FY22 emerges most profitable for Yash Raj, Dharma despite Covid-19

Results sourced from RoC show YRF reported highest profit in seven years, while Dharma recovered nearly all its pre-Covid profit; listed peers Balaji, Eros in red

The 2020 and 2021 pandemic triggered by the coronavirus brought the Indian film industry, which is amongst the largest in the world, to a grinding halt. The domestic film business slumped and movie-makers and goers were deprived of the joy of in-theatre entertainment, as social distancing was the norm.

Amid the Covid-19 storm, movie production companies Yash Raj Films (YRF) and Dharma managed to sail through in terms of profitability, even as listed peers such as Balaji Telefilms and Eros Entertainment were in the red.

Regulatory filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show that YRF, which is currently in