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Roopak Saluja
Roopak Saluja
Born	25 July 1975 (age 49); New Delhi, India
Bildung	Doon School & INSEAD
Occupation(s)	Founder & CEO of BANG BANG, Founder & Chairman of The 120 Media Collective, Media entrepreneur, Film producer, Podcast host, Angel investor, Businessman
Spouse	Tara Sharma (m. 2007)

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Roopak Saluja (born 25 July 1975) is an Indian media entrepreneur and angel investor. He is the Founder & CEO of BANG BANG, a Mumbai-Los Angeles production company, and the Founder & Chairman of The 120 Media Collective, a communications & content group comprising subsidiaries, Jack in the Box Worldwide and Sooperfly.

He has been featured in every edition of Campaign India's A-List of the Most Influential People in India's Advertising, Media & Marketing Industry since 2010, Campaign Asia-Pacific's ‘40 Under 40’ in 2014 and IMPACT Magazine’s Digital Power 100 since 2014.^[1]

Roopak is a Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network at The Aspen Institute, serves on various company and advisory boards and is an angel investor in early-stage businesses. In 2011, CNNGo listed him among 20 people to watch out for in Mumbai.

Early life

Saluja was born on 25 July 1975, to a Punjabi-Sikh father, Ambassador Satnam Jit Singh, an Indian diplomat to several countries. His mother, Rinku Singh is of Nepalese origin, is a social worker and a top bridge player. He completed his schooling at the Doon School in Dehradun, India and went on to earn his MBA from the prestigious INSEAD in Singapore and France.

Career

He started his advertising career at 23, in account management at Young & Rubicam Budapest. After that he moved to Ogilvy & Mather Paris to work for Motorola Europe, Middle East and Africa. He quit Ogilvy in 2003 to go to business school at INSEAD.

As his father was a diplomat and an ambassador to many countries, Roopak considers himself a "diplobrat", having lived in 13 cities, 10 countries, across 6 continents.^{[citation needed]}

BANG BANG

In mid-2006, after graduating with an MBA from INSEAD, he set up a company called BANG BANG - India’s International Storytelling Company. The AllWorld Network, ranked it at #2 on Top 25 fastest growing companies in India in 2010, across all sectors.

BANG BANG has been South Asia’s leading producer of commercials and branded content since its inception. Having been in the business for almost decades, their clients and projects include the likes of Coldplay, Netflix, Ridley Scott Associates, Traktor, Partizan, Radical Media, AOI-PRO, Somesuch, Chelsea, Blink, Emirates, Ikea and many more.

One of BANG BANG’s notable collaborations include a joint venture created with director Jim Sonzero, primarily focused on beauty, lifestyle and storytelling in July 2013. Its first project was a L’Oreal Fall Repair campaign with Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor, and the company shot another spot for L’Oreal starring Aishwarya Rai.

BANG BANG was ranked #3 among the Top 5 Production Houses in India by advertising agency professionals in Brand Equity's Agency Reckoner 2014 list.^[2] The company ranked #4 amongst the Top 10 in the same list in 2019.

The company is also a part of PSN (Production Service Network), an association of the world’s top production service companies in each territory.

Jack in the Box Worldwide

Jack in the Box Worldwide was set up in 2009 as the content-for-brands arm of Bang Bang Films. It combines content strategy, film, video production and digital media to create customized content for brands across multiple platforms and geographies. It has offices in Mumbai and Delhi.^[3]

Roopak is a member of the Indian Angel Network, a group of entrepreneurs who invest in start-up businesses across a variety of sectors and markets. In 2011, CNNGo listed him among 20 people to watch out for in Mumbai.^[4]

In 2014, Roopak was featured on Campaign Asia-Pacific's "40 Under 40" list among the region's strategic thinkers, suits, creators and planners.^[5]^[6]

Personal life

He is a trance DJ, and has performed in Europe, South Africa and Thailand, and co-founding and running his own trance label, Procyon Records (Budapest and Paris).^{[citation needed]} He has also acted in Marigold.^{[citation needed]}

He married actress Tara Sharma in November 2007.^[7] They have two children together, sons Zen and Kai, born in 2009 and 2011.

