Red Chillies Entertainment is an Indian

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, production and

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established by actor

Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood ...

and his wife

Gauri Khan Gauri Khan (''née'' Chhibber; born 8 October 1970) is an Indian film producer and fashion designer. She has produced films including ''Main Hoon Na'', ''Om Shanti Om'' and ''Chennai Express'' under the production company Red Chillies Entertai ...

in 2002. It was transformed from the defunct Dreamz Unlimited. Based in

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, the studio's activities span across creative development, production, marketing, distribution, licensing, merchandising and syndication of films in India and worldwide. They are also a

company. Throughout the last several years, Red Chillies has acquired the rights to several

Hindi films Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

. In 2006, RCE started a visual effects studio known as Red Chillies VFX. The company also has a 55% stake in the

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cricket team

Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. The Knight Riders ...

(2008) and

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(2015) of

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along with

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(2022) of International League T20. Sanjiv Chawla was the former CEO of the company, while Gauri Khan serves as a producer. In February 2013,

Venky Mysore Venky Mysore is the CEO of Red Chillies Entertainment and CEO and managing director of the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders. He was instrumental behind Kolkata Knight Riders buying the Caribbean Premier League team Trinbago ...

, the CEO of Kolkata Knight Riders took over additional responsibility as chief of Red Chillies Entertainment as well. Gaurav Verma serves as the producer and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Red Chillies Entertainment.

History

1999–2004

Originally known as ''Dreams Unlimited'' and founded in 1999 by

with

Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla (born 13 November 1967) is an Indian actress, film producer and entrepreneur. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. Recognised for her comic timing and v ...

and director

Aziz Mirza Aziz Mirza (born 15 August 1947) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Bollywood and Indian television. Background Mirza was born the son of bollywood script-writer Akhtar Mirza. He is a brother of the fi ...

, the company's first production was ''

Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani ''Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language satirical film released by Dreamz Unlimited (now Red Chillies Entertainment). The producers derived the title from lines of the song "Mera Joota Hai Japani" from '' Shree 420'' ...

'', which released in 2000. The film turned out to be commercially unsuccessful. The company's next productions were the 2001 historical drama '' Aśoka'' and the 2003 romantic drama '' Chalte Chalte''. The later two emerged as 'hit' at the box office. In 2003, choreographer

Farah Khan Farah Khan Kunder (born 9 January 1965) is an Indian film director, film producer, actress, dancer and choreographer who works predominantly in Hindi films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 films, w ...

, a good friend of Khan, decided to revive the plan of directing a film starring him. The project which was originally planned in 2001 but was delayed as Khan got badly injured while shooting an action sequence for '' Shakti: The Power'' (2002) due to which he suffered pain in filming for his other projects. He then took over his production company Dreamz Unlimited and transformed it into Red Chillies Entertainment with his wife

, who became the producer of the first production ''

Main Hoon Na ''Main Hoon Na'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language masala film written and directed by Farah Khan in her directorial debut. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Sunil Shetty, Amrita Rao and Zayed Khan, and follows Major Ram Sharma, ...

(2004)''.

2004–2010

The production house released

in 2004, which 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 genre of Indian

Parallel Cinema Parallel cinema, or New Indian Cinema, is a film movement in Indian cinema that originated in the state of West Bengal in the 1950s as an alternative to the mainstream commercial Indian cinema. Inspired by Italian Neorealism, Parallel Cinema ...

, the film was critically acclaimed and was selected as India's official entry to the 78th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The third film produced by the company was Farah Khan's mega-budget ''

Om Shanti Om ''Om Shanti Om'' (transl. ''Peace Be With You'') is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language fantasy romance film written and directed by Farah Khan, co-written by Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh, and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillie ...

'', which was released in November 2007. The film was set in the 1970s and 2000s and paid tribute to Indian film industry of both these eras. Upon release, it broke many box office records, grossing over 1.49 billion and thus became the highest-grossing Hindi film of all-time at the time of its release. The 2009 film ''

Billu ''Billu'', previously known as ''Billu Barber'', is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film by Priyadarshan, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and distributed by Eros International, with an adapted screenplay by Manisha Korde and M ...

