Vidya Balan's Husband Siddharth Roy Kapur To Quit Disney UTV On Dec 20

It will be interesting to see what Siddharth does next. Rumours are rife that he will join either Aamir Khan/ Karan Johar/his mentor Ronnie Screwvala

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Vidya Balan's Husband Siddharth Roy Kapur To Quit Disney UTV On Dec 20

While Disney UTV's last film Dangal is set to hit theatres on December 23, SpotboyE.com now brings you the exit date of its MD- Siddharth Roy Kapur.

December 20 its is, 3 days before Aamir Khan's Dangal sees the light of day.

Kapur (42) has headed the Indian arm of the American conglomerate that currently operates Disney and UTV Motion Pictures as well as a network of television channels since 2014.

Kapur  joined UTV in 2005. He took over as chief executive officer of UTV Motion Pictures in 2008 and after the integration of UTV with The Walt Disney Co. (India) in 2012, held the role of managing director-studios. He was promoted as managing director of Disney India in 2014.

According to Walt Disney International,  Mahesh Samat will be the new managing director of The Walt Disney Company India .

Samat will resume management of all Disney businesses in India (except ESPN), with all local business segments reporting into him.

“Mahesh guided Disney in India in its early days, and we are thrilled with his decision to return to the organization he helped build.We are encouraged by the opportunity we see to further grow our business in India,” Andy Bird, Chairman, Walt Disney International says in a statement.

Kapur is moving on explore his own business interests.


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