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Hotstar unveils original talk show with Malishka as host
MUMBAI: Star India’s OTT platform Hotstar, which tasted success on two of its original shows for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 – One Tip One Hand and Juicy Half Volley, is now planning to launch another original show.
RJ Malishka has been roped in to host a 60-minute Hotstar original talk show called M Bole Toh.
Kickstarting the series with actors Kangana Ranaut and Imran Khan, the show will offer quirky conversations between the three on topics ranging from relationships to marriage to what being ‘good friends’ in the industry means. Ranaut and Khan will be seen in the upcoming film Katti Batti.
During the show, Malishka will chat with stars who will share funny behind-the-scene anecdotes and pranks as well as offer insights into their personal lives. The host will also nudge the guests into spilling their hidden secrets through gripping, fun conversations and games with healthy dollops of madness.
M Bole Toh will cater to the ever-growing demands of Bollywood fans, which are always keen on knowing more about stars.
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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.
