To,

The Members of Cineline India Limited

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their Sixteenth Annual Report together with the Audited Accounts and Auditors Report of the Company for the Year ended March 31, 2018.

1. Financial Results:

* Remeasurement of Post employment benefit obligations.

Note: Figures are regrouped wherever necessary to make the information comparable.

OPERATIONAL REVIEW:

Gross revenues of the Company for Financial year 2017-18 stood at Rs. 3235 Lacs. Profit before interest, depreciation and taxation Rs. 2463 Lacs. After providing for depreciation and taxation of Rs. 358 Lacs and Rs. 274 Lacs respectively, the net profit of the Company for the year under review were placed at Rs. 1055 Lacs as against Rs. 1052 Lacs in the previous year.

Indian Accounting Standards

Indian Accounting Standards the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), vide its notification in the Official Gazette dated February 16, 2015, notified the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) applicable to certain classes of companies. Ind AS has replaced the existing Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. Attention of the members is drawn to the notification dated February 16, 2015, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs relating to the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015. Pursuant to the said notification, the Company has adopted Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) with effect from the year under review. Consequently, the financial statements for the previous year (FY 16-17) have been restated as per Ind AS to facilitate a like-to-like comparison. The transition date opening balance sheet as at 1^st April, 2016, has also been restated accoradingly.

2. DIVIDEND:

With a view to conserve the resources for future operations, your Directors have thought it prudent not to recommend dividend on equity shares for the financial year 2017-18.

3. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:

During the year under review, no amount was transferred to General Reserve.

4. SHARE CAPITAL:

The paid up equity share capital as on March 31, 2018 was Rs. 14.00 Crores. During the year under review, the Company has neither issued shares with differential voting rights nor granted stock options nor sweat equity.

5. FINANCE:

Cash and cash equivalents as at March 31, 2018 were Rs. 114 Crores. The company continues to focus on judicious management of its working capital, receivables, inventories and other working capital parameters were kept under strict check through continuous monitoring.

There is no audit qualification in the financial statements by the statutory auditors for the year under review.

6. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:

Pursuant to sub-section 3(a) of Section 134 and subsection (3) of Section 92 of the Companies Act 2013, read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 the extracts of the Annual Return as at March 31, 2018 forms part of this report as Annexure 1.

7. SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES:

The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate Companies.

8. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY:

No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company have occurred between the end of the financial year to which the financial statements relate and the date of this Directors’ Report.

9. PUBLIC DEPOSIT:

Your Company has not accepted any public deposits within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

10. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS:

There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators / courts that would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

11. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:

11.1 Directors:

Your Company has Six (6) Directors consisting of Whole Time Director, Managing Director, Executive Director and Three (3) Independent Directors as on 31.03.2018.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Company’s Articles of Association, Mr. Himanshu Kanakia, Managing Director, retires by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers himself for reappointment. The Board recommends his re-appointment for the consideration of the Members of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

During the year under review, there is no change in the Board of Directors of the Company.

11.2 Key Managerial Personnel:

The following are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company for the year under review:

During the year under review, Mr. Jitendra Mehta has resigned as CFO of the Company on 16^th August, 2017 and Mr. Sunil Ranka was appointed as the CFO of the Company on 7^th February, 2018. However, Mr. Sunil Ranka resigned as CFO of the Company w.e.f. 16^th April, 2018.

12. DECLARATION GIVEN BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR:

All Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16 (b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

13. MEETINGS:

A calendar of meeting is prepared and circulated in advance to the Directors. During the year Four (4) Board Meetings and Four (4) Audit Committee Meetings were convened and held. The details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of Annual Report. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015.

The Company has complied with the Secretarial Standards as applicable to the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

14. DIRECTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

The financial statements are prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) under the historical cost convention on accrual basis except for certain financial instruments, which are measured at fair values, the provisions of the Act (to the extent notified) and guidelines issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The Ind AS are prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act’), read with Rule 3 of the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2016. The Company has adopted all the Ind AS standards and the adoption was carried out in accordance with applicable transition guidance. Accounting policies have been consistently applied except where a newly issued accounting standard is initially adopted or a revision to an existing accounting standard requires a change in the accounting policy hitherto in use.

In terms of Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the directors would like to state that:

a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended 31-03-2018, the applicable accounting standards have been followed.

b) The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that were reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit or loss of the Company for the year under review.

c) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.

d) The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.

e) The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.

f) The Directors had devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such system were adequate and operating effectively.

