Suhel Seth

Suhel Seth (born May 1963[1] in Calcutta,[2] West Bengal, India) is a managing partner of consultancy firm Counselage India, founded by him in June 2002.[3] He has previously worked at advertising agencies Response, Ogilvy & Mather and Equus (which he co-founded with his younger brother Swapan[4] in March 1996).[5] He also co-founded the marketing consultancy firm Quadra Advisory with ex-Hindustan Lever marketing guru Shunu Sen in 1997.[6] Seth is also an author, columnist, actor, TV pundit and socialite.[7]

He regularly appears on Indian news channels such as NDTV[8] and writes columns in several publications including Daily News and Analysis, Pune Mirror,[9] Mumbai Mirror, The Financial Express, The Financial Times, Business India, The Hindustan Times and The Indian Express.[10][11]

He is a Punjabi but was born and raised in Calcutta, West Bengal,[2] and thus considers himself a Bengali. His father owned a chemical factory in Calcutta.[2]

Seth studied from St. Joseph's College, Nainital, La Martiniere Calcutta, and Jadavpur University from where he did his BA (English Honours), and MA (International Relations).[11]

He has done over 135 theatre plays in English and also acted in several films under directors such as Mahesh Bhatt, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Madhur Bhandarkar.[11]

Seth is also a board member of several international corporates including Cavendish and RADA and on the regional boards of Citibank, Coca Cola, Drayton Capital and the Max India Foundation.[10]

He was also the chairman of both CII and FICCI's marketing committees. He is a member of the Experts' Committee of the Railway Board of India and is brand advisor to the Railways and also to the Indian Railway Ministry.[10]

Seth lives in Delhi.[12]

Controversies

Seth is well known for making controversial statements (especially on social media sites such as Twitter), and has been described as a "self-appointed expert on all things" who "forever seeks the spotlight".[13]

Seth was one of the people recorded speaking to influence peddler Nira Radia.[14][15]

In 2011 tobacco-to-hospitality major ITC Ltd. filed two suits in Bangalore and Kolkata courts respectively, each asking for Rs. 100 crore in damages for what the company alleged were defamatory tweets and newspaper articles against it and its chairman, Y. C. Deveshwar.[16] Seth was accused of turning against the company after he lost their advertising account in 2007.[3]

In 2014 during a panel discussion on sports conducted as part of the Times Literature Festival in Mumbai, Seth failed to recognise Viren Rasquinha, the former captain of India's national field hockey team, and questioned the latter's involvement in the event. Seth was subsequently forced to apologise after a public outcry.[17]

In 2016 Seth was sued for defamation by Pahlaj Nihalani (the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification) as a result of comments directed towards the latter during the Udta Punjab controversy.[18]

Bibliography

Filmography

Year Film Role
2015 Calendar Girls[19] Kumar Kukreja
2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Natasha's father
2010 Guzaarish Dr. Nayak
2005 Rog Harsh

References

  1. ↑ "Director's Profile for Suhel Seth". UK B2B Directory. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Priya Gupta (24 September 2015). "Suhel Seth: I have never ever uttered a lie in my life". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Mihir Sharma (1 December 2011). "The Age Of Seth: How vice pays tribute to virtue in contemporary India". The Caravan. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Swapan Seth (17 March 2015). "What It Was Like To Grow Up With Suhel Seth". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Suhel Seth (4 January 2003). "When God ran short of angels". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Marketing maven Shunu Sen passes away". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 3 January 2003. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Richa Shukla (6 August 2015). "Suhel Seth shares mantras for success in Jaipur". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "List of Suhel Seth's NDTV videos". NDTV. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "List of Suhel Seth's Pune Mirror articles". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 "Official Profile on Counselage's site". Counselage. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 "Suhel Seth's Biography". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  12. ↑ Mohua Das (26 August 2015). "She always carried pic of a little girl & boy: Khanna". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  13. ↑ FP Staff (30 November 2011). "The age of Suhel Seth: Decoding the new bible of social climbing". Firstpost. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  14. ↑ Open Author (20 November 2010). "I am there... you want me to speak to anyone". OPEN Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  15. ↑ Lola Nayar & others (17 May 2010). "Favourite Lobby Horses". Outlook Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  16. ↑ ET Bureau (6 November 2011). "Suhel Seth sued by ITC for Rs 200 crore over Tweets". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  17. ↑ FP Staff (8 December 2014). "Suhel Seth vs Viren Rasquinha Twitter war: 'God can't be an expert in every field, so he created Suhel Seth.'". Firstpost. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  18. ↑ Subhash K. Jha (18 June 2016). "Pahlaj Nihalani sues Suhel Seth". DNA India. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  19. ↑ Vickey Lalwani (18 October 2014). "Now, meet Vijay Mallya on screen". Mumbai Mirror (The Times of India). Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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