'' starring

Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan () (born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan; 7 January 196729 April 2020), also known simply as Irrfan, was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded as one of the finest actors in In ...

and

Lara Dutta Lara Dutta (born 16 April 1978) is an Indian actress, entrepreneur and the winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant. She was previously crowned as Miss Intercontinental 1997. In her career, she has primarily worked in Hindi films. She is the ...

was the company's next release, the film opened to good reviews, but was a failure at the box office. The film made by Roshan Abbas, ''

Always Kabhi Kabhi ''Always Kabhi Kabhi'' () is a 2011 Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Roshan Abbas and produced by Shahrukh Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. It introduced Ali Fazal, Giselli Monteiro, Harsh Nagar, Zoa Morani, Satyajeet D ...

'', did poorly. They also produced ''

My Name Is Khan ''My Name Is Khan'', is a 2010 social drama film directed by Karan Johar and written by Shibani Bathija and lyricist Niranjan Iyengar. It was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan under their production companies, Dharma Productions ...

'' helmed by Karan Johar which was also co-produced by Dharma Productions and it was declared a critical and commercial success.

2010–present

The company continued working on other projects until finally deciding on '' Ra.One'' (2011) starring Khan himself,

Kareena Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Khan (; ''née'' Kapoor; born 21 September 1980) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. She is the daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and the younger sister of actress Karisma Kapoor. Noted for playing a va ...

and Arjun Rampal. The pre-production work began in 2007 after the release of ''Om Shanti Om''. The film's crew consisted of more than 5,000 members from India, Italy and the US, and was pieced together by more than 1,000 people, working in shifts, in around 15 studios across the world. It saw the inclusion of several

techniques being incorporated in the production which were carried out by

Red Chillies VFX Red Chillies Entertainment is an Indian visual effects, production and distribution company established by actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan in 2002. It was transformed from the defunct Dreamz Unlimited. Based in Mumbai, the studio's ...

. With an estimated budget of 1.25 billion, ''Ra.One'' was the second-most expensive film ever produced in Indian cinema, and the most expensive Bollywood film. The film witnessed a level of publicity campaigning previously unseen in India films, with marketing taking place over a period of nine months and involving major brand tie-ups of a 52 crore (US$9.88 million) which set the record for the largest marketing budget in India. Shah Rukh Khan decided to dedicate Ra.One to his friend and former CEO Sanjiv Chawla, since he stepped down due to ill health. The film released across 3,100 screens in India and 904 prints overseas in both 2D and 3D, making it the largest Indian cinematic release in the world. The film went on to break multiple box-office records and according to its distributors, became the second highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide at that time, earning over 2.4 billion. Their next production was Karan Johar's directorial venture, ''

Student of the Year ''Student of the Year'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film directed by Karan Johar, written by Rensil D'Silva and Niranjan Iyengar on the basis of an uncredited story by Johar, and produced by Hiroo Yash ...

'' (2012), which was co-produced by Johar's production company. The company is reportedly targeting a 25 per cent annual business growth, and is set to roll out four to five films, but the Bollywood superstar says he won't act in them. "We want to make four-five films without me. As a producer I would like to concentrate on the films and visual effects," Shah Rukh told IANS in an interview. ''Badla'' (2019) was one such film that didn't star Shah Rukh Khan. It featured Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu in lead roles, and was directed by Sujoy Ghosh. It is a mystery thriller that was produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Azure Entertainment, in which businesswoman Naina Sethi (Pannu) hires lawyer Badal Gupta (Bachchan) to clear her name as a suspect in the murder of her lover. The production house launched their first collaboration with Netflix India, Bard of Blood, 2019. Based on the 2015 novel by the same name, this espionage thriller starred

Emraan Hashmi Emraan Anwar Hashmi (; born 24 March 1979) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi cinema. Hashmi debuted in 2003 with the crime thriller film '' Footpath'' and subsequently appeared in films include '' Murder'' (2004), '' Kalyug ...

in the lead role along with

Kirti Kulhari Kirti Kulhari (born 30 May 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi-language films and series. She made her acting debut with the film '' Khichdi: The Movie'' in 2010 and then starred in ''Shaitan'' in 2011. She then appeared in the films ...