15. COMPOSITION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE:

The Board has constituted the Audit Committee which comprises of Mr. Kranti Sinha, Independent Director as Chairman and Mr. Rasesh Kanakia, Executive Director, Mr. Utpal Sheth, Independent Director, Mr. Anand Bathiya, Independent Director, as the members. More details on the Committee are given in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Annual Report.

16. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD:

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 4(2) (f) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination & Remuneration Committees. A structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration inputs received from the Directors, covering various aspects of the Board’s functioning such as adequacy of the composition of the Board and its Committees, Board culture, execution and performance of specific duties, obligations and governance.

The performance evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board. The performance evaluation of the Chairman and the Non Independent Directors was carried out by the Independent Directors. The Board of Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process based on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

Further, The Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) vide circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/ CIR/P/2017/004 dated January 05, 2017 had come up with a “Guidance Note on Board Evaluation”. The Board Evaluation framework of the Company is align with this Guidance Note.

17. FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAMME:

The Company had conducted various sessions during the financial year to familiarize Independent Directors with the Company, their roles, responsibilities in the Company, and the technology and the risk management systems of the Company. Further, the Directors are encouraged to attend the training programs being organized by various regulators/bodies/ institutions on above matters. Further, at the time of appointment of an independent director, the Company issues a formal letter of appointment outlining his/ her role, function, duties and responsibilities as a director. The details of such familiarization programs and terms and conditions of their appointment are displayed on the website of the Company (www.cineline.co.in).

18. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:

Your Company has an effective internal control and risk-mitigation system, which are constantly assessed and strengthened with new/revised standard operating procedures. The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of its operations. The Internal and operational audit is entrusted to M/s Delloite Haskins & Sells, a reputed firm of Chartered Accountants. Internal controls were reviewed by designated firm and based on their evaluation, it was concluded that the Company’s internal controls are adequate and were operating effectively as of March 31, 2018. The main thrust of internal audit is to test and review controls, appraisal of risks and business processes, besides benchmarking controls with best practices in the industry.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors actively reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control systems and suggests improvements to strengthen the same. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, Statutory Auditors and the Senior Management are periodically appraised of the internal audit findings and corrective actions taken. Audit provides a key role in providing assurance to the Board of Directors. Significant audit observations and corrective actions taken by the management are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

19. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:

The company has not given any loans, guarantees or provided any security or made investments covered under the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 and accordingly information required to be provided under Section 134 (3) (g) of the Companies Act, 2013 in relation loans, guarantees, security or investments covered under the provisions of section 186 are not applicable to the Company.

20. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on arm’s length basis and were in the ordinary course of the business. All such Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for their prior approvals. During the year, the Company had not entered into any new contract / arrangement / transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the policy of the company on a materiality of related party transactions.

Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013, in the prescribed form AOC-2, and are appended as Annexure 2 to this report.

The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board of Directors has been uploaded on the website of the Company and the link for the same is (www.cineline. co.in).

21. POLICY ON DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION:

The Board of Directors has framed a policy which lays down a framework in relation to remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company. This policy also lays down the criteria for selection and appointment of Board members. The Remuneration Policy forms part of this report as Annexure 3.

22. WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:

The Company has a whistle blower policy to report genuine concerns or grievances and provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of Whistle Blower who avail of such mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, in exceptional cases. The functioning of the Vigil mechanism is reviewed by the Audit Committee from time to time. The Whistle Blower policy has been posted on the Company’s website www.cineline.co.in

23. RISK MANAGEMENT:

Pursuant to section 134 (3) (n) of the Companies Act, 2013, the company has adequate risk management mechanism and is periodically reviewed by the Board. At present the company has not identified any element of risk which may threaten the existence of the company.

24. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES:

Pursuant to section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, the company has constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and has adopted Corporate Social Responsibility Policy and link for the same is www. cineline.co.in The Report on information required to be provided under Section 134 (3) (o) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rule 9 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in relation to disclosure about Corporate Social Responsibility is annexed as Annexure - 4 and forms an integral part of this Report.

25. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:

The Management Discussion and Analysis Report covering a wide range of issues relating to Performance, outlook etc., is annexed as Annexure-A to this report.

26. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of the Corporate Governance. The detailed report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under Regulation 34 (3) read with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 forms Annexure-B to this report together with a Certificate from the Statutory Auditors of the Company confirming compliance is annexed as Annexure-C to this report.

