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	{{Short description\|Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter}}		{{Short description\|Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter, producer}}
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	\| caption = Joshi in 2014		\| caption = Joshi in 2014
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1971\|9\|16}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1971\|9\|16}}
	\| birth_place = [[Almora]], [[Uttarakhand]],India		\| birth_place = [[Almora]], Uttar Pradesh (present{{endash}}day [[Uttarakhand]]), India
	\| awards = [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] (2007, 2008, and 2014) <br> [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]] (2007 and 2013)<br> Cannes Lions Gold (2003)<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Joshi \|first1=Rahul \|title=India wins 2 Golds and 2 Silvers at Cannes ad fest so far \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cannes-lions-2003/latest-on-cannes/india-wins-2-golds-and-2-silvers-at-cannes-ad-fest-so-far/articleshow/27769.cms \|work=The Economic Times}}</ref><br>[[International Indian Film Academy Awards\|IFAA]] (2007, 2010 and 2014)<ref>{{cite news \|title=IIFA Awards 2014: 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' wins 9 awards ~~- Entertainment News , Firstpost~~ \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/iifa-awards-2014-bhaag-milkha-bhaag-wins-9-awards-1498729.html \|work=Firstpost \|date=28 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Prasoon Joshi Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Prasoon Joshi {{!}} Times of India Entertainment \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Prasoon-Joshi/awards \|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title='Rang De Basanti' sweeps IIFA awards \|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-rang-de-basanti-sweeps-iifa-awards-1102383 \|work=DNA India \|date=10 June 2007 \|language=en}}</ref~~><br~~>		\| awards = [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] (2007, 2008, and 2014) <br> [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]] (2007 and 2013)<br> Cannes Lions Gold (2003)<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Joshi \|first1=Rahul \|title=India wins 2 Golds and 2 Silvers at Cannes ad fest so far \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cannes-lions-2003/latest-on-cannes/india-wins-2-golds-and-2-silvers-at-cannes-ad-fest-so-far/articleshow/27769.cms \|work=The Economic Times}}</ref><br>[[International Indian Film Academy Awards\|IFAA]] (2007, 2010 and 2014)<ref>{{cite news \|title=IIFA Awards 2014: 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' wins 9 awards \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/iifa-awards-2014-bhaag-milkha-bhaag-wins-9-awards-1498729.html \|work=Firstpost \|date=28 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Prasoon Joshi Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Prasoon Joshi {{!}} Times of India Entertainment \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Prasoon-Joshi/awards \|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title='Rang De Basanti' sweeps IIFA awards \|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-rang-de-basanti-sweeps-iifa-awards-1102383 \|work=DNA India \|date=10 June 2007 \|language=en}}</ref>
	\| honours = {{bulleted list\|[[Padma Shri]] (2015)\|Doctorate D.Litt. from [[Kumaun University]] (2018)<ref>{{cite news \|title=Prasoon Joshi conferred with D.Lit in Nainital \|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/prasoon-joshi-conferred-with-d-lit-in-nainital.html \|work=The Pioneer \|date=29 November 2018 \|language=en}}</ref>\|Doctorate D.Phil. from [[Amity University, Mumbai\|Amity University]] (2017)<ref>{{cite news \|title=Prasoon Joshi gets Honorary Doctorate from Amity University \|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2017/02/prasoon-joshi-gets-honorary-doctorate-from-amity-university \|work=www.bestmediaifo.com \|date=18 February 2017}}</ref>\|[[Hakim Khan Sur\|Hakim Khan Sur Award]] for value for the cause of national integration (2016)<ref>{{cite web \|title=MMCF announces names of personalities to be awarded \|url=https://udaipurtimes.com/people/mmcf-announces-names-of-personalities-to-be-awarded/c74416-w2859-cid106479-s10707.htm \|website=udaipurtimes.com \|language=en \|date=26 February 2016}}</ref>\|Maharaja Sayajirao Bhasha Samman for Hindi (2015)<ref>{{cite web \|title=Prasoon Joshi gets award \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/prasoon-joshi-gets-award/article7774299.ece \|website=@businessline \|language=en}}</ref>\|Distinguished Alumni from IMT Ghaziabad<ref>{{cite news \|title=IMT Ghaziabads alumnus Prasoon Joshi conferred the Special Lifetime IMT-Community Award at Annual Convocation 2015 by his Alma Mater \|url=https://www.apnnews.com/imt-ghaziabads-alumnus-prasoon-joshi-conferred-the-special-lifetime-imt-community-award-at-annual-convocation-2015-by-his-alma-mater/}}</ref>}}		\| honours = {{bulleted list\|[[Padma Shri]] (2015)\|Doctorate D.Litt. from [[Kumaun University]] (2018)<ref>{{cite news \|title=Prasoon Joshi conferred with D.Lit in Nainital \|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/prasoon-joshi-conferred-with-d-lit-in-nainital.html \|work=The Pioneer \|date=29 November 2018 \|language=en}}</ref>\|Doctorate D.Phil. from [[Amity University, Mumbai\|Amity University]] (2017)<ref>{{cite news \|title=Prasoon Joshi gets Honorary Doctorate from Amity University \|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2017/02/prasoon-joshi-gets-honorary-doctorate-from-amity-university \|work=www.bestmediaifo.com \|date=18 February 2017}}</ref>\|[[Hakim Khan Sur\|Hakim Khan Sur Award]] for value for the cause of national integration (2016)<ref>{{cite web \|title=MMCF announces names of personalities to be awarded \|url=https://udaipurtimes.com/people/mmcf-announces-names-of-personalities-to-be-awarded/c74416-w2859-cid106479-s10707.htm \|website=udaipurtimes.com \|language=en \|date=26 February 2016}}</ref>\|Maharaja Sayajirao Bhasha Samman for Hindi (2015)<ref>{{cite web \|title=Prasoon Joshi gets award \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/prasoon-joshi-gets-award/article7774299.ece \|website=@businessline \|language=en}}</ref>\|Distinguished Alumni from IMT Ghaziabad<ref>{{cite news \|title=IMT Ghaziabads alumnus Prasoon Joshi conferred the Special Lifetime IMT-Community Award at Annual Convocation 2015 by his Alma Mater \|url=https://www.apnnews.com/imt-ghaziabads-alumnus-prasoon-joshi-conferred-the-special-lifetime-imt-community-award-at-annual-convocation-2015-by-his-alma-mater/}}</ref>}}
	\| occupation = Poet, writer, communication specialist		\| occupation = Poet, writer, communication specialist
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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Prasoon Joshi spent his earliest years in the north Indian state of [[Uttarakhand]] (then part of [[Uttar Pradesh]]). His father, D.K. Joshi, was the Additional Director of the state's Education Service. These early years all across the northern India – and spending time in places like [[Almora]], [[Nainital]] (where his extended family and relatives still live), [[Tehri]], [[Chamoli Gopeshwar]], and later [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh\|Rampur]], [[Meerut]] and [[Delhi]]<ref name=cannes>[http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/oct/19inter1.htm Meet Prasoon Joshi, India's ad guru] by Shyamal Majumdar. ''[[Rediff.com]]'', 19 October 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.creativeuttarakhand.com/cu/celebrities/prasoon_joshi.html Prasoon Joshi Interview] {{webarchive\|url=https://archive.today/20100221015458/http://www.creativeuttarakhand.com/cu/celebrities/prasoon_joshi.html \|date=21 February 2010 }} ''creativeuttarakhand'' (Myor Pahad).</ref> – gave Prasoon a remarkable feel for the real Indian pulse that he is now celebrated for in his screenplays, dialogues, lyrics, and advertising. His mother, Sushma Joshi, a lecturer in political science, performed for the [[All India Radio]] for over three decades.<ref name=eco>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/The_Leisure_Lounge/Breakfast_With_Prasoon_Joshi/articleshow/3006049.cms Breakfast With Prasoon Joshi], ''[[The Economic Times]]'', 3 May 2008.</ref> His parents are qualified classical vocalists and daily home life for the young Prasoon was marked with academic discipline, a rich vein of the artistic life and a strong sense of music and culture.<ref name=eco3>{{cite web\|title=prasoon-joshi-bollywood-mann-ke-manjeere\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-01/news/46897958_1_prasoon-joshi-bollywood-mann-ke-manjeere\|website=Economictimes.com\|publisher=The Economic Times\|access-date=22 November 2015\|ref=eco3}}</ref>		Prasoon Joshi spent his earliest years in the north Indian state of [[Uttarakhand]] (then part of [[Uttar Pradesh]]). His father, D.K. Joshi, was the Additional Director of the state's Education Service. These early years all across the northern India – and spending time in places like [[Almora]], [[Nainital]] (where his extended family and relatives still live), [[Tehri]], [[Chamoli Gopeshwar]], and later [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh\|Rampur]], [[Meerut]] and [[Delhi]]<ref name=cannes>[http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/oct/19inter1.htm Meet Prasoon Joshi, India's ad guru] by Shyamal Majumdar. ''[[Rediff.com]]'', 19 October 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.creativeuttarakhand.com/cu/celebrities/prasoon_joshi.html Prasoon Joshi Interview] {{webarchive\|url=https://archive.today/20100221015458/http://www.creativeuttarakhand.com/cu/celebrities/prasoon_joshi.html \|date=21 February 2010 }} ''creativeuttarakhand'' (Myor Pahad).</ref> – gave Prasoon a remarkable feel for the real Indian pulse that he is now celebrated for in his screenplays, dialogues, lyrics, and advertising. His mother, Sushma Joshi, a lecturer in political science, performed for the [[All India Radio]] for over three decades.<ref name=eco>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/The_Leisure_Lounge/Breakfast_With_Prasoon_Joshi/articleshow/3006049.cms Breakfast With Prasoon Joshi], ''[[The Economic Times]]'', 3 May 2008.</ref> His parents are qualified classical vocalists and daily home life for the young Prasoon was marked with academic discipline, a rich vein of the artistic life and a strong sense of music and culture.<ref name=eco3>{{cite web\|title=prasoon-joshi-bollywood-mann-ke-manjeere\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-01/news/46897958_1_prasoon-joshi-bollywood-mann-ke-manjeere\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215201721/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-01/news/46897958_1_prasoon-joshi-bollywood-mann-ke-manjeere\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 February 2014\|website=Economictimes.com\|publisher=The Economic Times\|access-date=22 November 2015\|ref=eco3}}</ref>

