Reliance Entertainment
Indian media and entertainment company
Reliance Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian media and entertainment company. It is a division of Reliance Group , handling its media and entertainment business, across content and distribution platforms. The company was founded on 15 February 2005, as two entities, namely Reliance Big Entertainment and BIG Pictures. Four years later the two companies were merged into Reliance BIG Pictures in 2009, and the company's name was changed to Reliance Entertainment the following year.[citation needed ]
The key content initiatives are across movies, music, sports, gaming, Internet & mobile portals, leading to direct opportunities in delivery across the emerging digital distribution platforms: digital cinema, IPTV, DTH and mobile TV.
Subsidiaries
Current
Former
History
Reliance forayed into the largely untapped video rental market in India by launching BIGFlix .[5]
The company plans to launch TV Channels.[6]
On 15 July 2009, Reliance and Steven Spielberg announced a joint venture with funding of $825 million.[7]
Big 92.7 FM launched a radio station in Singapore considering 8% of the population residing there is Indian.[8]
On 5 April 2010, Reliance acquired a 50% stake in Codemasters .[9]
On 28 May 2010, the company achieved the first ever Hollywood box office market with the release of Kites .
Reliance co-produced director Steven Spielberg 's film War Horse , which was released worldwide on Christmas Day in 2011. Many other projects from the director also have the company as a producer.[10]
In January 2012, it was announced that Reliance DreamWorks movies garnered 11 Oscar nominations.[11]
In November 2014, the company announced plans to begin the acquisition process of the North American and European mobile game studios of DreamWorks Studios in early 2015.[12]
Films
Bengali
Year
Name
Cast
Note(s)
2009
Shob Charitro Kalponik
Prosenjit Chatterjee , Bipasha Basu , Paoli Dam
Relationship Drama Film
2010
Abohomaan
Jisshu Sengupta , Riya Sen
Family Relation Drama Film
2013
Ganesh Talkies
Biswajit Chakraborty , Raima Sen
Family Drama Film
Deewana
Jeet , Srabanti Chatterjee
Remake Of Deepavali
Boss: Born to Rule
Jeet , Subhashree Ganguly
Remake Of Businessman
2014
Chotushkone
Parambrata Chatterjee , Payel Sarkar
Thriller Film
Game: He Plays To Win
Jeet , Subhashree Ganguly
Remake Of Thuppakki
Buno Haansh
Dev , Srabanti Chatterjee , Tanusree Chakraborty
Based On Buno Haansh (Novel)
Bachchan
Jeet , Aindrita Ray , Payel Sarkar
Remake Of Vishnuvardhana
Jaatishwar
Prosenjit Chatterjee , Swastika Mukherjee
Musical Drama Film
2015
Ebar Shabor
Saswata Chatterjee , Swastika Mukherjee
Based On The Detective Story "Rin"
2016
Abhimaan
Jeet , Subhashree Ganguly , Sayantika Banerjee
Remake Of Attarintiki Daredi
2022
Shonibar Bikel
Zahid Hasan , Nusrat Imroz Tisha , Mamunur Rashid
U.S. and Canadian distribution only[13]
Hindi
Year
Name
Cast
Note(s)
2008
Singh Is Kinng
Akshay Kumar , Katrina Kaif
Action Comedy Film
Rock On!!
Farhan Akhtar , Arjun Rampal , Prachi Desai
Rock Musical Drama Film
1920
Rajneesh Duggal , Adah Sharma
Horror Film
Hulla
Rajat Kapoor , Kartika Rane
Comedy Film
Karzzzz
Himesh Reshammiya , Urmila Matondkar
Remake Of Karz
2009
Luck By Chance
Farhan Akhtar , Konkona Sen Sharma
Drama Film
13B: Fear Has a New Address
R. Madhavan , Neetu Chandra
Psychological Horror Film
Kal Kissne Dekha
Jackky Bhagnani , Nushrat Bharucha
Copied From Next
Sikandar
R. Madhavan , Parzaan Dastur
Crime Drama Film
Daddy Cool
Suniel Shetty , Kim Sharma
Copied From Death At A Funeral Film
Do Knot Disturb
Govinda , Sushmita Sen
Remake Of The Valet
Paa
Abhishek Bachchan , Vidya Balan
Comedy-Drama Film
3 Idiots
Aamir Khan , Kareena Kapoor
