Film Production
UFO Moviez rides high on strong Q3 earnings
MUMBAI: It is safe to say that UFO Moviez is currently identified as a high-flying object in the financial skies, proving that when it comes to the silver screen, they are far from being “eclipsed” by the competition. The digital cinema distribution powerhouse has beamed up a formidable set of financial results for the quarter and nine months ended 31 December 2025, leaving investors feeling like they’ve found the golden ticket in their popcorn tub.
The company’s consolidated net profit for the nine months ended December 2025 reached Rs 20.43 crore, up from Rs 10.27 crore during the same period the previous year, marking a 99 per cent increase. This growth was reflected in the quarterly performance, with the three months ending December 2025 delivering a net profit of Rs 7.52 crore, compared to Rs 15.29 crore in the prior year’s corresponding quarter.
Revenue from operations remained steady, with the consolidated nine-month figure at Rs 343.78 crore, up from Rs 329.37 crore in the previous year. For the quarter, total income from operations stood at Rs 131.88 crore, showing consistent performance in a competitive market.
The company’s growth is supported by strategic restructuring.
The big merger: UFO successfully completed the amalgamation of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Scrabble Digital Limited (SDL) and UFO Software Technologies Private Limited (USTPL), effective from 1 April 2024. This “pooling of interests” has streamlined operations and strengthened the standalone bottom line, with restated nine-month standalone profits rising to Rs 14.09 crore from Rs 10.76 crore.
Asset liquidation: The company also exited its 48.12 per cent stake in Mukta V N Films Limited, earning a gain of Rs 0.40 crore.
Operational efficiency: Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) for the nine months stood at Rs 62.04 crore, compared to Rs 47.28 crore in the previous period, reflecting effective cost management.
The auditors at BSR & Co. LLP have given the results an “unmodified” opinion, confirming the accounts are accurate. Meanwhile, the company’s Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOP 2014) remains active, with 12,225 options available for eligible staff.
As the credits roll on the 2025 calendar year, UFO Moviez India Limited remains a dominant force in the “Cine Media Network,” proving that even in the age of streaming, the big screen, and the big numbers, still hold plenty of magic.
Film Production
Priyanka Kaur Dhillon joins SVF Entertainment as lead for music distribution
A seasoned content dealmaker with 16 years in digital and satellite media joins the Bengali entertainment powerhouse as it pushes into the pan-India music market
Mumbai: Priyanka Kaur Dhillon has made her move. The content acquisitions and commercials veteran, most recently commercial manager at Sony Pictures Networks India, has joined SVF Entertainment as lead for music distribution, stepping into one of the more interesting briefs in regional entertainment right now.
SVF is no ordinary regional label. Over 30 years it has built a formidable legacy in Bengali cinema and music, driven by culturally resonant storytelling and a catalogue that consistently punches above its weight. Its recent success with Chiraiya underlines the point. But the Kolkata-based powerhouse now has its sights firmly set beyond Bengal, most visibly through Legacy, a rap reality series produced in collaboration with hip-hop label Kalamkaar that signals a deliberate push into the pan-India music ecosystem.
Dhillon brings precisely the kind of muscle SVF needs for that expansion. At Sony Pictures Networks India, she led film acquisition and commercials and handled music licensing across the entire satellite network. Before that, she spent nearly 15 years at Hungama, rising to assistant general manager and leading strategic content licensing for the platform’s digital entertainment business, with a particular focus on international markets. Her label relationships span the full roster: Sony Music, Universal Music, Warner Music, Believe International, Tunecore, The Orchard and a clutch of smaller aggregators. She has negotiated and closed deals with Hollywood studios, Bollywood production houses and regional content players alike, building pricing models and deal structures off data analysis rather than instinct.
Announcing the appointment, Dhillon said she was “thrilled to begin this journey with an iconic Bengali music label and content powerhouse,” adding that SVF’s “constant drive to push boundaries” was what drew her to the role.
SVF has spent three decades proving that regional does not mean limited. With a sharp commercial operator now steering its music distribution, its bid to go national just got a good deal more serious.
