This presentation is based on the life of Ronnie Screwvala..

1. Term Paper
Name : Maya Dayma
Roll No. : 02
Subject : Ronnie Screwvala – As an
entrepreneur
Submitted to : Kalpesh Sir

2. “Just dream your own dream - and when you do,
dream with your eyes open “
Ronnie Screwvala

3. Journey :
 Introduction
 First Venture
 TV
 UTV
 Commercial Success
 Bollywood to Hollywood
 Learnings
 Involvement in other fields
 Philanthrophy
 Achievements and Awards
 Praises

4. Introduction :• Ronnie Screwvala was born in Mumbai in a Parsi
family.
• Screwvala studied at Cathedral and John Connon
School and Sydenham College.
• Screwvala is an Indian entrepreneur and
philanthropist.
• He was the founder and CEO of UTV Group (UTV
Software Communications, Bloomberg UTV, and
UTV Motion Pictures), which was founded in the
year 1990.

5. When opportunity knocks, open the door - Tooth Brush
Business
• Ronnie Screwala’s first big project was a
manufacturing unit to make toothbrushes, a far cry
from the entertainment industry.
• Lazer Brushes, the company he set up in the early
1980s, became one of the biggest makers of
toothbrushes in India.
Today, more than ever, you need to see the big
picture faster, quicker and better than anybody else

6. Step towards the entertainment Industry :
• Ronnie also commenced his career by setting up a
cable TV networking company in Mumbai, the firm
was established in 1981.
• After that making advertisements and producing
films and selling airtime on India's only national
network known as Doordarshan.
• Soon after he was seen producing TV serials, his
television dramas “Lifeline” and “Shanti” were an
instant success among many housewives in 1994.
“Culture is the lifeblood of successful endeavours.

8. United Televison Group (UTV)
• In 1990, Ronnie
established UTV
Software
Communications.
• Actively involved in
production, distribution
of movies ,television
family programs and web
content.
• In 1996, it produced its
first motion film "Dil Ke
Jharoke Main” which was
a disaster, in which he
• Then he decided to enter
into TV broadcasting, he
launched “Hungama”
television channel.
• It featured Japanese
animated shows and
other regional language
shows like “Doraemon”,
“Pokemon”.
• Films like “Rang De
Basanti”,
“Harishchandrachi
Factory”, “Peepli Live”
and ”Barfi” represented

9. • Bagged best production
house of the year in
2003 by Indian Telly
Awards.
• UTV created innovative
content and formats
such as the daily soap
opera “Shanti”, Youth
channel Bindaas such
as “Emotional
Attyachar”.
• Co. won “Asian
Television Awards
2005” for it’s programme
“Gol Gol Gullam”.
• Movies produced by the
group are “Dev D”,
“Jodha Akbar”, “Udaan”,
“Rajneeti”, “Guzarish”,
“Heroine”, “P.K”, “Kick”.

10. Success story continues in Bollywood as well as in Hollywood :
• Some of the films are “Rang De Basanti” , “Khosla Ka
Ghosla”, “Life In A Metro”, “A Wednesday”,
“Fashion”, “Dev D”, “Kaminey”, “Kai po che” and
“Delhi Belly”.
• Most of these films were not just commercial
successes at the box office, but also content heavy.
• This set them apart from the rest Movies like “Rang
De Basanti” and “Jodhaa-Akbar” proved to be
commercial blockbusters in the Indian market which
took UTV Motion Pictures Ltd. to new heights.

11. Cont..
• Screwvala has been
instrumental in building
closer ties with
Hollywood. He co-
produced the Chris Rock
comedy “I Think I Love
My Wife “and M Night
Shyamalan’s “The
Happening”.
• UTV also backed Mira
Nair's "The Namesake,"
and the film grossed

12. Learnings :
• The hard way through the flop movies like ”Chance
Pe Dance” ,”Joker” and “Himmatwala” taught him
something.
• Lessons from failure should also be captured so that
you do not make the same mistake twice, something
Ronnie learned the hard way when Home Shopping
Network did not work out as planned.
“Success comes from harnessing ambition, hunger,
passion and potential,” says Ronnie.

13. Other Ventures :
• In 2014, Ronnie Screwvala became the owner of ”U
Mumba - the Mumbai Kabaddi” that plays in the ”Pro
Kabaddi League”.
• They were the runners up in the First year and
winner of Pro Kabaddi League 2015.
• E-commerce ventures includes zivame.com, a
lingerie e-store and lenskart.com an eyewear
shopping portal and he is in the process of
developing an e-shopping website for furniture as
well.
• He has also forayed into online education with
UpGrad, an online education platform offering new

14. Philanthropy
 Screwvala laid the foundation of Society to Heal
Aid Restore Educate (SHARE) for rural development
in Maharashtra.
 Swades, (earlier known as SHARE) in the last five
years has provided drinking water to 39,000 people
in 139 villages in rural Maharashtra.
 Through Swades, Screwvala sees empowering
communities with choices for themselves and their
families, the capability of transforming their own
lives.
 On 30 September 2014, Screwvala was awarded
the GQ Philanthropist of the Year for his work with

15. Achievements
 Esquire's List of the 75 Most Influential People of
the 21st Century (September 2008)
 Ranked 78 among the 100 most influential people in
the world on the Time 100 (complied by Time
Magazine, 2009).
 Listed amongst 25 Asia’s Most Powerful by
“Fortune” Magazine, titled the Jack Warner of India by
“Newsweek” and named Entrepreneur of the year by
“Ernst & Young”.

16. Awards
• Filmfare Awards : 2007: Best Movie Rang De
Basanti: UTV Motion Pictures - Ronnie
Screwvala, with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
(Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures)
• 2008: Best Movie Jodhaa Akbar : UTV Motion
Pictures - Ronnie Screwvala, with Ashutosh
Gowariker (Ashutosh Gowariker Productions)
• Teacher’s Achievement Award for Business :
Ronnie Screwvala, Zarine Mehta, Siddharth Roy
Kapur for UTV Motion Pictures.

17. Praises for Ronnie
“Ronnie has the qualities I
believe necessary for great
leadership: embodying the
spirit of curiosity and
optimism, taking smart
chances, and pursuing
excellence always.” –Bob Iger
“Entrepreneurship is as much
about vision, creativity and
courage as it is about the
acumen of recognising what to
do and what not to do, and
knowing when to enter and
when to exit a business.” –
Kishore Biyani

18. “I hope Ronnie’s story
will be a beacon for
entrepreneurs who
seek to create their
own next big leaps.” –
James Murdoch, 21st
Century Fox

19. Refrences :
 http://corporate.disney.in/
 http://www.gqindia.com/gq-initiatives/men-year/2014-
gq-men-year-awards-winners
 His book “Dream with your eyes open : An
Entrepreneurial Journey”
 "Ronnie Screwvala: Bollywood to Hollywood“
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Screwvala
http://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/book/book-
review-ronnie-screwvala-dream-with-your-eyes-
open/story/220126.html

20. Thank You..