, Vineet Kumar Singh,

Jaideep Ahlawat Jaideep Ahlawat is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He completed his graduation from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune in 2008. After completing his education, he headed Mumbai, to pursue his dreams to become an ...

and

Sobhita Dhulipala Sobhita Dhulipala (born 31 May 1992) is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam films. She won the Femina Miss India Earth 2013 title at Femina Miss India 2013 pageant and represented India at Miss ...

. It is a seven-episode series that revolves around the story of an ex-RAW agent. The series premiered on 27 September 2019 on

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Kaamyaab ''Kaamyaab'' (, English title: ''Round Figure'') is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and written by Hardik Mehta, and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Drishyam Films. The film stars Sanjay Mishra and Deepak Dobriyal w ...

co-produced with Drishyam Films starring Sanjay Mishra and

Deepak Dobriyal Deepak Dobriyal (born 1 September 1975) is an Indian film and theatre actor. He is recipient of a Filmfare award. He worked in many Bollywood films such as '' Omkara'' (2006), '' Shaurya'' (2008), ''Tanu Weds Manu'' (2011), '' Dabangg 2'' (2012) ...

was released on 6 March 2020. Their next upcoming film,

Bob Biswas ''Bob Biswas'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by debutante Diya Annapurna Ghosh. A spin-off to the 2012 thriller ''Kahaani'', it stars Abhishek Bachchan as the titular character (played by Saswata Chatterjee in th ...

, in association with Sujoy Ghosh's Bound Script Production is currently on floors. Starring

Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan (born 5 February 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Hindi films. Part of the Bachchan family, he is the son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and the grandson of poet Harivansh Rai Bach ...

in the lead, the movie is the directorial debut of Diya Annapurna Ghosh. The film is based on a fictional character from Kaahani (2012), ‘Bob Biswas', who is a poker-faced contract killer.

Filmography

Films produced

Film rights acquired by Red Chillies Entertainment

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'' (1962) yes *'' Amarpali'' (1966) *''

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'' (1969) *'' Lal Patthar'' (1971) *'' Elaan'' (1971) *''

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'' (1973) *''

Manoranjan ''Manoranjan'' () is a 1974 Indian Hindi film directed by Shammi Kapoor. It is a remake of ''Irma La Douce''. Sanjeev Kumar plays Jack Lemmon's role, Zeenat Aman Shirley MacLaine's and Shammi Kapoor plays Lou Jacobi's. Hotel Casanova is called ...

'' (1974) *'' Salaakhen'' (1975) *'' Chadi Jawani Budhe Nu'' (1976) *''Bandie'' (1978) *'' Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves'' (1980) *'' Ashanti'' (1982) *''Ek Jaan Hai Hum'' (1983) *''

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'' (1983) *''

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'' (1984) *'' Arjun'' (1985) *''

Pyaar Ke Do Pal ''Pyar Ke Do Pal'' is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Rajiv Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Jaya Prada, Simple Kapadia, Krishan Dhawan, Jagdeep, Tiku Talsania, Lalita Pawar and Anjan Srivastav. Plot ''Pyaar Ke Do Pal'' is ...

'' (1986) *'' Jaal'' (1986) *''

Aakhri Adaalat ''Aakhri Adaalat'' () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film, directed by Rajiv Mehra. It stars Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Jackie Shroff and Sonam. Plot Police Inspector Amar (Vinod Khanna) goes on a daring drug bust, ending ...

'' (1988) *'' Vardi'' (1989) *'' Mujrim'' (1989) *'' Yodha'' (1991) *''

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'' (1991) *'' Shikari'' (1991) *'' Chamatkar'' (1992) *''

Maya Memsaab ''Maya Memsaab'' (also known as ''Maya'' and ''Maya: The Enchanting Illusion'' in English) is a 1993 Indian mystery drama film directed by Ketan Mehta and starring Deepa Sahi, Farooq Shaikh, Raj Babbar, Shah Rukh Khan, and Paresh Rawal. The fi ...

