Sakett Saawhney

Sakett Saawhney is an Indian film and television producer who hails from Mumbai, Maharashtra.
== Career ==
=== 1996-1997: breakthrough ===
Saawhney started off his career with Vivek Agnihotri as an assistant director on Saturday Suspense, Love Story (Indian TV series)|Love Story and X Zone episodic series.
=== 2003-2009: moving up ===
Saawhney moved to Balaji Telefilms as an executive producer and spearheaded the production of many shows in his tenure and also a few movies under the newly opened Balaji Motion Pictures under the tutelage of Chief executive officer Mr. Ramesh Sippy. In 2009, he resigned as the General manager production.
=== 2010: formed a production company ===
Saawhney in early 2010, formed a company known as Flying Turtle Films with Shabir Ahluwalia. By the end of 2013, he joined Balaji Motion Pictures in the capacity of Head of Production of Films and worked on many films till 2016. Saawhney recently produced the web series Fixerr in 2019 for ALT balaji and ZEE5.
==Early life==
Saawhney in his early years grew up in the modest neighbourhood of Antop Hill in Mumbai with his parents. His early education was performed in IES school Dadar. the family shifted to the western suburbs in Versova and he did the rest of education in Bhavan's School, Andheri. Saawhney shifted to Mithibai College to pursue his college education in the commerce stream until he decided to give the entertainment industry a try and began working at an early age of 16.
==Personal life==
Saawhney's parents originate from Kashmir and migrated to Delhi after the partition in 1948. His father Brij Bhushan Saawhney is a topper of 1971 batch at the National School of Drama, Delhi. Once he moved to Mumbai, he worked in many films and television serials like Nukkad. He was also part of the AIR as a senior announcer and retired a few years back after working for almost four decades. He is also known to be the voice for several hundred advertisements and of lead actors of many south Indian films dubbed in Hindi. Saawhney's mother Asha Saawhney was also a renowned announcer with AIR and worked there for almost two decades before she passed away in 1999. Saawhney has a younger sister and sakett is married to Riti Saawhney.
==Filmography==
=== Films ===
Year	Film 	Producer	Head of Production	General Manager of Production	Associate Producer
2016	Great Grand Masti 	 	 	 	
2016	Azhar 	 	 	 	
2016	Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3	 	 	 	
2014	Main Tera Hero 	 	 	 	
2014	Ragini MMS 2 	 	 	 	
2014	Ek Villain 	 	 	 	
2009	Toofan (2013 film) 	 	 	 	
2009	Zanjeer (2013 film) 	 	 	 	
2008	EMI (film) 	 	 	 	
2008	C Kkompany 	 	 	 	
2008	Mission Istaanbul 	 	 	 	
=== Television ===
Year	Film/Series 	Channel 	Producer	Head of Production	General Manager of Production	Associate Producer	Executive Producer	Assistant Director	Production Incharge
2013	Savitri - EK Prem Kahani 	Life OK 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2013	Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki 	9X 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2010	Ganga Kii Dheej 	Sahara One 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009	Pyaar Ka Bandhan 	Sony TV 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009	Bandani 	Imagine TV 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009	Pavitra Rishta 	ZEE TV 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009	Kitani Mohabbat Hai 	Imagine TV 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009	Bairi Piya 	Colors TV 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009	Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai 	Sony Entertainment Television	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2008	Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil 	StarPlus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2008	Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna (2008 TV series)	StarPlus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2007	Kayamath 	StarPlus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2007	Kasturi (TV series) 	StarPlus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2006	Karam Apnaa Apnaa 	StarPlus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2006	Kasamh Se 	Zee TV 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2006	Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa 	Star One 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2005	Kkavyanjali 	StarPlus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2004	Kesar 	StarPlus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2004	Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi 	MTV India 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2004	Kkoi Dil Mein Hai 	Sony TV 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2003	Kahiin to Hoga 	StarPlus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2001	Kkusum 	Sony Entertainment Television	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2000	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 	StarPlus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1999	Rishtey (TV series) 	Zee TV 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998	X Zone (Sikander) 	Zee TV 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998	Mastermind India 	BBC Television 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1997	Saturday Suspense 	Zee TV 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1995	Hum Paanch (TV series) 	Zee TV 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Web series===
Year	Film/Series	Network 	Producer	Writer	Creator
2019	Fixerr 	ALT balaji and ZEE5	 	 	
==Controversies==
===June 2019: Attacked by drunk goons===
Saawhney and the cast and crew (including Mahie Gill) of altbalaji's show fixerr in June 2019, were allegedly attacked by drunk goons during the filming.
Category:Indian film producers
Category:Hindi film producers
Category:1979 births
Category:Living people
Category:Film producers from Mumbai