Film Production
Jio Studios unveils new logo, celebrating Indian heritage and global reach
Mumbai: This Diwali, Jio Studios, the entertainment arm of Reliance Industries Ltd., unveiled a striking new animated logo alongside the release of “Singham Again”. This moving logo encapsulates Jio Studios commitment to culturally rich storytelling that resonates both in India and worldwide.
Jio Studios, since its inception in 2018, has established itself as a powerhouse in India’s entertainment industry, producing over 100 films and series celebrating India’s cultural diversity. The studio’s 2024 releases, including the record-breaking “Stree 2” and the critically acclaimed “Article 370” and “Shaitaan”, have dominated both domestic and international markets, achieving a 100 per cent success rate. With “Laapata Ladies” representing India at the Oscars, Jio Studios continues to set industry benchmarks.
The animated logo begins with a spark that unfolds into a mandala, a symbol of universal connection, incorporating Indian languages and musical notes. The logo culminates in a golden lotus symbolising purity and resilience, an emblem of Indian creativity. Featuring rich black and gold tones, the logo is set to a sitar-accompanied tune layered with classic Indian instruments, capturing Jio Studios’ essence of grandeur, heritage, and cinematic vision.
Reliance Industries, president of media and content business, Jyoti Deshpande remarked, “2024 has been an incredible year for Jio Studios in which we enjoyed back-to-back box office successes and critical acclaim alike with Stree 2 and Lost Ladies (Laapataa Ladies). A moving logo is an emotion, it is the embodiment of our brand and our values while it captures our vision, and I am particularly happy with the way our logo celebrates our Indianness and wears it on its sleeve. Our new moving logo not only honours our rich heritage but also symbolises our ambition to keep pushing boundaries with scale and innovation. Purity of Ideas and storytelling form the soul of Jio Studios, and this logo reflects our resilient journey beyond languages and genres, to bring unforgettable, uniquely Indian narratives to audiences all over the world.”
With its new logo, Jio Studios signals a bold step into the global stage, inviting audiences worldwide to celebrate and share in its legacy and innovative future.
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.
