We have Audited the Standalone Financial Statements of M/s Filmcity Media Limited ("the Company”),which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss and Statement ofCash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of SignificantAccounting Policies and other Explanatory Information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidfinancial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act') in the manner so requiredand give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of thestate of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, its profit (including other comprehensive income),changes in equity and its cash out flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) ofthe Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities forthe Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report.
We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financialstatements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the auditevidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our auditof the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit ofthe financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separateopinion on these matters. There is no matters to be key financial matter to be communicated in our report.
Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor's Report Thereon
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprisesthe Directors' Report.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any formof assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and,in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements orour knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work wehave performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information; we are requiredto report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respectto the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance and Cash Flow Statement of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibilityalso includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act forsafeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonableand prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that wereoperating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to thepreparation and presentation of the financial statement that give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continueas a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or hasno realistic alternative but to do so.
That Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes ouropinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted inaccordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise fromfraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expectedto influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professionalskepticism throughout the audit. We also:
♦ Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud orerror, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery,intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
♦ Obtain an understanding of internal financial control relevant to the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls systems in placeand the operating effectiveness of such controls.
♦ Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by management.
♦ Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditionsthat may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we concludethat a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the relateddisclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However,future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
♦ Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures,and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatement in the standalone Financial Statements that, individually or inaggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the FinancialStatements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning thescope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identifiedmisstatement in the Financial Statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that weidentify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters thatmay reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that wereof most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key auditmatters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosureabout the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not becommunicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected tooutweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Emphasis of Matter Paragraphs:
With respect to income tax the company has a certain appeals pending with the appropriate authorities.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of above emphasis of matter paragraphs.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order”), issued by the Central Governmentof India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in "Annexure A" a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as itappears from our examination of those books.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by thisReport are in agreement with the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements comply with the Accounting Standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2024 taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2024 from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
(f) With respect to the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company andthe operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B".
(g) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor’s Report under Section 197(16), In our opinion andaccording to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to itsdirectors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. Theremuneration paid to any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. TheMinistry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) which are required tobe commented upon by us.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us;
a. The Company does not have any pending litigations (except the litigation as disclosed in Note 28 ofthe Financial Statements) which would impact its financial position.
b. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which therewere any material foreseeable losses.
c. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company.
d. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, other than as disclosedin the notes to the accounts,
(i) no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premiumor any other sources or kind of funds) by the company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies),including foreign entities 'Intermediaries', with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other personsor entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company 'UltimateBeneficiaries' or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;and
(ii) no funds have been received by the company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreignentities 'Funding Parties', with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, thatthe company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party 'Ultimate Beneficiaries' or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(iii) Based on audit procedures carried out by us, that we have considered reasonable and appropriatein the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us believe that therepresentations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) contain any material misstatement.
e. The Company has not declared or paid any dividends during the year and accordingly reporting on thecompliance with section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable for the year underconsideration.
f. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used accounting softwarefor maintaining its books of account which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility andthe same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the softwareexcept: (a) for modification, if any, made by certain users having specific access; and (b) that the audittrail, which was enabled at database level in the last month of the financial year, contains only themodified values. During the course of performing our procedures, we did not notice any instance ofaudit trail feature being tampered with for the period the audit trail was enabled.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from April 1, 2023,reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation ofaudit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention is applicable for the financial yearended March 31,2024.
Chartered AccountantsFRN: 131411W
Place : Mumbai Partner
Date : 14-05-2024 M. No. 197557
UDIN: 24197557BKAERD3409