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  2. Screwvala was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) into a Parsi family. His father was an executive at the British firm J L Morrison and Smith & Nephew. Screwvala schooled and went to college in Mumbai at Cathedral and John Connon School and Sydenham College. [5]

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    Ronnie Screwvala was born on Saturday, 8 September 1956 (age 65 years; as of 2021) in Bombay, Maharashtra (now called Mumbai). He did his schooling at Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai, and graduated from Sydenham College. Business Today While studying at university in Mumbai, Screwvala wanted to become an entrepreneur; however, his parents ...

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    Ronnie Screwvala belongs to a Parsee familyFinancial Times. He comes from a humble background with a lower-middle-class living situation. Financial TimesHis father used to work as an executive at the British firm J L Morrison and Smith & Nephew. His parents now live in a separate apartment, right below his apartment. In an interview, while reminiscing the old times, he said

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    Ronnie got married to Manjula Nanavati, daughter of Suresh Nanavati, who is the chairman of Nanavati Hospitals in Mumbai. The couple welcomed their daughter and named her Trishya Screwvala. Trishya runs a not-for-profit organisation, The Lighthouse Project, and got married to sports commentator Suhail Chandhokon 19 January 2017. Ronnie and Manjula got divorced, after which Screwvala got married to Zarina Mehta. Zarina is the co-founder of UTV and co-trustee of their philanthropic foundation,...

    Ronnie Screwvala belongs to the Parsee community and follows Zoroastrianism. In an interview, he talked about his views on the Parsee community and said,

    Entrepreneur

    Ronnie Screwvala is an astute entrepreneur and has quite a lot of feathers in his cap. He began by starting a company ‘Laser,’ which manufactured toothbrushes, which is now the largest in the country and produces around 6 million brushes per month, for most of the leading toothbrush brands in India. He pioneered home shopping in India with Tele-Shopping Network (TSN) and is also known for introducing cable television in India in 1981. Business TodayHe went ahead and found South Asia’s premier...

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    Ronnie Screwvala is an author and has written books like Dream with Your Eyes Open: An Entrepreneurial Journey, Skill It, Kill It: Up Your Game and Dream with your Eyes Open 101: Practical Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Ask. Screwvala has shared his insights, his experiences and wisdom through these books. Not only confined to books. Ronnie has also tried to impart some of his knowledge to the youth through his articles like ‘The growing realization of self-reliance in India is a welcome c...

    Ronnie Screwvala’s new film, Captain India, gathered controversy when it was revealed that another movie, Operation Yemen, was based on the same plot and was in the making. Hindustan News Hub

    Named on Esquire’s List of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century
    Ranked 78 among the 100 most influential people in the world on the Time 100 (compiled by Time Magazine, 2009)
    Nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Non-English Film – Rang De Basanti
    Won Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at National Film Awards (2007) for Rang De Basanti
    Won Best Film by Filmfare Awards (2007) and IIFA Awards (2007) for Rang De Basanti
    Won Best Film by Filmfare Awards (2009) and IIFA Awards (2009) for Jodha Akbar

    In the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2020, Ronnie Screwvala stood at 188 rank with a wealth of INR 6,500 Crore. Hurun India

    Ronnie Screwvala is a dog lover and has a pet dog named Sprite, a Labrador. Financial Times
    A little known fact about Screwvala is that he started a theatre production company and won a role as a teenage presenter on India’s sole national TV station. Financial Times
    Ronnie suffered a loss of Rs. 30 crores with his investment in a film that was supposed to be an action-packed, modern-day superhero saga, starring Vicky Kaushal. The movie required huge funds and...
    He played notable roles in Shakespeare’s Othello and Death of a Salesman as he was always intrigued with acting and drama.
    His house has a large carved chessboard, and he enjoys playing chess with Bollywood star Aamir Khan. Speaking about the same in an interview, Ronnie said, I know how to play chess. Occasionally my...
  3. Ronnie Screwvala, born on September 8, 1962, in Mumbai, India, grew up in a Parsi family. After attending Cathedral John Connon School, he pursued his education at Sydenham College in Mumbai. Even during his school days, Ronnie had a passion for theatre and performed in various plays as a hobby, including roles in "Death of a Salesman" and ...

  4. Apr 18, 2024 · Ronnie Screwvala was born and brought up in Mumbai, India. He belongs to the Parsi family. His father worked as an executive in the firm of British J L Morrison and Smith& Nephew. Ronnie completed his schooling and then started college at Cathedral John Coonon School and Sydenham College in Mumbai.

  5. Dec 19, 2023 · Ronnie Screwvala - Philanthropy. During the early days of UTV, Ronnie formed a society named SHARE (Now The Swades Foundation). This stood for Society to Heal, Aid, Restore, Educate. The objective was to develop rural Maharashtra. Presently, Ronnie has donated a whopping INR 2350 crores to the foundation.

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  6. May 10, 2023 · Rohinton Soli Screwvala, more commonly known as Ronnie Screwvala, is one of the well-known entrepreneurs and popular film producers in India. He started off his journey in the business world with a toothbrush manufacturing company called Lazer Brushes.

  7. Sep 28, 2020 · In its early days, UTV created content for state broadcaster Doordarshan with the standard format of 13 to 26 episodes; when satellite television forayed into India in 1992, Screwvala sniffed ...