UTV Motion Pictures (also known as Disney-UTV) was the feature film unit of UTV Software Communications founded by

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and

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in 1996 as UTV Motion Pictures Plc., the film distribution division of UTV Software Communications. It was one of the leading film studios in India and one of the largest production studios in

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. The studio's activities span creative development, production, marketing, distribution, licensing, merchandising and worldwide syndication of films in Indian territories. It was also a distribution label of

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for feature films produced by

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. UTV Motion Pictures had a library of domestic regional films and animation productions alongside select international productions with the studio moving into film production in

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, and further expanded in Hollywood in partnership with studios such as

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and Sony Pictures. In July 2017, Disney-UTV closed the production company, with its final film, ''

Jagga Jasoos ''Jagga Jasoos'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language musical adventure comedy film written and directed by Anurag Basu, and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Basu and Ranbir Kapoor. It stars Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, and tells the story of a teena ...

''. The label was overseen by Amrita Pandey, who currently oversees Walt Disney Studios feature films in South Asia.

Filmography

Films produced by UTV Motion Pictures

UTV Spotboy

The following films were produced under the UTV Spotboy banner.

Films only distributed

Walt Disney Studios films in India

UTV's distribution relations with Disney first began when in 2005,

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, then owned by

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, sold distribution rights to several films of their catalog in a 10-year deal; however it is currently unknown whether this deal continued even when Miramax was sold to

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. In December 2008, following their purchase of a majority stake in UTV,

, which would later acquire the entirety of UTV Motion Pictures through UTV Software Communications in 2012, handed over exclusive distribution rights to their films in the Indian subcontinent, starting with

' Bedtime Stories. UTV Motion Pictures became the exclusive distributor for all Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures releases for South Asian territories from 2013 onward, excluding those from 20th Century Studios and

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, whose distribution rights are handled by sister company Star Studios.

Non-Disney international films

Unreleased/shelved films

* ''Hook Ya Crook'' * '' Alibaba Aur 41 Chor'' * '' Peter Gaya Kaam Se'' * ''

Shoebite ''Shoebite'' is an unreleased film and is the story of a man in his early 60s played by Amitabh Bachchan. The film is based on a story ''Labour Of Love'' by M. Night Shyamalan. It is directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by UTV Motion Pictu ...

References

External links

UTV Software Communications Ltd.
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