- published: 25 Feb 2013
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Parag Desai (born 3 November) is the CEO of Universal Communications, an Indian public relations and movie marketing firms in the entertainment industry.
Based in Mumbai, Parag Desai started operations in 1993 with corporate communications, later diversifying into television and films. Few of the prominent Indian television shows being Close Up Antakshari, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Khichdi, Sanjeevani, Just Mohabbat, etc.
He entered the Bollywood in 2003 with the publicity and promotion campaign for the film Oops.
In October 2008, he signed with Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox Fox Star Studios, for public relations for most of their films distributed in India.
Currently, the company's portfolio of services include: Public Relations, Celebrity Management, Event Management, Image Management, Crisis and Brand Management services. In January 2011, Parag Desai was awarded the Best PRO of the year by Lions Club, Mumbai. He has produced a Marathi film directed by his wife Seemaa Desai, called ‘Aam Bachcha’.