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Raj Kapoor named executive producer of Oscars
Kapoor who was born in New Delhi directed the Naatu Naatu performance at the previous Oscars.
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Raj Kapoor / Raj Kapoor Productions
The 96th Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, to be broadcast on ABC on March 10, 2024, will be produced by live television event producer Raj Kapoor, who will also serve as showrunner.
According to a release by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Kapoor has worked on the show for the past seven years and most recently served as producer for the 95th Oscars award show.
“As a Canadian boy of South Asian descent who grew up watching the Oscars, dreaming of being part of it, this is a ‘pinch me’ moment!” said Kapoor. “This has been an exceptional year for the movies, and it’s an absolute privilege to be leading the team celebrating the global film industry and the astounding talents that bring these cinematic stories to life,” he added.
Born in New Delhi, Kapoor has earned six Emmy award nominations and won for executive producing the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) “Adele: One Night Only.” In addition to several Oscars shows, Kapoor’s credits include “The GRAMMY Awards®,” “ACM Awards,” “Latin GRAMMYS,” “The Emmy Awards,” “Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration,” “Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter” and “The Disney Family Singalong” specials.
In the previous oscars, Kapoor had also directed the oscar winning song Naatu Naatu from the movie RRR. Post the performance he said, “The Naatu Naatu performance was a very personal one for me. A tribute to honor my late father who I lost in July and a celebration of Indian musicals and my birthplace.”
Kapoor has directed and produced Vegas residencies for the Backstreet Boys, Mariah Carey, John Fogerty and Shania Twain. He has also mounted numerous large-scale tours for Jason Aldean, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Jewel, Jonas Brothers, Juanes, Demi Lovato, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, OneRepublic, Rascal Flatts, So You Think You Can Dance, Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood. Corporate clients include Disney, Gallo, GM, Skechers, Tesla, UAE and the United Nations.
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