Overview
- Actor Sonu Sood, director Suparn S Varma, actress Isha Koppikar and singer Jazim Sharma publicly wished Chandra on his milestone birthday.
- Chandra launched Zee TV in 1992, introducing India’s first private satellite channel and ending Doordarshan’s monopoly on viewers’ choices.
- He later created Dish TV in 2003 to push Direct-to-Home distribution, expanded into regional networks and digital streaming, and built reach reported in over 190 countries.
- WION profiles recount his tenure as Essel Group chairman and former Rajya Sabha MP, noting a past group debt crisis reportedly addressed by repaying over 90% through asset sales.
- Coverage highlights philanthropic work through the Subhash Chandra Foundation, including village adoption in Haryana and medical support during the COVID-19 pandemic.