepak Dhar got married to Bakul Dhar. The couple has a daughter named Anhushka Dhar.
Deepak Dhar with his wife and daughter
Career
Producer
In February 1998, Deepak Dhar started working as a senior producer at MTV and continued until December 2001. After that, he joined the Star Network as a group head in January 2001 and worked there until January 2006. In February 2006, he worked as a creative director at Endemol Shine India. In 2006, Deepak Dhar, along with Rajesh Kamat, started Endemol India (which later became Endemol Shine India in 2015) in a small office in Andheri, Mumbai.
A young Deepak Dhar during the production of a television showIn the first week of starting Endemol India, Kamat gave Dhar CDs of the famous American television show Big Brother and told Deepak to produce such reality show programmes in India. Dhar then presented and produced the reality show Bigg Boss in 2006.
A still from Bigg Boss 2006
Later, Dhar created a market for comedy programs and found talented comedians like Raju Srivastav and Kapil Sharma. The CEO of Star TV India at that time, Sameer Nair, supported Dhar’s comedy programs.
The poster of The Kapil Sharma Show
He got promoted to the position of Managing Director in the company in January 2008. In the same year, Kamat went to work for Viacom18, where he began a new TV channel called Colors. Afterwards, the TV show Bigg Boss started airing on Colors for its next season. In April 2012, Deepak Dhar became the CEO of Endemol India. In 2015, Endemol India was renamed Endemol Shine India. He later chose to step down from his position as managing director in December 2017. While he was at Endemol Shine India, he produced many shows and web series like The Kapil Sharma Show (2018-2020) on Sony Entertainment, Anaamika (2014) on Sony Entertainment, Bigg Boss Kannada on Colors Kannada Channel, Bigg Boss Telugu on Colors Telugu Channel, The Trial (2023) on Netflix, and others.
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Entrepreneur
In April 2018, Deepak Dhar started his own production house titled ‘Banijay Asia.’ He produced various web series like Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (2008) on Colors channel, The Voice (India) (2015) on And television, Hostages (2019) on Netflix, Bombers (2019) on ZEE5, Roar of the Lion (2019) on ZEE5, and Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond (2019) on ZEE5 under his production house.
The poster of the singing reality show The Voice (India) (2015)
Roar of the Lion (2019) is a documentary about the Indian Premier League team, Chennai Super Kings. The Bombers (2019) is a television series about football, which premiered on the ZEE5 platform. In April 2022, Deepak Dhar produced the show ‘Into the Wild With Bear Grylls.’ The show premiered on Disney Plus.
Deepak Dhar with Bear Grylls on the sets of Into the Wild With Bear Grylls
On July 17, 2023, the Banijay Asia Group announced that they acquired Endemol Shine India. In the same month, Deepak Dhar started working as the Founder & Group CEO at Banijay Asia & Endemol Shine India. As the CEO of the company, he was focused on leading the group’s content strategies, partnerships, new businesses, and alliances. Additionally, he worked on building the reputation of both companies.
A post Instagrammed by Deepak Dhar after he acquired Endemol Shine India
Awards & Honours
- In 2015, Deepak Dhar was named in the ‘Hottest 40 under 40 Business Leaders’ by the Economic Times Spencer Stuart India.
- In 2016, Deepak Dhar was honoured at The Economic Times Asian Business Leaders Conclave as one of the ‘Most Promising Leaders of Asia’ for displaying outstanding leadership qualities.
Facts/Trivia
- According to Deepak Dhar, he is good at digital strategy, broadcasting, making videos, managing productions, and creating music videos.
- He has been featured in many renowned magazines and tabloids. In 2017, Forbes Magazine featured him in one of their editions. [3]Forbes
Deepak Dhar’s picture in an article in Forbes Magazine
- Deepak Dhar is often spotted consuming alcoholic beverages on various occasions.
Deepak Dhar while enjoying beer
- In his free time, Deepak Dhar loves to travel and discover new places while experiencing diverse cultures. He frequently shares pictures of his trips on social media.
Deepak Dhar while enjoying his vacations
- Deepak Dhar is a cricket enthusiast, and he spends his free time watching matches and reading about players.
Deepak Dhar posing with Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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