Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment

Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
Private
Industry Entertainment
Founded Mumbai, Maharashtra in 1970
Founder Sajid Nadiadwala
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Key people
 Sajid Nadiadwala
Products Films
Music
Owners Sajid Nadiadwala
Website Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment

Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt Ltd is a Mumbai-based production company and is a part of Hindi film industry. The Nadiadwala family have been in film production since 1955, continuing this legacy Sajid Nadiadwala established the company in 2005.[1][2]

Background

The Nadiadwala’s, who migrated to Mumbai from Nadiad, Gujarat,[3] have been in the film industry for three generations, starting with A.K. Nadiadwala followed by Sulieman Nadiadwala. Presently, they are celebrating 60 years of their existence.[4] The first film to be produced under this banner was Inspector(1956) by Abdul Karim Nadiadwala himself. He further went on to produce movies like, Taj Mahal (1963) and Chitralekha (1964).[5]

History

Sajid Nadiadwala is responsible for continuing the Nadiadwala Grandson legacy and taking forward the banner by producing many new films. There have been many blockbusters produced under this banner. Recently the banner won many accolades for producing Kick featuring Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez that turned out to be one of the highest grosser of Box Office for the year.[6] Apart from Kick, the production house gained a lot of success with 2 States starring Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor that entered the 100 Crore club. Highway, starring Alia and RandeepHooda, directed by Imtiaz Ali.[7]

Filmography

Awards

Housefull, a comedy blockbuster produced by Nadiadwala Grandson starring Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Ritesh Deshmukh, Lara Dutta Bhupati, Arjun Rampal and Boman Irani won the Stardust Best Comedy Film Award in 2011.[10] Akshay Kumar has also won the award for best actor in a comedy role category. Ritesh Deshmukh also won the best Actor in a supporting role award for the film.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Sajid Nadiadwala: Whenever I have paid well, I have earned also well". The Times of India. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  2. ↑ "Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Private Limited". zaubacorp.com. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Gupta, Priya (January 18, 2014). "It's taken time for people to know Salman is a good guy: Sajid Nadiadwala". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "60 years of Sajid Nadiadwala's - Nadiadwala Grandsons Entertainment Pvt Ltd". The Times of India. 21 Nov 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sajid Nadiadwala". boxofficecapsule.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "With Kick, Salman Breaks More Box-Office Records". ndtv.com. 15 Aug 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Filmfare Awards 2015: 2 States, Haider Lead Nominations". 20 Jan 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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  10. ↑ "Stardust Award". Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Stardust Award". Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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