Film Production
Balaji Telefilms posts Rs 90 crore profit after last year’s Rs 22 crore loss
MUMBAI: It’s not just the daily soaps serving plot twists Balaji Telefilms just delivered one of its own, posting a dramatic turnaround from loss to profit in its latest annual results. Balaji Telefilms Ltd., one of India’s most iconic television and content production houses, has posted a stunning financial comeback, reporting a standalone net profit of Rs 90.59 crore for the financial year ending March 31, 2025. This is a significant leap from a net loss of Rs 22.52 crore the previous year, a turnaround worthy of prime-time applause.
According to the audited results filed with stock exchanges and published in leading dailies on 5 July, the company’s total standalone income from operations stood at Rs 45,306.92 crore for FY25. On a consolidated basis, it reported a net profit of Rs 84.57 crore, recovering sharply from a loss of Rs 26.08 crore in FY24.
This reversal comes despite a notable dip in revenue for the final quarter ending March 2025, where standalone income dropped to Rs 8.63 crore, down from Rs 13.46 crore in the same quarter last year. Still, profits surged in the final stretch, with the company posting Rs 99.31 crore in Q4 profit, a complete U-turn from the Rs 22.52 crore loss in the comparable quarter.
The earnings per share (EPS) rose to Rs 6.68 basic for the year, up from negative territory last year signalling restored investor confidence.
The company, led by Chairman Jeetendra Kapoor, published the results in Financial Express and Mumbai Lakshadeep and noted that detailed financials are available on its website as well as on BSE and NSE portals.
With flagship shows still ruling the ratings and digital spin-off ventures gaining traction, Balaji seems to have re-scripted its business drama into a tale of fiscal finesse. Whether this rebound is a one-season wonder or the start of a long-running hit remains to be seen but for now, the curtains have risen on a new chapter of profitability.
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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.
