Ajay Bijli

Ajay Bijli

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Ajay Bijli Profile

  • Name:
  • Ajay Bijli
  • Born:
  • February 9, 1967
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Delhi

Ajay Bijli Biography

Ajay Bijli, an entrepreneur who loves to lead a luxurious life has made a fortune for himself by building PVR Cinemas, largest cinema chain of India. PVR the chain of multiplexes with a turnover of around Rs 1,100 crore is one of the largest entertainment businesses of India that provides opportunities to many other related industries 

Ajai Bijli was born on 9 February 1967 in New Delhi. He is BA Honours (Commerce) from Hindu College, University of Delhi and completed his Management Program from Harvard Business School. He is Chairman and managing director of PVR Ltd, since 1990. Ajai is also the managing director of Amritsar Transport Co. since 1988. He is a fitness freak and loves watching cricket and movies. Ajai says he loves luxory and he feels there is no end to it.

It will be surprising to note that Ajai was never associated with any filmy background neither had anything to do with cinemas but his interest in cinemas developed when his family owned a popular cinema hall in New Delhi in 1978. Ajai spent lots of his time at Priya cinema located at Vasant Vihar. 

It all started with when Ajai at the age of 23, convinced his father Mr. Krishan Mohan Bijli, to allow him to modernize their cinema the Priya. As his father was not much interested in cinema business so he allowed him to revamp Priya cinema. After an year and spending lot of money in his plans in 1991, a chance meeting with a visiting associate helped him be in touch with Village Road Show an Australian company that specialized in multiplexes. 

The Village Road Show, (VRS) were interested to enter in the Indian market and Ajai wanted to open a multiplex. So, they started a joint venture 1995. The Priya Village Road show, the PVR announced its first "PVR Anupam". There was no looking back. Ajai the man who changed the way we Indians now watch the movies is fast marching forward and living a life like he always wanted to.

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Updated: October 24, 2015

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