East operations, based in Dubai, where he was Regional Marketing Manager for the network. In 2002, Roy Kapur joined the Star headquarters in Hong Kong, as Director (Marketing) and later was promoted to vice president, leading the Central Marketing & Creative Services team across all Asian markets for the Star TV network. UTV Motion Pictures Roy Kapur joined UTV Motion Pictures in Mumbai in 2005, as Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications. He led the marketing efforts responsible for taking Hungama TV to a leadership position in the competitive kids broadcasting space. He then went on to lead the marketing efforts behind multiple pathbreaking films, including the cult BAFTA-nominated blockbuster Rang De Basanti and the sleeper hit Khosla Ka Ghosla, both of which released in 2006 and started a new trend in the way movies were marketed in India. In January 2008, Roy Kapur took over as CEO of UTV Motion Pictures and after the integration of UTV with The Walt Disney Company India in 2012, he became the managing director of Studios. He led the studio to commercial success and critical acclaim, producing and releasing some of the most important and successful films of the decade, such as Taare Zameen Par, Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, Jodhaa Akbar, Fashion, Aamir, A Wednesday!, Dev.D, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Kaminey, Wake Up Sid, Raajneeti, Udaan, Peepli Live, Welcome to Sajjanpur, No One Killed Jessica, Delhi Belly, Paan Singh Tomar, Shahid, Rowdy Rathore, Barfi!, ABCD: Any Body Can Dance, Kai Po Che!, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, The Lunchbox and Chennai Express. The films produced under Roy Kapur's leadership won numerous awards including National Awards and Filmfare Awards, establishing UTV Motion Pictures as one of India's most admired and successful studios. Five of the movies that were selected to represent India at the Academy Awards during Roy Kapur's leadership were either produced or released by UTV Motion Pictures. The Walt Disney Company In January 2014, Roy Kapur was promoted to managing director of Disney India, with the responsibility for driving the strategy and growth for the company across broadcasting, movies, consumer products, digital experiences and live entertainment, represented through multiple brands like Disney, UTV, Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, ABC, bindass, Indiagames and Hungama TV. Under Roy Kapur's leadership over three years from 2014 to 2016, Disney emerged as one of India's leading media and entertainment companies, producing and releasing India's highest-grossing movie of