| Deepshikha Deshmukh | |
| Birth Name: | Deepshikha Bhagnani |
| Birth Date: | 1983 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Spouse: | Dhiraj Deshmukh |
| Father: | Vashu Bhagnani |
| Relatives: | Jackky Bhagnani (brother) Rakul Preet Singh (sister in law) Amit Deshmukh (brother in law) Aditi Deshmukh (sister in law) Riteish Deshmukh (brother in law) Genelia D'Souza (sister in law) |
| Children: | 2 |
| Notable Works: | Sarbjit, Madaari, Jawaani Jaaneman |
Deepshikha Deshmukh (née Bhagnani; born 29 October 1983) is an Indian film producer who works in the Hindi cinema industry.[1]
Deshmukh has produced multiple films under the production house Pooja Entertainment. She has worked as a producer on several Bollywood movies, including the 2020 release Jawaani Jaaneman and the remake of 1995's Coolie No. 1. Deshmukh has also founded the organic skincare brand Love Organically.
Deshmukh was born on 29 October 1983, in Kolkata, West Bengal, to film producer Vashu Bhagnani and his wife, Pooja Bhagnani. She has a younger brother, Jackky Bhagnani, who is an actor and film producer.
Deepshikha Deshmukh leads the strategy and production efforts at Pooja Entertainment. She debuted as a producer in 2016 with the Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Randeep Hooda starrer 'Sarbjit'.[2] She is noted for backing meaningful cinema and social issues. She has opted for subject-oriented films like 'Madaari' starring Irrfan Khan.[3] [4] [5] She also partnered with Priyanka Chopra as a producer for Pooja Entertainment's first Punjabi film 'Sarvann'.[6] [7] [8]
In 2018, she produced the film “Welcome to New York”. The film starred Sonakshi Sinha, Diljit Dosanjh, and Karan Johar.[9] [10] In the same year, she also produced “Dil Juunglee” starring Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem.[11]
In 2020, she produced the film Jawaani Jaaneman, starring Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, and Alaya F in the lead. The film also marked Alaya's debut in the industry.[12] At the end of the same year, Coolie No. 1 (2020), which was a remake of the 1995 film, was released on an OTT platform. The original film and the remake were both produced by Pooja Entertainment.[13]
Deshmukh's next film as a producer was a spy thriller called “BellBottom” starring Akshay Kumar as the lead alongside Vaani Kapoor, Lara Dutta, and Huma Qureshi, released in 2021. It turned out to be a commercial failure.[14] She worked as a producer on an action drama, Ganapath starring Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon,[15] and her upcoming project as a producer is a multilingual historical drama "Suryaputra Mahavir Karna" directed by R.S. Vimal.
She is married to Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh, MLA from Latur Rural constituency, Maharashtra and has two children.[16] [17] [18] Her husband is the younger brother of actor Riteish Deshmukh and the younger son of late politician Vilasrao Deshmukh.[19] Her nickname is Honey.[20]
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sarbjit | |
| 2016 | Madaari | |
| 2016 | Tutak Tutak Tutiya | |
| 2017 | Sarvann | |
| 2018 | Welcome To New York | |
| 2018 | Dil Juunglee | |
| 2020 | Jawaani Jaaneman | |
| 2020 | Coolie No. 1 | |
| 2021 | BellBottom | |
| 2022 | Cuttputlli | |
| 2023 | Mission Raniganj | |
| Ganapath | ||
| 2024 | Bade Miyan Chote Miyan |