Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing Company Limited (HPF) was an Indian-based public sector manufacturer of photographic films, cine films, X-ray films, graphic arts films, photographic paper, and chemistry. It was incorporated in 1960 [1] It is based at Udhagamandalam, a hill station in Tamil Nadu. Their photographic films were sold under the name "Indu", which means "silver" in Sanskrit (silver halides are used in film).
Hindustan Photo Films Ltd, which employed over 714 employees as of 31 March 2012, was declared bankrupt by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction in 1996. In March 2013, a Rs 181 crore VRS package for employees of the ailing PSU Hindustan Photo Films based on notional pay scales of 2007. Its losses have mounted, from Rs 2,132,950,000,000 in 2014–15 to Rs 2,885,750,000,000 in 2016–17. [2] After the decision of the Madras High Court in August 2016, the company was wound up and is undergoing liquidation. [1]
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is a British-owned Indian Final good company headquartered in Mumbai. It is a subsidiary of the British company Unilever. Its products include foods, beverages, cleaning agents, personal care products, water purifiers and other fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs).
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IIFL Finance Limited d/b/a IIFL and India Infoline Finance Limited, is an Indian diversified financial services company headquartered in Mumbai. The organisation was founded by Nirmal Jain. IIFL and its group companies are backed by Canadian investor Prem Watsa, private equity firm General Atlantic and CDC Group, the UK Government's private equity arm. IIFL is ranked among the top seven financial conglomerates in India and as the top independent financial services firm in India in terms of market capitalisation. Nirmal Jain is the chairman of the group, while R Venkataraman is the group managing director and co-promoter.
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Closure notices have been pasted on the entrance gates of the iconic Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing Company Limited (HPF) in Udhagamandalam, which at one point in its history employed more than 5,000 workers.