'' (1993) *'' Damini'' (1993) *'' Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'' (1994) *''

Yaar Gaddar ''Yaar Gaddar'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Saif Ali Khan, Somy Ali and Prem Chopra. Plot Mithun is an honest police officer of the department and he is in love wit ...

'' (1994) *'' Anjaam'' (1994) *'' Dushmani: A Violent Love Story'' (1995) *''

Ram Jaane ''Ram Jaane'' () is a 1995 Indian Hindi action thriller film directed by Rajiv Mehra about an unnamed kid (portrayed by Shah Rukh Khan) who grows up to become a gangster. He uses the name Ram Jaane after meeting with a priest who in response to ...

'' (1995) *''

Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! ''Oh Darling Yeh Hai India'' () is a 1995 Indian musical parody film directed by Ketan Mehta, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepa Sahi, Jaaved Jaffrey and Amrish Puri. It also stars Anupam Kher in a supporting role. Plot Don Quixote (Amrish Puri ...

'' (1995) *'' Ajay'' (1996) *''

English Babu Desi Mem ''English Babu Desi Mem'' () is a 1996 Hindi-language romantic comedy film, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Sonali Bendre. It is loosely based on the American romantic comedy ''It Started in Naples'' (1960). The rights to this film are now owned by ...

'' (1996) *'' Chaahat'' (1996) *'' Yes Boss'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *'' Dil Se..'' (1998) *'' Hey Ram'' (2000) *''

One 2 Ka 4 ''One 2 Ka 4'' is a 2001 Indian Hindi language action drama film directed by Shashilal K. Nair. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Jackie Shroff. The score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. This film is now owned ...

'' (2001) *''

Devdas ''Devdas'' ( bn, দেবদাস, transliterated as ''Debdās'') is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidd ...

'' (2002) *'' Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' (2002) *'' Dum'' (2003) *'' Swades'' (2004) *'' Yuva'' (2004) *''

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'' (2007)

Visual effects studio

Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. has a visual effects studio known as redchillies.vfx which started off in 2006. Apart from home productions, the VFX team had been involved with many major movies like ''

Chak De! India ''Chak De! India'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Shimit Amin and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films, with a script written by Jaideep Sahni. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Kabir ...

'', ''

Krrish 3 ''Krrish 3'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language superhero film written, produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan, who wrote the screenplay with Honey Irani and Robin Bhatt. It is the third film in the ''Krrish'' series, following '' Koi... Mil G ...

'', '' Don: The Chase Begins Again'', '' Dostana'' and '' De Dana Dan''. The division has won accolades for its work in India and abroad. Some of the major awards won by the team: * In 2006, '' Don: The Chase Begins'' won European accolades for Best Special Effects. * In 2007, ''

'' won best visual effects from Filmfare, Zee cine, IIFA, Star Screen, Indy's and Apsara Producer's Guild Awards. * In 2011, '' Ra.One'' swept all major awards in Bollywood for visual effects, including a

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and

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for Best Special Effects and was nominated for the Asian Film Award as well. The division has the largest manpower among the group companies with a staff strength of over 130. * In 2016, '' Fan'' won best special effects award from Filmfare. * In 2018, ''

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'' won best visual effects award from Filmfare and Zee Cine. The Studio was involved in following projects: *''

'' (2004) *'' Paheli'' (2005) *'' Don: The Chase Begin Again'' (2006) *''

Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. ''Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' is a 2007 Indian comedy drama film. It is produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment banner and marked the debut of Reema Kagti as a director. The movie has six different parts in it ...

'' (2006) *'' Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' (2007) *''

'' (2007) *''

'' (2007) *'' Krazzy 4'' (2008) *'' Kismat Konnection'' (2008) *''

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'' (2008) *''

Yuvvraaj ''Yuvvraaj'' () is a 2008 Indian drama film directed and produced by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, Katrina Kaif and Boman Irani. ''Yuvvraaj'' is a musical story of a fragmented family of three brothers who ...

