Ms. Jyoti Deshpande
- Non-Executive Director
Ms. Jyoti Deshpande is an industry veteran with over three decades of experience in the media and entertainment business and is currently the President – Jio Studios (Media & Content Business - RIL). Jyoti joined Reliance Industries in 2018 as President – Media Business to architect and execute RIL’s organic and inorganic media strategy across content and distribution value chain. Jio Studios which she incubated ground up, has become a leading Indian content studio in just six years, with over 150 films and web series in multiple Indian languages, signifying the consolidation and ‘Jiofication’ of the fragmented content industry.
A leading content producer, Jyoti led Jio Studios’ unveiling of an unprecedented 100 plus stories across films and web shows in 2023. Notable productions include Stree, Baipan Bhari Deva, Teri Baaton Mein Uljha Jiya, Inspector Avinash, Doctors & several others; and a blockbuster 2024 with the record-breaking horror-comedy Stree2, hit cop franchise Singham Again, audience favourite Laapataa Ladies (India’s official entry to the Oscars), political drama Article 370 and supernational thriller Shaitaan. 2025 has commenced with the successful Sky Force, along with equally successful films streaming on OTT including Mrs, Dhoom Dham, Hisaab Barabar and The Storyteller. She continues to shape the landscape with highly anticipated releases like Son of Sardar 2, Dhurandhar, Aaipan Bhari Deva, Raja Shivaji, Khashaba, to name a few.
Jyoti additionally held the position of CEO - Viacom18 for two years, making her the first and only woman CEO of a ‘Big 4’ media company. An industry captain, she has served as Chairman, Media & Entertainment Committee, FICCI and worked alongside government and industry colleagues to champion relevant initiatives. She also serves on the boards of Network18, Balaji Telefilms and Jio Saavn. She is a member of the prestigious BAFTA as well as IEMMY.
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