	He started writing early in life and published his first book at age 17, ''Main Aur Woh'', a 'conversation with himself'.<ref name=eco/> Two more books Dard So Raha Hai and Samadhan followed establishing him as an author.		He started writing early in life and published his first book at age 17, ''Main Aur Woh'', a 'conversation with himself'.<ref name=eco/> Two more books Dard So Raha Hai and Samadhan followed establishing him as an author.
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	==Film career==		==Film career==
	[[File:Gulzar javedakhtar prasoonjoshi.jpg\|thumb\|Javed Akhtar, Prasoon Joshi and Gulzar]]		[[File:Gulzar javedakhtar prasoonjoshi.jpg\|thumb\|Javed Akhtar, Prasoon Joshi and Gulzar]]
	Prasoon made his debut as a film lyricist with [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]'s ''[[Lajja (2001 film)\|Lajja]]'', a critical and commercial success, and this soon led to [[Yash Chopra]]'s ''[[Hum Tum (film)\|Hum Tum]]'' and a string of highly successful Bollywood films like ''[[Fanaa (film)\|Fanaa]]'', ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'', ''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'', ''[[Black (2005 film)\|Black]]'' and ''[[Delhi 6]]''. With ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006), he also became a dialogue writer.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/adman-prasoon-joshi-has-now-turned-dialogue-writer/articleshow/1328937.cms Adman Prasoon Joshi has now turned dialogue-writer!] ''[[The Times of India]]'', 12 December 2005.</ref>		Prasoon made his debut as a film lyricist with [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]'s ''[[Lajja (2001 film)\|Lajja]]'', a critical and commercial success, and this soon led to [[Yash Chopra]]'s ''[[Hum Tum (film)\|Hum Tum]]'' and a string of highly successful Bollywood films like ''[[Fanaa (2006 film)\|Fanaa]]'', ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'', ''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'', ''[[Black (2005 film)\|Black]]'' and ''[[Delhi 6]]''. With ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006), he also became a dialogue writer.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/adman-prasoon-joshi-has-now-turned-dialogue-writer/articleshow/1328937.cms Adman Prasoon Joshi has now turned dialogue-writer!] ''[[The Times of India]]'', 12 December 2005.</ref>

