Ashok Amritraj

Ashok Amritraj (born 22 February 1956) is chairman and CEO of the Hyde Park Entertainment Group and was formerly CEO of National Geographic Films. He is a former Indian professional tennis player.

Career

Ashok Amritraj and his elder brothers, Anand and Vijay, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis.

Amritraj has produced over 100 films during his 35-year career with collective worldwide revenues in excess of US$2 billion. He partnered with every major studio in Hollywood and produced films starring the likes of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Robert De Niro, Bruce Willis, Sandra Bullock, Sylvester Stallone, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Dustin Hoffman, Andrew Garfield, Steve Martin, Rajinikanth, Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Aniston, Nicolas Cage, and many more.

In 2016, Amritraj was appointed as the first United Nations India Goodwill Ambassador for the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. In December 2018, by decree of the President of the Republic of France, Amritraj was appointed a Chevalier of the Ordre National du Merité.

Amritraj 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. His filmography also comprises 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 Arthur Ashe's biopic in partnership with Warner Music Group, The Man Who Lived Underground, in partnership with Kenya Barris' Khalabo Ink Society and Paramount Pictures, Amnesty, to be written & directed by Ramin Bahrani, Rubik's Cube, based on the worldwide best selling toy, in partnership with Endeavor Content, Remote Control starring Gerard Butler in partnership with STX Films, and the remake of the Blake Edwards' film 10 with Warner Bros. Pictures.

In 2022, Hyde Park and Warner Music Entertainment launched the Hyde Park Entertainment and Warner Music Entertainment Asian Women Fellowship, in partnership with Film Independent, which will showcase women-identifying writers and writer-directors who are Asian or part of the Asian Diaspora. The Fellowship is aligned with Hyde Park and Warner Music Group's shared, ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion.

The recently announced Hyde Park Asia slate includes the Pulitzer Prize runner-up Maximum City to be directed by Anurag Kashyap and the best-selling novel Paradise Towers with filmmaker Zoya Akhtar.

Amritraj serves on the Producer's A2025 committee to advance inclusion & equitable opportunities at the Academy of Motion Pictures & Arts, and on the advisory board for the Dodge Film School at Chapman University. In 2015, he was bestowed an honorary Doctorate of the Arts from the University of East London.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

As an actor

As writer

Miscellaneous crew

Thanks

Television

As an actor

References

External links

• Ashok Amritraj at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Ashok Amritraj at the International Tennis Federation
• Ashok Amritraj at IMDb