Balaji Telefilms Group CEO Sameer Nair to step down from executive role

Sameer Nair, Group CEO, Balaji Telefilms, is stepping down from an executive capacity. Nair was formerly in an advisory role with the company and now, on the completion of his three-year term, he is relinquishing his executive role w.e.f. July 15, 2017 and returning to an advisory capacity. 

Commenting on his tenure, Nair said, “It’s been an amazing experience working with Ekta, Shobhaji and all my other wonderful colleagues at Balaji. The company is in great shape – the TV business is doing well; we’ll soon add the DD shows to the mix in which the company retains IP. We now have in place a very measured approach to the movie business; and most recently we had a very successful launch of our global digital business with ALT Balaji. The management teams are in place and the company is well poised for its next phase of growth. I remain a mentor and guide to the company and a close fried of the family.”

Nair was CEO of NDTV Imagine for five years from 2006 to 2011. Prior to that, he was with Star India, where during a stint of 12 years he had held the positions of Programming Head, COO and CEO. 

Before joining Balaji Telefilms, Nair had co-founded Pride Rock. He had also worked with Goldwire Communications and UDI Yellow Pages.