Prashant Shah
| Prashant Shah | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Occupation |
Actor Producer |
Prashant Shah is a film producer based in Los Angeles. He is also the CEO and founder of Bollywood Hollywood Production Inc., a film and television production company that produces and shoots Bollywood movies in the UK, India, Canada, United States, and South America.[1] His latest films as a line producer were Bang Bang! and My Name is Khan.[2] Shah was executive producer for the film Ra.One[3] starring Shah Rukh Khan. The film was released in November 2011 and opened on over 4,000 screens worldwide, collecting $30 million its opening weekend. In March 2014, Shah completed his job as Head of Physical Production for Benaroya Pictures; he worked on three Hollywood movies, Cymebline, Cell, and Queen of the Desert during his tenure there. Shah produced Season 9 of Roadies for MTV Networks/Colosceum. Shah's most recent project was Bang Bang!, which was released October 2014 and made over $40 million at the box office worldwide. Bang Bang! is an official remake of the Hollywood film Knight and Day with Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.
Shah is currently consulting producer for the Bollywood movie, Brothers, an official remake of the Hollywood movie titled Warrior. Another of Shah's current jobs is post-production services at FIESTA VFX;there he focuses on Latin and China-related content. Shah, also, is currently developing movies, television programs, and a web-series in a variety of formats.
Shah founded Bollywood Hollywood Production Inc. in 1999. He opened a UK branch in 2009. Over the past decade, he has worked with such people as Karan Johar, Rakesh Roshan, Shahrukh Khan, Aditya Chopra and others. He has overseen the production of some of Bollywood's biggest movies. This company has created over 50,000 jobs in the last ten years in India, USA, and the UK.
Prior to starting Bollywood Hollywood Production Inc., Shah spent a total of ten years in a variety of industries including global marketing and business development in electronics, and information technology related to biometric and security software applications, media management, restaurants, and healthcare staffing solutions based out of New York, New Jersey, Chicago, New Delhi, and Mumbai.
In 2010, Shah was named "Producer of the Year" by Senator Harry Reid and the Department of Commerce. In 2008, the Mayor of Miami awarded him the Key to the City of Miami.
Board of Advisors
- Miami Media Film Market (MMFM) a State of Florida initiative (annual event in June in Miami)
- G-Star Studios based in Florida - a film studio designed by Warner Brothers.
- Secretary and Chair Film Florida.
Selected filmography
- The Collaborator (Executive Producer) (2016)
- Reloaded (Executive Producer) (2016)
- Half Girlfriend (Executive Producer) (2016)
- Brothers (Consulting Producer) (2015)
- Arranged Marriage (Producer) (2015)
- Bang Bang! (Line Producer - USA) (2014)
- CELL (Executive Producer) (2014)
- Cymbeline (Executive Producer) (2013)
- Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani (Line Producer - Argentina) (2012)
- MTV Roadies (Executive Producer) (2012)
- Birth of a Nation - Indira Gandhi (Executive Producer) (2012)
- MMFM - Miami Media Film Market (Co-Producer with CAMACOL and State of Florida) (2011)
- Chak Dhoom Dhoom Dance show for Television for COLORS channel and Endemol India (Executive Producer USA) (2010)
- Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2011) (Line Producer -USA)
- Ra.One (2010) (executive producer)
- My Name Is Khan (line producer USA) (2010)
- Kites (line producer: USA) (2010)
- Kurbaan (line producer USA) (2009)
- Kambakkht Ishq (line producer) (2009)
- Mummyji (US Distributor) (2009)
- Dostana (line producer) (2008)
- Love Story 2050 (line producer) (2008)
- Guru (grateful acknowledgment) (2007)
- Apne (consulting producer) (2007)
- Karma, Confessions and Holi (consulting producer) (2009)
- Ta Ra Rum Pum (line producer: USA) (actor) (2007)
- Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota (line producer) (2006)
- Indian Fish in American Waters (Distributor 2005)
- Jaan-E-Mann (line producer) (2005)
- Morning Raga (Distributor all media North America & UK)
- Out of Control (line producer) (2004)
- It Was Raining That Night (Producer) (2003)
- Love at Time Square (line producer) (2002)
Notes
- ↑ Global Soft Money Guide - US Incentives - Quite a few dollars more
- ↑ Pizarro: Bollywood pays a visit to San Jose's Children's Discovery Museum
- ↑ "Bollywood celebrity Shah Rukh Khan to star in feature film shot in early 2010 in Miami". miamitodaynews.com. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ↑ "IMDB Profile: Prashant Shah". imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-01-05.