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Spuul premiers Mumbhai Connection
Spuul, the popular online streaming service for Indian cinema and television, brings the ultimate movie experience right to its users with the premiere of Mumbhai Connection. Viewers can avail the offline sync feature to watch this highly appreciated movie, which had a day and date release on Spuul on Friday, August 22.
Spuul users worldwidecan watch Mumbhai Connection on all second screen devices including mobile, web, smart TV’s etc. the same day it hits theatres. Spuul, which is the official online partner for the movie has opted for the day and date strategy to offer trade with the advantage of multiple screens. This initiative comes in the wake of providing content to its customers so as to avoid piracy.
Mumbhai Connection is the story of an Indian salesman who joins an Atlanta IT company only to learn that it is run by the Mumbai mafia. Revealing the functioning of the powerful and dangerous mafia, it shows how the salesman’s life changes overnight as he finds himself trapped. Mumbhai Connection features RafiqBatcha, Srinivas, Dick Mays, Aliessa P. Badresia, Chrissy Chambers, Eli Jones and David Peirce. The movie is about the hardships of a boy who has all the goodness in his heart and mind.
Speaking on this development, Prakash Ramchandani, Chief Content Officer, Spuul said, “Spuul is very well placed to meet the growing demands of the movie watchers online. We are excitedto add Mumbhai Connection in our library and make quality content easily accessible. The idea is to curb piracy and provide a legal platform for the industry.”
RafiqBatcha, Producer-Actor of Mumbhai Connection, said,“The Mumbhai Connection team is very pleased to be associated with Spuul and have them as Video on demand partners. Mumbhai Connection is dark absurd comedy about the world of IT clashing with the world of Mafia. Its novel plotline is bound to connect with metro audiences in India especially the youth who are cutting edge users of technology. With Spuul as partner, we are able to make our award winning film available on platforms that these audiences use most the most for their media consumption. Mumbhai Connection is the first Hindi film set and shot in Atlanta, USA.”
Spuul, standing by its promise of being consistent and providing new content recently introduced the comedy club, which includes funny shows like Jay Hind!. The users can also have hassle – free entertainment at home or while travelling with offline sync for free. We are working behind the scenes to bring you the best in Indian entertainment so stay tuned for more!
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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.
