| Though the release stated that Khanna has decided to
"move for better prospects," Zee insiders hinted that the
possibility of Khanna "being accommodated elsewhere in the Essel
group" (the umbrella organisation under which Chandra carries
out his various business activities) cannot be ruled out.
The release was also silent on when would Khanna finally leave
and whether the company would appoint somebody to the post or abolish
it altogether. The post of president of Zee TV was created after
Chandra became CMD and the company did not appoint anybody as the
CEO post Sandeep Goyal's exit.
It is interesting to note that Khanna (considered a close associate
of Chandra's younger brother and head of Siti Cable, Jawahar Goel)
resigned from his present post close on the heels of another senior
Siti executive leaving the group for Reliance's broadband venture.
Attempts made by indiantelevision.com to get in touch with Khanna,
who company officials say is "vacationing with his family in
Goa", proved futile.
For the record, writer & director Mishra has been "detained
as a creative resource". Actor, producer and director Vaswani,
meanwhile, "brings in his creative excellence to support the
programming of Zee TV". Vaswani has movies like Dil Vil
Pyaar Vyaar and Isqh Vishq as co-producer to his credit.
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Khanna,
who has been associated with the Zee Group for over a decade, reportedly
handed in his resignation letter to chairman Chandra last week.
Prior to his stint as head of Zee TV, Khanna was on the distribution
side as the Zee Turner chief executive.
