From Pooja Dadlani to Anjula Acharia: Meet celebrity managers of B-town stars

Shah Rukh Khan's manager Pooja Dadlani is constantly making headlines after Aryan Khan's arrest by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) following the drug bust on October 2. While Aryan's mother Gauri Khan has been spotted visiting her son once on October 3, Pooja Dadlani is the one representing the Khan family, attending court hearings and meeting with Aryan Khan on behalf of his parents. 

Case in point, celebrity managers do play an important role in a star's life. From handling their film endeavours, helping choose brand deals to managing every step of a star's public life including his image, a celebrity manager does it all. 

Here, meet these celebrity managers who are behind the successes of some of the A-list Bollywood stars.  

Shah Rukh Khan's manager Pooja Dadlani

 

 

 

 

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Pooja Dadlani has been working with superstar Shah Rukh Khan since 2012. She seems to be extremely close to the Khan family as she often shares pictures with them. She was apparently one of the producers of SRK's movie 'Chennai Express'. Shah Rukh and Pooja share the same birth date, November 2. She reportedly manages SRK's IPL team, the Kolkata Knight Riders along with managing the superstar's film endeavours and brand endorsements.

Priyanka Chopra's manager Anjula Acharia

 

 

 

 

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Priyanka Chopra's manager Anjula Acharia is the brain behind her successful career. She is the most popular celebrity manager in the industry. Her support landed Priyanka a lot of opportunities in Hollywood as well. She is no less than a family for PeeCee. While talking to Forbes, Anjula once said, "I remember when I first signed Priyanka, there were a lot of people, particularly in India, who were so negative. I was at this dinner, at my friend Manish Goyal's house in New York, with some prominent people from the Hindi film industry and they were just so negative about her. They were like, 'She is never going to work, I don't know why you are wasting your time', blah blah."

Ranveer Singh's manager Susan Rodrigues

 

 

 

 

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Ranveer Singh's manager Susan Rodrigues studied to be an anthropologist but ended up working with Yash Raj Films. She is part of their in-house celebrity managers and handles Ranveer Singh's enthusiasm like a pro. She has been working as a celebrity manager for the actor for the past 7 years now.

Anushka Sharma's manager Ritika Nagpal

Team Picture with Anushka & Anushka @MTsSingapore @MadameTussauds pic.twitter.com/lkhjIJ2qkF

— Ritika Nagpal (@ritikanagpal) November 22, 2018

Ritika Nagpal is the manager of Anushka Sharma and handles all of her business deals. As per reports, before Ritika, Anushka Sharma's brother Karnesh Sharma, who later started producing films with her actress-sister, used to manage her work.

Akshay Kumar's manager Zenobia Kohla

Akshay Kumar se inspira en el padre de su manager Zenobia Kohla para #Rustom
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—(@AkshayKumarARG) July 26, 2016

Akshay Kumar's manager Zenobia Kohla has been working with the actor for a long time now. She is the one who handles all his schedules. We often see her with Akshay at movie sets, trailer launches etc.

Salman Khan manager Jordy Patel

 

 

 

 

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Salman Khan’s manager Jordy Patel looks after his work. Apart from being a celebrity manager, Jordy works as a producer and an event organiser. With over twenty years of experience in event management, Bollywood stage shows, he is recognised as a major player within the film industry. He has been involved in a number of Television shows and has produced several blockbusters.