Pradeep Guha, known as PG was an Indian media personality, advertising professional and film producer.
20 Facts About Pradeep Guha
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Pradeep Guha is best known for his work at Bennett, Coleman and Company, the publisher of The Times of India, where he served for almost three decades and transformed the flagship newspaper and magazine brands such as Filmfare and Femina.
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Pradeep Guha served as CEO of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, and managing director of 9X Media Private Limited.
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Pradeep Guha was credited with introducing several innovative practices in the Indian media industry.
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Pradeep Guha was known for producing films such as Fiza and Phir Kabhi.
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Pradeep Guha was an alumnus of St Xavier's College in Mumbai, where he studied BA in economics.
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Pradeep Guha went to school at Don Bosco in Mumbai.
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Pradeep Guha started his career at The Times Group, where he worked for almost three decades and served as the president of the company.
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Pradeep Guha later joined Zee Entertainment as CEO for three years.
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Pradeep Guha was the Area Director and VP of Asia Pacific of the International Advertising Association from 2008 to 2013.
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Pradeep Guha sold the entire loss-making area of the network Hindi entertainment channel, 9X, to Zee Entertainment.
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Pradeep Guha then turned his focus to the music channel 9XM and in just four years, he turned the company into a profit-making Rs 200-crore network.
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Pradeep Guha launched four more new music channels at both national and international levels named 9XO, 9X Jalwa, 9X Tashan and 9X Jhakaas.
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Pradeep Guha has served on the boards of Raymond Ltd, Puravankara Projects Ltd and Whistling Woods International.
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Pradeep Guha had served as the President of The Indian Newspaper Society, Chairman of the National Readership Studies Council and President of the Advertising Club Bombay.
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Pradeep Guha has contributed to liberal journalism and to setting up the Centre of Education and Documentation in Mumbai, a news clipping library that was used by hundreds of students and researchers before the internet and Google made it irrelevant.
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Pradeep Guha was suffering from cancer and receiving treatment for a few years before passing away on 21 August 2021, at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai.
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Pradeep Guha's death was announced by his wife Papia Guha and son Sanket Guha in a statement issued to the media.
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Pradeep Guha's death was condoled by many in the film and media industry, including Manoj Bajpayee, Subhash Ghai and Adnan Sami, among other film industry figures, shared their condolences on social media upon news of Pradeep Guha's death.
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The signboard saying "Pradeep Guha Chowk" was placed right below the window of the room which was his cabin at the Times of India.