Prahlad Kakkar

Prahlad Kakkar

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Prahlad Kakkar Profile

  • Name:
  • Prahlad Kakkar
  • Born:
  • March 24, 1950
  • Spouse:
  • Mitali Dutt Kakar

Prahlad Kakkar Biography

Prahlad Kakkar is a well-established ad film maker from Mumbai. He is a scuba diver and restaurateur too, who runs a wine bar, restaurant and coffee shop in Mumbai. He runs 'Lacadives', a scuba-diving school, along with his wife Mitali Kakar at Kadmat Island, Lakshadweep. He established Genesis Film Productions in 1977 and currently serves as its director. Apart from Kamasutra ads, Pepsi commercial with Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar is his most popular television ad. In 2000 he received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from IAAFA for his contribution to Advertising and Film Art.

 

Kakkar was born in Mumbai in 1950. He did his initial schooling from St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun and completed his school studies from Sainik School, Kunjpura. He took graduation in economics from Fergusson College, Pune in 1970. The following year he started his career with advertising field, joining as an Accounts Executive at ASP (Delhi). He had a brief stint with Bollywood as well. He worked as an assistant director to Shyam Benegal for a few years. In 1977, he founded Genesis Film Productions which is now, one of the well-established ad film houses of India which virtually invented television advertising. Apart from ad films, his production house has done a few short films also.

 

Kakar is the co-founder of ReefWatch Marine Conservation in 1994 and also started a restaurant at Prithvi Theatre with Jennifer Kendal. Kakar is married to Mitali Dutt Kakar and the couple has three sons. Kakkar is Dyslexic and so is his elder son Arnav. He has great passion for Scuba diving and is a CMAS 2 Star Scuba Diving Instructor too.

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Updated: May 16, 2014

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