Red Chillies Entertainment
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Red Chillies Entertainment is an India
n motion picture
production
and distribution company
, based in Mumbai
. The company was founded in 2002 by Bollywood
actor Shahrukh Khan
and his wife Gauri Khan
. The production company was initially conceived as Dreamz Unlimited
in 2001 along with actress Juhi Chawla
and Director Aziz Mirza
, however for unspecified reasons was later re-branded.
Apart from film production, the company also has a visual effects studio known as Red Chillies VFX as well as studios for TV commercials known as 'Red Chillies TVC and TV shows/serials known as Red Chillies Idiot Box , the company also has a little over 50% stake in the Cricket
team Kolkata Knight Riders
.
Sanjiv Chawla is the Executive Producer of Red Chillies Entertainment. Gauri Khan serves as a producer.
, a good friend of Shahrukh, decided to direct a film with him. Shahrukh then took over the production company Dreamz Unlimited
which he created with Juhi Chawla
and director Aziz Mirza
and transformed it into Red Chillies Entertainment with his wife Gauri Khan, who became producer of the first production Main Hoon Na
in which Khan starred in as well. The movie did well at the box office becoming the second highest grossing film of the year. Khan also starred in the company's 2nd release, the 2005 movie Paheli, belonging to the genre of indian Parallel Cinema
, the film was well received by critics and was selected as India's official entry to the 79th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category, but was a commercial failure.
The third film produced by the company was Farah Khan's mega-budget Om Shanti Om, which was released in November 2007. The film emerged as India's highest grossing production ever up to that point. The 2009 film Billu starring Irrfan Khan and Lara Dutt was the company's next release, the film opened to good reviews, but was a box office failure. The latest film produced by the production company is Roshan Abbas's Always Kabhi Kabhi
, the film was panned by critics and was a box office disaster.
Its next venture included Bollywood's so far most expensive and first Sci-fi movie, Ra.One
starring Shahrukh Khan
, Arjun Rampal
and Kareena Kapoor
. Karan Johar's next directorial venture, Student Of The Year
, which will be co-produced by Johar's production company.
The company also has a visual effects studio known as Red Chillies VFX
. Apart from home productions, the VFX team had been involved with many major movies like Chak De India
, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
, Drona
, Om Shanti Om, Dostana
, and Kurbaan
.
In 2008, Red Chillies introduced and bought Kolkata Knight Riders
Cricket
franchise in BCCI
new venture Indian Premier League
. They have also ventured into television content production and their show 'The first ladies' was aired on NDTV Good times. They are also responsible for the conception of the Indian version of Coke Studio
, a popular Music TV Show in Pakistan.
In August 2011, it was announced that the production company is launching a celebrity based chat show with actress Preity Zinta
as host. Shot at her own penthouse in Mumbai the show titled Up Close & Personal with PZ
stated airing on September 2011. The company also launched a reality TV show based on the lives of Bollywood celebrities, called Live My Life. Both shows were broadcast on the newly-launched channel UTV Stars,
, Lux Cozy, Sprite
, Pepsi
, Dish TV
, Airtel & Videocon
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n motion picture
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
production
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
and distribution company
Distribution (business)
Product distribution is one of the four elements of the marketing mix. An organization or set of organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user.The other three parts of the marketing mix are product, pricing,...
, based in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. The company was founded in 2002 by Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
actor Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
and his wife Gauri Khan
Gauri Khan
Gauri Khan is an Indian movie producer and the wife of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan, with whom she co-founded Red Chillies Entertainment, their film production and distribution company in 2002.-Early life:Gauri Khan is a Hindu of Chib Mohyal Brahmin origin, born in New Delhi, India and...
. The production company was initially conceived as Dreamz Unlimited
Dreamz Unlimited
Dreamz Unlimited was an Indian film production and distribution company founded in 2000 by Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Aziz Mirza. The company produced three films. In 2004, Khan took over the company and transformed it into Red Chillies Entertainment....
in 2001 along with actress Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...
and Director Aziz Mirza
Aziz Mirza
Aziz Mirza is an Indian film director and writer.-Biography:Mirza started his career in 1985 when he joined his brother Saeed Mirza and veteran director Kundan Shah to set a new production company called Iskra....
, however for unspecified reasons was later re-branded.
Apart from film production, the company also has a visual effects studio known as Red Chillies VFX as well as studios for TV commercials known as 'Red Chillies TVC and TV shows/serials known as Red Chillies Idiot Box , the company also has a little over 50% stake in the Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. Sourav Ganguly led the team in IPL1 and IPL3, Brendon McCullum in IPL2, and Gautam Gambhir in IPL4...
.
