Ajay Bijli is the managing director of PVR INOX Ltd, the combined entity post the merger of India's film exhibition players, PVR Ltd and Inox Leisure Ltd. [2] [3] PVR INOX Limited is the fifth largest listed multiplex chain globally. [4]

In late 1995, Ajay joined hands with Village Road Show (VRS), an Australian Company specializing in multiplexes. They named the joint venture Priya Village Roadshow (PVR) and opened the first multiplex in India, PVR Anupam.

Mar 2, 2022 · Ajay Bijli, an Indian businessman, made a fortune by building the PVR Cinemas chain in India. He is the chairman of PVR Ltd., headquartered in Gurgaon, founded in 1997. Today, PVR Cinemas is one of the largest multiplex cinema chains in India, operating in about 72 cities across India and Sri Lanka.

Dec 5, 2024 · Founded by Ajay and Sanjeev Bijli, PVR pioneered multiplex culture in India, overcoming challenges to launch PVR Anupam in 1997. Now with over 1,700 screens, it symbolizes luxury entertainment and visionary leadership.

May 9, 2023 · In a world of glass-half-full optimists and glass-half-empty pessimists, Ajay Bijli is a league apart. He believes that the glass can be refilled. The chairman of multiplex chain PVR has been...

Apr 21, 2023 · Ajay Bijli, the managing director of India’s largest multiplex chain PVR Inox, has unveiled plans for the group’s growth. The merger of the PVR and Inox chains concluded in February and the...

Oct 21, 2020 · Ajay Bijli, the founder of PVR Group, started his business journey at the age of 22 when he joined his father’s transport business, Amritsar Transport Company in 1988.

Nov 3, 2023 · Faced with a critical decision, Ajay chose to honour his love for cinema over the transportation business, taking charge of the small family-owned cinema hall “Priya” in Delhi. Ajay’s first...

Aug 24, 2012 · Ajay Bijli moved away from his family’s transportation business to chase his own dreams of entrepreneurship. Just 22 years old, he stepped into film exhibition business that later became Priya Village Roadshow (PVR), one of the largest cinema chains in the country.

TheatreWorld gets up close with Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director, PVR Ltd. Tell us how PVR Cinemas started. What inspired the group to foray into Cinema Exhibition? What business prospects and fortunes did the Group see in it?