Vineet Jain Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Entrepreneur, Producer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	12/02/1964
Age	61 years
Birthplace	New Delhi, India

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Vineet Kumar Jain

Physical Stats & More

Height	170 cm (5’ 7”)
Weight	65 kg (145 lbs)
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	American College of Switzerland Schiller International University
Qualifications	B.Sc. in International Business Administration from American College of Switzerland Master of Business Administration from Schiller International University

Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Hometown	New Delhi, India

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married

Family

Spouse

Sahdna Jain (Journalist)

Parents

Father	Late Ashok Kumar Jain
Mother	Indu Jain (Chairperson of BCCL)

Siblings

Brother	Samir Jain (Vice Chairman and Managing Director of BCCL)
Sister	None

Career

Debut	Film (Producer): Talvar
Awards, Honours, Achievements	2009: Rajiv Gandhi Award 2013: IMPACT Person Of The Year
Controversies	In 2012, Vineet Jain was caught in a conversation with Ken Auletta stating that “We are not in the newspaper business, we are in the advertising business.” Vineet's willingness for accepting black money from a “client” was exposed in 2018's 'Operation 136 Part 2,' a sting operation by Cobrapost.

Favourites

Hobbies	Travelling, Skiing, Playing Tennis, Reading, Writing

Some Lesser Known Facts

He was born into a Sahu Jain Family.
He holds the positions of Managing Director and Chairman at The Times of India and Bennett Coleman & Co. Limited.
He joined BCCL in the year 1986.
Since 28 April 2003, he serves as the Chairman of Times Internet Ltd and Bharat Nidhi Limited.
He is the Non-Executive Chairman of Mirchi Movies Limited.
From 14 April 2001 to 27 December 2008, he served as a Director of HDFC Bank Limited.
He received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2013 from the Bombay Management Association.
In 2014, he awarded himself a record salary of ₹46.37 Crore in Indian Corporate history.
He was ranked 23rd in India's 50 Most Powerful People of 2017 by India Today magazine.
Apart from his business roles, he is a movie critic and shares film reviews.
He has produced notable films like Talvar, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Raazi, and Junglee.
The Times Group operates several major newspapers including The Times of India, Mumbai Mirror, The Economic Times, Navbharat Times, and magazines Femina and Filmfare.
Vineet Jain gave a speech at the Global Business Summit 2018 in New Delhi.