Amit Khanna was born and brought up in Delhi. He dabbled in journalism, advertising, theatre, radio and television in the 1960s before coming to Mumbai to work with actor–film-maker Dev Anand. In a career spanning over four decades, Khanna has written, produced and/or directed several films and TV shows. He has written over 400 film and non-film lyrics, and hundreds of articles. He has served on and chaired many committees and organizations in India and abroad. He set up India’s first integrated media company, Plus Channel, in 1989, and is chairman of Reliance Entertainment since 2000. He is based in Mumbai.