	He won the [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] for "[[Chand Sifarish]]" from the film ''[[Fanaa (film)\|Fanaa]]'' in 2007 and for "Maa" from ''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'' in 2008. He has won the prestigious National Award twice. The first for his work in Taare Zameen Par and the second one in 2013 for Chittagong.		He won the [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] for "[[Chand Sifarish]]" from the film ''[[Fanaa (2006 film)\|Fanaa]]'' in 2007 and for "Maa" from ''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'' in 2008. He has won the prestigious National Award twice. The first for his work in Taare Zameen Par and the second one in 2013 for Chittagong.

	He has also written the script for the award-winning 2014 film ''[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]''.		He has also written the script for the award-winning 2014 film ''[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]''.
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	*''[[Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic]]'' (2008)		*''[[Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic]]'' (2008)
	*''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'' (2007)		*''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'' (2007)
	*''[[Fanaa (film)\|Fanaa]]'' (2006)		*''[[Fanaa (2006 film)\|Fanaa]]'' (2006)
	*''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006)		*''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006)
	*''[[Black (2005 film)\|Black]]'' (2005)		*''[[Black (2005 film)\|Black]]'' (2005)
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	\|[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award\|Best Lyricist]] <small>(for the song "Chand Sifarish")</small>		\|[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award\|Best Lyricist]] <small>(for the song "Chand Sifarish")</small>
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	\| rowspan="2" \|2009		\| rowspan="2" \|2009
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	\|NDTV Indian of the Year		\|[[NDTV Indian of the Year]]
	\|Special Award for Lyrics		\|Special Award for Lyrics
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	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHi7jWzIG4o Prasoon Joshi Exposes Indian Ad Industry]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHi7jWzIG4o Prasoon Joshi Exposes Indian Ad Industry]

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	*{{IMDb name\|1535946}}		*{{IMDb name\|1535946}}

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	[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]		[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
	[[Category:Hindi-language writers]]		[[Category:Hindi-language Indian writers]]
	[[Category:Indian lyricists]]		[[Category:Indian lyricists]]
	[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]		[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]

