Ajit Andhare (born July 11, 1973) is an Indian businessman, entrepreneur and media executive. He is currently the chief operating officer at JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance Industries, Viacom18 Studios, and The Walt Disney Company. [1] Prior to this, he served as the Chief Operating Officer at Viacom18 Studios and Viacom18 Motion Pictures for over a decade.[2]
Ajit currently serves as the chief operating officer at Viacom 18 Motion Pictures (VMP), the motion pictures business of Viacom 18 Media Pvt Ltd.[3]
In April 2013, Andhare was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Viacom18 Motion Pictures.[4] He contributed to films such as Queen, Padmaavat, and Andhadhun.[5] In 2018, he became COO of Viacom18 Studios.[6]
In November 2024, Andhare was appointed to head the combined studio business at JioStar.[7]
Ajit earned a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela and an MBA from the Indian School of Business.[8][9] Before entering the media industry, he worked at Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) and Brooke Bond Lipton in various roles, including Senior Brand Manager and Regional Brand Activation Director.[10] He later founded Colosceum Media, a content production company funded by Capital18.[11]
He is known for producing television programs such as MTV Roadies, MTV Splitsvilla, Jai Shri Krishna for Colors, Wheel Smart Shrimati for Unilever and the Master Chef India series for Star India.[12][13][14]
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