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Prime Focus announce IPO plans; price band Rs 450-500
MUMBAI: Leading Indian post-production company for television and films Prime Focus is gearing up for its first Rs 1.15 billion equity issue in the primary market. The company promoted by Namit Malhotra has filed its draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
Prime Focus has fixed a price band of Rs 450 to Rs 500 per equity share of face value Rs 10 for the issue.
According to the draft prospectus, the net proceeds raised from the issue would be deployed towards the following:
Domestic Expansion
Los Angeles Studio
London Studio
Hyderabad Studio
Long term working capital
Dubai Studio Setup
Prime Focus was recently in the news after it acquired a 55 per cent stake in European media service company VTR Group for $ 8.47 million.
It was in January-end that the Anil Ambani controlled Adlabs Films acquired a six per cent stake in the company.
Prime Focus is a Mumbai based company that provides post production services such as editing, sound and special effects, graphics to the ad and film industry. The company is better known for the post-production of music video Jalwa and of the Coke ad film showing an Aamir Khan double.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
