Mumbai: Shikha Kapur, Vice President of Disney UTV, a prominent name in the movie making business has reportedly put in her papers last week. Shikha, who joined Ronnie Screwvala’s UTV group approximately 9 years back and has been instrumental in shaping the marketing of all their films, is on her way out.
Buzz is that Shikha will be joining, Fox Star Studios, who has a good slate of movies in 2014 and 2015. It was an offer she couldn’t refuse and it seems to be a good move. Though it is not clear the position at which she would be joining, going by her vast experience in the area of film marketing, she will be mostly joining as the marketing head of Fox Star Studios.
She also has a great equation with certain top stars that will help her to bring in a lot more on the table. An official announcement would be made soon. She is expected to join work by end of June and currently serving her notice period at Disney UTV.
Despite repeated attempts to reach out to Shikha, she was unavailable for a comment.
