Saregama India reported a 36 percent increase in second-quarter profit on Monday, as the record label licensed more movie songs to its streaming partners following a rebound in the country’s film industry.

Profit climbed to Rs. 460.7 million ($5.59 million) in the three months ended September 30, from Rs. 338 million a year earlier.

Saregama, owned by soccer-to-electricity conglomerate RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, said its revenue from operations rose around 30 percent to Rs.1.89 billion, Reuters reported from Bengaluru.

Revenue from its music business, which licenses its catalogue of over 130,000 songs to streaming apps such as Spotify and Amazon Music and television channels such as Kalaignar TV, surged 24 percent to Rs. 1.51 billion.

Saregama, which released the country’s first ever studio-recorded song over 120 years ago in British-ruled India, said several brands, including WhatsApp, Uber, and Dettol have used its songs, driving up its licensing revenue.

The broader easing of COVID-19 curbs this year has allowed filmmakers to release more films this year — songs featured in movies make up a bulk of the most widely listened to songs in the country.

And, while several movies this year failed to live up to expectations, both on the financial and creative fronts, songs from films such as ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Naane Varuvean’ have proven hits in the music-crazy country.

Higher revenue, including from sales of its Carvaan portable music player, helped Saregama offset a 32 percent rise in total expenses.