Roopak Saluja
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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.
Roopak Saluja | |
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| Born | 25 July 1975 |
| Education | Doon School & INSEAD |
| Occupation | Founder & CEO of BANG BANG, Founder & Chairman of The 120 Media Collective, Media entrepreneur, Film producer, Podcast host, Angel investor, Businessman |
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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.[1]
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 lifeEdit
Saluja was born on 25 July 1975, to a Punjabi-Sikh father, Ambassador Satnam Jit Singh, an Indian diplomat to several countries. His mother, Rinku Singh is of Nepalese origin, is a social worker and a top bridge player. He completed his schooling at the Doon School in Dehradun, India and went on to earn his MBA from the prestigious INSEAD in Singapore and France.
CareerEdit
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.[citation needed]
Bang Bang FilmsEdit
In mid-2006, after graduating with an MBA from INSEAD, he set up a company called Bang Bang Films.[2] Bang Bang Films was ranked #2 on AllWorld Network's Top 25 fastest growing companies, across all sectors, in India in 2010.[citation needed]
In July 2013, Bang Bang Films and 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]
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.[3][4]
Jack in the Box WorldwideEdit
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.[5]
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 markets. In 2011, CNNGo listed him among 20 people to watch out for in Mumbai.[6]
In 2014, Roopak was featured on Campaign Asia-Pacific's "40 Under 40" list among the region's strategic thinkers, suits, creators and planners.[7][8]
Personal lifeEdit
He is a professional 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] He has also acted in Marigold.[citation needed]
He married actress Tara Sharma in November 2007.[9] They have two children together, sons born in 2009 and 2011.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Advertising, Marketing, Media, Digital, PR News & more". January 2016.
- ↑ CB (18 March 2013). "Bang Bang Films and Believe Media tie up". Campaign Brief Asia. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ↑ Irani, Delshad; Bhatt, Shephali; Bapna, Amit; Balakrishnan, Ravi. "BE Agency Reckoner 2014: Nirvana of 'Incredible India' fame is best film production agency - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ Irani, Delshad; Bhatt, Shephali; Bapna, Amit; Balakrishnan, Ravi. "BE Agency Reckoner 2014: Nirvana of 'Incredible India' fame is best film production agency - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ Samosa, Social (14 August 2013). "Jack in the Box Worldwide Opens Office in New Delhi. Appoints Business Heads for Mumbai and Delhi". Socialsamosa.com. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ Jhunjhunwala, Udita (26 January 2011). "20 people who matter in Mumbai in 2011". CNN Travel. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ↑ "Campaign Asia-Pacific's 40 under 40 (2014) | Campaign Asia". www.campaignasia.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ "40 under 40: Roopak Saluja | Campaign Asia". www.campaignasia.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ "Star struck: Simply Mumbai". India Today. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2013.