Deepshikha Deshmukh
Deepshikha Deshmukh | |
|---|---|
 Deshmukh in 2021 | |
| Born | Deepshikha Bhagnani 29 October 1983 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality |  India |
| Occupations |
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| Notable work | Sarbjit, Madaari, Jawaani Jaaneman |
| Spouse | Dhiraj Deshmukh |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Vashu Bhagnani |
| Relatives | Jackky Bhagnani (brother) Rakul Preet Singh (sister in law) Amit Deshmukh (brother in law) Aditi Deshmukh (sister in law) Riteish Deshmukh (brother in law) Genelia D'Souza (sister in law) |
| Website | poojaentertainmentandfilms |
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]
Early life
[edit]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.
Career
[edit]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.
Personal life
[edit]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]
Filmography
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
- As Producer
| 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 |
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar National Awards 2023[24]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jackky Bhagnani & Deepshikha Deshmukh's 'Carbon: The Story of Tomorrow' Wins Best Short Film Award". news.abplive.com. 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Deepshikha Deshmukh lights up Latur village via her brand Love Organically". Firstpost. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Five Women Producers Who Changed The Rules Of Entertainment | Femina.in". www.femina.in. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "From Sarbjit to Sarvann". Tribuneindia News Service.
- ^ "Irrfan Khan's 'Madaari' producer Deepshikha Deshmukh mourns his demise". Zee News. 29 April 2020.
- ^ "My family taught me about failure: Deepshikha Deshmukh". outlookindia.com/.
- ^ "The Reason For Investing in Madaari Was Irrfan & Nishikant Kamat: Deepshikha Deshmukh – Bollywoodirect". 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Priyanka Chopra and Deepshikha Deshmukh at The Kapil Sharma Show". 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Speaking about Sarvann: An Interview with Producer Deepshikha Deshmukh". bollywoodfilmfame.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Priyanka Chopra works in the US during day, in India at night: Deepshikha Deshmukh". 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Welcome To New York". The Times of India. 23 February 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Poster of Sonakshi Sinha, Diljit Dosanjh, Kjo's 'Welcome To New York' Is Here". iDiva. 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to New York | Edmonton Movies". Edmonton Movie Guide.
- ^ "Dil Juunglee makers – Deepshikha Deshmukh and Aleya Sen all excited". mid-day. 9 March 2018.
- ^ Gera, Sonal (31 January 2020). "'Jawaani Jaaneman' review: Alaya F makes a brilliant debut with this unfunny movie". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
And complementing him in every frame is Alaya F. What a debut!
- ^ "Coolie No 1: Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan cut a fine frame in latest still". India Today. 2 January 2020.
- ^ ANI (3 August 2021). "WATCH | Trailer of Akshay Kumar starring spy-drama 'BellBottom' out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Deepshikha Deshmukh". Bollywood Hungama. 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Dheeraj Deshmukh and Deepshikha Wedding Ceremony Photos – FilmiBeat". Filmibeat. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Dhiraj V Deshmukh and Honey Bhagnani with their children during Aaradhya Bachchan's birthday party held at Pratiksha in Mumbai – Photogallery". photogallery.indiatimes.com. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Actor Riteish Deshmukh raises poll fever, turns crowd puller for this Brothers in Latur". The Times of India. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Rise of Deshmukh scions: Will Amit, Dhiraj continue Vilasrao's legacy?". Business Standard. 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Deepshikha Deshmukh talks about being a Mompreneur". Mid-day. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Governor presents Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar National Awards to Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Ranvir Shorey | Raj Bhavan Maharashtra | India". rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in.