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Ajay Bijli – Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of PVR Cinemas

It wasn’t until a few decades back that the concept of multiplex screens came in the Indian world of cinemas and Ajay Bijli is one of the few people to thank for the same. Founder of PVR Group, he is also the Chairman and the Managing Director of the company. Having massively transformed the movie-going experience of the masses, today, PVR stands as the no. 1 film and retail entertainment company in India.

Despite the fact that Ajay Bijli belonged to a well-heeled family, he started his career journey at the young age of 22 with Amritsar Transport Co. which was owned by his father. The business was thriving, but Ajay realised that he was clearly not meant for the transport business and that was when he came across his father’s Priya Cinema in Delhi. He decided to run the cinema theatre on his own and that’s how his tryst with the cinemas began!

Ajay Bijli Biography

Name	Ajay Bijli
Category	Entrepreneur
Nationality	Indian
Alma Mater	Hindu College Harvard Business School
Occupation	Businessman
Net Worth	N/A
Birthday	February 9, 1967
Birth Place	New Delhi
Spouse	Selena Bijli

Company Profile

Name	PVR Cinemas
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	June 1997
Headquarters	Gurugram
Number of locations	170
Chairman and Managing Director	Ajay Bijli
Revenue	Rs 31,187 million
Website	www.pvrcinemas.com

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