Tarun Katial

Tarun Katial is an Indian producer. He became famous after producing daily soaps for "Star India.” He was the founder and CEO of a private radio station called "Big FM." His latest venture of the OTT platform is quite successful. Tarun, born on 7^th January 1975, served as a businessman and media executive for the Indian media networks. He worked as CEO of Reliance Broadcast Network (RBN) from 2018 to 2020. His spouse is Monisha Singh Katial.

Tarun completed his primary education in Mumbai. Later, he graduated from the “University of Mumbai.” He then initiated his career through “Saatchi and Saatchi, Enterprise Nexus Lowe, and Ogilvy and Mather.” Later, he shifted to “Star Network.” Finally, he joined “Sony Entertainment Television” as business head in 2004. In 2002, he accepted the honor of the “Indian Telly Awards” as the “Best Television Programming Executive of the Year.”

Tarun expanded his scale due to the growing popularity of web series in India. He received the title of “Boss of Zee5” in 2016, after associating with Punit Goenka Punit Goenka is the managing director from India. >> Read More... , CEO and Managing Director (MD) of “Zeel.” However, he reports to his younger brother, Amit Goenka, a  “Chief Executive Officer” of “Zee Global,” who gives a clear vision and direction to the company.

Tarun shifted from Reliance to Zeel, leading to the OTT platform of “Zee5.” He worked for “Star” but later joined the advertising business again due to the hectic schedule and challenging working environment. One can expect many great projects from his production company even though he has minimal experience in the online market. He showed interest in regional channels more than English ones. He built his radio business without the support of the primary controller of the music industry, “T-Series.”

 Tarun has a monopoly over the “Zee5” brand. The availability of regional and original content determines the success of the platform. Tarun boosts the reach of the online content by advertising through various mediums with his alliance partners. His primary goal is to make “Zee5” accessible to Indians according to their specific time and language. He recognizes the Indian audience’s needs beyond the content available for Global viewers.

Tarun contributed to several famous television shows, including “Indian Idol, Bigg Boss, Kaun Banega Crorepati, Khatron Ke Khiladi, and Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi.” He is one of the producers of “ Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi - This Indian show >> Read More... ,” the famous drama series produced “Balaji Telefilms” by Ekta Kapoor Ekta Kapoor; a legendry producer in Indian TV and >> Read More... . He hosted over 100 series on Zee5 in various languages. Tarun and Star India's collaboration founded the “Big Star Entertainment Awards” in 2010. He is the first Indian CEO to participate in “Paley International Council Summit.” He had worked with several renowned media and advertising brands.