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BMS-OML ex-exec Talwar joins Das’s Weirdass Comedy
MUMBAI: Girish ‘Bobby’ Talwar has joined Vir Das-headed Weirdass Comedy as a promoter-director.
Weirdass is a firm churning out long and short-form comedy content, on-ground IPs, and works extensively with brands for digital and on-ground brand solutions.
Talwar will assume the role of a promoter-director overseeing creative and strategy verticals of the business. Talwar has a cumulative experience of over 16 years in the media and entertainment industry.
Talwar, a lawyer by qualification and a musician by passion, is the co-founder of OML/NH7, a vice president at BookMyShow and the founding member of one of India’s most loved bands ‘Zero’.
Talwar said, “Post OML/NH7, I was really happy with all I was able to achieve there. With BookMyShow gaining an insight into the ticketing and e-commerce space with emphasis on customer data and the kind of content consumption, was an eye opener. Now with Weirdass, content and format creation is the next phase of exploration for me.”
Vir Das said, “We’ve been looking to work together for many years now and he will be an incredibly valuable asset in what is a major growth period for our company and comedy in general.”
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Tips Music CEO Hari Nair to step down
Girish Taurani and Sushant Dalmia to jointly steer the company as the hunt for a new chief begins
MUMBAI: A leadership shuffle is under way at Tips Music. Hari Nair, the company’s chief executive, will step down on April 30 as the music label begins the search for a successor.
The company said Girish Taurani, executive director, and Sushant Dalmia, chief financial officer, will jointly oversee operations during the transition while the board identifies a permanent replacement.
Nair joined Tips Music in 2023 and set about reshaping the veteran music label into a more digital, data-led enterprise. During his tenure, the company secured licensing and partnership deals with global platforms including Sony Music Publishing and TikTok, while renewing agreements with Warner Music Group.
Drawing on earlier experience in technology and entertainment, including a stint at ByteDance, Nair pushed the organisation towards a performance-driven culture. He built a brand partnerships division and introduced proprietary software systems aimed at strengthening digital distribution and data capabilities.
Kumar Taurani, chairman and managing director, credited Nair with embedding a data-led culture within the company and driving revenue growth in line with shareholder commitments.
In his resignation note, Nair said that after helping transition the label into a modern, digitally focused and process-driven organisation, the time had come to pursue his next leadership challenge.
The leadership change comes as the broader Tips Films group shows signs of financial stabilisation. In the third quarter of FY26 the company reported a net loss of Rs 2.86 crore, narrowing sharply from Rs 14.2 crore in the previous quarter. For the nine months ended December, losses stood at Rs 12.37 crore.
Yet revenue told a more volatile story. Income from operations slid to Rs 4 crore in Q3 FY26 from Rs 56 crore in the preceding quarter, taking total operating income to Rs 4.56 crore.
For a company built on a catalogue of more than 34,000 tracks and decades of Bollywood hits, the next chief will inherit both a digital engine and a volatile music market. The playlist may be familiar, but the next act at Tips Music is only just beginning.
