Raam Jethmal Punjabi ( sd, رام ڄيٺمل پنجابي) is an Indian-Indonesian media magnate and president of
Multivision Plus.
In 2001, due to his production of
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
s, he was referred to as "Indonesia's own soap king".
Early life
He was born in
Surabaya,
East Java
East Java ( id, Jawa Timur) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost hemisphere of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean bord ...
to parents of
Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
(
Sindhi) descent. His nephew is
Manoj Punjabi
Manoj Punjabi (born 7 December 1972) is an Indonesian film and television producer. He is the CEO & Founder of MD Entertainment, the biggest production house in Indonesia and the only national film company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exhange ( ...
.
Career
Filmography
;As producer
* ''Special Silencers'' (1979)
* ''Bodoh-bodoh mujur'' (1981)
* ''Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters'' (1982)
Filmography
- New York Times
* ''Kamp tawanan wanita'' (1983)
* ''Itu bisa diatur'' (1984)
* ''The Stabilizer'' (1986)
* ''Pengantin baru'' (1986)
* '' Pembalasan rambu'' (1986)
* ''Java Burn'' (1988)
* '' The Intruder'' (1989)
* ''Kabut asmara'' (1994)
* ''Panji manusia milenium'' (2001) (TV series)
* ''Bidadari'' (2001) (TV series)
* ''Kiss Kis Ko'' (2004)
* ''Buruan cium gue!'' (2004)
* ''Satu kecupan'' (2004)
* ''Jatuh cinta lagi'' (2006)
* ''Kuntilanak'' (2006)
* ''Kangen
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Change of era
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'' ('' I Miss You'') (2007)
* ''Kuntilanak 2'' (2007)
* ''Pulau hantu'' (2007)
* ''Kawin kontrak'' (2008)
* ''Kuntilanak 3'' (2008)
* ''D.O. (Drop Out)'' (2008)
* ''Pulau hantu 2'' (2008)
* ''Kawin kontrak lagi'' (2008)
* ''MBA: Married by Accident'' (2008)
* ''Kirun + Adul'' (2009)
* '' Jamila dan Sang Presiden'' (2009)
* ''Punk in Love'' (2009)
* '' Nazar'' (2009)
* ''Toilet 105'' (2010)
* '' Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka''
;As executive producer
* ''Petualangan 100 Jam'' (2004)
* ''Pesan dari surga'' (2006)
;As writer
* ''Perawan rimba'' (1983)
* ''Kamp tawanan wanita'' (1983)
References
External links
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Indonesian businesspeople
Indonesian billionaires
Indonesian people of Indian descent
Indonesian Muslims
Indonesian people of Sindhi descent
People from Surabaya
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Indonesian television personalities
Indonesian television producers
Indonesian film producers
Soap opera producers
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