Ashvini Yardi

Ashvini Yardi
Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Producer

Ashvini Yardi is a producer of Bollywood movies such as OMG – Oh My God!, 72 Miles, Bhaji in Problem, Fugly and Singh Is Bliing.

After having a 20-year-long career in television, Ashvini Yardi formed Grazing Goat Pictures with actor Akshay Kumar in December 2011.

At Zee TV she opted for shows such as Saat Phere, Sailaab, Kasamh Se, Sarrkar, Teen Bahuraaniyaan, Banoo Main Teri Dulhann, Ghar ki Lakshmi Betiyaan, Banegi Apni Baat, among several others. She also conceptualized the cult singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge and Lil' Champs before leaving to join Colors.

At Colors, she brought in path-breaking shows such as Uttaran, Balika Vadhu, Bigg Boss, Khatron Ke Khiladi, Veer Shivaji, Laado and took the new channel zooming to the No 1 spot .

She have done BA in Psychology, Advertising and Marketing from XIC, Mumbai. With a calm demeanor and a steely resolve, the co-founder of Grazing Goat Pictures likes to consistently tread new grounds and take new risks. 40 yrs old entrepreneur & mother is one of the few women behind the camera, who looks stunning in front of it as well.

Filmography

Films

Title Year Budget Box Office
OMG – Oh My God! 2012 20 crore (US$3.0 million) 121 crore (US$18 million)
72 Miles[1] 2013
Bhaji in Problem 2013 5 crore (US$740,000) 17 crore (US$2.5 million)
Fugly[2] 2014
Singh is Bling[3] 2015

Television

References

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