Nachiket Pantvaidya has been appointed as the General Manager of Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP), India. He is a veteran executive with over 20 years of experience in the field of media and entertainment.

In his new role, he will oversee the local Indian production, collaborating closely with Shony Panjikaran, General Manager and Head of Sony Pictures Releasing International of India. Pantvaidya will also continue serving as CEO of Sony Entertainment Talent Ventures.

Nachiket was the Group CEO of Balaji Telefilms Ltd, the CEO of Alt Balaji, the Business Head of Star Plus, the Head of Star Pravah, and the Managing Director of Fox Television Studios. He also held several key positions at Disney and BBC.

Shebnem Askin, EVP, Creative Production, and Head of Sony Pictures International Production, commented on Pantvaidya’s appointment, saying, “We are most excited as Nachiket brings along not only rich industry experience but also new energy and dynamic execution skills to lead SPIP to a prime position.” Sony Pictures Entertainment appointed him the GM.

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“We are aiming to scale our output to not only match audience expectations but also to ensure that the right cohorts get to see the movie of their choice on the distribution medium of their choice,” Nachiket added.