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Ashok Amritraj

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Ashok Amritraj
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Ashok Amritraj is Chairman and CEO of the Hyde Park Entertainment Group, and was formerly CEO of National Geographic Films. An internationally renowned award-winning producer, Amritraj has made over 100 films during the span of his 35-year career, with worldwide revenues in excess of $2 billion. He has partnered with every major studio in Hollywood and produced films starring the likes of Bruce Willis, Sandra Bullock, Sylvester Stallone, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Dustin Hoffman, Andrew Garfield, Steve Martin, Antonio Banderas, Robert De Niro, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jennifer Aniston, Nicolas Cage, and many more.

Amritraj has grown the Company into a cutting-edge independent alternative to the traditional Hollywood system, fully realizing his vision for a progressive global company that incorporates the most essential elements of a full-fledged studio. Hyde Park's mandate encompasses feature film, television, digital, documentary, and cross- cultural content, with the Company possessing development, production, and financing capabilities in addition to handling worldwide sales and marketing.

Amritraj has had box office hits such as GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, starring Nicolas Cage, BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, starring Steve Martin, PREMONITION, starring Sandra Bullock, WALKING TALL starring The Rock, and many more, as well as critically acclaimed titles including 99 HOMES starring Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon, BLUE VALENTINE starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, and SHOPGIRL, starring Steve Martin and Claire Danes.

Amritraj's current projects include: supernatural thriller, PREY, in partnership with Blumhouse Productions, a major animated musical film, PASHMINA, to be directed by Gurinder Chadha and with music by Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman in partnership with Netflix, a major television drama, FORDLANDIA, to be directed by Werner Herzog at AMC Studios, and THE GIANT'S ARCHITECT, to be directed by Oscar-nominee Julie Delpy and starring Dakota Johnson.

Hyde Park Entertainment Group and its artists have received awards and recognition from the major award shows and film festivals including the Oscars, the BAFTA awards, the Emmys, the Independent Spirit Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Globes, and many more. Amritraj's extraordinary career from Wimbledon tennis player to billion dollar Hollywood producer (chronicled in his autobiography Advantage Hollywood) is matched only by his commitment to education, gender, race, and class. Dedicating a significant amount of his time to philanthropic endeavors worldwide, Amritraj was appointed as the first United Nations India Goodwill Ambassador for the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Amritraj continues to pave the way for the intersection of entertainment and philanthropy, and remains fully engaged in the creation of diverse, socially-relevant content.

In December 2018, by decree of the President of the Republic of France, Amritraj was appointed a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre National du Merite.

Amritraj serves on the Producers Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and served on the Los Angeles Board for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the International Council for the Emmy Awards.

In 2015, he was bestowed an honorary Doctorate of the Arts from the University of East London and he currently serves on the advisory board for the Dodge Film School at Chapman University.
BornFebruary 22, 1957
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Ashok Amritraj and Gilbert Lewis in Virtual Combat (1995)
Steve Martin, Ashok Amritraj, and Anand Tucker in Shopgirl (2005)
Ashok Amritraj and Garry Marshall in Raising Helen (2004)
Laura Dern, Ashok Amritraj, and Andrew Garfield at an event for 99 Homes (2014)
Ashok Amritraj, Kevin Turen, and Mohammed Al Turki at an event for 99 Homes (2014)
Ashok Amritraj, Michael Shannon, Ramin Bahrani, and Andrew Garfield at an event for 99 Homes (2014)
(L-R) Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, producer Ashok Amritraj and actor Stephen Baldwin attend the Variety Celebrates Ashok Amritraj event held at the Martini Terraza during the 63rd Annual International Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2010 in Cannes, France.
Producer Ashok Amritraj attends the Variety Celebrates Ashok Amritraj event held at the Martini Terraza during the 63rd Annual International Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2010 in Cannes, France.
Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and producer Ashok Amritraj attend the Variety Celebrates Ashok Amritraj event held at the Martini Terraza during the 63rd Annual International Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2010 in Cannes, France.
Ashok Amritraj

Known for

John Travolta in Battlefield Earth (2000)
Battlefield Earth
2.5
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  • 2000
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Get Carter
5.1
  • Producer
  • 2000
Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Norman Reedus in The Boondock Saints (1999)
The Boondock Saints
7.7
  • Producer
  • 1999
Ryan Phillippe, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Claire Forlani in Antitrust (2001)
Antitrust
6.1
  • Producer
  • 2001

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Producer

  • Jax of Heart
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  • Arthur Ashe
    • Pre-production
  • Proxy
    • Pre-production
  • Remote Control
    • Pre-production
  • Maximum City
    • Pre-production
  • Fordlandia
    • Pre-production
  • Samson & Deliah
    • Pre-production
  • Pashmina
    • Pre-production
  • It Takes Three (2021)
    It Takes Three
  • Logan Miller and Kristine Froseth in Prey (2019)
    Prey
    • (produced by)
  • Claudia Sulewski in Deadcon (2019)
    Deadcon
    • (produced by)
  • Louder Together (2017)
    Louder Together
  • Killing Hasselhoff (2017)
    Killing Hasselhoff
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  • Vince Vaughn and Hailee Steinfeld in Term Life (2016)
    Term Life
  • The Young Messiah (2016)
    The Young Messiah
  • Isabel Lucas and Nick Jonas in Careful What You Wish For (2015)
    Careful What You Wish For
  • Bridget Moynahan, Goran Visnjic, and Dakota Goyo in The Journey Home (2014)
    The Journey Home
  • Michael Shannon and Andrew Garfield in 99 Homes (2014)
    99 Homes
  • Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, Dakota Fanning, Common, Nate Parker, and Danielle Macdonald in Every Secret Thing (2014)
    Every Secret Thing
  • Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, Yasiin Bey, Isla Fisher, Will Forte, and John Hawkes in Life of Crime (2013)
    Life of Crime
  • Lost Christmas (2011)
    Lost Christmas
  • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
    Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
  • Richard Gere and Topher Grace in The Double (2011)
    The Double

Actor

  • Alexander Keith and Tane McClure in Scorned 2 (1997)
    Scorned 2
  • Michael Dudikoff and Frederic Forrest in Crash Dive (1996)
    Crash Dive
  • Midnight Heat (1996)
    Midnight Heat
  • Athena Massey and Don Wilson in Virtual Combat (1995)
    Virtual Combat
  • Shannon Tweed, Marc Singer, and Julie Strain in Victim of Desire (1995)
    Victim of Desire
  • Shannon Tweed in Night Eyes II (1991)
    Night Eyes II

Writer

  • Jungle Boy (1998)
    Jungle Boy
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    • February 22, 1957
    • Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

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    Brother of tennis player Vijay Amritraj.

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