Balaji Telefilms Ltd
Zulfiqar Khan has a strong background in the media and entertainment industry. Zulfiqar has held various leadership roles throughout their career, starting in 1999 with Star India, where they served as the Senior Vice President of Ad Sales. During their time at Star India, Zulfiqar led multiple teams and implemented strategies that resulted in record revenues for the company.
In 2015, they joined EROS NOW as the Business Head and CRO, where they drove growth and market expansion for India's first subscription OTT service. Zulfiqar was responsible for strategic planning, growth initiatives, business partnerships, and original content development.
In 2018, Zulfiqar became the Managing Director of HOOQ, a start-up JV from SingTel, Warner Brothers, and Sony Pictures. Zulfiqar played a key role in the strategic and operational turnaround of the company, leading the implementation of a transformation strategy for India. Zulfiqar successfully pivoted the company from a stand-alone premium OTT video play to an OTT channel model.
Most recently, Zulfiqar joined Balaji Telefilms Ltd in 2021 as the Group Chief Operating Officer. In this role, they oversee the company's operations and plays a crucial role in driving its success.
Throughout their career, Zulfiqar Khan has consistently demonstrated their expertise in driving revenue growth, leading strategic initiatives, and implementing transformational strategies within the media and entertainment industry.
Zulfiqar Khan obtained their Bachelor's degree in Business/Commerce, General from Hansraj College, Delhi University. Additionally, they attended St. George's College, Mussoorie and St. Joseph's College, Naintal, but the duration and specific degree or field of study are not provided for these institutions.
Balaji Telefilms Ltd
We have firmly established our identity as a game – changer and a harbinger of innovation in the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry. We are one of India’s leading Television and Movies production companies, with differentiated strengths across television and motion pictures. We are the providers of entertainment in India and one of the first companies to venture into Hindi and regional General Entertainment Channel (GEC) space. We have established a benchmark in television programming and successfully evolved from being a pure-play TV content provider, into one that produces content for the small and big screen and the Internet. We have firmly established our identity as a game-changer and a harbinger of innovation in the Media & Entertainment (M&E) Industry. Our pioneering vision has resulted in continuous innovations, which then enabled us to attain leadership and make a significant contribution to the industry. With a strong track record of producing quality content for Hindi GECs and an ability to create high-quality content, we are creating new entertainment paradigms in the M&E space.