Vikesh Bhutani - Asia Pacific Screen Awards

As a co-founder of Chalkboard Entertainment, Vikesh Bhutani has produced the National Award-winning film Gulmohar for Disney+ Hotstar and Jaadugar for Netflix. Chalkboard’s film The Mehta Boys, directed by Boman Irani, premiered at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival and won Best Feature Film. Vikesh’s eye for promising stories and his passion for pushing boundaries make him the driving force behind Chalkboard’s quest for cinematic excellence.

In his 15-year career, Vikesh has been an executive producer for multiple path-breaking films like Gully Boy, Dil Dhadakne Do, Talaash, the Fukrey franchise and Rock On 2! He also co-produced three original series for Amazon – Mirzapur, Made in Heaven, and Inside Edge – under the banner of Excel Entertainment. As a freelance EP, Vikesh worked on the Netflix original film Yeh Ballet for Roy Kapur Films and on Shakun Batra’s Gehraaiyaan, produced by Dharma Productions.

Accolades

Best Youth Film, 2024

Lakshmipriya Devi and Alan McAlex and Vikesh Bhutani and Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar and Shujaat Saudagar

Best Youth Film, 2024

Lakshmipriya Devi and Alan McAlex and Vikesh Bhutani and Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar and Shujaat Saudagar

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In the Indian valley of Manipur, a little boy named Boong plans to surprise his mother by bringing his long-absent father back home. When the…

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Boong

In the Indian valley of Manipur, a little boy named Boong plans to surprise his mother by bringing his long-absent father back home. When the…

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