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{{Short description|Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Prasoon Joshi
| honorific_suffix = [[Padma Shri| PS]]
| image = Prasoon Joshi (Cropped).png
| caption = Joshi in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|9|16}}
| birth_place = [[Almora]], [[Uttarakhand]],India
| awards = [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] (2007, 2008, and 2014) [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]] (2007 and 2013) Cannes Lions Gold (2003)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joshi |first1=Rahul |title=India wins 2 Golds and 2 Silvers at Cannes ad fest so far |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cannes-lions-2003/latest-on-cannes/india-wins-2-golds-and-2-silvers-at-cannes-ad-fest-so-far/articleshow/27769.cms |work=The Economic Times}}</ref> [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IFAA]] (2007, 2010 and 2014)<ref>{{cite news |title=IIFA Awards 2014: 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' wins 9 awards - Entertainment News , Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/iifa-awards-2014-bhaag-milkha-bhaag-wins-9-awards-1498729.html |work=Firstpost |date=28 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Prasoon Joshi Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Prasoon Joshi {{!}} Times of India Entertainment |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Prasoon-Joshi/awards |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Rang De Basanti' sweeps IIFA awards |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-rang-de-basanti-sweeps-iifa-awards-1102383 |work=DNA India |date=10 June 2007 |language=en}}</ref> 
| honours = {{bulleted list|[[Padma Shri]] (2015)|Doctorate D.Litt. from [[Kumaun University]] (2018)<ref>{{cite news |title=Prasoon Joshi conferred with D.Lit in Nainital |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/prasoon-joshi-conferred-with-d-lit-in-nainital.html |work=The Pioneer |date=29 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>|Doctorate D.Phil. from [[Amity University, Mumbai|Amity University]] (2017)<ref>{{cite news |title=Prasoon Joshi gets Honorary Doctorate from Amity University |url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2017/02/prasoon-joshi-gets-honorary-doctorate-from-amity-university |work=www.bestmediaifo.com |date=18 February 2017}}</ref>|[[Hakim Khan Sur|Hakim Khan Sur Award]] for value for the cause of national integration (2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=MMCF announces names of personalities to be awarded |url=https://udaipurtimes.com/people/mmcf-announces-names-of-personalities-to-be-awarded/c74416-w2859-cid106479-s10707.htm |website=udaipurtimes.com |language=en |date=26 February 2016}}</ref>|Maharaj Sayajirao Bhasha Samman for Hindi (2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=Prasoon Joshi gets award |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/prasoon-joshi-gets-award/article7774299.ece |website=@businessline |language=en}}</ref>|Distinguished Alumni from IMT Ghaziabad<ref>{{cite news |title=IMT Ghaziabads alumnus Prasoon Joshi conferred the Special Lifetime IMT-Community Award at Annual Convocation 2015 by his Alma Mater |url=https://www.apnnews.com/imt-ghaziabads-alumnus-prasoon-joshi-conferred-the-special-lifetime-imt-community-award-at-annual-convocation-2015-by-his-alma-mater/}}</ref>}}
| occupation = Poet, writer, communication specialist
| years_active = 1992–present
| title = [[Chairperson]] of the [[Censor Board of India]]
| module =
{{Infobox officeholder
| embed = yes
| office= Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification
| term_start = 12 August 2017
| predecessor = [[Pahlaj Nihalani]]
}}
}}

'''Prasoon Joshi''' (born 16 September 1971) is an Indian [[poet]], [[writer]], [[lyricist]], [[screenwriter]], and communication specialist and marketer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Venkatesh|first=M. R.|date=2019-02-04|title=How polarised responses miss nuanced precariousness of art and life|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/040219/how-polarised-responses-miss-nuanced-precariousness-of-art-and-life.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en}}</ref> He is the [[CEO]] of [[McCann Worldgroup|McCann World group]] India and Chairman APAC (Asia Pacific), a subsidiary of the global marketing firm [[McCann Erickson]]. He was appointed as the Chairperson of the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] on 11 August 2017.

