· Introducing the country’s first integrated talent management firm – ‘Do IT Talent Ventures’ for the Creative Industry
· Farhan Akhtar, John Abharam and Neeraj Pandey sign on new talent management firm Do IT Talent Ventures to be the part of India’s epicenter of creative melting point
· Do IT Talent Ventures to focus on developing talent across the creative industry with a focus on sports, entertainment, music, culinary spaces and more
Mumbai, Thursday, June 08, 2018:
Farhan Akhtar the multifaceted star has recently signed on a new celebrity talent agency ‘Do It Talent Ventures’ to manage his big pack celebrity account. The star who wears many hats, found a partner in the country’s first integrated talent management firm that will go beyond just management and help him be part of interesting ventures including exciting IP's.
‘Parmanu’ Actor John Abraham, known to be very selective of his choices will also be managed by the firm. Do IT Talent Ventures has launched in India with a vision to broaden the horizon of the talent business and build capabilities across entertainment platforms, which can further boost the landscape of entertainment and sport in the coming time.
The couple that spells diversity, Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi too are expected to ace fresh opportunities as they sign on to an interesting journey with the venture.
The firm will handle other celebrities like actor Kajal Aggarwal, Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey, Anchor-Actor Samir Kochhar and Vicky Ratnani in Culinary.
In a short span months, the brand has already signed a number of personalities across Films, TV and Sports. Sporting big tickets include Virender Sehwag, Mahesh Bhupathi, Geeta Phogat, Ashwini Ponnappa, Robin Singh, Viren Rasquinha and Aparna Popat.
‘Do IT Talent Ventures’ has been started by Darshana Bhalla & Radha Kapoor Khanna, Two of India’s creative mentors in a unique collaboration. The Mumbai-based company will develop talent across the creative industry with a focus on sports, entertainment, music and culinary verticals among others. With diverse interests in every aspect of the entertainment value chain - from talent management and consulting to creating and owning of IPs, Do IT Talent Ventures has sectorial experts with a proven record of accomplishment and experience to manage monetise and market multiple forms of properties.
Darshana Bhalla, former CEO of Mates - the entertainment unit of Madison Communication comes with the past experience of cracking over 550 celebrity deals. Known to handle talent across the table, She brings the best of creativity to fore from different arenas. Darshana’s aim is to introduce the country to their new visionary talent venture firm at the same time broadening the horizon of talent management and genre development.
Speaking on the occasion Ms. Darshana Bhalla, CEO & Founder, Do IT Talent Ventures (India) Private Limited said, “Our primary vision at Do IT Talent Ventures is collective progress. We will focus on talent from various genres of the creative industries and enable constant optimization of their talents time and resources. We believe in a focused institutional approach. With this collaboration, we will render services beyond the current scope available in the market place. In the coming years, we look forward to broadening our horizon by expanding our reach to other verticals and invest our efforts to bring maximized value to our clients.”
About Do IT Talent Ventures
Do IT Talent Ventures, a visionary talent agency is spearheaded and founded by Darshana Bhalla and is backed by Radha Kapoor Khanna’s The Three Sisters: Institutional Office. Through this strategic collaboration between industry specialist & entrepreneur Darshana Bhalla and new business visionary, Radha Kapoor Khanna, Do IT Talent Ventures promises to be a disruptive player in the talent management industry. The team comes together with an elaborate industry understanding and experience of penetrating over 550 deals in the celebrity business.