Shibasish Sarkar has been unanimously elected as president of the Producers Guild of India (Pgi) at the first meeting of its newly constituted guild council of management.
Sarkar is currently the chair and CEO of International Media Acquisition Corp (Imac), a special purpose acquisition company targeting the Indian media industry. His last stint was as group CEO at Reliance Entertainment, a part of the Reliance Ada group . He previously held senior positions at Viacom18 and Utv Disney.
Sarkar replaces prolific producer and former Disney India chief Siddharth Roy Kapur, who was in the position for six years and successfully weathered many storms during his tenure, including providing for industry workers during Covid-19, leading the industry against defamation of Bollywood by some Indian TV channels and pitching to India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting making a strong case for soft-touch regulation with an emphasis on self-regulation by the industry rather than an external censorship regime.
Sarkar is currently the chair and CEO of International Media Acquisition Corp (Imac), a special purpose acquisition company targeting the Indian media industry. His last stint was as group CEO at Reliance Entertainment, a part of the Reliance Ada group . He previously held senior positions at Viacom18 and Utv Disney.
Sarkar replaces prolific producer and former Disney India chief Siddharth Roy Kapur, who was in the position for six years and successfully weathered many storms during his tenure, including providing for industry workers during Covid-19, leading the industry against defamation of Bollywood by some Indian TV channels and pitching to India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting making a strong case for soft-touch regulation with an emphasis on self-regulation by the industry rather than an external censorship regime.
- 9/22/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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