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Aparna Purohit Age, Husband, Family, Biography

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Husband: Sudeep Puthyathaya
Hometown: Delhi
Age: 42 Years

Aparna Purohit

Bio/Wiki
ProfessionCEO at Aamir Khan Productions
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
Awards, Honours, Achievements 2022: Received an award at IMPACT 50 Most Influential Women
Aparna Purohit LinkedIn post about winning an award at the 2023 IMPACT 50 Most Influential Women
2022: Ranked 48th on Fortune India's Most Powerful Women list
Aparna Purohit LinkedIn post about being featured on Fortune India's Most Powerful Women list
2022: Featured on Business Today's Most Powerful Women list
Aparna Purohit LinkedIn post about being featured on Business Today's Most Powerful Women list
2022: Featured on The Hollywood Reporter's 20 Most Powerful Women in Global Entertainment list
Aparna Purohit LinkedIn post about being featured on The Hollywood Reporter's 20 Most Powerful Women in Global Entertainment list
2022: Featured on Variety's International Women’s Impact Report
Aparna Purohit LinkedIn post about being featured on Variety's International Women’s Impact Report
2023: Received an award at IMPACT 50 Most Influential Women
Aparna Purohit after receiving an award at the 2023 IMPACT 50 Most Influential Women
2023: Featured on The Hollywood Reporter's 35 Most Powerful Women in International Television list
Aparna Purohit LinkedIn post about being featured on The Hollywood Reporter's 35 Most Powerful Women in International Television list
2023: Fortune India's Most Powerful Women Award
Aparna Purohit while receiving Fortune India's Most Powerful Women Award (2023) from politician and former actor Smriti Irani
2024: Ranked 44th on Fortune India's Most Powerful Women list
Aparna Purohit LinkedIn post about being featured on Fortune India's Most Powerful Women list (2024)
2024: Ranked 3rd on Martechvibe's Top 35 Women Leading the Marketing and CX Change list
Aparna Purohit LinkedIn post about being featured on Martechvibe's Top 35 Women Leading the Marketing and CX Change list
Personal Life
Date of BirthYear, 1982
Age (as of 2024) 42 Years
NationalityIndian
HometownDelhi
College/University• Delhi University
• AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Educational Qualification(s)• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from Delhi University
• Master of Arts in Mass Communication from AJK Mass Communication Research Centre
ControversyThe 'Tandav' Case: On 19 January 2021, an FIR was registered against Aparna and others at Rabupura Police Station in Greater Noida based on a complaint of Balbir Azad from Ronija village in UP regarding the portrayal of Hindu deities and sensitive themes in Amazon Prime Video's series 'Tandav.' On 10 December 2022, the Supreme Court granted her anticipatory bail. [1]Outlook
Social MediaInstagram
Facebook
LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date28 November 2019
Family
Husband/SpouseSudeep Puthyathaya (Group Creative Director at Medulla Communications)
Sudeep Puthyathaya
ParentsFather- (Former Government Employee)
Mother- (Homemaker)
SiblingsBrother- 1
Sister- None

Aparna Purohit

Some Lesser Known Facts About Aparna Purohit

  • Aparna Purohit grew up in Delhi.
  • As a child, she often visited the Pragati Maidan book fair in Delhi with her father and brother. She and her brother used to have Rs. 100 to spend on books full of short stories. After reading, they would exchange books with friends until the next fair.
  • Aparna was full of imagination and creativity when she was young. She once convinced her cousins to go on a mission to rescue the soul of a little boy from a house. She even made her teacher believe that her homemaker mother was actually a secret agent.
  • In 2003, she moved from Delhi to Mumbai to become an independent director and producer. Within a week of arriving in Mumbai, she got a job as an assistant director on a television show. Aparna was the only woman assistant director of the project.
  • Aparna worked as a line producer at a film distribution company named UTV Motion Pictures from January 2007 to July 2008.
  • In 2008, Aparna co-founded ‘Chaar Yaar Productions’ with three friends. In the same year, she faced financial issues due to which she did different jobs such as teaching, doing voiceovers, and helping people with their film stories.
  • In August 2008, she started working as a line producer at Reliance Big Entertainment and BIG Pictures, which were later merged into Reliance Entertainment. She worked there till June 2010.
  • Aparna worked as a project manager at the National Film Development Corporation’s Film Bazaar from August 2010 to December 2010.
  • She coordinated the 2010 Film Bazaar event, held at the Goa Marriott Resort & Spa from 23-26 November, which aimed to encourage collaboration between the Indian and international film industries in production and distribution.
  • In December 2010, Aparna joined a production company named Mumbai Mantra Media Ltd. She worked there as a senior manager of creative initiatives till July 2012.
  • Aparna became the head of the creative initiatives at Mumbai Mantra Media Ltd. in August 2012. She managed the company’s partnership with actor Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute, which ran a program to help new screenwriters develop their work. Aparna worked there till January 2016.

  • Purohit worked as the creative head of production at Cinestaan Film Company in Mumbai from August 2014 to January 2016.
  • Aparna joined Amazon Prime Video in Mumbai as the head of creative development in January 2016 and worked in this position till March 2019.

    Aparna Purohit during an Amazon Prime Video's event

    Aparna Purohit during an Amazon Prime Video’s event

  • She became the head of Amazon India Originals in April 2019. Under her leadership, the platform launched successful Indian series including ‘Mirzapur’ (2018), ‘Four More Shots Please!’ (2019), ‘Made in Heaven’ (2019), ‘Bandish Bandits’ (2020), and ‘Paatal Lok’ (2020).
  • In November 2022, Aparna also became the head of Amazon SEA Originals; however, she resigned in June 2024.
  • Aparna Purohit was appointed as the chief executive officer at Aamir Khan Productions in June 2024.

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