An internationally renowned award-winning producer, Ashok Amritraj has made over 100 films during the span of his 30-year career, with worldwide revenues in excess of $2 billion. He has partnered with every major studio in Hollywood and produced films starring the likes of Bruce Willis, Sandra Bullock, Sylvester Stallone, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Dustin Hoffman, Andrew Garfield, Steve Martin, Antonio Banderas, Robert De Niro, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jennifer Aniston, Nicolas Cage, and many more. As Chairman and CEO of the Hyde Park Entertainment Group, Amritraj has grown the Company into a cutting-edge independent alternative to the traditional Hollywood system, fully realizing his vision for a progressive global company that incorporates the most essential elements of a full-fledged studio. Hyde Park's mandate encompasses feature film, television, digital, documentary, and cross- cultural content, with the Company possessing development, production, and financing capabilities in addition to handling worldwide sales and marketing. Amritraj's box office hits include films 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, and many more, as well as 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. Hyde Park and ImageNation AbuDhabi continue their long term multi million dollar feature film partnership with their next release "Prey", a co-production with Blumhouse Productions directed by Franck Khalfoun for "making India and Indians proud". Amritraj was named "Producer of the Decade" by the Spirit of India Foundation, in addition to being celebrated by the Indian International Film Festival for his "extraordinary contribution by an Indian in international cinema." Amritraj served on the Foreign Film Board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was a member of the Los Angeles Board for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and was on the International Council for the Emmy Awards. In 2015, he was bestowed an honorary Doctorate of the Arts from the University of East London. In addition to working with UEL, Amritraj currently serves on the advisory board for the Dodge Film School at Chapman University.
Brother of tennis player Vijay Amritraj.