'' (2008) *''

'' (2009) *''

What's Your Raashee? ''What's Your Raashee?'' () is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It was produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Sunita A. Gowariker. The film stars Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra, with Dar ...

'' (2009) *'' Kurbaan'' (2009) *'' De Dana Dan'' (2009) *''

Hum Tum Aur Ghost ''Hum Tum Aur Ghost'' (; earlier titled as ''Kaun Bola?!'' ) is a 2010 Indian Hindi supernatural comedy-drama film directed by Kabeer Kaushik and produced by Arshad Warsi, starring Arshad Warsi and Dia Mirza in the lead roles. This unoffici ...

'' (2010) *''

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'' (2010) *''

Aashayein ''Aashayein'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, and produced by Percept Picture Company and T-Series. It stars John Abraham and Sonal Sehgal. The film revolves around Rahul, a gambler whose ...

'' (2010) *'' Ra.One'' (2011) *''

Don 2 ''Don 2: The King Is Back'', also known as ''Don 2'', is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written, co-produced and directed by Farhan Akhtar. It is the second installment in the '' Don reboot series''. Jointly produced by Ex ...

'' (2011) *''

Jab Tak Hai Jaan ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' (), also simply known as ''JTHJ'', is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written and produced by his son Aditya Chopra under their banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Shah Rukh ...

'' (2012) *'' Vishwaroopam'' (2013) *''

Issaq ''Issaq'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi romantic film directed by Manish Tiwary and produced by Dhaval Gada and Shailesh R. Singh. The film, written by Padmaja Thakore-Tiwary, Manish Tiwary and Pawan Sony, was released on 26 July 2013. The film f ...

'' (2013) *''

Chennai Express ''Chennai Express'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Gauri Khan and Karim Morani, based on a story by K. Subash, with a screenplay writ ...

'' (2013) *''

'' (2013) *'' Gulaab Gang'' (2014) *''

Finding Fanny ''Finding Fanny'' is a 2014 Indian English- language satirical road film directed and written by Homi Adajania and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films and presented by Fox Star Studios. Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia, Pankaj Kapur ...

'' (2014) *''

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'' (2014) *'' Dil Dhadakne Do'' (2015) *'' Dilwale'' (2015) *'' Fan'' (2016) *''

Dear Zindagi ''Dear Zindagi'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Gauri Shinde. It was produced by Gauri Khan, Karan Johar, and Shinde under the banners of Red Chillies Entertainment, Dharma Productions, and ...

'' (2016) *''

Khaidi No. 150 ''Khaidi No. 150'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Ram Charan. The film stars Chiranjeevi and Kajal Aggarwal, marking Chiranjeevi's return to films in a lead role after a decade, ...

'' (2017) *'' Raees'' (2017) *'' Phillauri'' (2017) *'' Sachin: A Billion Dreams'' (2017) *'' Tubelight'' (2017) *''

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 tee ...

'' (2017) *'' Jab Harry Met Sejal'' (2017) *''

Shubh Mangal Saavdhan ''Shubh Mangal Saavdhan'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by R. S. Prasanna and produced by Krishika Lulla and Aanand L. Rai. Starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar, it is the remake of the director's ...

'' (2017) *'' Ittefaq'' (2017) *''

Fukrey Returns ''Fukrey Returns'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. The film stars Pulkit Samrat, Manjot Singh, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma, Priya Anand, Vishakh ...

'' (2017) *''

Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed and written by Luv Ranjan whose banner Luv Films co-produced it along with T-Series. The film was jointly distributed by T-Series, Amazon Prime Video and AA ...

'' (2018) *'' Pari'' (2018) *'' Sanju'' (2018) *''

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'' (2018) *''The Answer'' (2018) *''

Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi ''Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Mudassar Aziz and produced by Aanand L. Rai and Krishika Lulla. The film is a sequel to the 2016 film ''Happy Bhag Jayegi''. It stars Diana Penty as t ...

