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 Board of Directors
Subhash Ghai
Meghna Puri
Pradeep Guha
Manmohan Shetty
Vijay Choraria
Managing Director, Filmcity


Vision
Subhash Ghai - Founder, Chairman Whistling Woods International

Chairman of Mukta Arts Limited, Subhash Ghai is an internationally renowned filmmaker who has written and directed 17 feature films, 14 of which have been blockbusters, in the span of 30 years. He has been presented with national and international awards and was honoured by the United States Senate for his achievements as a prominent producer and director. Under his leadership, Mukta Arts Limited "one of the leading production houses in India" has been a revolutionizing pioneer in the Indian film industry. Subhash Ghai has been the Chairman of the National Entertainment Committee of the CII, Member of FICCI, NASSCOM (e-alliance) and the IDBI Bank Film Financing Advisory. He is a Director in United Producers Forum, and a member of the Executive Committee of Producers Guild of India
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From the President's Desk
Meghna Ghai Puri - President, Whistling Woods International

Holding an advanced diploma in Communications, Advertising and Marketing and a BSc Honours degree in Business Management from Kings College, London, Ms. Ghai Puri has been instrumental in shaping the foundation of Whistling Woods International from its inception. She now heads the operational aspects of the world class institute, managing a team of well over 150 professionals & faculty. Earlier in her career she managed marketing for Mukta Arts Ltd and was associated with films like 'Pardes', 'Taal', and 'Yaadein'. She has been associated with key businesses in the Indian entertainment industry through prominent projects including the ambitious stage celebration of 100 years of Indian cinema - Cinema 100.


Pradeep Guha - Managing Director of Street Culture

Mr. Pradeep Guha, has recently floated an outdoor entertainment division called Street Culture through The Culture Co., of which, he is the owner and promoter.

After spending 29 years in the media business, Guha is the former CEO of Zee Telefilms Limited, India's largest satellite television network. Previously, he was the President of Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd. (Times of India Group) He was the publisher of Femina (India's leading women's magazine) and Filmfare (India's premier film magazine) and responsible for the two major events connected with them, the Femina Miss India Contest and the annual Filmfare Awards. Most recently he helmed the conceptualization, organization and execution of Asia's largest biennial advertising congress, AdAsia, held in Jaipur.



Manmohan Shetty - Founder, Walk Water Films Founder Chairman of Walkwater Films, which is in the business of production of motion pictures and animation feature content.

Prior to the same, he founded and successfully ran Adlabs for several decades, which even today enjoys 80% of all processing and printing business in the Hindi film industry.

A FTII graduate, in Shetty's early career, he produced many films, including Chakra, Ardh Satya, Hip Hip Hurray, Holi and Aagahat. He opened the first IMAX theatre in India, with the largest dome screen in the world and the first multiplex cinema in Mumbai.


Vijay Choraria - Director, Prebone Yamane

A Chartered Accountant and Bachelor in General Law, Choraria has been actively involved in real estate and financial markets for the past 16 years. He is now a Director of Sharyans Resources Ltd., Prebon Yamane Ltd., Oracle Stocks & Shares Ltd. and V.J. Finsecurities Pvt. Ltd. In the media filed, Choraria is a Director of Mukta Arts Ltd. & of Siddant Cinevision Ltd.


Managing Director, Filmcity -

Nominee of Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation Limited (Filmcity)

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