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Jio sees top-level resignations; CMO Shrivastava quits
MUMBAI: Reliance Jio is seeing resignations of several high-profile executives in its top management.
After the exit of the chief digital marketing officer, senior vice president digital channels, Martijn de Jong, the chief marketing officer Pradeep Shrivastava too has reportedly stepped down. He was responsible for leading the marketing function for Reliance Jio.
Before joining Jio, he was a member of the board of directors at PT XL Axiata Tbk (XL). At Idea, among other, Shrivastava was also associated with the ‘What An Idea, Sirji’ campaign.
In the recent past, Jio’s chief cloud architect Soren L Hansen, assistant vice president – data science & analytics of cloud engineering Hari Charan Rao, assistant vice president – security operations Maya R Nair and Pawan S Yadav, business head of public Wi-Fi, left in quick succession.
Amitabh Jaipuria, who managed Jio’s mobility business, too resigned in June.
Reliance Jio Infocomm’s business head of public WiFi Pawan S Yadav also quit after a stint of over two years. He looked after the rollout of the company’s Wi-Fi facilities across the country.
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Subedaar puts Indian original cinema on the global map with record-breaking Prime Video debut
MUMBAI: Prime Video has a runaway hit on its hands. Subedaar, the gritty action drama starring Anil Kapoor, has stormed to become the most-watched Indian original movie on the platform in its opening weekend, cracking the Top 10 across 31 countries and landing in 91 per cent of India’s pin codes within days of its March 5 premiere.
The film, a visceral, emotionally-charged story of a retired soldier, Subedaar Arjun Maurya, wrestling with civilian life amid crime and corruption, has struck a nerve. Directed by Suresh Triveni and co-starring Radhikka Madan, Mona Singh, Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Rawal, Faisal Malik, and Khushboo Sundar, the film is already being hailed as a showcase for what Indian original storytelling can achieve on the world stage.
“Subedaar’s success is a reflection of the growing scale and global resonance of Indian storytelling,” said Nikhil Madhok, director and head of originals at Prime Video India. “The film’s emotional narrative, its rooted portrayal of a soldier confronting his toughest battles beyond the battlefield, has struck a chord. Anil Kapoor delivers an acting masterclass, while Suresh Triveni’s solid direction and great performances from the ensemble cast have resulted in love and appreciation from customers across the world.”
Kapoor, 62, has been here before, but rarely at this altitude. Written by Triveni and Prajwal Chandrashekar, with dialogues by Triveni, Saurabh Dwivedi, and Chandrashekar, the film is a production by Opening Image Films in association with Anil Kapoor Film & Communication Network (AKFCN), produced by Vikram Malhotra, Kapoor, and Triveni.
Subedaar streams exclusively on Prime Video in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu across India, and in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
For Prime Video, the numbers tell the real story: one weekend, one film, a global footprint, and a very loud signal that Indian original cinema is no longer just travelling well. It’s arriving.