'' (2018) *''

Manmarziyaan ''Manmarziyaan'' (; ), released internationally as ''Husband Material'', is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Anurag Kashyap and written by Kanika Dhillon. Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee ...

'' (2018) *'' Sui Dhaaga'' (2018) *'' Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' (2018) *''

Tumbbad ''Tumbbad'' is a 2018 Indian/Swedish Hindi-language period horror film film directed by Rahi Anil Barve. Additionally, Anand Gandhi served as the creative director, and Adesh Prasad served as the co-director. Written by Mitesh Shah, Prasad, B ...

'' (2018) *''

Simmba ''Simmba'' is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty from a script written by Yunus Sajawal and Sajid-Farhad. The third installment of Shetty's Cop Universe film franchise, the film was produced by Shetty and Relian ...

'' (2018) *''

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga ''Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film directed by Shelly Chopra Dhar. The screenplay was written by Dhar and Gazal Dhaliwal, with the story inspired by the 1919 novel ' ...

'' (2019) *''

Gully Boy ''Gully Boy'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar, and written by Akhtar and Reema Kagti. The film was produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar under the banners of Tiger Baby Films and Excel ...

'' (2019) *''

Anandi Gopal ''Anandi Gopal'' is a 2019 Indian Marathi Biographical film directed by Sameer Vidhwans and written by Karan Sharma and Irawati Karnik. The film follows the life of Anandi Gopal Joshi. It was jointly produced by Akash Chawla with Shareen Mantr ...

'' (2019) *''

Kalank ''Kalank'' (; ) is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language period romantic drama film directed by Abhishek Varman and produced by Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta under Dharma Productions and Sajid Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Ente ...

'' (2019) *''

De De Pyaar De ''De De Pyaar De'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written by Luv Ranjan and directed by Akiv Ali in his directorial debut. It was produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg under their respec ...

'' (2019) *''

Judgementall Hai Kya ''Judgementall Hai Kya'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film directed by Prakash Kovelamudi, with screenplay by Kanika Dhillon starring Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao, produced by Ekta Kapoor, the film was theatrically rel ...

'' (2019) *''

Jabariya Jodi ''Jabariya Jodi'' () is an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra. The story is based upon the tradition of groom kidnapping, prevalent in Bihar. The film is produced by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha ...

'' (2019) * ''Badla'' (2019) *''

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'' (2019) *''

Prassthanam ''Prassthanam'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language political action drama film directed by Deva Katta and produced by Maanayata Dutt under her own banner Sanjay S Dutt Productions. A remake of the 2010 Telugu-language film of the same name, t ...

'' (2019) *'' Mamangam'' (2019) *'' Saaho'' (2019) *''

Mission Mangal ''Mission Mangal'' (English: "Mission Mars") is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Jagan Shakti and produced by Cape of Good Films, Hope Productions, Fox Star Studios, Aruna Bhatia and Anil Naidu. Loosely based on the life of s ...

'' (2019) *''

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy ''Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language historical action film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Ram Charan under the Konidela Production Company banner. Surender Reddy scripted the film based on an original story ...

'' (2019) *''

Mardaani 2 ''Mardaani 2'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film and a sequel to the 2014 film ''Mardaani''. It is directed by Gopi Puthran who wrote the previous film, marking his directorial debut, and backed by Aditya Chopra through Yash ...

'' (2019) *''

Panipat Panipat () is a historic city in Haryana, India. It is 95 km north of Delhi and 169 km south of Chandigarh on NH-1. The three major battles fought in 1526, 1556 and 1761 took place near the city. The city is famous in India as the ...

'' (2019) *'' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' (2019) *''

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'' (2020) *''

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan ''Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan'' () is a 2020 Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Hitesh Kewalya and produced by Aanand L. Rai, Himanshu Sharma, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the banners Colour Yellow Production ...

'' (2020) *'' Love Aaj Kal'' (2020) *''

Thappad ''Thappad'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Anubhav Sinha, starring Taapsee Pannu. The film released theatrically on 28 February 2020. At the 66th Filmfare Awards, ''Thappad'' received 15 nominations, including Best ...