References

^ "Advertising, Marketing, Media, Digital, PR News & more". January 2016.
^ Irani, Delshad; Bhatt, Shephali; Bapna, Amit; Balakrishnan, Ravi. "BE Agency Reckoner 2014: Nirvana of 'Incredible India' fame is best film production agency". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ Samosa, Social (14 August 2013). "Jack in the Box Worldwide Opens Office in New Delhi. Appoints Business Heads for Mumbai and Delhi". Socialsamosa.com. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
^ Jhunjhunwala, Udita (26 January 2011). "20 people who matter in Mumbai in 2011". CNN Travel. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "Campaign Asia-Pacific's 40 under 40 (2014) | Campaign Asia". www.campaignasia.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "40 under 40: Roopak Saluja | Campaign Asia". www.campaignasia.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "Star struck: Simply Mumbai". India Today. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

External links

[1] "Advertising, Marketing, Media, Digital, PR News & more". January 2016.

[2] Irani, Delshad; Bhatt, Shephali; Bapna, Amit; Balakrishnan, Ravi. "BE Agency Reckoner 2014: Nirvana of 'Incredible India' fame is best film production agency". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[3] Samosa, Social (14 August 2013). "Jack in the Box Worldwide Opens Office in New Delhi. Appoints Business Heads for Mumbai and Delhi". Socialsamosa.com. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

[4] Jhunjhunwala, Udita (26 January 2011). "20 people who matter in Mumbai in 2011". CNN Travel. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[5] "Campaign Asia-Pacific's 40 under 40 (2014) | Campaign Asia". www.campaignasia.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[6] "40 under 40: Roopak Saluja | Campaign Asia". www.campaignasia.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[intoday1-7] "Star struck: Simply Mumbai". India Today. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