Sanjiv Chawla is the Executive Producer of Red Chillies Entertainment. Gauri Khan serves as a producer.
History
In 2004, choreographer Farah KhanFarah Khan
Farah Khan is an Indian film director and choreographer. She is best known for her choreographical work in numerous Bollywood films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 Hindi films. Khan has since become a noted Hindi film director as well...
, a good friend of Shahrukh, decided to direct a film with him. Shahrukh then took over the production company Dreamz Unlimited
Dreamz Unlimited
Dreamz Unlimited was an Indian film production and distribution company founded in 2000 by Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Aziz Mirza. The company produced three films. In 2004, Khan took over the company and transformed it into Red Chillies Entertainment....
which he created with Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...
and director Aziz Mirza
Aziz Mirza
Aziz Mirza is an Indian film director and writer.-Biography:Mirza started his career in 1985 when he joined his brother Saeed Mirza and veteran director Kundan Shah to set a new production company called Iskra....
and transformed it into Red Chillies Entertainment with his wife Gauri Khan, who became producer of the first production Main Hoon Na
Main Hoon Na
Main Hoon Na is a Bollywood masala film written and directed by Farah Khan. It was the first film of Khan production company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was released on 30 April 2004 and went on to become a box-office success...
in which Khan starred in as well. The movie did well at the box office becoming the second highest grossing film of the year. Khan also starred in the company's 2nd release, the 2005 movie Paheli, belonging to the genre of indian Parallel Cinema
Parallel Cinema
The Indian New Wave, commonly known in India as Art Cinema or Parallel Cinema as an alternative to the mainstream commercial cinema, is a specific movement in Indian cinema, known for its serious content, realism and naturalism, with a keen eye on the sociopolitical climate of the times...
, the film was well received by critics and was selected as India's official entry to the 79th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category, but was a commercial failure.
The third film produced by the company was Farah Khan's mega-budget Om Shanti Om, which was released in November 2007. The film emerged as India's highest grossing production ever up to that point. The 2009 film Billu starring Irrfan Khan and Lara Dutt was the company's next release, the film opened to good reviews, but was a box office failure. The latest film produced by the production company is Roshan Abbas's Always Kabhi Kabhi
Always Kabhi Kabhi
Always Kabhi Kabhi is a 2011 Hindi romance film directed by Roshan Abbas, and produced by Shahrukh Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. It introduces Ali Fazal, along with Giselli Monteiro while Zoa Morani, Satish Shah, Lilette Dubey, Vijay Raaz, Mukesh Tiwari and Manoj Joshi play supporting...
, the film was panned by critics and was a box office disaster.
Its next venture included Bollywood's so far most expensive and first Sci-fi movie, Ra.One
Ra.One
Ra.One is a 2011 Indian science fiction superhero film written and directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film features Shahrukh Khan in dual roles, and also stars Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma and Arjun Rampal in the lead...
starring Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
, Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :...
and Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...
. Karan Johar's next directorial venture, Student Of The Year
Student Of The Year
Student Of The Year is an upcoming Indian comedy film directed by Karan Johar, starring new comers Varun Dhawan, Siddharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles...
, which will be co-produced by Johar's production company.
The company also has a visual effects studio known as Red Chillies VFX
Red Chillies VFX
Red Chillies VFX is an Indian special effects and visual effects studio, based in Mumbai, India.-Corporate:Red Chillies VFX is a division of the Red Chillies Entertainment an entertainment company founded by Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan...
. Apart from home productions, the VFX team had been involved with many major movies like Chak De India
Chak De India
Chak De! India is a 2007 Indian sports films about field hockey in India. It is directed by Shimit Amin, produced by Yash Raj Films, written by Jaideep Sahni, sports action by ReelSports, and stars Shahrukh Khan as Kabir Khan, the former captain of the Indian hockey team. After a disastrous loss...
, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom is a 2007 Bollywood film starring Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta. It is directed by Shaad Ali. The film is produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra under Yash Raj Films...
, Drona
Drona
In the epic Mahābhārata, Drona or Dronacharya was the royal guru to Kauravas and Pandavas. He was a master of advanced military arts, including the Devastras. Arjuna was his favorite student. Dronas love for Arjuna was second only to his love for his son Ashwatthama...
, Om Shanti Om, Dostana
Dostana
Dostana is a 1980 Hindi movie, produced by Yash Johar and directed by Raj Khosla. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra, Amrish Puri, Helen, Pran and Paintal. The film was the top grossing hit of 1980...
, and Kurbaan
Kurbaan
Kurbaan is an Indian Bollywood movie directed by Deepak Bahry, starring Salman Khan and Ayesha Jhulka. The film, which was released on May 31, 1991, marked the debut of Delhi girl Ayesha Jhulka....
