User:Ranjit Thakur/sandbox

'Ranjit Prakash Thakur' (born on 20th March, 1973 in Mumbai,INDIA). grown up in a business family is a film producer & business man.

'Early Life:
Ranjit Thakur completed his schooling from St.Xaviers boys academy in Mumbai. Completed his Bachelors in Commerce from Jai Hind College in Mumbai. Ranjit Was always an out of the box thinker from childhood. Challenged everything that was stereo type and people who could not explain why something was done in certain way.

Career:

Joined his family business of professional audio & video when he was only 18 years old.( Then called Modern Radio House which later changed its name to MRH Digital Systems) .Ranjit was still finishing his college at that that time. "My father ensured that I had a strong business foundation" says Ranjit Thakur. Learnt everything from grass root level. He was the lowest level employee in the company & climbed up the ladder it was from there he had mastered each vertical. Has been in the same industry so to say from year 1991 until date.


 * 1) REDIRECT

Year wise achievements


 * 1991 : Joined the family business of professional audio.
 * 1995 : Branched out with diversification into cinema sound & projection space.
 * 1996 : Started representing Christie Projection Equipment & JBL Audio for India.
 * 2000 : Under MRH Digital Systems was controlling almost 70% of the Indian Multiplex business.
 * 2005 : Was exposed to the Hollywood side of the business through Christie Digital & its associate companies.
 * 2008 : Founded Scrabble Entertainment with the help of Dr.Sunil Patil . Funded originally by Manmohan Shetty. It was India's only 2 K Deployment Entity then.
 * 2009 : Signed Digital Cinema Deployment contracts with all the Six Major Hollywood Studios.
 * 2010 : Single handedly expanded the deployment footprint to Middle East, entire GCC, USA & several other countries.
 * 2010 : Formed Cine Grand, a luxury exhibition chain with his buddies Amitabh Vardhan & Prasanna Manjrekar. cinegrand.com
 * 2011 : Plotted the map for Krian Media to be a global player in the entertainment business around the world.
 * 2012 : Moved to Los Angeles to complete the deployment for th independent screens in North America.
 * 2014 : Sold his equity in Scrabble & its subsidiaries.
 * 2014 : Ventured into Production & distribution, a new vertical for Krian Group Founder & President. www.krianmedia.com
 * 2016 : Launched Media Konnect, Founder & CEO online global platform for Media and Entertainment fraternity  www.mediakonnect.com
 * 2016 : Formed a JV with Ramoji Film City.

Personal Life

Got married on February 5th 1995 to college sweetheart Nitika Thakur (Arti Wadhwa before marriage). Have two kids Ananya Thakur & Krish Thakur both studying in Dirubhai Ambani International School. Loves to travel & see the world. Ranjit has traveled almost 70 countries so far. Loves cricket & badminton.