Prasoon has received the [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] three times, in 2007 and 2008 and again in 2014 for the Hindi movie ''[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]''. He has also received the [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]] twice, for his work in ''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'' (2007), and ''[[Chittagong (film)|Chittagong]]'' (2013).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022235732/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-19/news-interviews/43198948_1_prasoon-joshi-viswaroopam-2-kamal-haasan Prasoon Joshi for Kamal Haasan's Viswaroopam 2 – Times Of India]</ref> He was awarded [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2015, for his contributions towards the field of Arts, Literature and Advertising.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/humbled-motivated-prasoon-joshi-on-winning-padma-shri/ |title= Humbled, motivated: Prasoon Joshi on winning Padma Shri |date= 26 January 2015}}</ref> He is one of the trustees of [[IGNCA]], a member of [[Nehru Memorial Museum & Library]] Society Panel and is among the select 120 members of the National Committee for Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of [[Mahatma Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/movies/hindi/prasoon-joshi-chandra-prakash-dwivedi-in-trust-of-indira-gandhi-national-centre-for-the-arts-160414 |title= Prasoon Joshi, Chandra Prakash Dwivedi in Trust of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts |date= 17 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rajat-sharma-prasoon-in-nmml-society-congmen-out/articleshow/71931363.cms |title= Rajat Sharma, Prasoon in NMML society, Congmen out |date= 17 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/kovind-to-preside-over-pm-headed-panel-on-gandhi-150th-birth-anniversary/india/news/1217017.html |title= Kovind to preside over PM-headed panel on Gandhi 150th birth anniversary |date= 17 December 2019}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Prasoon Joshi spent his earliest years in the north Indian state of [[Uttarakhand]] (then part of [[Uttar Pradesh]]). His father, D.K. Joshi, was the Additional Director of the state's Education Service. These early years all across the northern India – and spending time in places like [[Almora]], [[Nainital]] (where his extended family and relatives still live), [[Tehri]], [[Chamoli Gopeshwar]], and later [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]], [[Meerut]] and [[Delhi]]<ref name=cannes>[http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/oct/19inter1.htm Meet Prasoon Joshi, India's ad guru] by Shyamal Majumdar. ''[[Rediff.com]]'', 19 October 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.creativeuttarakhand.com/cu/celebrities/prasoon_joshi.html Prasoon Joshi Interview] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20100221015458/http://www.creativeuttarakhand.com/cu/celebrities/prasoon_joshi.html |date=21 February 2010 }} ''creativeuttarakhand'' (Myor Pahad).</ref> – gave Prasoon a remarkable feel for the real Indian pulse that he is now celebrated for in his screenplays, dialogues, lyrics, and advertising. His mother, Sushma Joshi, a lecturer in political science, performed for the [[All India Radio]] for over three decades.<ref name=eco>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/The_Leisure_Lounge/Breakfast_With_Prasoon_Joshi/articleshow/3006049.cms Breakfast With Prasoon Joshi], ''[[The Economic Times]]'', 3 May 2008.</ref> His parents are qualified classical vocalists and daily home life for the young Prasoon was marked with academic discipline, a rich vein of the artistic life and a strong sense of music and culture.<ref name=eco3>{{cite web|title=prasoon-joshi-bollywood-mann-ke-manjeere|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-01/news/46897958_1_prasoon-joshi-bollywood-mann-ke-manjeere|website=Economictimes.com|publisher=The Economic Times|access-date=22 November 2015|ref=eco3}}</ref>

He started writing early in life and published his first book at age 17, ''Main Aur Woh'', a 'conversation with himself'.<ref name=eco/> Two more books Dard So Raha Hai and Samadhan followed establishing him as an author.

His book, ''Sunshine Lanes'', a collection of his songs, was launched at the [[Jaipur Literature Festival]] in January 2013.
Prasoon’s latest book ‘''Thinking Aloud’ '' a collection of essays on emerging India was published in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thinking Aloud by Prasoon Joshi – Review|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/book-reviews/thinking-aloud-by-prasoon-joshi-review|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>

Prasoon did his [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] and post graduation in Physics, then elected to pursue an MBA from [[Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad|Institute Of Management Technology, Ghaziabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prasoon Joshi: 10 things to know about the new CBFC chief|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/prasoon-joshi-10-things-to-know-about-the-new-cbfc-chief|access-date=2020-11-30|website=[[Free Press Journal]]|language=en}}</ref> During his [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] education he decided to fuse his love for culture and art and his faculty for the commercial dynamic and make his career in advertising.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Balakrishnan|first=Ravi|title=How Prasoon Joshi is juggling between two demanding careers; advertising and films|work=[[The Economic Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/how-prasoon-joshi-is-juggling-between-two-demanding-careers-advertising-and-films/articleshow/29688714.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-11-30}}</ref>

==Advertising==
Prasoon started his career with [[Ogilvy & Mather]] in Delhi. In just 10 years, he was appointed the Executive Creative Director of the Mumbai office. In early 2002, he joined [[McCann-Erickson]] as Executive Vice-President and National Creative Director. By 2006, he was the Regional Creative Director for South and South East Asia. In December 2006 he was promoted to Executive Chairman for McCann Worldgroup India and Regional Creative Director for Asia Pacific.<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/823437.cms McCann top deck gets a new look] ''[[The Economic Times]]'', 16 December 2006.</ref>

Joshi is known for creating brand-building work for multinational brands including [[Nestlé|Nestle]], [[Coca-Cola|Coca cola]], [[Microsoft]], [[Mastercard]], [[L'Oréal|L’Oréal]], Intel X Box, [[Reckitt Benckiser]], [[Unilever]], Perfetti, [[Johnson & Johnson|J&J]], as well as Indian Brands like [[Britannia Industries|Britannia]], [[Marico|Saffola]], [[Dabur]], ITC foods, [[TVS Motor Company|TVS motors]], [[Reliance Industries|Reliance]], [[Jio|Reliance Jio]], [[Paytm]], [[Radio Mirchi|RadioMirchi]], and media brands like [[NDTV]] India (''Sach dikhate hain hum''), [[Times Now]], [[CNBC TV18|CNBC]], [[CNN-News18|CNN IBN]], and the Cannes-winning ''Thanda matlab Coca-Cola'' campaign with [[Aamir Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maggi got back: Prasoon Joshi likely to create comeback campaign - ET BrandEquity|url=http://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/advertising/maggi-got-back-prasoon-joshi-likely-to-create-comeback-campaign/49426718|access-date=2020-11-30|website=[[The Economic Times]]|language=en}}</ref>

