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Imran reveals the reason behind the failure of GORI TERE PYAAR MEIN
MUMBAI: On one hand where actors can’t stop signing the praise of their work, Imran has unleashed Pandora’s Box. Letting the cat out of the bag, Imran revealed the reasons behind the failure for his recent flick.
At a recent event, zoOm reported the actor’s few words said it all! Imran proclaimed that he would refrain from maligning his producers in front of the media. Imran also added that he is satisfied with his work and would prefer speaking to the team that worked on his last failure directly rather than slandering the producer and director.
Going a step forward! The star seems to have learnt a lesson from his back to back flops. It looks like the hero now would like to follow the footsteps of his uncle by promoting and creating a buzz around the film himself. Well with Imran attributing the failure of Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobara to Ekta’s Excessive promotions it’s clear the actor seems to have mastered the art of making excuses. Will the hunk succeed in resorting to the age old tricks by attempting to pass the buck for his decisions and failures to the filmmakers? For the latest and biggest stories from Bollywood, stay tuned to Planet Bollywood News every day at 7 pm only on zoOm – India’s No. 1 Bollywood Channel.
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Senior media executive Madhu Soman exits Zee Media
Former Reuters and Bloomberg leader says he leaves with “no regrets” after brief stint at WION and Zee Business
NOIDA: Madhu Soman, a veteran of global newsrooms and media sales floors, has stepped away from Zee Media Corporation after a short stint steering business strategy for WION and Zee Business.
In a reflective LinkedIn note marking his departure, Soman said his time within the network’s corridors was always likely to be brief. “Some chapters close faster than expected,” he wrote, signalling the end of a nearly two-year spell in which he oversaw both editorial partnerships and commercial strategy.
Soman joined Zee Media in 2022 after more than a decade abroad with Reuters and Bloomberg, returning to India to take on the role of chief business officer for WION and Zee Business. His mandate was ambitious: bridge the newsroom and the revenue desk while expanding digital and broadcast reach.
During the stint, Zee Business reached break-even for the first time since its launch in 2005, while WION refreshed programming and strengthened its digital footprint across platforms such as YouTube and Facebook.
But Soman suggested the cultural fit proved uneasy. Describing himself as a “cultural misfit”, he hinted at deeper tensions between editorial instincts shaped in global newsrooms and the realities of India’s television news ecosystem.
Before joining Zee, Soman spent more than seven years at Bloomberg in Hong Kong as head of broadcast sales for Asia-Pacific, expanding the company’s news syndication business across several markets. Earlier, he held senior editorial roles at Reuters, overseeing online strategy in India and managing Reuters Video Services from London.
His career began in television and wire reporting, including a stint with ANI during the 1999 Kargil conflict, before moving into digital publishing as India’s internet media landscape took shape.
Now, after nearly three decades in broadcast and digital media, Soman is leaving Delhi NCR and returning to his hometown, Trivandrum.
Exhausted, he admits. But unbowed. And with one quiet line that sums up the journey: he didn’t sell his soul — because some things, after all, are not for sale.