27. CERTIFICATION UNDER REGULATION 17(8) OF SEBI LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015

The Certification as required under Regulation 17 (8) read with Part B of Schedule II of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, certifying that the financial statements do not contain any untrue statement and these statements represent a true and fair view of the Company’s affairs has been obtained from the Managing Director of the Company.

28. AUDITORS:

28.1 Statutory Auditors

In terms of the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, M/s. Walker Chandiok & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, (ICAI Firm Registration No. 001076N/N500013), the Auditors of your Company shall hold office till the conclusion of the ensuing AGM and they shall not be eligible for re-appointment due to expiry of the maximum permissible tenure as the Auditors of your Company. Your Board places on record its deep appreciation for the valuable contributions of the Auditors during their long association since the inception of your Company and wishes them success in the future.

Your board is under process of appointing new Statutory Auditor of the Company pursuant to completion of tenure of the existing Auditor and is reviewing profiles of various audit firms. Once, there is selection of Statutory Auditor based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the proposal for their appointment shall be included in the Notice convening the Sixteenth AGM for obtaining approval of the Members of the Company.

28.2 Secretarial Audit

Pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act 2013, your Company had appointed Mr. Dharmesh Zaveri, a Company Secretary in Whole-time Practice having Certificate of Practice No. 4363 and Membership No. 5418 as its Secretarial Auditor to conduct the secretarial audit of the Company for the Financial Year 2017-18. The Company provided all assistance and facilities to the Secretarial Auditor for conducting their audit. The Secretarial Audit Report is included as Annexure-5 and forms an integral part of this report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.

29. EXPLANATIONS OR COMMENTS BY THE BOARD ON EVERY QUALIFICATION, RESERVATION OR ADVERSE REMARKS MADE, IF ANY:

There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimers made by the Statutory Auditors on the Financial Statements of the Company, in their report for the financial year ended 31^st March, 2018.

30. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:

Since the Company does not own any manufacturing facility, the other particulars relating to conservation of energy and technology absorption stipulated in the with rule (8)(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to the Company.

The Company has not made any foreign exchange outgo towards traveling, marketing and import of Capital Goods.

31. SEXUAL HARASSMENT DISCLOSURE:

The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of The Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. An Internal Complaints Committee has been set up to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. During the year no complaints of sexual harassment were received.

32. HUMAN CAPITAL AND PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:

Your Company had 28 (including Directors) employees as of March 31, 2018. The statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read along with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is not applicable to the Company as no employees were in receipt of remuneration above the limits specified in Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. The ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the median employee’s remuneration and other details in terms of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read along with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is annexed herewith as Annexure 6 and forms part of this Report.

33. CODE OF CONDUCT:

The Board of Directors has approved a Code of Conduct which is applicable to the Members of the Board and all employees in the course of day to day business operations of the company. The Company believes in “Zero Tolerance” against bribery, corruption and unethical dealings / behaviors of any form and the Board has laid down the directives to counter such acts. The Code has been posted on the Company’s website www.cineline. co.in.

The Code lays down the standard procedure of business conduct which is expected to be followed by the Directors and the designated employees in their business dealings and in particular on matters relating to integrity in the work place, in business practices and in dealing with stakeholders.

All the Board Members and the Senior Management personnel have confirmed compliance with the Code.

34. PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING:

The Board of Directors has adopted the Insider Trading Policy in accordance with requirements of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. The Insider Trading Policy of the Company lays down guidelines and procedures to be followed and disclosures to be made while dealing with shares of the Company, as well as the consequences of violation. The Policy has been formulated to regulate, monitor and ensure reporting of deals by employees and to maintain the highest ethical standards of dealing in Company Securities.

The Insider Trading Policy of the Company covering code of practices and procedures for fair disclosure of unpublished price sensitive information and code of conduct for the prevention of insider trading is available on the Company’s website www.cineline.co.in.

35. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Your Board takes this opportunity to thank our, clients, business partners, shareholders and bankers for the faith reposed in the Company and also thank the Government of India, various regulatory authorities and agencies for their support and looks forward to their continued encouragement. Your Directors are deeply touched by the efforts, sincerity and loyalty displayed by the employees without whom the growth was unattainable. Your Directors wish to thank the investors and shareholders for placing immense faith in them and the plans designed for growth of your Company. Your Directors seek and look forward to the same support in future and hope that they can continue to satisfy you in the years to come.

For and on behalf

of the Board of Directors

Rasesh Kanakia

Chairman

Date : May 28, 2018

Place: Mumbai