Subhash Chandra
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Subhash Chandra

India 75 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
media
Residence
Mumbai
Marital Status
Married
Children
3

Assets

  • Diligent Media
    62,000,000 shares @ -
    -
    -
  • Dish TV
    279,000,000 shares @ -
    -
    532839-IN
  • Essel Propack Ltd.
    0 shares @ -
    -
    500135-IN
  • Shirpur Gold Refinery
    11,100,000 shares @ -
    -
    512289-IN
  • Siti Cable Network
    282,000,000 shares @ -
    -
    532795-IN
  • Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.
    164,000,000 shares @ -
    -
    505537-IN
  • Zee Learn
    99,000,000 shares @ -
    -
    533287-IN
  • Zee News
    124,000,000 shares @ -
    -
    532794-IN

Biography

Subhash Chandra chairs media giant Essel Group, which also has interests in amusement parks, packaging, infrastructure and lotteries.

Broadcaster Zee Entertainment Enterprises, run by Chandra's sons Punit and Amit, has 76 channels reaching 1.3 billion viewers in 173 countries.

Chandra has entered the cruise business under the brand Jalesh, which means "God of the water."

Weighed down by debt in his infrastructure business, Chandra said in November 2018, that he was looking to sell part of his stake in flagship Zee.

In January 2019, shares of his companies took a hit on an allegation that Essel was linked to a company under investigation for fraud. Essel denied the allegation.

About

Chandra and his three brothers marked Essel's 90th anniversary in May 2017 by pledging $777 million to their DSC Foundation.

Chandra is a member of parliament and meditates daily.