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{{short description|Indian businessman (born 1967)}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Neeraj Roy
| image = Billu 02.JPG
| caption = Roy with Bollywood star [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]] at the launch of a social networking community
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|08|13}} <ref name=forbes2009/>
| birth_place = [[Allahabad]], Uttar Pradesh
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| known_for =
| occupation = Managing director & CEO [[Hungama Digital Media Entertainment|Hungama]]
}}
'''Neeraj Roy''' (born 13 August 1967) is an [[India]]n businessman. He is the managing director and [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] of [[Hungama Digital Media Entertainment]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Firms test the mobile’s future as ad platform| url=http://www.livemint.com/2012/05/03192747/Firms-test-the-mobile8217s.html |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=3 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Aptech, Hungama join hands for Education|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/aptech-hungama-join-hands-for-meducation/471623/ |work=[[Business Standard]] |date= 17 April 2012 }}</ref> which owns [[Hungama.com]] and [[Bollywood Hungama]], and managing director of [[ArtistAloud.com]]. Under his leadership, Hungama today is South Asia's largest digital and mobile entertainment company. He is also the chairman of the Asia board of the Mobile Entertainment Forum,<ref>[http://www.m-e-f.org/index.php?id=74 Mobile Entertainment Forum]</ref> and was recently voted amongst the ‘50 Most influential People in Mobile Entertainment’ globally. Roy was also awarded the [[Sun Microsystems]]-''[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]]'' Young Leader award in 2001 and voted as one of 25 young leaders in the new millennium by ''[[Business India]]''. He was elected as the president of Indian Chapter of [[International Advertising Association]] (IAA) in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.ETBrandEquity.com|title=Hungama's MD and CEO Neeraj Roy is the new IAA India president - ET BrandEquity|url=http://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/the-people-report/hungamas-md-and-ceo-neeraj-roy-is-the-new-iaa-india-president/54546797|access-date=2020-12-01|website=ETBrandEquity.com|language=en}}</ref> He is also a speaker at various international forums and on several domestic and international committees advising on the global mobile entertainment opportunity.

==Early life and education==
Roy is from [[Allahabad]] in Uttar Pradesh, where his father established the El Chico espresso and snack bar. At the age of eight he was sent boarding school at [[St. Joseph's College, Nainital|St. Joseph's College]], Nainital, where he completed his schooling. Later he graduated from [[Allahabad University]] where he topped his class<ref name=forbes2009>{{cite web |title=Value before Valuation |url=http://forbesindia.com/column/zen-garden/value-before-valuation/2032/1?id=2032&pg=1 |date= 13 July 2009 |work=[[Forbes]] India }}</ref> He moved to Mumbai in 1988 to take an MBA at Sydenham Institute of Management Studies.[[SIMSREE]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Immense Opportunities.. |url= http://www.techshout.com/features/2007/13/immense-opportunities-in-digital-and-entertainment-space-in-india-says-neeraj-roy/|date= 13 July 2007|work=techshout }}</ref> Roy wanted to be an entrepreneur from his early days in business school.

==Personal life==
He is married to Raunaq Roy, who edits ''Indiawali Brides'' and ''Beautiful People''. The couple have a daughter, Kyra, and live in [[Juhu]], Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Sunshine Leos |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_the-sunshine-leos_1035960 |work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |date=16 June 2006 }}</ref>

== References ==
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===Sources===
* {{cite web |title=www.afaqs.com/news/story.html?sid=28107 |url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story.html?sid=28107 |date=30 August 2010 |work=afaqs }}

==External links==
*[http://www.hungama.org/about_team.php Profile at Hungama.org]
*[http://www.campaignindia.in/news/neeraj_roy_appointed_chairman_of_asia_board_mef Neeraj Roy appointed chairman of Asia Board, MEF]
*[http://www.contentsutra.com/entry/419-neeraj-roy-on-mobile-entertainment-amateur-content-vs-branded-content/ Neeraj Roy on mobile entertainment; amateur content vs branded content]
*[http://www.gameguru.in/features/2007/18/neeraj-roy-creating-hungama-in-the-indian-gaming-space/ Neeraj Roy creating hungama in the Indian gaming space]

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