SAHARA ONE MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT LTD-$

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BSE Code: 503691       NSE Code: SAHARA

Business Profile
Business Profile
Sahara One Media and Entertainment (SAHARA), incorporated in 1981, operates in the motion pictures and television arena. Earlier known as Sahara India Mass Communication, it got its present name with effect from Feb. 07, 2006. The company is part of the Sahara India group, which has business activities in finance, infrastructure and housing, media and entertainment, consumer goods, manufacturing, services and trading. Sahara India Financial Corporation, Sahara India Life Insurance Company, Sahara Mutual Fund, Sahara Housingfina Corporation, Sahara Star, Sahara Select, Sahara Care, Sahara Sports, Araria Jute Project, Sahara Kasturi Handicrafts, Sahara Next, Sahara Care House and Sahara Global are some of the divisions the group has formed for its diverse business activities.

Sahara One Motion Pictures, the company`s movie division, is one of India`s largest movie production houses producing, marketing and distributing motion pictures in Hindi and other regional Indian languages. It has produced over 35 movies in various genres - comedy, thriller, romance, action, and animation since its inception in 2004. Associated with award-winning directors, the company has won five national awards producing movies like Shyam Benegal`s Bose - The Forgotten Hero and Madhur Bhandarkar`s Page 3.

The television division consists of Sahara One in the general entertainment genre; Filmy, a digitally encrypted pay Hindi movie channel; and Firangi, which showcases in Hindi the best-in-class television programming from around the world. Its association with top production houses generates a large number of popular fiction and non-fiction shows. Through Sahara One Syndication, it offers the masses a wide range of portfolio to choose from. Sahara One channel offers its viewers an interesting mix of fiction, non-fiction entertainment and events. It has the distinction of launching India`s first live TV game show - Dial One Aur Jeeto, which was a huge hit. In FY07, the Filmy channel bagged seven Promax and BDA World Awards. During the year, it launched its first reality show called Bathroom Singer.

Leading advertisers associated with the company include Hindustan Lever, Procter & Gamble, Marico, Johnson & Johnson, Colgate, Palmolive, L`Oreal, Cadbury, Gillette, Tata Teleservices, Tata AIG and others. Sahara One Television, Filmy and Firangi are available in India through various distribution platforms and through distributors in Bangladesh, Fiji Islands, Maldives, Nepal and North America.

The registered office is at Sahara India Point, CTS 40-44, S.V. Road, Goregaon (West), Mumbai-400104.

Financials
Sahara One Media and Entertainment disclosed a phenomenal rise in standalone net profit for the quarter ended September 2008. During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 15.93 times to Rs 206.30 million from Rs 12.95 million in the same quarter last year. Net sales for the quarter jumped 67.88% to Rs 988.64 million, while total income for the quarter jumped 69.89% to Rs 1,031.53 million, when compared with the prior year period. The company posted earnings of Rs 9.58 a share during the quarter, registering 15.97 times growth over previous year period.

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