.
In 2008, Red Chillies introduced and bought Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. Sourav Ganguly led the team in IPL1 and IPL3, Brendon McCullum in IPL2, and Gautam Gambhir in IPL4...
Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
franchise in BCCI
Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered at Mumbai, is the national governing body for all cricket in India. It's not the apex governing body in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club. BCCI is a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu...
new venture Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
. They have also ventured into television content production and their show 'The first ladies' was aired on NDTV Good times. They are also responsible for the conception of the Indian version of Coke Studio
Coke Studio
Coke Studio is a Pakistani television series featuring live music performances. Although it is adapted from the original Brazilian show named Estúdio Coca-Cola, it is fundamentally different from the original version where the show was a concert style show whereas the Pakistani version records its...
, a popular Music TV Show in Pakistan.
In August 2011, it was announced that the production company is launching a celebrity based chat show with actress Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu, Punjabi and English language films. After graduating with a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se in 1998 followed by a role in Soldier the same year...
as host. Shot at her own penthouse in Mumbai the show titled Up Close & Personal with PZ
Up Close & Personal with PZ
Up Close & Personal with PZ is an Indian celebrity-based chat show hosted by Preity Zinta. The show is produced Red Chillies Entertainment and broadcast on UTV Stars, a newly launched channel by UTV. The show's first episode aired on 3 September 2011 with Salman Khan as guest. Second episode aired...
stated airing on September 2011. The company also launched a reality TV show based on the lives of Bollywood celebrities, called Live My Life. Both shows were broadcast on the newly-launched channel UTV Stars,
Product Divisions
Red Chillies Entertainment holds a few divisions which are- Film production,
- VFXRed Chillies VFXRed Chillies VFX is an Indian special effects and visual effects studio, based in Mumbai, India.-Corporate:Red Chillies VFX is a division of the Red Chillies Entertainment an entertainment company founded by Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan...
, - TV AdsADSADS or Ads may refer to:In computing:* Advanced Design System, an EDA tool from Agilent EEsof EDA* Advantage Database Server, a Relational Database Management System* Alternate data stream, a filesystem fork in Microsoft NTFS...
, - Television programTelevision programA television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
/ Serial (radio and television) - Equipment LeasingLeasingLeasing is a process by which a firm can obtain the use of a certain fixed assets for which it must pay a series of contractual, periodic, tax deductible payments....
.
Film Production
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani is a Bollywood film released by Dreamz Unlimited on 21 January 2000... |
Aziz Mirza Aziz Mirza Aziz Mirza is an Indian film director and writer.-Biography:Mirza started his career in 1985 when he joined his brother Saeed Mirza and veteran director Kundan Shah to set a new production company called Iskra.... |
The studio's first release as Dreamz Unlimited Dreamz Unlimited Dreamz Unlimited was an Indian film production and distribution company founded in 2000 by Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Aziz Mirza. The company produced three films. In 2004, Khan took over the company and transformed it into Red Chillies Entertainment.... |
| Asoka (2001 film) | Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan is an Indian cinematographer, film director, and producer who has worked in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi cinema.... |
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| 2003 | Chalte Chalte Chalte Chalte The music of the film has been conducted by the duo Jatin-Lalit and Aadesh Shrivastava.Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave the album 3 stars and stated "Chalte Chalte is a romantic album that should go well with both class as well as mass"... |
Aziz Mirza | |
| 2004 | Main Hoon Na Main Hoon Na Main Hoon Na is a Bollywood masala film written and directed by Farah Khan. It was the first film of Khan production company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was released on 30 April 2004 and went on to become a box-office success... |
Farah Khan Farah Khan Farah Khan is an Indian film director and choreographer. She is best known for her choreographical work in numerous Bollywood films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 Hindi films. Khan has since become a noted Hindi film director as well... |
The studio's first release as Red Chillies Entertainment |
| 2005 | Kaal Kaal Kaal is a Bollywood Horror film, released in India on 29 April 2005. The movie is directed by Soham Shah, who also wrote its dialogue and screenplay. Karan Johar and Shahrukh Khan produced the movie... |
Soham Shah | co-produced with Dharma Productions Dharma Productions Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian film company founded by Yash Johar in 1976.- Other projects :Dharma Productions and NDTV recently decided to jointly launch an entertainment television channel called NDTV Imagine.- Controversy :... |
| Paheli Paheli Paheli is a Bollywood ghost movie, released in India on 24 June 2005, directed by Amol Palekar and produced by Gauri Khan, Sanjiv Chawla and Shahrukh Khan, who also plays the male lead... |
