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	{{Infobox person		'''Roopak Saluja''' (born 25 July 1975) is an Indian [[media entrepreneur]] and [[angel investor]]. He is the Founder & CEO of BANG BANG, a Mumbai-Los Angeles production company, and the Founder & Chairman of The 120 Media Collective, a communications & content group comprising subsidiaries, Jack in the Box Worldwide and Sooperfly. {{Infobox person
	\| name = Roopak Saluja		\| name = Roopak Saluja
	\| image= Roopak Saluja 2016.jpg		\| image = Roopak Saluja 2016.jpg
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1975\|7\|25}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1975\|7\|25}}
	\| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
	\| occupation = Founder & ~~Chief Executive Officer -~~ The 120 Media Collective ~~& Sooperfly~~, Media entrepreneur		\| occupation = Founder & CEO of BANG BANG, Founder & Chairman of The 120 Media Collective, Media entrepreneur, Film producer, Podcast host, Angel investor, Businessman
	\| education = Doon School & INSEAD		\| education = Doon School & INSEAD
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Tara Sharma]]\|November 2007		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Tara Sharma]]\|November 2007
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	'''Roopak Saluja''' (born 25 July 1975) is an Indian media businessman and [[angel investor]]. He is the founder and [[chief executive officer]] of The 120 Media Collective - a communications & content group comprising subsidiaries, Jack in the Box Worldwide, Sniper and Bang Bang Films; and Sooperfly - A new media company that is building content brands direct-to-audiences. He has been featured in Campaign India's A-List of the Most Influential People in India's Advertising, Media & Marketing Industry 2010, ~~2011, 2012~~ and ~~2013~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.campaignasia.com/page/40under40_saluja\|date=January 2016\|title=Advertising, Marketing, Media, Digital, PR News & more}}</ref>		He has been featured in every edition of Campaign India's A-List of the Most Influential People in India's Advertising, Media & Marketing Industry since 2010, Campaign Asia-Pacific's ‘40 Under 40’ in 2014 and IMPACT Magazine’s Digital Power 100 since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.campaignasia.com/page/40under40_saluja\|date=January 2016\|title=Advertising, Marketing, Media, Digital, PR News & more}}</ref>

			Roopak is a Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network at The Aspen Institute, serves on various company and advisory boards and is an angel investor in early-stage businesses. In 2011, CNNGo listed him among 20 people to watch out for in Mumbai.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Saluja was born on 25 July 1975, to a Punjabi father ~~and a~~ [[~~Nepal~~]]~~ese~~ mother. He ~~did~~ his schooling at the [[Doon School]]~~<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dsobs.net/RB-Jan-2013/46_RB-Jan-2015.php\|title=DSOBS\|last=Makhijani\|first=Design: R. Makhijani / Author: R.\|website=www.dsobs.net\|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref>~~ in [[Dehradun]] and ~~studied at~~ [[INSEAD]] in [[France~~]] and [[Singapore]]~~.		Saluja was born on 25 July 1975, to a [[Punjabi Sikh\|Punjabi-Sikh]] father, Ambassador Satnam Jit Singh, an Indian [[diplomat]] to several countries. His mother, Rinku Singh is of [[Nepali people\|Nepalese]] origin, is a social worker and a top bridge player. He completed his schooling at the [[The Doon School\|Doon School]] in Dehradun, India and went on to earn his MBA from the prestigious [[INSEAD]] in Singapore and France.

	==Career==		==Career==
	He started his [[advertising]] career at 23, in account management at [[Young & Rubicam]] [[Budapest]]. After that he moved to [[Ogilvy & Mather]] [[Paris]] to work for [[Motorola]] Europe, Middle East and Africa. He quit Ogilvy in 2003 to go to business school at [[INSEAD]].		He started his [[advertising]] career at 23, in account management at [[Young & Rubicam]] [[Budapest]]. After that he moved to [[Ogilvy & Mather]] [[Paris]] to work for [[Motorola]] Europe, Middle East and Africa. He quit Ogilvy in 2003 to go to business school at [[INSEAD]].

			As his father was a [[diplomat]] and an [[ambassador]] to many countries, Roopak considers himself a "diplobrat", having lived in 13 cities, 10 countries, across 6 continents.{{cn\|date=June 2022}}

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| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
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'''Roopak Saluja''' (born 25 July 1975) is an Indian media businessman and [[angel investor]]. He is the founder and [[chief executive officer]] of The 120 Media Collective - a communications & content group comprising subsidiaries, Jack in the Box Worldwide, Sniper and Bang Bang Films; and Sooperfly - A new media company that is building content brands direct-to-audiences. He has been featured in Campaign India's A-List of the Most Influential People in India's Advertising, Media & Marketing Industry 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.campaignasia.com/page/40under40_saluja|date=January 2016|title=Advertising, Marketing, Media, Digital, PR News & more}}</ref>

==Early life==
Saluja was born on 25 July 1975, to a Punjabi father and a [[Nepal]]ese mother. He did his schooling at the [[Doon School]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dsobs.net/RB-Jan-2013/46_RB-Jan-2015.php|title=DSOBS|last=Makhijani|first=Design: R. Makhijani / Author: R.|website=www.dsobs.net|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> in [[Dehradun]] and studied at [[INSEAD]] in [[France]] and [[Singapore]].

