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Zee Telefilms company secretary Vikas Gupta quits
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms Ltd company secretary and ETC Music business head Vikas Gupta has resigned.
He will be ending his seven-year tenure at Zee Telefilms when he leaves to join a new company in January. “I will continue to be in Zee Telefilms till the end of this month,” Gupta said.
He, however, did not disclose the company he was joining. “I will be the company secretary and head legal and corporate affairs in the new place,” he added.
Besides being the company secretary of Zee Telefilms, Gupta took up various additional responsibilities. He was made ETC Music business head last year while continuing as finance director of ETC Networks since Zee Telefilms acquired the company in 2002.
A few months back, Gupta was also asked to supervise the financial functioning of Essel Group.
One of Gupta’s important assignments was to reach a settlement with the promoters of Padmalaya companies, whom Zee had accused of misappropriation of shares. Zee had taken a 64 per cent stake in Padmalaya Enterprises Pvt Ltd (PEPL) which formed the holding company and held 50.3 per cent controlling stake in listed company Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd (PTL).
Zee later accused Padmalaya founder-promoter GA Seshagiri Rao, along with his relatives, of pledging PEPL’s shares in PTL to raise loans without the knowledge of the board. Zee exited from Padmalaya after being given land in Padmalaya Studios.
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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.