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+'''Roopak Saluja''' (born 25 July 1975) is an Indian [[media entrepreneur]] and [[angel investor]]. He is the Founder & CEO of BANG BANG, a Mumbai-Los Angeles production company, and the Founder & Chairman of The 120 Media Collective, a communications & content group comprising subsidiaries, Jack in the Box Worldwide and Sooperfly. {{Infobox person
+| name               = Roopak Saluja
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+| birth_place        = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
+| occupation         = Founder & CEO of BANG BANG, Founder & Chairman of The 120 Media Collective, Media entrepreneur, Film producer, Podcast host, Angel investor, Businessman
+| education          = Doon School & [[INSEAD]]
+| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Tara Sharma]]|November 2007
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-'''Roopak Saluja''' is an Indian media entrepreneur and Angel investor. He is the Founder & [[Chief Executive Officer]] of The 120 Media Collective. Roopak's been featured in Campaign India's A-List of the Most Influential People in India's Advertising, Media & Marketing Industry 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
+He has been featured in every edition of Campaign India's A-List of the Most Influential People in India's Advertising, Media & Marketing Industry since 2010, Campaign Asia-Pacific's ‘40 Under 40’ in 2014 and IMPACT Magazine’s Digital Power 100 since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.campaignasia.com/page/40under40_saluja|date=January 2016|title=Advertising, Marketing, Media, Digital, PR News & more}}</ref>
+Roopak is a Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network at The Aspen Institute, serves on various company and advisory boards and is an angel investor in early-stage businesses. In 2011, CNNGo listed him among 20 people to watch out for in Mumbai.
 ==Early life==
-Roopak Saluja was born on 25 July 1975, to a Punjabi father and a [[Nepal]]ese mother. He did his schooling at the [[Doon School]]<ref>http://www.dsobs.net/RB-Jan-2013/46_RB-Jan-2015.php</ref> in [[Dehradun]] and studied at [[INSEAD]] in [[France]] and [[Singapore]].
+Saluja was born on 25 July 1975, to a [[Punjabi Sikh|Punjabi-Sikh]] father, Ambassador Satnam Jit Singh, an Indian [[diplomat]] to several countries. His mother, Rinku Singh is of [[Nepali people|Nepalese]] origin, is a social worker and a top bridge player. He completed his schooling at the [[The Doon School|Doon School]] in Dehradun, India and went on to earn his MBA from the prestigious [[INSEAD]] in Singapore and France.
 ==Career==
-He started his [[advertising]] career at 23, in account management, at [[Young & Rubicam]] [[Budapest]]. After that he moved to [[Ogilvy & Mather]] [[Paris]] to work for [[Motorola]] Europe, Middle East and Africa. He quit Ogilvy in 2003 to go to business school at [[INSEAD]].
+He started his [[advertising]] career at 23, in account management at [[Young & Rubicam]] [[Budapest]]. After that he moved to [[Ogilvy & Mather]] [[Paris]] to work for [[Motorola]] Europe, Middle East and Africa. He quit Ogilvy in 2003 to go to business school at [[INSEAD]].
+As his father was a [[diplomat]] and an [[ambassador]] to many countries, Roopak considers himself a "diplobrat", having lived in 13 cities, 10 countries, across 6 continents.{{cn|date=June 2022}}
-===Bang Bang Films===
-In mid-2006, after graduating with an [[MBA]] from INSEAD, he set up a company called Bang Bang Films. Bang Bang Films has a strong network globally, especially in [[Asia Pacific]] and the [[Middle East]]. It was ranked #2 on AllWorld Network's Top 25 fastest growing companies, across all [[sector (economic)|sector]]s, in [[India]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=CB |url=http://www.campaignbrief.com/asia/2010/11/bang-bang-films-and-believe-me.html |title=Bang Bang Films and Believe Media tie up |publisher=Campaign Brief Asia |date=2013-03-18 |accessdate=2013-07-02}}</ref>
+===BANG BANG===
-In July 2013, Bang Bang Films and [[international]] [[Film director|director]] [[Jim Sonzero]], joined forces to create a joint venture primarily focused on beauty, lifestyle and storytelling.
+In mid-2006, after graduating with an [[MBA]] from INSEAD, he set up a company called BANG BANG - India’s International Storytelling Company. The AllWorld Network, ranked it at #2 on Top 25 fastest growing companies in India in 2010, across all sectors.
+BANG BANG has been [[South Asia]]’s leading producer of commercials and branded content since its inception. Having been in the business for almost decades, their clients and projects include the likes of [[Coldplay]], [[Netflix]], [[Ridley Scott Associates]], [https://traktor.com/ Traktor], [https://www.partizan.com/ Partizan], [[RadicalMedia|Radical Media]], AOI-PRO, Somesuch, Chelsea, Blink, [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]], [[IKEA|Ikea]] and many more.
-It has completed its inaugural project, [[L’Oreal]] Fall Repair campaign with [[Bollywood]] [[actor]] [[Sonam Kapoor]], and shot another spot for L’Oreal starring [[Aishwarya Rai]].
+One of BANG BANG’s notable [[Collaboration|collaborations]] include a joint venture created with director [[Jim Sonzero]], primarily focused on beauty, lifestyle and storytelling in July 2013. Its first project was a [[L'Oréal|L’Oreal]] Fall Repair campaign with [[Bollywood]] actor [[Sonam Kapoor]], and the company shot another spot for L’Oreal starring [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan|Aishwarya Rai]].
-Bang Bang Films was ranked among the Top 5 Production Houses in India by [[advertising agency]] professionals in [[The Economic Times]] supplement, Brand Equity's Agency Reckoner 2014 list.<ref>http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/42630018.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst</ref><ref>http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/brand-equity/be-agency-reckoner-2014-nirvana-of-incredible-india-fame-is-best-film-production-agency/articleshow/42630018.cms</ref>
