Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited is an Indian media conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The company, which is a family-owned business, publishes The Times of India newspaper, which is the highest selling daily English-language newspaper in India, in addition to several radio stations, television channels such as Times Now, the film magazine Filmfare, and the women's magazine Femina. The Sahu Jain family continues to own a majority of the stake in the group, and in May 2023, the Times Group was split into two separate business entities between brothers Vineet Jain and Samir Jain, such that its radio and broadcast properties would remain with Vineet Jain and its print properties would be under Samir Jain.
The Comedy Circus Show is an Indian comedy show that aired on Sony Entertainment Television.
Anup Soni is an Indian actor and anchor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Soni began his career with roles in television serials such as Sea Hawks and Saaya. He then took a break from television to work in films. He appeared in the 2003 films Kharaashein: Scars From Riots, Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe as well as Hathyar. In 2004, he appeared in Ashoke Pandit's film Sheen. But he returned to television to work in CID: Special Bureau. He continues working both in films and television, and he previously worked in the serial Crime Patrol on Sony.
Crime Patrol is an Indian true crime anthology series created by Subramanian S.lyer for Sony Entertainment Television India and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. The first season was created by Cinevistaas Limited and directed by Anshuman Kishore Singh, while later seasons were created by Optimystix Entertainment. The series is set in Mumbai, India. The first and second seasons' episodes are 30 minutes long, while the subsequent seasons' episodes are 40 minutes long.
Guru Thakur is an Indian poet, lyricist, scriptwriter, actor and playwright from Mumbai (Maharashtra), known for his contributions in Marathi and Hindi film industry.
Priyanka Bassi is an Indian television actress popularly known for her famous act as Cadet Naina Singh Ahluwalia in the popular soap Left Right Left. She is originally from Delhi and has also attended Barry John's Theatre Group.
Cinevistaas Limited, formerly known as Cinevista Communications Limited, is an Indian production house founded by Prem Krishen. Based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, it is known for producing successful shows like Crime Patrol, Sanjivani, Dill Mill Gayye, Dil Dosti Dance, Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai, Ek Hasina Thi, Beyhadh, and Bepannah.
Kamlesh Pandey is an Indian screenwriter with more than 30 years' experience in advertising, 20 years in films and 14 years in television. He has won the Filmfare Awards for Tezaab, Star Screen Awards for Saudagar and IIFA Award for Rang De Basanti. He is from Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, and lives in Mumbai.
Sphere Origins is an Indian television production company based in Mumbai and owned by Sunjoy Waddhwa. It produces television shows, television films, animation shows, and web-series for various channels. Some of its notable works include the series – Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar, Balika Vadhu, Saraswatichandra, Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani, and Pandya Store.
Kiran Karmarkar is an Indian television, film and theatre actor. He is popularly known for his portrayal of the character Om Agarwal in the television saga Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii (2000–2008) that aired on Star Plus.
Saurabh Pandey is an Indian Television and Bollywood actor. Famously known for his portrayal as Lord Krishna in Suryaputra Karn on Sony Entertainment Television. His debut TV show as lead was Siddharth Basu's first Fiction TV show Jiya Jale for 9X TV in (2007). He later played the role of Shaurya in his second TV show titled Shaurya Aur Suhani for Star Plus channel. He also played the role of protagonist in shows like Tere Mere Sapne, Ganga Kii Dheej and Razia Sultan.
Yuvraj Thakur is an Indian television actor, model and writer. He is best known for portraying the role of Arjun Thakur in Humse Hai Liife and as Sammy on Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. He has also appeared in shows like Gumrah: End of Innocence, Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, and MTV Fanaah. He was last seen playing the role of Azhar Khan in the MTV show Girls on Top.
Shraman Jain is an Indian actor who works mainly in the Indian Television circuit. Jain is known for his roles in Adaalat, Saas Bina Sasural, Chhanchhan, Dadagiri and Comedy Classes.
Kedar Shinde is an Indian film director and screenwriter from Mumbai, India.
Jamie Lever is an Indian actress and comedian who works in Hindi films and television. She is the daughter of comedian Johnny Lever.
Greentouch Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian media and entertainment company based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Started in 2012, Greentouch Entertainment is one of the prominent Bengali movie production houses in West Bengal.
Vipul D. Shah is an Indian television producer and writer known for fictional and fantasy shows like Baalveer, Ladies Special and Kya Haal, Mr. Paanchal? and reality TV shows like Comedy Circus,Comedy Nights Bachao and Rising Star. He is also the founding chairman and managing director at Optimystix Entertainment.
Anchal Sahu is an Indian television actress who is best known for her portrayal of Vashma Baig in Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye, Bondita Roy Choudhary in Barrister Babu and Parineet Kakkar in Parineetii.
Siddhant Cinevision Private Limited is an Indian company which produces TV Serials established by Manish Goswami on 2 June 1993.
Anandibaa Aur Emily is an Indian Hindi-language comedy drama television serial created by Vipul D. Shah under Optimystix Entertainment. Starring Jazzi Ballerini, Mishkat Varma, and Kanchan Gupta, it premiered on 4 July 2022 on StarPlus and digitally streams on Disney+ Hotstar. Set in Gondal, the series started off as a humorous and wholesome exploration through the saas-bahu trope, driven by Emily being a foreigner, of various Indian family dynamics. The show aired its last episode on 1 November 2022.
