Sony Photos Leisure has employed Nachiket Pantvaidya as common supervisor of productions in India.
Within the position, Pantvaidya will oversee native Indian manufacturing whereas working alongside Shony Panjikaran who’s the final supervisor and head of Sony Photos Releasing Worldwide in India.
Pantvaidya was beforehand CEO at Balaji Telefilms and Head of Enterprise at Sony Leisure Tv. He additionally served as the top of enterprise at Star Plus and held a number of roles within the Star TV community, together with head of Star Pravah and managing director of Fox Tv Studios.
“I’m happy to steer and nurture our artistic and enterprise forces to make sure that we greatest serve our film audiences, particularly in these dynamic instances the place the artistic and enterprise parameters for film making in India are being redefined,” Pantvaidya mentioned of his new job.
“We’re aiming to scale our output to not solely match viewers expectations but additionally to make sure that the best cohorts get to see the film of their selection on the distribution medium of their selection. I hope to associate fruitfully with the gamers out there and with Sony Photos Networks India (SPNI) and optimize SPIP’s power going forward.”
Sony Photos Worldwide Productions is the local-language manufacturing arm of Sony Photos Leisure’s Movement Image Group.
Shebnem Askin, EVP, Inventive Manufacturing and Head of Sony Photos Worldwide Manufacturing added: “Sanford Panitch and I are so happy to have Nachiket be part of the Sony Photos Worldwide Productions to steer our native Indian manufacturing. These are thrilling instances as we take a step to make and launch our largest native slate for the Indian market within the subsequent two years. We’re most excited as Nachiket brings alongside not solely wealthy business expertise but additionally new power and dynamic execution abilities to steer SPIP to a first-rate place.”
