Dharmatic Entertainment, the digital arm of leading movie production business Dharma Productions, has actually integrated into its moms and dad business as part of the Bollywood powerhouse’s method to combine operations in the middle of the altering home entertainment landscape.
The fast-track merger application, submitted with regulative authorities, has actually gotten approval from investors and lenders of both business, according to business filings.
This is the very first substantial relocation by Dharma Productions following the sale of a 50% stake to business owner Adar Poonawalla for Rs 1,000 crore in 2015, valuing the business at Rs 2,000 crore.
The combination, efficient April 1, 2025, is focused on enhancing the group structure by cutting the variety of entities, cutting administrative overheads, and streamlining legal compliance.
With Dharmatic currently entirely owned by Dharma, the amalgamation does not involve any monetary factor to consider. The existing holding of Dharma Productions in Dharmatic will stand snuffed out due to the merger.
“Dharmatic was imagined as a digital-first innovative studio, however the market has actually progressed in manner ins which make incorporated operations more impactful. This merger enables us to optimise resources and run a leaner, more effective organisation while continuing to inform effective stories throughout platforms,” a business authorities stated.
Dharmatic Entertainment was released in 2018 as a material studio concentrated on developing fiction and non-fiction material for streaming platforms. It has actually produced programs like Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood and Koffee with Karan for OTT platforms Netflix and JioHotstar.