==Career==
He started his [[advertising]] career at 23, in account management at [[Young & Rubicam]] [[Budapest]]. After that he moved to [[Ogilvy & Mather]] [[Paris]] to work for [[Motorola]] Europe, Middle East and Africa. He quit Ogilvy in 2003 to go to business school at [[INSEAD]].

===Bang Bang Films===
In mid-2006, after graduating with an [[MBA]] from INSEAD, he set up a company called Bang Bang Films.<ref>{{cite web|author=CB |url=http://www.campaignbrief.com/asia/2010/11/bang-bang-films-and-believe-me.html |title=Bang Bang Films and Believe Media tie up |publisher=Campaign Brief Asia |date=2013-03-18 |accessdate=2013-07-02}}</ref> Bang Bang Films was ranked #2 on AllWorld Network's Top 25 fastest growing companies, across all [[sector (economic)|sector]]s, in [[India]] in 2010.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

In July 2013, Bang Bang Films and [[Film director|director]] [[Jim Sonzero]] created a joint venture primarily focused on beauty, lifestyle and storytelling. It first project was a [[L’Oreal]] Fall Repair campaign with [[Bollywood]] [[actor]] [[Sonam Kapoor]], and the company shot another spot for L’Oreal starring [[Aishwarya Rai]].{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

Bang Bang Films was ranked among the Top 5 Production Houses in India by [[advertising agency]] professionals in [[The Economic Times]] supplement, Brand Equity's Agency Reckoner 2014 list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/42630018.cms|title=BE Agency Reckoner 2014: Nirvana of 'Incredible India' fame is best film production agency - The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=2016-08-26|last1=Irani|first1=Delshad|last2=Bhatt|first2=Shephali|last3=Bapna|first3=Amit|last4=Balakrishnan|first4=Ravi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/brand-equity/be-agency-reckoner-2014-nirvana-of-incredible-india-fame-is-best-film-production-agency/articleshow/42630018.cms|title=BE Agency Reckoner 2014: Nirvana of 'Incredible India' fame is best film production agency - The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=2016-08-26|last1=Irani|first1=Delshad|last2=Bhatt|first2=Shephali|last3=Bapna|first3=Amit|last4=Balakrishnan|first4=Ravi}}</ref>

===Jack in the Box Worldwide===
Jack in the Box Worldwide was set up in 2009 as the content-for-brands arm of Bang Bang Films. It combines content strategy, [[film]], [[video production]] and [[digital media]] to create customized content for brands across multiple platforms and geographies. It has offices in Mumbai and Delhi.<ref>{{cite news|last=Samosa |first=Social |url=http://www.socialsamosa.com/2013/08/jack-in-the-box-worldwide-opens-office-in-new-delhi-appoints-new-business-heads/ |title=Jack in the Box Worldwide Opens Office in New Delhi. Appoints Business Heads for Mumbai and Delhi |publisher=Socialsamosa.com |date=2013-08-14 |accessdate=2014-03-21}}</ref>

Roopak is a member of the Indian Angel Network, a group of entrepreneurs who invest in start-up businesses across a variety of sectors and [[market (economics)|market]]s. In 2011, ''[[CNNGo]]'' listed him among 20 people to watch out for in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Udita |url=http://www.cnngo.com/mumbai/life/people-who-matter-2011-769045 |title=20 people who matter in Mumbai in 2011 |publisher=CNN Travel |date=2011-01-26 |accessdate=2013-07-02}}</ref>

In 2014, Roopak was featured on Campaign Asia-Pacific's "40 Under 40" list among the region's strategic thinkers, suits, creators and planners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.campaignasia.com/page/40under40.aspx|title=Campaign Asia-Pacific's 40 under 40 (2014) {{!}} Campaign Asia|website=www.campaignasia.com|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.campaignasia.com/page/40under40_saluja.aspx|title=40 under 40: Roopak Saluja {{!}} Campaign Asia|website=www.campaignasia.com|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is a professional [[trance music|trance]] [[DJ]], and has performed in Europe, South Africa and Thailand, and co-founding and running his own trance label, Procyon Records (Budapest and Paris).{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} He has also acted in ''[[Marigold (2007 film)|Marigold]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

He married [[actress]] [[Tara Sharma]] in November 2007.<ref name="intoday1">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Star+struck/1/20054.html |title=Star struck: Simply Mumbai |publisher=India Today |date=2008-11-14 |accessdate=2013-07-02}}</ref> They have two children together, sons born in 2009 and 2011.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://sooperfly.com Official website of Sooperfly]
*[http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/bbf-delighted-to-have-nomination-at-goafest-2011-challapalli/1/14648.html]
*[http://www.indiadigitalreview.com/news/jack-box-opens-delhi-office-appoints-delhi-mumbai-business-heads/14265]
*[http://www.campaignindia.in/Article/353412,jack-in-the-box-launches-in-delhi-mairu-gupta-from-sapientnitro-roped-in-to-head-office.aspx]

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