+BANG BANG was ranked #3 among the Top 5 [[Production house|Production Houses]] in India by advertising agency professionals in [[Brand Equity (Weekly)|Brand Equity's Agency Reckoner]] 2014 list.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Irani |first=Delshad |last2=Bhatt |first2=Shephali |last3=Bapna |first3=Amit |last4=Balakrishnan |first4=Ravi |title=BE Agency Reckoner 2014: Nirvana of 'Incredible India' fame is best film production agency |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/be-agency-reckoner-2014-nirvana-of-incredible-india-fame-is-best-film-production-agency/articleshow/42630018.cms |access-date=2022-09-05}}</ref> The company ranked  #4 amongst the Top 10 in the same list in 2019.
-Jack in the Box Worldwide was set up in 2009 as the content-for-brands arm of Bang Bang Films. It combines content [[strategy]], [[film]], [[video production]] and [[digital media]] to create customized content for brands across multiple platforms and geographies. It has offices in Mumbai and Delhi.<ref>{{cite news|last=Samosa |first=Social |url=http://www.socialsamosa.com/2013/08/jack-in-the-box-worldwide-opens-office-in-new-delhi-appoints-new-business-heads/ |title=Jack in the Box Worldwide Opens Office in New Delhi. Appoints Business Heads for Mumbai and Delhi |publisher=Socialsamosa.com |date=2013-08-14 |accessdate=2014-03-21}}</ref>
+The company is also a part of [https://www.productionservicenetwork.com/ PSN (Production Service Network)], an association of the world’s top production service companies in each territory.
-==Achievements==
-Roopak is a member of the  Indian Angel Network, a group of eminent entrepreneurs who invest in start-up businesses across a variety of sectors and [[market (economics)|market]]s. In 2011,''[[CNNGo]]'' had him listed as 20 people to watch out for in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Udita |url=http://www.cnngo.com/mumbai/life/people-who-matter-2011-769045 |title=20 people who matter in Mumbai in 2011 |publisher=CNN Travel |date=2011-01-26 |accessdate=2013-07-02}}</ref>
+===Jack in the Box Worldwide===
-In 2014, Roopak was featured on Campaign Asia-Pacific's 40 Under 40 list among the region's strategic thinkers, suits, creators and planners.<ref>http://www.campaignasia.com/page/40under40.aspx</ref><ref>http://www.campaignasia.com/page/40under40_saluja.aspx</ref>
+Jack in the Box Worldwide was set up in 2009 as the content-for-brands arm of Bang Bang Films. It combines content strategy, [[film]], [[video production]] and [[digital media]] to create customized content for brands across multiple platforms and geographies. It has offices in Mumbai and Delhi.<ref>{{cite news|last=Samosa |first=Social |url=http://www.socialsamosa.com/2013/08/jack-in-the-box-worldwide-opens-office-in-new-delhi-appoints-new-business-heads/ |title=Jack in the Box Worldwide Opens Office in New Delhi. Appoints Business Heads for Mumbai and Delhi |publisher=Socialsamosa.com |date=2013-08-14 |accessdate=2014-03-21}}</ref>
+Roopak is a member of the Indian Angel Network, a group of entrepreneurs who invest in start-up businesses across a variety of sectors and [[market (economics)|market]]s. In 2011, ''[[CNNGo]]'' listed him among 20 people to watch out for in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Udita |url=http://www.cnngo.com/mumbai/life/people-who-matter-2011-769045 |title=20 people who matter in Mumbai in 2011 |publisher=CNN Travel |date=2011-01-26 |accessdate=2013-07-02}}</ref>
+In 2014, Roopak was featured on Campaign Asia-Pacific's "40 Under 40" list among the region's strategic thinkers, suits, creators and planners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.campaignasia.com/page/40under40.aspx|title=Campaign Asia-Pacific's 40 under 40 (2014) {{!}} Campaign Asia|website=www.campaignasia.com|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.campaignasia.com/page/40under40_saluja.aspx|title=40 under 40: Roopak Saluja {{!}} Campaign Asia|website=www.campaignasia.com|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-He is a professional [[trance music|trance]] [[DJ]], and has performed around the globe from across Europe to South Africa to Goa to Thailand and co-founding and running his own trance label,  Procyon Records (Budapest and Paris). He has also acted in a couple of films, one of them being ''[[Marigold (2007 film)|Marigold]]''.
+He is a [[trance music|trance]] [[DJ]], and has performed in Europe, South Africa and Thailand, and co-founding and running his own trance label, Procyon Records (Budapest and Paris).{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} He has also acted in ''[[Marigold (2007 film)|Marigold]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
-He married [[actress]] [[Tara Sharma]] in November 2007.<ref name="intoday1">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Star+struck/1/20054.html |title=Star struck: Simply Mumbai |publisher=India Today |date=2008-11-14 |accessdate=2013-07-02}}</ref> They have two children together, sons born in 2009 and 2011.
+He married [[actress]] [[Tara Sharma]] in November 2007.<ref name="intoday1">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Star+struck/1/20054.html |title=Star struck: Simply Mumbai |publisher=India Today |date=2008-11-14 |accessdate=2013-07-02}}</ref> They have two children together, sons Zen and Kai, born in 2009 and 2011.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://sooperfly.com Official website of Sooperfly]
-{{more footnotes|date=May 2015}}
 *[http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/bbf-delighted-to-have-nomination-at-goafest-2011-challapalli/1/14648.html]
 *[http://www.indiadigitalreview.com/news/jack-box-opens-delhi-office-appoints-delhi-mumbai-business-heads/14265]
 *[http://www.campaignindia.in/Article/353412,jack-in-the-box-launches-in-delhi-mairu-gupta-from-sapientnitro-roped-in-to-head-office.aspx]
-*[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/brand-equity/be-agency-reckoner-2014-nirvana-of-incredible-india-fame-is-best-film-production-agency/articleshow/42630018.cms]
-*[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/42630018.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst]
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