Shilpa Shetty Kundra is the Chairman of ESM. Using her years of experience in Indian Cinema she has launched her production company to produce quality feature films. Shilpa Shetty been an actress for the last 18 years, made her debut in Baazigar in 1992 with a variety of rolls under her belt from Dhadkan, Dus, Metro etc. There was a consistent reinvention, one of the most relevant being Phir Milenge where she played the role of an HIV patient. Relevant because the character she portrayed brought about an awareness & social responsibility converting her into a social activist & taking up the cause of HIV very seriously. A bigger opportunity opened up with her winning Big Brother UK, bringing her worldwide recognition.

She was also honoured by a Doctorate by Leeds Metropolitan University. Soon after her perfume S2 went on to become the best seller in UK, followed by her yoga DVD under her own production, which was again a huge success making her a fitness icon. Thus began her entrepreneurial journey & Shilpa now has a successful chain of Medispas in Mumbai under the name of Iosis. She gives most of the credit to her husband Raj who has been the wind beneath her wings. They are also owners of Rajasthan Royals. With all these achievements her biggest wish is to fulfil her dream of giving back to society, which is why she has started her own charity Shilpa Shetty Foundation. Being an eternal positive thinker her mantra in life is "everything happens for the best", and this is what keeps her going.

Arghya Lahiri has worked in the theatre for over ten years, for the most part as a Lighting Designer and Director. He is one of the founder members of Q Theatre Productions, Mumbai and has been actively involved in the running of Thespo- an annual Theatre Group Youth festival.

His directorial credits include: The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The Birthday Party, Fireface (supported by the Goethe Institute, Mumbai), Crab (part of Writer’s Bloc II), a reading of Ramu Ramanathan’s The Three Ladies of Ibsen and, most recently, Creado, Constance, part of One on One. His lighting credits include: Flowers, Blackbird 13, Pune Highway, Hayavadana, A Number, Creeper, Manaskhore, Me, Kash and Cruise, The Secret Love life of Ophelia, Man to Man, A House of Correction, Project S.T.R.I.P., and most recently, Bust and Rebecca, amongst others.

Some of his lighting work is in collaboration with Pushan Kripalani, a Mumbai-based theatre director and fellow lighting designer. He is also a filmmaker, having graduated with a Master’s degree in Film and TV Production from the University of Bristol, with a specialization in Cinematography for Super 16mm film. He was the Chief Assistant Director on Anwar, Manish Jha’s second Hindi feature film, as well as the writer and researcher for Shilpa’s Yoga. He was also a script consultant and translator for The Supermen of Malegaon, a documentary by Faiza Ahmed Khan, and is currently consulting on her second film, The Great Indian Marriage Bazaar. He is at work on a handful of screenplays, one of which he hopes to direct in the next couple of years, as well as co-authoring a novel.

Ken Ghosh has been working in the film industry for the last 26 years.He has pioneered the Indian pop Music Industry.Has produced and directed over 150 music videos.He has also produced and directed over 50 TV commercials.

Produced over 400 hours of Television and Directed 3 Feature Films.

Born on 21st of October, 1966, Shashi Dubey a B.Com Graduate from Mumbai University was meant to be in this industry. Born and brought up in Aamchi Mumbai, then Bombay , he has always pictured himself working for this industry and has been passionate about it ever since he can remember.He realised this passion when he began writing for Inter Collegiate Dramas and Plays. In a way, that marked the beginning of his career. He began to take keen interest in this field and also did journalism for various Magazines and Newspapers related to media.

He has also been a PRO for various cultural events throughout India which further enhanced his leadership skills. He has been a regular in organising Medical Camps for NGO’s and Rotary club.

A movie buff by nature, he developed a lot of interest in the making of films and all activities related to them and aims to be a successful director some day. He has worked as an assistant in the making of films like 'Jeet', 'Jaan', 'Itihaas' and 'Kartavya'. Not only the Hindi film industry, but also the Marathi film industry interests him. He has worked as an Executive Producer for a Marathi film 'Sasar Maje Daivat'. His passion being the serious cinema, he has also helped in the making of documentary films based on the Pilgrims of India.

His recent endeavour was working as the Head of Production for the film 'Desire-A journey of a Woman' which is produced by Mrs.Sunanda Shetty(10 Goldenstar Entertainment). He is currently working at Essential Sports And Media Pvt. Ltd.

He is highly passionate and focussed towards the Film and Media industry and aims at doing some creative work in all aspects related to them.

Raj Kundra is Vice Chairman of Essential Sports and Media Pvt Ltd. His passion for movies started from a young age. He started by producing small budget English and Hindi movies in the UK. Passionate about films and production and with a long past experience in international distribution, he plans to make this company successful in all its fields from Film and Tv Production to events and advertising. Raj is a very passionate sports enthusiast and plans to create a lot of content based around sports from reality shows to creating major sporting leagues to help the growth of sports in India. Raj handles the major tie-up deals locally and worldwide for the company.