Prasoon Joshi (born 16 September 1971) is an Indian lyricist,
screenwriter, poet, and marketer. He is the CEO of McCann World group
India and Chairman APAC (Asia Pacific), a subsidiary of the global
marketing firm McCann Erickson. He was appointed as the Chairperson of
the Central Board of Film Certification on 11 August 2017.Prasoon has
received the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award three times, in 2007 and
2008 and again in 2014 for the Hindi movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. He has
also received the National Film Award for Best Lyrics twice, for his
work in Taare Zameen Par (2007), and Chittagong (2013).[1] He was
awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2015, for his
contributions towards the field of Arts, Literature and
Advertising.[2] He is one of the trustees of IGNCA, a member of Nehru
Memorial Museum & Library Society Panel and is among the select 120
members of the National Committee for Commemoration of 150th Birth
Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.[3][4][5]Prasoon Joshi spent his
earliest years in Almora, in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand
(then part of Uttar Pradesh). His father, D.K. Joshi, served as a PCS
officer with the Civil Service of the State Government and later
became the Additional Director of the state's Education Service. These
early years all across the northern India â€" and spending time in
places like Almora, Nainital (where his extended family and relatives
still live), Tehri, Chamoli Gopeshwar, and later Rampur, Meerut and
Dehradun[6][7] â€" gave Prasoon a remarkable feel for the real Indian
pulse that he is now celebrated for in his lyrics and advertising. His
mother, Sushma Joshi, a lecturer in political science, performed for
the All India Radio for over three decades.[8] His parents are
qualified classical vocalists and daily home life for the young
Prasoon was marked with academic discipline, a rich vein of the
artistic life and a strong sense of music and culture.[9]
screenwriter, poet, and marketer. He is the CEO of McCann World group
India and Chairman APAC (Asia Pacific), a subsidiary of the global
marketing firm McCann Erickson. He was appointed as the Chairperson of
the Central Board of Film Certification on 11 August 2017.Prasoon has
received the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award three times, in 2007 and
2008 and again in 2014 for the Hindi movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. He has
also received the National Film Award for Best Lyrics twice, for his
work in Taare Zameen Par (2007), and Chittagong (2013).[1] He was
awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2015, for his
contributions towards the field of Arts, Literature and
Advertising.[2] He is one of the trustees of IGNCA, a member of Nehru
Memorial Museum & Library Society Panel and is among the select 120
members of the National Committee for Commemoration of 150th Birth
Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.[3][4][5]Prasoon Joshi spent his
earliest years in Almora, in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand
(then part of Uttar Pradesh). His father, D.K. Joshi, served as a PCS
officer with the Civil Service of the State Government and later
became the Additional Director of the state's Education Service. These
early years all across the northern India â€" and spending time in
places like Almora, Nainital (where his extended family and relatives
still live), Tehri, Chamoli Gopeshwar, and later Rampur, Meerut and
Dehradun[6][7] â€" gave Prasoon a remarkable feel for the real Indian
pulse that he is now celebrated for in his lyrics and advertising. His
mother, Sushma Joshi, a lecturer in political science, performed for
the All India Radio for over three decades.[8] His parents are
qualified classical vocalists and daily home life for the young
Prasoon was marked with academic discipline, a rich vein of the
artistic life and a strong sense of music and culture.[9]
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