In commemoration of Heritage Month this September, Pinglawathie ‘Pinky Mothie’ Doorghepersadh, the director of Big M Productions, shared her journey in show promotions, highlighting South Africa’s rich cultural diversity.
BORN into a music and cultural family set the tone for the future of Pinglawathie Doorghepersadh, better known as “Pinky Mothie”.
She has spent more than three decades promoting South Africa’s cultural diversity through entertainment.
The 75-year-old, of Morningside, is the director of Big M Productions, an entertainment and digital marketing company.
The company, which was initially known as DM Mothie Productions, was founded in the late 1960s by her husband, Ramjith “Mothie” Doorghepersadh, a well-known show promoter and businessman.
However, after his passing in 1994, Doorghepersadh, who was widowed at age 37, took over the business.
To date, she, together…