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SUNNY KHANNA – CEO
With over 20 years of rich experience across the gamut of the Indian film business, Sunny Khanna has emerged as among India’s leading film exploitation professionals. He has a Masters in Business Administration and also oversees business development, company operations, strategic planning, acquisition of movies, and building up the Brand ‘White Lion Entertainment’.
Prior to joining White Lion, Mr. Sunny Khanna served as the Senior Vice President of Balaji Motion Pictures where, he led the revenues function and distributed Dibakar Banerjee’s sleeper hit “Love, Sex AurDhokha” (LSD) and the blockbuster “Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai” starring Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi.
In the past, he has worked closely with major studios in India such as Watchtower Pictures, Percept Picture Company, Mukta Arts & Mumbai Mantra where he successfully planned, strategized and executed film releases across diverse genres & languages. Sunny Khanna has several other hit films to his credit including Bheja fry 2, Jannat, Spiderman 3, Rush Hour 3, Khuda Kay Liye etc.
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VIKAS SHARMA – Advisory Director
Vikas Sharma is a producer and a creative lead who has carved a niche for himself with films like “Qarib Qarib Single”, “Toba Tek Singh” and “Lala Begum” to his credit.
These struck an elusive balance, blending commercial and critical success. Vikas took his bedrock philosophy of blending commerce and aesthetic to another level with his stint in Zee5 as a producer and creative lead. Besides digital series and stand-alone features, he helped put together a unique collaborative venture under Zee’s “Special Projects” initiative. It brought together some of the industry’s foremost storytellers such as Nikkhil Advani, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Ketan Mehta, Bejoy Nambiar, Tanuja Chandra and Aparna Sen – all on one platform. Vikas is currently producing 2 feature films, 2 documentaries for various Studios & Platforms.
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ARUN TYGAI – Advisory Director
Arun Tyagi has over two decades of experience in Media and Entertainment. One of the very few who has seen all facets of the industry that is Media Sales, Planning & Buying and Corporate. Before starting his entrepreneurial journey Arun held key decision making roles at renowned brands like Reliance ADA Group, GroupM, Dainik Jagran, Times of India and Amar Ujwala.
Arun has also forayed into movie production, which has won various accolades. He has made films like Jal, Ennemy, Charlie Ke Chakkar Mein and Marathi film The Silence
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DILIP SONI – Advisory Director
Mr. Dilip Soni, who started his journey back in 1986 and since then he has been serving for this industry. He is on the Advisory board of White Lion Entertainment. This success story of his work and excellent business knowledge is the core strength of Mr. Dilip Soni.
He has syndicated movie distribution rights for all the big studios in the film Industry. He has amazing relationship with all the producers / directors / artist / studios.
Specialities – Film Project Management, Producer Relationship Management, Consumer Movie watching habits understanding, Analytical & Business projection, Film Project feasibility insights, Sales & People Management.
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ASHOK AHUJA – Advisory Director
He is on the Advisory board of White Lion Entertainment. After completing his post graduation, he started his career in the year 1990-91, by distributing films in Mumbai Circuit. His quest for excellence and the pioneering attitude made him discover various opportunities that the entertainment industry offered at that time.
With strong belief in “Every successful business has a well defined vision”, Mr. Ashok Ahuja, applying his gut feel and sharp business acumen, ventured into the distribution business. Hereafter, there was no looking back. Step by step and year after year, He made his mark in the Film Industry. This success is a story of dedication, excellent business decisions, backed by in-depth understanding of the market and its dynamics. He has worked with all the big studios in the film Industry.
Today Mr. Ashok Ahuja enjoy an enviable position in the market due to the pioneering efforts of this Visionary Par Excellence.
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RIYAZ BALOOCH – Senior Vice President Marketing
Post graduate in the field of Marketing from KC College, Mumbai. 15 years of experience in the Media & Entertainment industry with the corporate companies likes Walkwater Media Ltd | AUM Advertising | Celebrities Management Pvt Limited. Has complete knowledge of Distribution | Marketing Planning | Advertising | Multiplex Activation | Movie Promotions | Strategy & Planning of Movie Launch.
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P.T. VARGHESE – GM Distribution
26 years of experience in Mumbai distribution & has worked with big corporates such as Balaji MotionPictures, Ksera sera, Mukta Arts. He handles direct distribution for Mumbai Circuit,Bihar, Jharkhand Tamil Nadu & Kerala.
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SHITAL GADADE – Distribution Accounts
25 years of experience in Mumbai distribution & has worked with big corporates such as Reliance Motion Pictures. He handles direct distribution for Mumbai Circuit & Digital coordination with digital vendors.
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