Have a look at the biography,ย wife, education, salary and net worth of Ashish Hemrajani
Ashish Hemrajani collaborated with two of his friends, Rajesh Balpande and Parikshit Dar, to launch the online ticketing platform BookMyShow.
In connection with an investigation into alleged black-market sales of Coldplay concert tickets, Ashish Hemrajani, CEO of Big Tree Entertainment, the parent company of BookMyShow, was summoned by Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW).
Who is BookMyShow CEO Ashish Hemrajani, biography, age, family, wife, education, salary and net worth
Born, 1975 ; Age, 49 ; Nationality, Indian ; Hometown, Mumbai, India ; Schooling, Maneckji Cooper Education Trust, Mumbai
Ashish Hemrajani graduated from Mumbai’s Mithibai College. From the Sydenham College of Economics and Commerce in Maharashtra, he holds an MBA which he completed in 1997.
His wife Nilima is an educator.
Following his education, he started working at the advertising company J. Walter Thompson before becoming the founder and CEO of Bigtree Entertainment, the company that launched Indiaโs favourite online movie and entertainment ticketing platform, BookMyShow. Ashishโs net worth is over โน3,000 crore, while his company, BookMyShow, has an estimated valuation of Rs 7,500 crore. Ashish took home Rs.2.06 crore in salary in FY23.
Ashish Hemrajani career
In 1999, Bigtree Entertainment was founded by BookMyShow’s co-founder and CEO, Ashish Hemrajani. Later, the company introduced its online ticket booking service, BookMyShow. Hemrajani began his career in advertising with the J. Walter Thompson company, an American firm, where he handled client and account management.
According to media reports, Ashish Hemrajani disclosed in an interview that he texted his boss while intoxicated in 1999 with his company concept for BookMyShow.
An intriguing development was that Hemrajani’s employer at the time had approved of his proposal. Not an issue. “Go for it,” was the response that inspired the creator of BookMyShow to begin building the site.
With the introduction of debit and credit cards as well as net banking, the number of theaters and multiplexes increased significantly in 2006. He changed the company’s name to “BookMyShow” in 2007. By 2011, the business had achieved new heights and was bringing in about Rs 16 crore. Ashish never looked back after that.
Mumbai Police’s Economic Offenses Wing summons BookMyShow CEO Ashish Hemrajani for the second time over alleged black marketing of Coldplay concert tickets. Hemrajani failed to appear after the first summons on Sept. 27.#ColdplayConcert #TicketScandal #BookMyShow #MumbaiPolice pic.twitter.com/9fN8DR3Gx1
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Ashishโs online ticketing site is charged by Mumbai-based lawyer Amit Vyas of aiding the black sale of tickets, which led to the summons of BookMyShow CEO. The British band will do two shows in January of next year, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
On September 22, Coldplay’s Mumbai concert tickets went on sale via BookMyShow. Fans were upset when, in a couple of minutes, every ticket was sold out.
The tickets for Coldplay, which were originally priced at โน2,500, are currently being resold by influencers and other parties for as high as Rs3 lakh.
Ashish Hemrajaniโs net worth
BookMyShow CEO Ashish Hemrajani presently has a net worth of โน3,000 crore.
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