His Happydent television commercial was listed by [[Bob Garfield]] of [[Advertising Age|AdvertisingAge]] as one of his personal choices for the Cannes Gold in 2007,<ref name="2007cannes">[http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-will-there-be-happy-dent-smiles-at-cannes-1103589 Will there be Happy sent smiles at Cannes?] by Pritha Mitra Dasgupta. ''DNAindia.com'', 16 June 2007.</ref> and it was chosen by a [[Gunn Report]] poll as one of the 20 best ads of the 21st century.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dasgupta |first=Pritha Mitra |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/prasoon-joshis-happydent-commercial-among-20-best-ads-of-21st-century-report/articleshow/50019407.cms |title=Prasoon Joshi’s Happydent commercial among 20 best ads of 21st century |newspaper=[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]] |date=3 December 2015 |access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sinha |first=Suveen |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business/happydent-palace-ad-is-among-20-best-this-century/story-Ol5jpnWxGzkJfl0BnhnhnK.html |title=Happydent Palace ad is among 20 best this century |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2 December 2015 |access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref>

His works were utilized for various social campaigns in India: [[Swachh Bharat Mission|Swacch Bharat]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-11-14|title=Prasoon Joshi pens song on Swacch Bharat Abhiyan|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/prasoon-joshi-pens-song-on-swacch-bharat-abhiyan/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> education, [[polio eradication]], [[malnutrition]], women empowerment,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vijayakar|first=R. M. VIJAYAKAR|title=Prasoon Joshi Pens Emotional Poem for Femina’s Initiative #ActAgainstAbuse|url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/prasoon-joshi-pens-emotional-poem-for-femina-s-initiative-actagainstabuse/article_457b5ffe-f77f-11ea-8033-4b4e220764f5.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=India West|language=en}}</ref> child rights,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-07|title=Prasoon Joshi shames the patriarchal society, honours girl child in his hard-hitting verse|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/prasoon-joshi-shames-the-patriarchal-society-honours-girl-child-in-his-hard-hitting-verse-2995844/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> against student suicide, and [[Millennium Development Goals|UN millennium goals]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ayaz|first=Shaikh|date=2006-10-18|title=dna|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/node/1059133%20https:|access-date=2020-11-30|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> His contribution was acknowledged for the 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Samidha|last2=2014|last3=Ist|first3=00:42|title=Piyush Pandey, Prasoon Joshi and Sam Balsara to helm BJP’s Rs 400 crore poll drive {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Piyush-Pandey-Prasoon-Joshi-and-Sam-Balsara-to-helm-BJPs-Rs-400-crore-poll-drive/articleshow/30691153.cms|access-date=2020-11-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> and subsequently 2019 elections.<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/catalyst/2007/02/08/stories/2007020800110300.htm Prasoon Joshi. Rising Indian] ''[[Business Line]]'', ''[[The Hindu]]'', 8 February 2007.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Suhani|title='People Are Brands'|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20190415-people-are-brands-q-a-1494810-2019-04-05|access-date=2020-11-30|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==Film career==
[[File:Gulzar javedakhtar prasoonjoshi.jpg|thumb|Javed Akhtar, Prasoon Joshi and Gulzar]]
Prasoon made his debut as a film lyricist with [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]'s ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'', a critical and commercial success, and this soon led to [[Yash Chopra]]'s ''[[Hum Tum]]'' and a string of highly successful Bollywood films like ''[[Fanaa (film)|Fanaa]]'', ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'', ''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'', ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'' and ''[[Delhi 6]]''. With ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006), he also became a dialogue writer.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/adman-prasoon-joshi-has-now-turned-dialogue-writer/articleshow/1328937.cms Adman Prasoon Joshi has now turned dialogue-writer!] ''[[The Times of India]]'', 12 December 2005.</ref>

He won the [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]] for "[[Chand Sifarish]]" from the film ''[[Fanaa (film)|Fanaa]]'' in 2007 and for "Maa" from ''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'' in 2008. He has won the prestigious National Award twice. The first for his work in Taare Zameen Par and the second one in 2013 for Chittagong.

He has also written the script for the award-winning 2014 film ''[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]''.