Amol Palekar | ||
| 2007 | Om Shanti Om | Farah Khan | |
| 2009 | Billu | Priyadarshan Priyadarshan Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning over two decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 80 films in several Indian languages including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu... |
a remake of the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol |
| 2010 | My Name Is Khan My Name is Khan My Name Is Khan ; commonly referred to as MNIK, is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Karan Johar, with a screenplay by Shibani Bathija, produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan, and starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, who reunite after nine years... |
Karan Johar Karan Johar Karan Johar is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and Television host. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and Yash Johar. He is one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood. He is most known for directing and producing some of Bollywood's highest grossing films in India and the... |
co-produced with Dharma Productions and Fox Searchlight Pictures Fox Searchlight Pictures Fox Searchlight Pictures, established in 1998, is a film division of Fox Filmed Entertainment alongside the larger Fox studio 20th Century Fox... |
| 2011 | Always Kabhi Kabhi Always Kabhi Kabhi Always Kabhi Kabhi is a 2011 Hindi romance film directed by Roshan Abbas, and produced by Shahrukh Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. It introduces Ali Fazal, along with Giselli Monteiro while Zoa Morani, Satish Shah, Lilette Dubey, Vijay Raaz, Mukesh Tiwari and Manoj Joshi play supporting... |
Roshan Abbas Roshan Abbas -Biography:Roshan Abbas is an alumnus of La Martiniere College, Lucknow. He is a radio and television game show host and head of an events management company.He studied at Hindu College, University of Delhi, graduating with a BA degree in 1992.... |
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| Ra.One Ra.One Ra.One is a 2011 Indian science fiction superhero film written and directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film features Shahrukh Khan in dual roles, and also stars Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma and Arjun Rampal in the lead... |
Anubhav Sinha Anubhav Sinha Anubhav Sinha is an Indian film director known for his work in Tum Bin and Shahrukh Khan starrer Ra.One.-Biography:... |
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| 2012 | Student Of The Year Student Of The Year Student Of The Year is an upcoming Indian comedy film directed by Karan Johar, starring new comers Varun Dhawan, Siddharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles... |
Karan Johar Karan Johar Karan Johar is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and Television host. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and Yash Johar. He is one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood. He is most known for directing and producing some of Bollywood's highest grossing films in India and the... |
co-produced with Dharma Productions |
Television
Produced under Red Chillies Idiot Box- Ghar Ki Baat - 2008
- First Ladies - 2009
- Tere Mere Beach Mein - 2009
- Knights and Angels - 2009
- IshaanIshaanIshaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De is a show created by Buena Vista International and Red Chillies Idiot Box Entertainment for Disney Channel India. It is a musical teen drama that focuses on a boy name Ishaan who is 15 years old and the choice that he makes between music and his friends.Ishaan and Kabir...
- 2010 - Living with a Superstar: Shah Rukh Khan - 2010
- Luv Ho Jaane De - 2010
- Like I Love You - 2010
- Men Will Be Men (Television film) - 2011
- Filmy Dabba Party -2011
- Ye Parindey- Impossible ki maa ki aankh- 2011
- Live My Life - 2011
- Up Close & Personal with PZUp Close & Personal with PZUp Close & Personal with PZ is an Indian celebrity-based chat show hosted by Preity Zinta. The show is produced Red Chillies Entertainment and broadcast on UTV Stars, a newly launched channel by UTV. The show's first episode aired on 3 September 2011 with Salman Khan as guest. Second episode aired...
(A chat show with Preity ZintaPreity ZintaPreity Zinta is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu, Punjabi and English language films. After graduating with a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se in 1998 followed by a role in Soldier the same year...
as host) - 2011
TV Commercials
The company has produced a number of commercials in India under Red Chillies TVC for various national and international brands, such as TAG HeuerTAG Heuer
TAG Heuer is a Swiss luxury watchmaker known for its sports watches and chronographs. It is a division of luxury goods company LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton. The company motto is "Swiss Avant-Garde Since 1860"...
, Lux Cozy, Sprite
Sprite
sprite or SPRITE may refer to:* any meaning of "spirit"** a ghost, the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living...
, Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
, Dish TV
Dish TV
Dish TV India Limited is an Indian company engaged in the business of providing direct-to-home satellite television service, which includes teleport service, customer support and transponder space leasing. Dishtv is a division of Zee Network Enterprise . It uses MPEG-2 digital compression...
, Airtel & Videocon
Videocon
Videocon is an industrial conglomerate with interests all over the world, and is a Indian multinational company. The group has 17 manufacturing sites in India and plants in China, Poland, Italy and Mexico. It is also the third largest picture tube manufacturer in the world...
.