Balaji Motion Pictures
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Private | |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 2001 |
Founder | Jeetendra |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Key people |
Jeetendra Shobha Kapoor Ekta Kapoor Tusshar Kapoor |
Products |
Films Music |
Owner | Jeetendra |
Parent | Balaji Telefilms |
Subsidiaries | ALT Entertainment |
Website | Balaji Motion Pictures |
Balaji Motion Pictures is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Balaji Telefilms Limited which is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Jeetendra. Based in Mumbai, it mainly produces and distributes Hindi films. Key people involved are Jeetendra's wife Shobha Kapoor and daughter Ekta Kapoor.
Operations
Balaji Motion Pictures is based in Mumbai in the Balaji House on New Link Road, Andheri West, Mumbai. It operates from its head office in Andheri West and has studios in Film City and other locations in Mumbai. In terms of studio facilities, Balaji Motion Pictures is one of the largest film productions houses in Mumbai.
History
Balaji Motion Pictures (Balaji Films) was set up in 2001 by Hindi television producer Ekta Kapoor with the purpose of venturing into film production. She produced Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta, released in 2001 with Govinda and Sushmita Sen as the leads. The film was not a success, collecting ₹13 crore (US$1.8 million).[1] Later, the company produced Kucch To Hai, Krishna Cottage and Koi Aap Sa in 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively. The movies did not fare well at the box office.[2] In 2005, the company produced and released Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, which grossed ₹21.5 crore (US$3.0 million)[3] and made it to the top three films of 2005.[4] In 2007, the company co-produced Shootout at Lokhandwala with Sanjay Gupta. The film was a critical and commercial hit,[5] collecting ₹68.17 crore (US$9.5 million) worldwide.[6] In 2008, the company produced and released C Kkompany, which was a commercial and critical failure.[7] In the same year, the company co-produced Mission Istanbul and EMI – Liya Hai Toh Chukana Parega with Sunil Shetty. Both films failed critically and commercially.[8] Also in 2008, the company acquired the distribution rights of Bhool Bhulaiyaa[9] and Sarkar Raj with a deal of almost ₹40 crore (US$5.6 million).[10] The film were both commercially success thereby marking a step further of Balaji. In 2010, the company sub-branded ALT Entertainment, a youth focused brand and produced a low-budget movie, Love Sex aur Dhokha,[11] which proved to be a critically and commercially successful film.[12] In the same year, the company released Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, which was also a commercial and critical hit.[13] The films also marked the company's successful entry in the films.[14][15][16]
In 2011, the company marked its entry into Marathi films by producing Taryanche Bait.[17] The film was a critical and commercial hit[18] and also won many accolades including three awards for Best Film.[19] The company also released Shor in the City, a small-budget critically acclaimed movie.[20][21] The same year also saw the release of Ragini MMS, co-produced with Amit Kapoor and Sidhartha M. Jain. The response to the movie fetched Stardust Award for Best Film and Ekta Kapoor announced the sequel of the film soon to be released in the year 2013 starring Indo-Canadian star Sunny Leone.[22] Later, In the same year, the company released The Dirty Picture starring Vidya Balan as lead on 2 December 2011. The film proved to be a huge Blockbuster and was one of the best films of 2011 thereby winning Vidya Balan her first National Award and all other awards of 2011 for her performance and six awards for Best Film. In the Year 2012, the company released first ever seen Adult Comedy Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum, sequel to 2005 hit Kyaa Kool Hai Hum which was slammed by critics but was a Box Office Success thereby made at a Budget of ₹13 crore (US$1.8 million) and collecting ₹33 crore (US$4.6 million) itself in its first week.
