About Us

Born in Nagpur, India, Subhash Ghai, son of a dentist in Delhi, graduated in commerce from Rohtak Haryana, graduated in Cinema from the Film & Television Institute of India, Pune, started his career in Mumbai as a screen actor, then shifted to writing screenplay and got his first directorial break in film KALICHARAN [1976] which proved a big hit and thereafter he did not have to look back and went on making blockbusters with lot of acclaim from public and critics. He has been awarded with various laurels and titles including ‘showman’ and ‘dream merchant’ by various media establishments. The President of India has honored him with a national award ... View full profile

Rahul Puri born in Neath, UK a graduate of Kings College London, spent almost 3 years at UBS Warburg in London in corporate finance, working on international transactions worth up to US$10 billion. These included the merger of Publicis with Saachi and Saachi and the IPO of Dentsu Advertising in Japan. After moving to Mumbai in 2002, he joined Ambit Corporate Finance and soon after Nimbus Communications. In 2003, he joined Mukta Arts Limited as Vice President — Finance and Strategy and has been involved in the development of the company and the production and release of numerous films. In 2014, he was promoted to Managing Director of Mukta Arts, responsible for the overall day-to-day operations of the company and all its group holdings as well as the future strategy and expansion for all businesses... View full profile

Born in Pune, Parvez A. Farooqui graduated in Commerce from Mumbai University. He started his career by joining a textile dyes and chemicals manufacturing firm in 1975. This small scale firm which had only two executives at the start, grew to have 84 employees in 1984 when Parvez joined Mukta Arts Limited (then Mukta Arts Private Limited) as Executive Director. During his career span at both the places, he acquired vast experience in various fields like marketing, sales, purchases, accounts, taxation and legal. At Mukta Arts Limited, handles the Distribution and Exhibition business apart from finance, accounts, taxation and legal matters. He was also actively involved in framing the Film Insurance Policy which was later named by United India Insurance Co. Ltd as “Cine Mukta” policy.

Kapil Bagla is presently the Managing Director at Centrum Retail Services Ltd, part of the diversified financial services and Banking conglomerate the Centrum Group.

He has over 29 years of diverse experience in leadership positions in the areas of Financial Services in areas of Investment Banking, Corporate Advisory, Debt capital markets & Project Financing, Investment Management, Venture/ PE Investments and in Media & Entertainment in areas of Business management, Strategic and project Planning and Finance.... View full profile

Ms. Paulomi Dhawan, has been a

Brand builder

Media Marketing Communications Advisor

Social Impact Strategist

With 41 years of media, marketing and brand communications experience, she has played an integral role in shaping the brand equity of many leading Indian brands. (be it FMCG, service sector, media, NGO, etc.).

She has been a Strategic Advisor to CMD / CEO / Board Members on perception image management, media investments, marketing and brand communications. She has been recognised for her deep understanding of the efficiency and efficacy of various media platforms and her strategic vision in the area of management of media investments.

Paulomi believes in giving - She was the President of Inner Wheel Club of Bombay Queen's Necklace (2017-18), where she initiated socially impactful projects - "Adopt a Village". Her focus was to bring transformation from the grass root level.

Paulomi is Independent Director on Boards of DB Corp Ltd, Mukta Arts, Pokarna Limited, Whistling Woods International Limited and Indian Society of Advertisers. She is a Chairperson & Managing Trustee of Make – A- Wish Foundation of India and Trustee of Society for Human and Environmental Development.

R Chandrashekhar is Chairman, Centre for The Digital Future, Gurugram. He is currently associated with several domestic and international technology-centric organizations in advisory roles and Board positions.

As a former IAS officer and Secretary to the Government of India for Electronics, IT and Telecom and President, NASSCOM he possesses a unique breadth of expertise and experience, both in the Government and private sector, that covers the entire gamut of the IT and Telecom sectors. He was responsible for several extraordinarily impactful e-Governance initiatives at the national level. During the period 1996 to 2001, as CMD, APIIC and Secretary, IT he spearheaded all IT initiatives including establishing HITEC City, IIIT and the e-Governance program. He retired from Government service in 2013 with an impeccable record studded with many accomplishments in the field of IT, Electronics and Telecom.

Chandrashekhar holds an MS degree in Computer Science from Penn State University and a post-graduate degree in Chemistry from IIT-Bombay. He has received several awards and honors including the Prime Ministers Award for Excellence in Public Administration, the Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT-Bombay, and the Dataquest Pathbreaker of the Year Award.