'' (2020) *'' Baaghi 3'' (2020) *''

Class of '83 ''Class of '83'' is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and directed by Atul Sabharwal for Netflix. The film is based on the book "The Class of 83" and tells the story of a hero policeman shu ...

'' (2020) *'' Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl'' (2020) *'' Ludo'' (2020) *''

Laxmii ''Laxmii'' is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language horror comedy film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence, marking his directorial debut in the Hindi film industry. A remake of his own Tamil film '' Kanchana'' (2011), it stars Akshay Kumar and Kiar ...

'' (2020) *'' Bulbbul'' (2020) *''

Angrezi Medium ''Angrezi Medium'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Homi Adajania and produced under the production banner Maddock Films. A spiritual sequel to the 2017 film ''Hindi Medium'', the film stars Irrfan Khan, Radhika ...

'' (2020) *'' Roohi'' (2021) *'' ''Saina'''' (2021) *''

Pagglait ''Pagglait'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language black comedy drama film written and directed by Umesh Bist. The film was produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Guneet Monga and Achin Jain under the banners Balaji Motion Pictures and Sikhya Ente ...

'' (2021) *'' Irul'' (2021) *'' Radhe'' (2021) *'' Haseen Dillruba'' (2021) *''

Toofaan ''Toofaan'' () is an 2021 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. It stars Farhan Akhtar, Paresh Rawal and Mrunal Thakur and premiered on 16 July 2021 on Amazon Prime Video. Plot Aziz Ali ( Farhan Akht ...

'' (2021) *'' Dhamaka'' (2021) *''

99 Songs ''99 Songs'' is an Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy, and co-written and produced by A. R. Rahman originally in Hindi (in his maiden production banner YM Movies), who thus makes his debut in both r ...

'' (2021) *''

Shershaah ''Shershaah'' () is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language biographical war film based on the life of Vikram Batra, martyred in Kargil War, directed by Vishnuvardhan in his Hindi film debut and written by Sandeep Shrivastava. The film was produced by ...

'' (2021) *'' Tadap'' (2021) *'' Atrangi Re'' (2021) *''

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'' (2022) *''

Radhe Shyam ''Radhe Shyam'' is a 2022 Indian period romantic drama film written and directed by Radha Krishna Kumar. Produced by UV Creations and T-Series, the film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi languages and stars Prabhas and Pooja Hegde ...

'' (2022) *'' RRR'' (2022) *'' Attack'' (2022) *'' Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'' (2022) *''

Good Luck Jerry ''Good Luck Jerry'' is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime film directed by Debutant Sidharth Sengupta, written by Pankaj Matta and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah, Aanand L. Rai and Mahaveer Jain . A remake of the 2018 Tamil fi ...

'' (2022) *'' Jhund'' (2022) *''

Anek ''Anek'' () is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Anubhav Sinha who also co-produced it with T-Series. The film revolves around a government police secret agent official (played by Khurrana), who is sent ...

'' (2022) *'' Laal Singh Chaddha'' (2022) *''

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'' (2022) *''

Roop Nagar Ke Cheetey ''Roop Nagar Ke Cheetey'' is an Indian Marathi language film directed by Vihan Suryavanshi and produced by Mannan Shaah under the banner of ACE Entertainment. The film stars Karan Parab, Kunal Shukla, Aayushi Bhave, Sana Prabhu, Mugdha Chaphek ...

'' (2022) *'' Dhokha: Round D Corner'' (2022) *'' Vikram Vedha'' (2022) *'' Ponniyin Selvan: I'' (2022) Web series *''

Bard of blood ''Bard of Blood'' is an Indian spy thriller web series based on the 2015 espionage novel of the same name by Bilal Siddiqi. Directed by Ribhu Dasgupta and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, the series stars Emraan Hashmi along with Kirti K ...

'' *''

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'' *''

JL50 ''JL50'' is an Indian Hindi-language sci-fi thriller web television miniseries which premiered on Sony Liv on 4 September 2020. The series stars Abhay Deol, Pankaj Kapur, Ritika Anand, Piyush Mishra and Rajesh Sharma. Plot Shantanu, a Centra ...