In 2013, the company released its Horror Film Ek Thi Daayan, co-produced with Vishal Bhardwaj. The film received mostly positive response. It was well-accepted by critics and received 3 out of 5 on an average. Jinson John of Indian Box Office also stated "Ek Thi Daayan is not that regular Bhootiya Isshtoorry, the plot stands out of them all, it's surely is an Experimental Plot, but not written by an Idiot." The film opened Ek Thi Daayan opened at around 30-40% occupancy with better opening in multiplexes rather than single screens netted around ₹18.07 crore (US$2.5 million) over the first weekend. In May 2013, released by the company was Shootout at Wadala. The film opened with great reviews from many quarters. Bollywood Hungama, rated the film with
On April 4, 2014, the company released Main Tera Hero starring Varun Dhawan as the protagonist, directed by David Dhawan. The film released with positive reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated
Film production
Upcoming films
Year | Title | Director(s) | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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2019 | Mental Hai Kya | Prakash Kovelamudi | Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao | Thriller | Filming[37] |
2019 | Jabariya Jodi | Prashant Singh | Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra | Romance, Comedy | Filming[38] |
TBA | Kurein | Shree Narayan Singh | TBA | Biography | [39] |
TBA | Untitled Black comedy-satire film | Alankrita Shrivastava | TBA | Black comedy, Satire | [40] |
TBA | Untitled | Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari | TBA | Romance | Co-produced with EarthSky Productions[41] |
Film distribution
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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2008 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | Priyadarshan | |
2008 | Sarkar Raj | Ram Gopal Varma | |
2013 | Vishwaroop | Kamal Haasan | |
2017 | Lipstick Under My Burkha | Alankrita Shrivastava |
Awards & ceremonies
- The Global Indian Film and Television Honours
References
- ↑ "Box Office Report of 2001".
- ↑ Television Queen Ekta Kapoor flops at Box-office
- ↑ "Kya Kool grossess Rs 21.5 crores". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
- ↑ "Kya Kool in 3 Top hits of 2005". Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.
- ↑ "Shoot Out is the biggest hit of Balaji till date".
- ↑ "Box Office report of Shootout At Lokhandwala".
- ↑ C Kkompany flops at Indian Box-office
- ↑ "Mission Istanbul fails at Box Office".
- ↑ "Balaji acquires Priyadarshan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa".
- ↑ "Balaji acquires Ram Gopal's Sarkar Raj".
- ↑ "Ekta to produce up a different film". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013.
- ↑ "LSD a rare to see hit film".
- ↑ "Once Upon a Time is Superhit". Archived from the original on 7 August 2010.
- ↑ Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai markks successful re-entry of Balaji
- ↑ The return of Ekta Kapoor
- ↑ A Brand called Ekta Kapoor
- ↑ "Ekta's next in Marathi". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17.
- ↑ "Ekta's Taryanche Bait takes Extraordinary opening".
- ↑ "Ekta's marathi venture bags top accolades".
- ↑ "Lifetime Box-office collection of Shor in the City".
- ↑ "Review:Shor in the City is a terrific Film". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.
- ↑ "Sunny Leone signed for Ragini MMS 2". Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
- ↑ Review:Shootout At Wadala- The Times of India
- ↑ Lootera is a terrific gem - Taran Adarsh
- ↑ Lootera is an absolute masterpiece - Raja Sen
- ↑ Lootera is Lovesaga of yore - Meena Iyer, The Times of India
- ↑ Lifetime collections and Economics of Lootera
- ↑ Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara: Another film to hit the jackpot?
- ↑ Anupama Chopra's review: Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobaara!
- 1 2 3 Box office collextions Jan to April 2014 Archived 8 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Ragini MMS 2 is one of the major commercial success of 2014
- ↑ Main Tera Hero is the masala entertainer of 2014 - Taran Adarsh
- ↑ Ek Villain is stylish and a sure-shot winner - Taran Adarsh
- ↑ Ek Villain is first for Balaji to enter 100 crore club
- ↑ Ek Villain makes 49.75 crore share for its distributors
- ↑ Balaji Motion Pictures next Laila Majnu with Imtiyaz Ali
- ↑ Kangana's next film with Balaji Motion Pictures titled Mental Hai Kya?
- ↑ Siddharth Malhotra to star in Ekta Kapoor's next titled Shotgun Shaadi
- ↑ Shree Narayan Singh, Ekta Kapoor to collaborate on biopic of 'Milkman of India' Verghese Kurien based on his autobiography
- ↑ After Lipstick Under My Burkha, Ekta Kapoor, Alankrita Shrivastava come together for yet another women-centric film
- ↑ Ekta Kapoor, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari to collaborate on two films