Raam Punjabi

Raam Punjabi
Raam Punjabi
Born	Raam Jethmal Punjabi; October 6, 1944 (age 82); Surabaya, Japanese-occupied East Indies
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1967–present
Known for	Founder of Multivision Plus [id]
Spouse	Raakhee Punjabi
Children	2
Relatives	Dhamoo Punjabi (brother); Manoj Punjabi (nephew)

Raam Jethmal Punjabi (born 6 October 1944) is an Indonesian media magnate and president of Multivision Plus (MVP). In 2001, due to his production of soap operas, he was referred to as "Indonesia's own soap king".

Early life

He was born in Surabaya, East Java to parents of Indian (Sindhi) descent. His nephew is Manoj Punjabi, who co-founded MD Entertainment.

Career

Filmography

As producer

Special Silencers (1979)
Bodoh-bodoh mujur (1981)
Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters [wd] (1982)
Kamp tawanan wanita (1983)
Itu bisa diatur (1984)
The Stabilizer (1986)
Pengantin Baru [id]
Pembalasan rambu (1986)
Java Burn (1988)
The Intruder (1989)
Kabut asmara (1994)
Panji manusia milenium (2001) (TV series)
Bidadari (2001) (TV series)
Kiss Kis Ko (2004)
Buruan cium gue! (2004)
Satu kecupan (2004)
Jatuh cinta lagi (2006)
Kuntilanak (2006)
Kangen (I Miss You) (2007)
Kuntilanak 2 (2007)
Pulau hantu (2007)
Kawin kontrak (2008)
Kuntilanak 3 (2008)
D.O. (Drop Out) (2008)
Pulau hantu 2 (2008)
Kawin kontrak lagi (2008)
MBA: Married by Accident (2008)
Kirun + Adul (2009)
Jamila dan Sang Presiden (2009)
Punk in Love [id] (2009)
Nazar [id]
Toilet 105 (2010)
Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka

As executive producer

Petualangan 100 Jam (2004)
Pesan dari surga (2006)

As writer

Perawan rimba (1983)
Kamp tawanan wanita (1983)

References

↑ "King of Soap Opera" - Indonesian Indians
↑ Aiyar, Pallavi (24 August 2013). "Sindhi kings of Indonesian entertainment". Archived from the original on June 20, 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
↑ Filmography - New York Times

External links

Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 2013-01-03)
Raam Punjabi at IMDb
"Larger than life: Raam Punjabi is probably one of Indonesia's best known local production figures, having been responsible for creating and producing many of the country's most popular comedy and drama series. (Profile)". Asia Image. September 2002. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007 – via FindArticles.
Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "King of Soap Opera" - Indonesian Indians

[TH-2] Aiyar, Pallavi (24 August 2013). "Sindhi kings of Indonesian entertainment". Archived from the original on June 20, 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[3] Filmography - New York Times

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Raam Punjabi
Born	Raam Jethmal Punjabi (1944-10-06) October 6, 1944 (age 82) Surabaya, Japanese-occupied East Indies
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1967–present
Known for	Founder of Multivision Plus [id]
Spouse	Raakhee Punjabi
Children	2
Relatives	Dhamoo Punjabi (brother) Manoj Punjabi (nephew)