Rohinton Soli "Ronnie" Screwvala born 8 September 1956 is an Indian entrepreneur.

He has been named on Esquire's List of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century

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He was also listed amongst 25 Asia's Most Powerful people by Fortune Magazine.

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Based in Mumbai, India, Ronnie pioneered cable television, built a Media and Entertainment conglomerate (UTV Software Communications)

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From 2013 onwards, he and his wife scaled their Non-Profit The Swades Foundation whose goal is to work with a million people in rural India

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Screwvala had a keen interest in theatre while in school and acted in professional plays with Bombay theatre as a hobby.

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Screwvala is married to Zarina Mehta, his second marriage. Zarina has been a co-founder in the media company UTV they founded, and now is the co-Trustee of their Philanthropic foundation

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His first wife, Manjula Nanavati and Screwvala have one daughter, Trishya Screwvala, who runs her own Not For Profit

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Opportunistic in the early days of his entrepreneurship, Screwvala founded a toothbrush manufacturing company.

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Screwvala's is also credited with pioneering Cable TV in India (1981) at a time when there was a single terrestrial channel

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Rohinton Soli "Ronnie" Screwvala born 8 September 1956 is an Indian entrepreneur.

Rohinton Soli "Ronnie" Screwvala born 8 September 1956 is an Indian entrepreneur.

He has been named on Esquire's List of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century

He has been named on Esquire's List of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century

He was also listed amongst 25 Asia's Most Powerful people by Fortune Magazine.

He was also listed amongst 25 Asia's Most Powerful people by Fortune Magazine.

Based in Mumbai, India, Ronnie pioneered cable television, built a Media and Entertainment conglomerate (UTV Software Communications)

Based in Mumbai, India, Ronnie pioneered cable television, built a Media and Entertainment conglomerate (UTV Software Communications)

From 2013 onwards, he and his wife scaled their Non-Profit The Swades Foundation whose goal is to work with a million people in rural India

From 2013 onwards, he and his wife scaled their Non-Profit The Swades Foundation whose goal is to work with a million people in rural India

Screwvala had a keen interest in theatre while in school and acted in professional plays with Bombay theatre as a hobby.

Screwvala had a keen interest in theatre while in school and acted in professional plays with Bombay theatre as a hobby.

Screwvala is married to Zarina Mehta, his second marriage. Zarina has been a co-founder in the media company UTV they founded, and now is the co-Trustee of their Philanthropic foundation

Screwvala is married to Zarina Mehta, his second marriage. Zarina has been a co-founder in the media company UTV they founded, and now is the co-Trustee of their Philanthropic foundation

His first wife, Manjula Nanavati and Screwvala have one daughter, Trishya Screwvala, who runs her own Not For Profit

His first wife, Manjula Nanavati and Screwvala have one daughter, Trishya Screwvala, who runs her own Not For Profit

Opportunistic in the early days of his entrepreneurship, Screwvala founded a toothbrush manufacturing company.

Opportunistic in the early days of his entrepreneurship, Screwvala founded a toothbrush manufacturing company.

Screwvala's is also credited with pioneering Cable TV in India (1981) at a time when there was a single terrestrial channel

Screwvala's is also credited with pioneering Cable TV in India (1981) at a time when there was a single terrestrial channel

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