GECs
Zee TV, SET celebrate Mothers’ Day
MUMBAI: Year after year, Mothers’ Day is celebrated with such fervour worldwide that it would make even Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jervis – the two women who started the tradition – proud.
Like every year, television channels are busy paying tribute to every “mother” in our lives. One such is Zee TV, which is celebrating Mothers’ Day throughout the week.
Monday onward, a special Mothers’ Day track will be introduced in one of the channel’s properties, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya. In DID Li’l Masters, participants will steal a moment and do something special to express their gratitude towards their mothers. So much so, during the shoot, masters Ahmed Khan and Geeta Kapoor became very emotional. Ahmed said that his family still celebrates his mother’s birthday with great gusto while Geeta said that till date, her mother’s arms are the safest place on earth to find solace.
The DID ‘Mother’s Day’ special episode will be aired on Sunday where all the skippers, masters and contestants will express their love and appreciation by saying a special thanks to their mothers and acknowledging their unconditional support and warmth throughout their life.
“We had an opportunity to introduce a beautiful small track in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya and also get in a few other characters into the show. In DID Lil Masters, kids are performing and the mothers are very proud of them, so we thought why not grab this opportunity and celebrate,” says Zee TV programming head Namit Sharma. “It was a fairly organic opportunity that allowed us to organically do this beautifully.”
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This Mother’s Day, fans of Sony Entertainment Television’s Ekk Nayi Pehchaan will be bombarded with a surprise. The viewers will witness a double bonanza of entertainment and excitement. There will be a special track showing how Karan and Latika make Sharda’s day special in the most unexpected way.
The leader in the GEC space, Star Plus, may not be celebrating the occasion with on-air programming, but the channel is using the digital space to engage its viewers. On the official Facebook page, reel time mothers will be receiving messages from their children. So Akshara from Yeh Rishta will receive a special message from her son, Ishita’s daughter Ruhi from Yeh Hai Mohabbatein expresses her love for Ishita and Ratan and her daughter Veera will share space on the Facebook page of the channel. On twitter, conversations are happening on a daily basis; posts are tweeted and re-tweeted by using the hashtag #MyMomMyStar.
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GECs
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.
