Prasoon Joshi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Prasoon Joshi

Indian lyricist, screenwriter and advertising copywriter

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1971

Place of Birth: Uttarakhand, India

Profession: screenwriter, author, songwriter, lyricist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Prasoon Joshi (born 16 September 1971) is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, poet and marketer.
He is the CEO of McCann World group India and Chairman (Asia Pacific), a subsidiary of the global marketing firm McCann Erickson.
He was appointed as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification on 11 August 2017. Prasoon has received the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award three times, in 2007 and 2008 and again in 2014 for the Hindi movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.
He has also received the National Film Award for Best Lyrics twice, for his work in Taare Zameen Par (2007), and Chittagong (2013).
He was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2015, for his contributions towards the field of Arts, Literature and Advertising.
He is one of the trustees of IGNCA, a member of Nehru Memorial Museum & Library Society Panel and is among the select 120 members of the National Committee for Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.