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Star Gold celebrates Yaari-Dosti this August
MUMBAI: A unique show that awards stars on their performance as friends. This set of awards is sure to make your Friendship Day more fun than you could ever imagine. A Friendship Day special “Yaari Dosti Awards” will be telecast on 6th August at 4 pm and 7:30 pm only on Star Gold.
The awards explore the meaning and significance of friendship in films. It will also give viewers a lowdown on reel and real life Bollywood friendships with a dash of humor.
The semi serious awards for performances in films and the periphery of filmmaking will be an experience you can enjoy with your gang of friends. You might even identify with a few characters as on one hand you will see how stars in their roles have kept friendship over love or their duty above dosti. On the other hand, some have pretended to be friends and some friends turned foes. This voice –over driven show will feature the most popular Bollywood voices mimicked to perfection.
The awards have some very interesting categories and nominations. Some of them are:
Yaara Dildaara Award : Will the hit old pair of Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman be able to take on the new jodis Tusshar Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor or Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao or Amrita Rao and Zayed Khan
Yaara Dildaara Award: Who will prove to be the biggest ‘gaddar’ of them all? Naseeruddin Shah from Sarfarosh, Aishwarya Rai in “Khakee”, Akshay Kumar in Ajnabee or Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Kabhi Haa Kabhi Naa’
Yaara Dildaara Award: Will Chunky Pandey’s sacrifice for Anil Kapoor overshadow Chitrangadha Singh and Shiny Ahuja’s or will Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor overshadow Shilpa Shetty sacrifices for Raveena Tandon in Pardesi Babu We Are Just Good Friends Awards : Which of these will prove to be just good friends – Aftab and Natasha, Jimmy Shergil and Preity Zinta., Sanjay Suri and Rinke Khanna or Juhi Chawla, Anil Kapoor and Govinda.
Tu Chor Mein Sipahi Award: Will Sanjay Dutt and Jeetendra be fast enough to beat their competition Akshay Kumar and Nagarjuna Salman Khan and Sanjay Kapoor Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan
Katilaana Award: Who’ll be the most gruesome murderer of them all? Natasha, the team on Kaante, Urmila Matondkar or Raveena Tandon
Jai Veeru Award: Who do you think is Akshay Kumar’s best friend – Suniel Shetty or Salman Khan?
The real life Jai & Veeru Award: Which two Bollywood celebrities will prove to be best friends on as well as off screen?
Have a blast this Friendship Day with all your friends and your favourite Bollywood stars on the “Yaari Dosti Awards” on 6th August at 4 pm and 7:30 pm.
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Sahara One reports financial results, notes director exit and business realignment
Muted revenues, steady expenses and strategic adjustments shape company’s current phase
MUMBAI: In a tale where the sands seem to be slipping faster than they can be gathered, Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited has reported another quarter of wafer-thin income and widening losses, even as a boardroom exit adds to the unease.
The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that its board, in a meeting held on April 4, approved its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The numbers paint a stark picture. Total income for the quarter stood at just Rs 0.13 lakh, unchanged sequentially and sharply down from Rs 0.26 lakh a year earlier.
Losses, meanwhile, deepened. The company posted a net loss of Rs 24.16 lakh for the quarter, compared to Rs 18.81 lakh in the June quarter and Rs 39.69 lakh in the same period last year. For the six months ended September 2025, the cumulative loss stood at Rs 39.69 lakh, while the full-year loss for FY25 was reported at Rs 60.72 lakh.
Expenses continued to outweigh income by a wide margin. Total expenses for the quarter came in at Rs 24.30 lakh, led by employee benefit costs of Rs 6.51 lakh and other expenses of Rs 17.78 lakh. Earnings per share remained in the red at Rs (0.11) for the quarter.
The balance sheet reflects a company with significant assets on paper but limited operational momentum. Total assets stood at Rs 23,065.57 lakh as of September 30, 2025, broadly unchanged from March 2025. Equity share capital remained steady at Rs 2,152.50 lakh, while total equity was reported at Rs 18,004.85 lakh.
Cash and cash equivalents saw a modest uptick to Rs 6.75 lakh from Rs 4.68 lakh earlier, supported by a positive operating cash flow of Rs 180.01 lakh for the period.
Yet, beneath these numbers lies a more complex narrative. The company’s auditors flagged their inability to obtain sufficient evidence to form a conclusion on the financial statements, citing lack of access to records. They also raised concerns over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern, pointing to insufficient funds, delayed recoveries, and stalled content investments.
Adding to the governance overhang, the company disclosed that Rana Zia has resigned as whole-time director, effective October 16, 2025, citing other professional commitments. The resignation, noted and accepted by the board, also brings an end to her role across company committees.
Regulatory pressures continue to loom large. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has already initiated penal actions for non-compliance with listing norms, with trading in the company’s shares remaining suspended. There is also a risk of promoter demat accounts being frozen.
Legacy legal issues remain unresolved. A substantial deposit of Rs 694,027.88 thousand linked to the long-running OFCD dispute involving Sahara group entities is still under the purview of the Supreme Court of India. Restrictions on asset disposal continue to weigh on the company’s financial flexibility.
Operationally, challenges persist across multiple fronts. Advances worth Rs 1,92,916 thousand given for film content remain stuck, with delays in project completion and uncertain recoverability. The company’s YouTube channel, despite being operational, has generated no revenue for over three years due to compliance lapses. In a further twist, management has indicated that revenues may have been fraudulently diverted through unauthorised changes to its AdSense account, with a police complaint in the works.
There are also missed revenue opportunities. Television content rights continue to be used by a related party despite the expiry of the licence agreement, with fresh negotiations still underway.
For now, Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited appears caught between legacy disputes and present-day operational hurdles. As losses linger and governance questions mount, the road to recovery looks less like a sprint and more like a slow trudge through shifting sands.