'' Music Video *''Jugnu'' (2021)

Television

An extended five episodes miniseries version of Aśoka aired on Star Plus from 28 May 2002 to 25 June 2002. A TV production arm ''Red Chillies Idiot Box'' was launched in 2009. The unit produced 10 shows, 2 Television films and 1 Theatrical film ''

Men Will Be Men ''Men Will Be Men'' is an Indian film starring Gaurav Chopra, Rohit Khurana, Zeenal Kamdar, Rajesh Kumar and Rahil Tandon. The film was produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and directed by Gorky. Cast *Gaurav Chopra as Jimmy * Zeenal Kam ...

'' before it was shut down in 2012. In 2017 it was announced that Red Chillies Entertainment will produce an eight-episode series for

based on the novel

The Bard of Blood ''The Bard of Blood'' is a 2015 Indo-Pakistani fictional espionage thriller novel written by debutant author, Bilal Siddiqi. He wrote the novel at the age of 20 during his college days in Mumbai. It was published by Penguin books. Plot Kab ...

by Bilal Siddiqi starring

, Vineet Kumar Singh,

and

Sports

In 2008, Red Chillies acquired ownership rights for the franchise representing

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

in the

Twenty20 Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inn ...

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...

tournament

, for a price of US$75.09 million, and have since named the team

. KKR is the richest team in the IPL and it has been ranked as the most valued with a brand value of $42.1 million. Financially, KKR is the most profitable franchise in the IPL. The home of the Kolkata Knight Riders is

Eden Gardens The Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India. Established in 1864, it is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India and third-largest in the world. The stadium currently has a capacity of 66,000. Eden Gardens is often re ...

. In 2011, they introduced the

franchise in the motorsport racing league

i1 Super Series ''i1 Super Series'' (also known as Indian Racing League) was a proposed single-make, single-seater sports car racing series. The inaugural series was planned for 2012 but was subsequently delayed until the 2013 season. The races would have bee ...

. In 2012, SRK showed his interest to buy a 50& share of

Dempo S.C. Dempo Sports Club, or simply known as Dempo, is an Indian professional football club based in Panjim, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. The club is owned and sponsored by the Dempo Mining Corporation Limited. Popularly known as ...

Indian football club of I League. He also has a 50% stake in the

franchise Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel from 2015 onwards. The team had many popular former players and the current coach of

Jacques Kallis Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and as South Africa's greatest batsman ever, he is a right-handed batsman and righ ...

and other well-known players like

Kamran Akmal Kamran Akmal (Urdu, pa, ; born 13 January 1982) is a Pakistani former cricketer, who played for Pakistan as a right-handed batsman & wicketkeeper. He started his international career in November 2002 with a Test match at Harare Sports Club. ...

Dwayne Bravo Dwayne John Bravo (born 7 October 1983) is a Trinidadian cricketer and a former captain of the West Indies cricket team. A genuine right arm seam bowling all-rounder, Bravo is well known for his aggressive lower-order batting and for his bowl ...

, Johan Botha,

Darren Bravo Darren Michael Bravo (born 6 February 1989) is a Trinidadian Cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. A left-handed batsman, his batting style has drawn comparisons with Brian Lara. Bravo is the younger half brother of fel ...

and

Cameron Delport Cameron Scott Delport (born 12 May 1989) is a British-South African professional cricketer who plays in Twenty20 league tournaments. He was educated at Westville High School. He is a left-hand opening batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. ...

etc. The team cinched their maiden

title in 2015, right after Shahrukh Khan became the owner of the franchise. He changed the name and logo of the team the very next season to

, with the name and the logo being almost identical to

KKR KKR & Co. Inc., also known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., is an American global investment company that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and, through its strateg ...

. In 2022,

Knight Riders Group Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. The Knight Riders p ...

acquires

(ADKR) franchise in UAE International League T20.

References

External links

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RedChillies VFX Website
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