Siddharth Roy Kapur to bid adieu to Disney India?

The industry is rife with speculations regarding Siddharth Roy Kapur planning to put in his papers as Managing Director at Disney India. As reported in sections of the media, Kapur is likely to quit the company in January 2017.

The journey at UTV and Disney India

Kapur’s journey with UTV began in the year 2005, when he joined as Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications for the Group. This comprised Motion Pictures, Broadcasting, TV Production, Animation and Corporate. He was later handed the responsibility for the Revenue function at UTV Motion Pictures, where he handled Distribution & Syndication worldwide, in addition to his Marketing responsibilities.

Kapur was promoted to CEO of UTV Motion Pictures in 2008. Following the amalgamation of UTV with The Walt Disney Co (India) in 2012, he held the role of overseeing executive studios as Managing Director, Studios.

In January 2014, Kapur took charge as Managing Director of Disney India, with the responsibility for driving the strategy and growth for The Walt Disney Company in India.

Kapur started his career with P&G in brand management. He then joined Star TV in the strategic planning division, where he worked across Hong Kong, Mumbai, and Dubai. At the time of quitting Star TV, Kapur was leading its Central Marketing & Creative Services team.

What Next?

As per media reports, Kapur might join Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Ronnie Screwvala and Anil Thadani to form a production and distribution company.

As is known, at Disney, Kapur has been producer or associate producer for several hit Bollywood movies such as ‘Chennai Express’, ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, ‘Rowdy Rathore’, and ‘Love Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana’, among others, as well as critically acclaimed films such as ‘Barfi’, ‘A Wednesday’, ‘DevD’, ‘Aamir’, ‘The Lunchbox’, etc.