Prerna Arora
{{Short description|Indian film producer, director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Prerna Arora
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 9 December 1987
| birth_place = Dehradun, Uttarakhand
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = Prerna Rathod
| occupation = producer. Director
| known_for = PadMan, Rustom, Toilet Ek Prem Katha
| father = Virendra Arora
| relatives = Kussum Arora (Sister)
}}
Prerna Arora is an Indian film producer and director and the daughter of Virender Arora who was the co-founder of the KriArj Entertainment.{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/for-any-film-the-producer-has-a-huge-responsibility-kriarj-entertainments-prernaa-arora/articleshow/60356622.cms | title=For any film, the producer has a huge responsibility: KriArj Entertainment's Prernaa Arora | work=The Economic Times | date=4 September 2017 | access-date=30 July 2023 | archive-date=30 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730135401/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/for-any-film-the-producer-has-a-huge-responsibility-kriarj-entertainments-prernaa-arora/articleshow/60356622.cms | url-status=live }} She was the co-producer of the films like Rustom (2016) and Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017).{{cite web | url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/celebrity/exclusive-producer-prerna-arora-opens-up-about-walking-free-from-money-laundering-case-trusted-people-blindly-celebrity-news-entertainment-news-article-102245093 | title=Exclusive! Producer Prerna Arora Opens Up About Walking Free From Legal Troubles: Trusted People Blindly | work=Zoom Tv Entertainment | date= | access-date=30 July 2023 | archive-date=30 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730140327/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/celebrity/exclusive-producer-prerna-arora-opens-up-about-walking-free-from-money-laundering-case-trusted-people-blindly-celebrity-news-entertainment-news-article-102245093 | url-status=live }}
Filmography
=As an actor=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role(s) | class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Bhagam Bhag | Sheetal | {{Cite web |title=Kya baat hai! Priyadarshan's heroine ab BANA producer memsaab! |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kya-baat-hai-priyadarshan-s-heroine-ab-bana-producer-memsaab-2425467 |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=DNA India |language=en}} |
| rowspan=2 | 2007 | Nanhe Jaisalmer | ||
| Dhol |
=As producer=
- Rustom (2016){{Cite web |date=2023-11-09 |title=Pad Man producer Prerna Arora shares being sabotaged by the industry: They pounced on me because I was an outsider |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/pad-man-producer-prerna-arora-shares-being-sabotaged-by-the-industry-they-pounced-on-me-because-i-was-an-outsider-101699510417407.html |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}
- Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017)
- Pad Man (2018)
- Pari (2018)
- Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018)
Controversy
In 2018, Arora was booked for money laundering and arrested by Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police for allegedly cheating producer Vashu Bhagnani of {{INRConvert|31.6|c}} In July 2022, She was booked for money laundering by Enforcement Directorate of {{INRConvert|31|c}}.{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/producer-prerna-arora-booked-for-money-laundering-8042192/ | title=Producer Prerna Arora booked for money laundering | work=The Indian Express | date=20 July 2022 | access-date=30 July 2023 | archive-date=30 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730140733/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/producer-prerna-arora-booked-for-money-laundering-8042192/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ed-registers-money-laundering-case-against-film-producer-prerna-arora-1977749-2022-07-20 | title=ED registers money laundering case against film producer Prerna Arora | work=India Today | date=20 July 2022 | access-date=30 July 2023 | archive-date=31 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731062638/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ed-registers-money-laundering-case-against-film-producer-prerna-arora-1977749-2022-07-20 | url-status=live }}
In November 2023, she was cleared of all charges in the case by the Bombay High Court.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=9 November 2024|title=Pad Man producer Prerna Arora shares being sabotaged by the industry: They pounced on me because I was an outsider|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/pad-man-producer-prerna-arora-shares-being-sabotaged-by-the-industry-they-pounced-on-me-because-i-was-an-outsider-101699510417407.html|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date= 14 June 2024}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=8565279}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Indian women film directors
Category:Hindi-language film directors