Chief architect of HGEL, Karan Arora is a business prodigy whose expertise and vision in media & entertainment domain straddling Indo-UK marketsChief architect of HGEL 36-year old Karan Arora is a business prodigy whose expertise and vision in media & entertainment domain straddling Indo-UK markets originated with the launch of Stance Media & Entertainment. As the promoter of Picture Partners International (UK) and High Ground Enterprise (India) his current goal is to make HGEL (India) “A niche Production House developing a platter of commercial & new age cinema by incorporating viable business & creative partnerships globally”

1. Mr. Karan Arora Founder and Group CEO, Highground Enterprise Ltd.

2. Chief architect of HGEL, Karan Arora is a business prodigy whose expertise and vision in media & entertainment domain straddling Indo-UK markets originated with the launch of Stance Media & Entertainment way back in 1996. Post the launch of Stance Media in India, Karan moved to London in 2000 adding other high end and niche activities to his professional and entrepreneurial graph.Karan’s vision as a first generation Indian Entrepreneur was exemplified with the nomination in the ‘Entrepreneur’ category for ‘The Lloyds TSB Jewel Awards’ (a premium UK Business award) for the year 2008 which recognizes Corporate, Commercial and Professional Excellence and is endorsed by the Prime Minister of UK, Gordon Brown.

3. Current project: bhindibaazaar inc. Starring Kay KayMenon, Prashant Narayanan, PiyushMishra, PawanMalhotra, Deepti Naval, ShilpaShukla… BHINDI BAZAAR INC. - A Hindi crime thriller, a realistic and gripping account of crime and politics set in the deep underbelly of Mumbai's infamous by-lanes; where exists the Culture of Greed and the Necessity to Deceit. The film releases Feb 2011

4. Accolades Apart from being the only Indian Film to be announced at The Cannes Film Festival 2010 other than ShekharKapoor’sPaani, BhindiBaazaar was also showcased at The 2010 Venice Film Festival.