Lulla has held the position of director at Eros Media World Plc (formerly known as Eros International Plc) since 2005. He is also the Executive Director of Eros International Media Limited since the 28 September 2009, the company listed in BSE as well as NSE stock exchanges.[8][9]
As Executive chairman of the Eros Group[5] Kishore, started working for Eros when he was 16. He teamed with his father and went to UK.[10] He has expanded and popularized Bollywood films in U.K. U.S. and the Middle East and entered newer markets like Latin America, South Korea and America under Lulla Bollywood films.[11]
Eros Investments
Eros Investments has recently established collaborations with an artificial intelligence firm, Stability.ai.[12][13] Additionally, they have revealed plans to develop blockchain enterprises in Dubai and have announced a strategic partnership with the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority.[14][15] Kishore's daughter, Ridhima Lulla, launched a virtual universe called Immerso.[16] Eros Investments also acquired a 90% stake in DRM company, Ent Global, with plans to let creators and fans to interact directly to purchase, sell and trade various digital assets.[17]
Contributions to bollywood
He is the founder of Bollywood For You (B4U), a music and entertainment platform. He co-founded Eros International Ltd, in London in 1988 which went into administration in 2023. He has been in the launch of the UK's first 24- hour Bollywood digital satellite and pay TV channel on the BSkyB platform.[8] In 2000, The Economist discussed Lulla's goal of globalizing Bollywood.
Other contributions
Kishore is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. He is also a member of the Young presidents' Organization and also a board member of the University of California, Los Angeles Film School.[citation needed]
In 2010, Kishore Lulla and his family set up the Eros Foundation for the education of children and worked to bring equality for women in workplace.[18]
Global Citizenship Award 2014 by the American Jewish Committee[22]
Honours and recognition
As per The Sunday Times rich list released in 2011, Kishore Lulla was among the richest Indian with a net worth of 240 million pounds and with a family fortune of 206 million pounds.[23]
In 2015, Kishore Lulla was a part of the Sun Valley Conference.[24]
Lulla was honoured at the 2018 Economic Times India-UK Strategic Conclave as one of the Game Changers of India.[25]
Controversies
Eros has struggled to shake off accounting fraud allegations for years.[26][27] In 2012, BDO, the accounting firm, identified a couple of questionable transactions involving Eros and Prime Focus, a company operated by Namit Malhotra.[27]
