Educational Qualifications
– B.Com. from Bombay University
– C.A. from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Profession
– Film trade analyst
– Social media influencer
– Television host
Associations
– Hosted ETC Bollywood Business on ETC channel of the Zee Group for 10 years. The daily show, with more than 2,600 episodes, was the channel driver for ETC and the longest-running show of its kind in television history.
– His expert opinions on films and film business are regularly aired on Zee TV, Doordarshan, STAR TV, BBC TV, CNN-IBN, CNBC, India TV, ABP News, News Nation, Headlines Today, Aaj Tak and many other channels.
Appointments
– Was advisor to IDBI for its film financing scheme for three years.
– Due to his keen sense of film scripting, he was appointed Script Doctor by various producers for their films (Masti, Judaai, Aap Ka Surroor, to name a few).
Antecedents
– After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Komal Nahta joined his father in the family business of publication of the film trade magazine, Film Information. It is now in its 53rd year. After completion of 46 years in the print format, Komal converted it into the digital format (www.filminformation.com) in October 2019.
– Has worked in advisory capacity to various corporates in the film industry at different times.
– Has his own YouTube channel — ‘Komal Nahta Official’.
– Was the Bollywood correspondent of BBC London’s radio station for several years.