PVR’s Chairman And MD bags ‘Exhibitor Of the Year’ Award

Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director of PVR Limited, will receive the “Exhibitor of the Year” Award at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on 14 December 2017 in Hong Kong.

“It gives us great pleasure to present the Exhibitor of the Year award to Ajay Bijli of PVR Limited,” said Andrew Sunshine, Vice President of The Film Expo Group. “PVR has built a culture of innovation for cinema, changing the movie-going experience in India. Bijli has proven to be a pioneer in the industry and we congratulate him on this well-deserved honor.”

PVR began as a joint venture agreement with Village Roadshow, a global film production and exhibition company of Australia, and within a few years, the company established the multiplex format in India. Since its inception, PVR Limited has redefined the movie-going experience in the country. In 2012, the company acquired Cinemax and has taken over DT Cinemas in 2016. The brand currently serves approximately 75 million moviegoers and has 597 screens across India.

Bijli was also awarded the “Asia Innovator of the Year” award at India Business Leader Awards, 2016 and Images Retail awarded him as the “Most Admired Retailer of the year 2016”. In addition to the recent recognitions, Bijli has also been honored with prestigious awards such as E&Y Entrepreneurial Award for Business Transformation, CNBC's Emerging India Award and Most Admired Multiplex Professional by CMO Asia’s Multiplex Excellence Award. Under his leadership, PVR Limited also received the Fortune India’s Next 500 Big and Mid-size companies award.

PVR currently operates a cinema circuit comprising of 597 screens at 130 properties in 51 cities serving approx. 75 million patrons annually.