CineNow Announces US$150 Million Film Investment Vehicle
On August 27, 2026, CineNow issued a press release from Mumbai, Maharashtra, stating that it is opening a US$150 million film investment vehicle aimed at bridging the gap between creative talent and institutional capital in the Indian entertainment industry. The platform, accessible via www.cinenow.global, invites the Indian film fraternity to submit scripts and content opportunities across all genres and a range of languages, specifically Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam, while remaining open to any storytelling format.
The fund intends to deploy capital across more than 30 films over a six‑year horizon, with the first capital deployment scheduled to begin in the current year. Projects will be evaluated on a set of criteria that includes creative strength, commercial potential, audience opportunity, talent, production economics, distribution prospects and the long‑term intellectual‑property (IP) value of the content.
CineNow has established an Investment Committee, an India Council and a Leadership Team comprising senior professionals from film, media, creative, distribution and financial sectors. The listed members are Sameer Nair, Neha Kaul, Jaideep Sahni, Aashish Singh, Abhay Sinha, Sanjay Arjundas Wadhwa, Dr Resul Pookutty, Jitendra Nagpal, Reshma Shetty, Suresh Menon, Yusuf Shaikh, Radhika Gopal and Rahat Beri, who join Chairman and Managing Director Rohit Dalmia and Principal Advisor Siddharth Roy Kapur. This governance structure is designed to bring together expertise spanning content creation, filmmaking, talent, distribution, media, finance and communications, with the Investment Committee overseeing investment evaluation, content and commercial assessment, and portfolio construction.
The company’s focus will extend across theatrical releases, streaming platforms, international distribution, music, licensing and other rights, emphasizing the creation of long‑term value from IP. Additionally, CineNow is exploring tokenisation within entertainment finance, proposing a technology‑led framework intended to enhance transparency, liquidity and accessibility while retaining IP ownership with creators and production partners.
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