# 53: Meri Kahani ft. Parag Desai, CEO - Universal Communications

Parag Desai, CEO of Universal Communications, started operations in 1993 with Corporate Communications and later diversifying into the Films & Entertainment space. In 2004 he marked the entry in Bollywood with noteworthy and acclaimed films such as National Award winner Madhur Bhandarkar’s PAGE-3, Corporate beings amongst our early projects. In 2006 he helmed the publicity of one the biggest Box office successes of 2006 i.e, ‘Golmaal’ starring Ajay Devgn and since then he has been at the forefront of Publicity and Marketing of one of the biggest Bollywood films till date. Parag Desai produced Kajol starer 'Tribhanga' for Netflix which received overwhelming reviews from fans and critics alike.Hi next as the producer is Oh My Kaduvale a Tamil hit to be now adapted in Hindi.  He has also produced with his wife Director Seemaa Desai's award-winning children film Pappu Ki Pagdandi for Children's Film Society of India (Released) and her recent award-winning short film titled 'Tindey' with Large Short Films, as well as Happy Birthday which won many awards as well. As the CEO of one of the leading PR agencies of India, Parag Desai spearheads a creative team that oversees personal publicity of key industry talents such as Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Rohit Shetty, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Siddharth Malhotra, Sanjana Sanghi to name a few, as well as PR campaigns for big-ticket Bollywood and Hollywood studio projects. Listen to him share his journey on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya. You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at [email protected]. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.mediaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.