As a [[Central Board of Film Certification|CBFC]] chairman he has maintained the fine balance between the filmmakers and societal sensitivities, instituted dialogue discussion instead of controversy and has played a big role in digitising CBFC functionality.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/prasoon-joshi-cbfc-has-to-balance-cinematic-sensibilities-and-social-sensitivities/articleshow/66460041.cms |title= Prasoon Joshi: CBFC has to balance cinematic sensibilities and social sensitivities |date= 17 December 2019}}</ref>

==Global and national recognition==
In 2008, he was invited as the Cannes Jury chairman and in 2009, he was named among the exclusive 10-member Cannes Titanium and Integrated Jury at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canneslions.com/lions/videos.cfm?media_id=1367&tag=107 |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708114237/http://www.canneslions.com/lions/videos.cfm?media_id=1367&tag=107 |archive-date=8 July 2011 }}
[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET-Cetera/Prasoon-Joshi--on-Cannes-Titanium-jury/articleshow/4197932.cms Prasoon Joshi on Cannes Titanium jury] ''[[The Economic Times]]'', 27 February 2009.</ref> In 2006, he was chosen a 'Young Global Leader 2006' by the Forum of Young Global Leaders, an affiliate of the [[World Economic Forum]],<ref>[http://in.rediff.com/money/2006/jan/13wef.htm Prasoon Joshi chosen Young Global Leader] ''[[Rediff.com]]'', 13 January 2006.</ref> In 2007, he was asked to be a judge of the nationally popular reality singing competition ''Dhoom Macha De'' on [[NDTV Imagine]].<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/top-stories/news/imagine-ropes-shankar-prasoon-281107.html NDTV ropes in Shankar Mahadevan and Prasoon Joshi] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120713224105/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/top-stories/news/imagine-ropes-shankar-prasoon-281107.html |date=13 July 2012 }} Wednesday, 28 November 2007.</ref> Joshi was part of the select three-member Core Creative Advisory Committee for the [[Commonwealth Games 2010]] opening and closing ceremonies, with [[Shyam Benegal]] and [[Javed Akhtar]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-08-23|title=‘CWG closing and opening galas on track’|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/cwg-closing-and-opening-galas-on-track/story-eCjo03xx6td2H2fEMGqorM.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

===Social theme work===
*Tata Jagriti Anthem<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/around-india-in-18-days-35925-2008-12-24</ref>
*Dettol Swachh Bharat<ref>https://www.afaqs.com/news/marketing/45828_indian-ocean-jams-with-dettol-for-banega-swachh-india</ref>
*Poshan Anthem<ref>https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/vice-president-launches-bharatiya-poshan-anthem-119120301082_1.html</ref>

==Filmography==
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*''[[Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Vishwaroopam II|Vishwaroop II]]'' (2018)
*''[[Neerja]]'' (2016)
*''[[Margarita With A Straw]]'' (2015)
*''[[Satyagraha – Democracy Under Fire|Satyagraha]]'' (2013)
*''[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]'' (2013)
*''[[Ishkq in Paris]]'' (2012)
*''[[Teri Meri Kahaani (film)|Teri Meri Kahaani]]'' (2012)
*''[[Aarakshan]]'' (2011)
*''[[Break Ke Baad]]'' (2010)
*''[[Sikandar (2009 film)|Sikandar]]'' (2009)
*''[[London Dreams]]'' (2009)
*''[[Delhi 6]]'' (2009)
*''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'' (2008)
*''[[Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic]]'' (2008)
*''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'' (2007)
*''[[Fanaa (film)|Fanaa]]'' (2006)
*''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006)
*''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'' (2005)
*''[[Rok Sako To Rok Lo]]'' (2004)
*''[[Phir Milenge (2004 film)|Phir Milenge]]'' (2004)
*''[[Hum Tum]]'' (2004)
*''[[Aankhen (2002 film)|Aankhen]]'' (2002)
*''Kyon?'' (2003)
*''[[Love at Times Square]]'' (2003)
*''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'' (2001)
*''[[Bhopal Express (film)|Bhopal Express]]'' (1999)
{{div col end}}

When Prasoon watched the film ''[[Sikandar (2009 film)|Sikander]]'', he was inspired by it and wrote a song called "Dhoop ke sikke". Later, this song was incorporated in the film.<ref>Subhash K. Jha 17 March 2009 [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1173865/sorttype//Prasoon+Joshi+gets+inspired+after+watching+Sikandar,+pens+down+a+poetry Prasoon Joshi gets inspired after watching Sikandar, pens down a poetry] Bollywood Hungama, accessed on 10 April 2012</ref>

===Private albums===
He has been the lyricist for several [[Indipop]] albums which have been hits:
*''Mann Ke Manjeere'', an album on women's dreams for human rights organisation [[Breakthrough (human rights)|Breakthrough]], sung by [[Shubha Mudgal]] (2000)
*''Ab Ke Saawan'' for [[Shubha Mudgal]] (1999)
*''Dooba Dooba Rehta Hoon'' for [[Silk Route (band)|Silk Route]]

