Big Synergy Media Limited is a television production company headed by chief executive officer Rajiv Bakshi. It started as one of the country's first few independent television outfits in 1988. BIG Synergy is an acknowledged leader in factual entertainment in India. It has produced some of India's most popular and critically acclaimed factual entertainment shows. The company is famous for producing ''

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'', India's biggest television quiz show, hosted by

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History

Founded in 1988, the production house has been allied with

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since 2007. Reliance Mediaworks is a division of the BIG Entertainment conglomerate of the

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Group. In 2016, the company formed a strategic alliance with Phantom Films to foray into the scripted segment of TV and digital media. Working out of Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Bangalore and Kolkata, BIG Synergy has produced TV shows in nine languages. Over the years, BIG Synergy has delivered original non-fiction shows such as ''Quiz Time'', ''India Quiz'', ''A Question of Answers'', ''Manch Masala'', ''Style Today'', ''Eureka'', ''3-2-1'', ''Mum Tum aur Hum'', ''Bollywood Ka Boss'', ''Khelo Jeeto Jiyo'' and ''Sports Ka Superstar'', as well as international formats such as ''Mastermind'', ''University Challenge'', ''Kamzor Kadi Kaun'', ''India's Child Genius'', ''Bluffmaster'', ''Heartbeat'', ''Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain'', ''10 Ka Dum'', ''India's Got Talent'', ''Aap Ki Kachehri'', ''Sach Ka Saamna'' and ''

'', along with ''India's Best Jobs'' for the

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and ''The GoodHomes Show'' for TLC. BIG Synergy is expanding its offerings into the fiction segment of TV and digital media with popular web-series like Yay kay hua Bro with

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, '' Kaushiki'' with VuClip, '' Bose: Dead/Alive'' with

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, and a few shows under development with

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and

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New shows (2017–2018)

* '' The GoodHomes Show'' with WWM, to be aired on TLC; hosted by Ronita Italia Dhanu * '' Kaushiki'' with

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, Viu, directed by

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; creative producer Namit Sharma; starring

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* '' Bose: Dead/Alive'' with Alt Digital Media Entertainment; directed by Pulkit and Hansal Mehta; starring Rajkumar Rao; produced By

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* ''Yo kay Hua Bro'' with

Originals; creative producer Namit Sharma; starring Shamita Shetty,

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* ''India's Best Jobs-Season 1 & 2'' with

, creative producer Namit Sharma; host

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* ''News Wiz Quiz Show'' with ''

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'', hosted by Rajdeep Sardesai * ''People's Choice'' in Malayalam language, aired on Asianet Channelhttp://www.televisionpost.com/news/big-synergy-gears-up-for-ambitious-digital-content-play/

Shows

Hindi

Web series

Fiction shows

Non-fiction shows

Other languages

References

{{BIG Synergy Companies based in Mumbai Mass media companies established in 1988 Television production companies of India Entertainment companies of India Reliance Entertainment subsidiaries Indian companies established in 1988 1988 establishments in Maharashtra