Deepshikha Deshmukh (née Bhagnani; born 29 October 1983) is an Indian film producer who works in the Hindi cinema industry.[1]
Deshmukh has produced multiple films under the production house Pooja Entertainment. She has worked as a producer on several Bollywood movies, including the 2020 release Jawaani Jaaneman and the remake of 1995's Coolie No. 1. Deshmukh has also founded the organic skincare brand Love Organically.[2]
Deshmukh was born on 29 October 1983, in Kolkata, West Bengal, to film producer Vashu Bhagnani and his wife, Pooja Bhagnani. She has a younger brother, Jackky Bhagnani, who is an actor and film producer.
Deepshikha Deshmukh leads the strategy and production efforts at Pooja Entertainment.[3] She debuted as a producer in 2016 with the Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Randeep Hooda starrer 'Sarbjit'.[4] She is noted for backing meaningful cinema and social issues. She has opted for subject-oriented films like 'Madaari' starring Irrfan Khan.[5][6][7] She also partnered with Priyanka Chopra as a producer for Pooja Entertainment's first Punjabi film 'Sarvann'.[8][9][10]
In 2018, she produced the film “Welcome to New York”.[11] The film starred Sonakshi Sinha, Diljit Dosanjh, and Karan Johar.[12][13] In the same year, she also produced “Dil Juunglee” starring Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem.[14]
In 2020, she produced the film Jawaani Jaaneman, starring Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, and Alaya F in the lead. The film also marked Alaya's debut in the industry.[15] At the end of the same year, Coolie No. 1 (2020), which was a remake of the 1995 film, was released on an OTT platform. The original film and the remake were both produced by Pooja Entertainment.[16]
Deshmukh's next film as a producer was a spy thriller called “BellBottom” starring Akshay Kumar as the lead alongside Vaani Kapoor, Lara Dutta, and Huma Qureshi, released in 2021.[17] It turned out to be a commercial failure.[citation needed] She worked as a producer on an action drama, Ganapath starring Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon,[18] and her upcoming project as a producer is a multilingual historical drama "Suryaputra Mahavir Karna" directed by R.S. Vimal.
She is married to Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh, MLA from Latur Rural constituency, Maharashtra and has two children.[19][20][21] Her husband is the younger brother of actor Riteish Deshmukh and the younger son of late politician Vilasrao Deshmukh.[22] Her nickname is Honey.[23]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Sarbjit |
| 2016 | Madaari |
| 2016 | Tutak Tutak Tutiya |
| 2017 | Sarvann |
| 2018 | Welcome To New York |
| 2018 | Dil Juunglee |
| 2020 | Jawaani Jaaneman |
| 2020 | Coolie No. 1 |
| 2021 | BellBottom |
| 2022 | Cuttputlli |
| 2023 | Mission Raniganj |
| Ganapath | |
| 2024 | Bade Miyan Chote Miyan |
And complementing him in every frame is Alaya F. What a debut!