==Short films on malnutrition==
Prasoon Joshi and [[Aamir Khan]] have decided to prepare 50 short films on [[malnutrition]] after being invited by the prime minister of India. According to Mr. Joshi, Aamir and himself got along well because they do not compromise their work.<ref>IANS 7 May 2012 [https://web.archive.org/web/20140202125113/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-07/news-interviews/31609739_1_bollywood-star-aamir-khan-taare-zameen-par-prasoon-joshi Aamir, Prasoon Joshi to make 50 short films on malnutrition] (Accessed on 26 May 2012)</ref>

==Awards==
He was awarded [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2015.<ref name=pdma>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022143/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952|publisher=Press Information Bureau|access-date=25 January 2015|archive-date=28 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Nominated work
!Award
!Category
!Result
|-
|2003
|''Thanda Matlab Coca-Cola'' campaign
|[[Cannes Lion Awards|Cannes Lion Award]]
|[[Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival|International Advertising Festival]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|2005
|''[[Hum Tum]]''
|[[Star Screen Award]]
|[[Star Screen Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] (for the song "'Saanson Ko Saanson'")
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="8" |2007
| rowspan="5" |''[[Rang De Basanti]]''
|''Media'' magazine
|No. 1 Creative Director in Asia Pacific
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] (for the song " "Masti Ki Pathshala")
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Global Indian Film Awards]]
|[[GIFA Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]]
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]] (for the song "Roobaroo")
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |''[[Fanaa (film)|Fanaa]]''
|[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]] (for the song "[[Fanaa (film)#Music|Chand Sifarish]]")
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|[[IIFA Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Bollywood Movie Awards]]
|[[Bollywood Movie Award - Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |2008
| rowspan="5" |''[[Taare Zameen Par]]''
|[[National Film Award (India)|National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyricist]] (for the song "Maa")
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]] (for the song "Maa")
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] (for the song " "Maa")
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
|Best Lyricist (for the song " "Maa")
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Star Screen Award]]
|[[Star Screen Award Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] (for the song " "Maa")
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009
|{{N/a}}
|NDTV Indian of the Year
|Special Award for Lyrics
|{{Won}}
|-
|''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]''
|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]] (for the song "Guzarish")
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |2010
| rowspan="4" |''[[Delhi-6]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]] (for the song "Masakali")
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]] (for the song "Rehna Tu")
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2nd Mirchi Music Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2009/hindi/winners.html|title=Mirchi Music Award 2009|website=www.radiomirchi.com|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref>
| Album of The Year
|{{won}}
|-
| Lyricist of The Year (for the song "[[Masakali]]")
|{{won}}
|-
|2010
| ''[[Break Ke Baad]]''
| [[3rd Mirchi Music Awards]]
| [[Mirchi Music Award for Album of The Year|Album of The Year]]
| {{nom}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2010/hindi/nominees.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130070949/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2010/hindi/nominees.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 January 2011|title=Nominees – Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2010|date=30 January 2011|access-date=30 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Aarakshan]]''
| [[4th Mirchi Music Awards]]
| [[Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Music Composer of The Year|Upcoming Music Composer of The Year]] (for the song "Saans Albeli")
| {{nom}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/hindi/nominees.php|title=Nominations – Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2011|date=30 January 2013|access-date=24 May 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130161203/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/hindi/nominees.php|archive-date=30 January 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|''[[Chittagong (film)|Chittagong]]''
|[[National Film Award (India)|National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyricist]] (for the song "Bolo Naa")
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="7" |2014
| rowspan="7" |''[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]''
|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]] (for the song "Zinda")
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|[[IIFA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
|[[Star Guild Awards|Best Screenplay]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Star Guild Awards|Best Story]]
|{{Won}}
|-
| [[6th Mirchi Music Awards|Mirchi Music Awards]]
| [[Mirchi Music Award for Lyricist of The Year|Lyricist of The Year]] (for the song "Maston Ka Jhund")
| {{won}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/mirchi-music-awards-2014-winners-shahrukh-khan-farhan-akhtar-honoured-aashiqui-2-wins-7-trophies-17842/|title=Mirchi Music Awards 2014 winners: Shahrukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar honoured; Aashiqui 2 wins 7 trophies|last=Parande|first=Shweta|date=28 February 2014|work=India.com|access-date=24 April 2018|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|{{N/a}}
|[[Government of India]]
|[[Padma Shri]] (for contribution in Arts)
|{{Draw|Honorary}}
|}

==Personal life==
Prasoon’s wife Aparna works in the field of preserving and promoting Indian classical and [[folk music]] and is the co-founder of the India Music Summit. They have been married for over a decade and have a daughter named Aishaanya.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I find women more mature than men: Prasoon Joshi - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-find-women-more-mature-than-men-Prasoon-Joshi/articleshow/20892183.cms|access-date=2020-11-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bollywood's new bard on infusing poetry into lyrics |url=https://www.theweek.in/webworld/features/society/bollywood-new-bard-prasoon-joshi.html |work=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf_GWfuk25w A poem by Prasoon on Ayodhya]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvN6a8ZOlCg&NR=1 A poem by Prasoon: The girl is talking to her father]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHi7jWzIG4o Prasoon Joshi Exposes Indian Ad Industry]

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