Rishi Rajani
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Rishi Rajani is an Indian-American film and television producer, and the current CEO of Hillman Grad, founded by actor and showrunner, Lena Waithe.
Life and career
During his tenure at Hillman Grad, Rajani’s film producing credits include Netflix’s The 40 Year Old Version and Beauty, Disney+’s Chang Can Dunk, and Focus Features’ A Thousand and One.[1] He produced the HBOMax feature documentary, Being Mary Tyler Moore and is credited as an executive producer on Kokomo City, which won the Sundance Film Festival's NEXT Innovator Award and NEXT Audience Award.[2][3] His television producing credits include Showtime’s The Chi, and BET’s Boomerang and Twenties. His upcoming projects include the feature-length documentary, Gifted and Black for Amazon Studios; Swizz Beats and Timbaland are producing as well.[4]
Prior to joining Hillman Grad, Rajani worked at 20th Century Fox, United Talent Agency, Paradigm Talent Agency, and Studio 8. Rajani is graduate of NYU.[2][5]
One of Rajani’s specialties as a producer is the identifying and supporting of diverse, emerging talent.[5][6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The-Forty-Year-Old Version | Producer |
| 2023 | Kokomo City | Executive producer |
| 2023 | A Thousand And One | Producer |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore | Producer |
| 2023 | Chang Can Dunk | Producer |
Television
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Boomerang | Executive Producer |
| 2020-
2021 |
Twenties | Executive Producer |
| 2021-
2023 |
The Chi | Executive Producer |
References
- ↑ "Rishi Rajani | Producer, Writer, Executive". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gilchrist, Zoe Hewitt,Scott Huver,Paul Plunkett,Brent Simon,Todd; Hewitt, Zoe; Huver, Scott; Plunkett, Paul; Simon, Brent; Gilchrist, Todd (2023-03-15). "From 'Nanny' to 'Pearl,' Variety's 2023 Producers to Watch Spotlights Future Film Visionaries". Variety. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Carey, Matthew (2023-12-18). "Paramount+ And Showtime Set Streaming And Linear Debut For Oscar Contender 'Kokomo City,' D. Smith's Stunning Directorial Debut". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2022-03-02). "Swizz Beatz, Timbaland & Lena Waithe Team For Amazon Documentary 'Gifted & Black' Following The Journey Of Verzuz". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jackson, Angelique (2022-03-15). "Lena Waithe's Hillman Grad Promotes Rishi Rajani to CEO (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ Jean, Yannise (June 15, 2023). "How Hillman Grad became the home for emerging talent". Fast Company. Retrieved Jan 20, 2024.
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