Andheri East, Mumbai

Star India, Rupert Murdoch’s Indian broadcaster from 1992 and Disney’s from 2019, became part of JioStar in the 2024 merger with Viacom18; its headquarters was Star House at Urmi Estate, Lower Parel, with the studios at

Viacom18, the joint venture of the Reliance group and Paramount from 2007, ran Colors, MTV India, Nickelodeon and JioCinema from Zion Bizworld at Andheri East and merged with Star India into JioStar in 2024.

Entertainment Network India, the listed radio company of the Times Group, runs Radio Mirchi, the largest private FM network in India, from Trade Gardens at Kalina and studios at Andheri; Mirchi 98.3 is the city’s most li

Red FM 93.5, owned by the Sun group, is one of the largest private FM networks in the country, with its Mumbai station and western region office at Andheri East.

Big FM 92.7, launched in 2006 by the Reliance ADA group and now owned by Sapphire Media, runs one of the largest FM networks in India from its Andheri East studios.

Tips, founded in 1975 by Kumar and Ramesh Taurani, is a listed Mumbai music label and film producer at Andheri West, with the music of Raja Hindustani, Dil To Pagal Hai and Race in its catalogue.

Sony Music Entertainment India, run from Andheri East, is among the largest music labels in the country, with Bollywood soundtracks and the largest Tamil and Telugu film-music catalogues.

Universal Music India, run from Andheri East, is the Indian arm of the largest music company in the world, with Indian pop and film music and the international catalogue.

Wizcraft, founded in 1988 by Sabbas Joseph, Viraf Sarkari and Andre Timmins, is the best-known event company in India, producing the IIFA awards, the Filmfare awards and large brand events from its Andheri base.

Percept, founded in 1984 by Harindra and Shailendra Singh, is a Mumbai entertainment, media and events group known for the Sunburn music festival and for sports and celebrity management.

Fountainhead MKTG, founded in 1992 and part of Dentsu since 2016, is one of the largest event and experiential agencies in the country, run from Andheri East.

Chrome Pictures, founded by Hemant Bhandari, Amit Sharma and Aleya Sen, is one of the leading advertising film production houses of Mumbai, producing commercials for national brands.

Equinox Films, founded by Ram Madhvani, is a Mumbai advertising film production house of long standing, behind many of the country’s best-known commercials.

Corcoise Films, founded by Prasoon Pandey, is a Mumbai production house that made the Fevicol, Cadbury and Asian Paints commercials of two decades.

Cineyug, founded by the Morani brothers at Juhu, produces celebrity weddings, stadium shows and televised events, and co-produces films.

The Think Tank Entertainment at Andheri West produces experiential brand activations and corporate events.

70 EMG at Bandra West produces luxury corporate events, auto shows and experiential design.

Vibgyor Brand Experiences at Goregaon East runs conferences, experiential retail setups and event logistics.

DNA Entertainment Networks at Summit Business Bay, Andheri East, produces concerts and corporate events, among the larger live-event companies of the city.

Raindrop Media at Versova, founded by Rohini Iyer, is the best-known film publicity and celebrity PR firm of the industry.

Spice PR at Santacruz West, founded by Prabhat Choudhary, handles film promotion and celebrity image management for many of the biggest Hindi releases.

Madison PR, the public relations arm of Madison World, runs from Business Point, Andheri East.

Wavemaker India, a GroupM agency at Santacruz East, is one of the largest media buyers in the country.

Mindshare India, the GroupM agency founded with Unilever as its anchor client, runs from Santacruz East and Andheri East.

Havas Media India runs from Commerz II, Oberoi Garden City, Goregaon East.

Laqshya Media Group, headquartered in Mumbai, is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in India, owning hoardings, airport and transit media.