Eros International Media Ltd. (also known as Eros India) is an Indian motion picture
production and
distribution company, based and originated in
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
, India. Founded by Arjan Lulla in 1977, it is one of the leading production and distribution companies in India. Currently, his sons
Kishore Lulla and Sunil Lulla manage the company. It is a subsidiary of
Eros Media World, formed in 2020, which was formerly known as
Eros International Plc and subsequently
ErosSTX Global.
Eros co-produces, acquires and distributes Indian films in multiple formats worldwide, including theatrical, television syndication and digital platforms.
Eros has over 12,000 films in its library which include Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and other regional language films.
History
In 1977, Arjan Lulla started the company. In 1981, he founded the company ''Jupiter Enterprise'' with Mr. Kishore Lulla and Ms. Bhagibhai Lulla. On 19 August 1994 ''Rishima International Pvt Ltd'' was founded. It was a private limited company. Through its subsidiary "Eros International Films", the company produced and distributed films. On 1 April 1999, the company acquired the entire Jupiter Enterprise. Their first jointly produced film was Waqt (2005). On 25 July 2000, the name was changed to ''Eros Multimedia Private Limited''. The name was again changed to ''Eros International Pvt Ltd'' on 20 November 2008. On 16 September 2009, the company was converted into a public limited company and on 18 November, the name was changed to the present name ''Eros International Media Ltd''.
In 2010, Eros International Media Limited was listed on the
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and
National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India. The name Eros was chosen after the
Greek god of love.
Subsidiaries
Current
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Colour Yellow Productions (50% share)
* Copsale
* Digicine
* Eros Animation
* Eros International Films
* Eros International Distribution (99.8% share)
* Eros Music Publishing
* Eyeqube Studios (99.9% share)
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Techzone 56060
Former
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Ayngaran International (51% share)
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HBO Hits (India) (50% share)
Joint ventures
*Reliance Eros Productions (joint Venture with
Reliance Industries)
Partnerships
In 2008, Eros International made a deal with
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, ...
to make a joint-venture to promote pop music to India. The agreement was announced by
Kishore Lulla and Max Hole, President of Universal Music Asia Pacific Region and Executive Vice President, Universal Music Group International (UMGI) on 10 December though the joint venture was officiated with a contractual signing on 18 November. Rajat Kakar, Managing Director of Universal Music India was appointed as the chairperson and Sunil Lulla and
Jyoti Deshpande, former COO of Eros International Group, are on the board of directors. That same year, the company formed a joint venture with
Lionsgate. The two companies would also co-produce films with budgets ranging from $10 to 20 million. Eros and Lionsgate also received access to each other's library, with Eros planning to air Lionsgate's TV shows such as ''
Weeds'' and ''
Mad Men'' and Lionsgate distributing some of Eros' Hindi films in North America such as ''
Om Shanti Om
''Om Shanti Om'' (transl. literally to ''Peace Be With You'') is a 2007 Hindi-language romantic fantasy film written and directed by Farah Khan, co-written by Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh, and produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies E ...
'', ''
Gandhi, My Father'' and ''
Eklavya: The Royal Guard''.
Filmography
Films produced and distributed by Eros International
Film music and soundtrack produced by Eros Music
Awards
See also
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Eros Now
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List of film production companies in India
References
External links
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Hindi cinema
Mass media companies established in 1977
Film production companies based in Mumbai
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Indian companies established in 1977
Reliance Media
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International sales agents
Film production companies of India
Film distributors of India
2009 initial public offerings