Based On Five Point Someone (Novel)
2010
Well Done Abba
Boman Irani , Minissha Lamba
Remake Of Jau Tithe Khau
Aashayein
John Abraham , Sonal Sehgal
Drama Film
Raavan
Abhishek Bachchan , Aishwarya Rai
Epic Adventure Film
Mirch
Shreyas Talpade , Raima Sen
Drama Film
Break Ke Baad
Imran Khan , Deepika Padukone
Romantic Comedy
2011
Shagird
Nana Patekar , Anurag Kashyap
Action Thriller Film
Double Dhamaal
Sanjay Dutt , Kangana Ranaut , Arshad Warsi , Riteish Deshmukh , Aashish Chaudhary , Javed Jaffrey , Mallika Sherawat
Comedy Film
Singham
Ajay Devgn , Kajal Aggarwal
Remake Of Singam
Phhir
Rajneesh Duggal , Adah Sharma , Roshni Chopra
Romance Thriller Film
Aarakshan
Amitabh Bachchan , Saif Ali Khan , Deepika Padukone , Manoj Bajpayee
Drama Film
Bodyguard
Salman Khan , Kareena Kapoor
Remake Of Bodyguard
Don 2
Shah Rukh Khan , Priyanka Chopra , Lara Dutta
Action Thriller Film
2012
Dangerous Ishhq
Rajneesh Duggal , Karisma Kapoor
Supernatural Thriller Film
1920: The Evil Returns
Aftab Shivdasani , Tia Bajpai
Horror Film
Talaash: The Answer Lies Within
Aamir Khan , Rani Mukerji , Kareena Kapoor
Psychological Horror Thriller
2013
David
Vikram , Tabu
Crime Drama Film
I, Me Aur Main
John Abraham , Prachi Desai , Chitrangada Singh
Romantic Comedy Film
Zanjeer (2013)
Ram Charan Teja , Priyanka Chopra , Sanjay Dutt , Atul Kulkarni , Mahie Gill , Prakash Raj
Remake Of Zanjeer (1973), Crime Action Drama Film
Besharam
Ranbir Kapoor , Pallavi Sharda
Action Comedy Film
Commando: A One Man Army
Vidyut Jammwal , Pooja Chopra
Action Film
Sooper Se Ooper
Vir Das , Kirti Kulhari
Comedy Film
2014
Total Siyapaa
Ali Zafar , Yami Gautam
Drama Film
Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty
Akshay Kumar , Sonakshi Sinha
Remake Of Thuppakki
Bobby Jasoos
Ali Fazal , Vidya Balan
Comedy-Drama Film
Singham Returns
Ajay Devgn , Kareena Kapoor
Action Film
2015
Hawaizaada
Ayushmann Khurrana , Pallavi Sharda
Inspired By The Biography Of Shivkar Bapuji Talpade
Masaan
Richa Chadha , Vicky Kaushal , Shweta Tripathi , Sanjay Mishra
Drama Film
2016
1920 London
Sharman Joshi , Meera Chopra
Horror Film
Wazir
Farhan Akhtar , Aditi Rao Hydari
Crime Thriller Film
Ghayal Once Again
Sunny Deol , Soha Ali Khan
Action Drama Film; co-distribution with PVR Pictures only
Te3n
Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Vidya Balan
Remake Of Montage
Raman Raghav 2.0
Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Sobhita Dhulipala
Neo-Noir Psychological Thriller Film
Parched
Tannishtha Chatterjee , Radhika Apte , Adil Hussain , Surveen Chawla , Sayani Gupta
Drama Film
Shivaay
Ajay Devgn , Sayyeshaa , Erika Kaar , Abigail Eames, Vir Das , Girish Karnad , Saurabh Shukla
Action Thriller Film
Trapped
Rajkummar Rao , Geetanjali Thapa
Survival Drama Film
2017
Running Shaadi
Amit Sadh , Taapsee Pannu
Romantic Comedy Film
Commando 2: The Black Money Trail
Vidyut Jammwal , Adah Sharma , Esha Gupta
Action Film
Naam Shabana
Akshay Kumar , Taapsee Pannu
Action Spy-Thriller Film
Golmaal Again
Ajay Devgn , Parineeti Chopra , Tabu
Supernatural Action Comedy Film
2018
1921
Karan Kundra , Zareen Khan
Horror Film
Aiyaary
Sidharth Malhotra , Rakul Preet Singh , Pooja Chopra
Action Thriller Film
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
Harshvardhan Kapoor , Shreiyah Sabharwal
Vigilante Action Film; co-distribution with Eros International
Vishwaroopam II
Kamal Haasan , Andrea Jeremiah
Action Film; co-distribution with Rohit Shetty Picturez of Hindi version only
Namaste England
Arjun Kapoor , Parineeti Chopra
Romantic Comedy Film
Simmba
Ranveer Singh , Sara Ali Khan
Inspired From Temper
2019
Super 30
Hrithik Roshan , Mrunal Thakur
Based On Anand Kumar
Saand Ki Aankh
Bhumi Pednekar , Taapsee Pannu
Biopical Drama Film
Commando 3
Vidyut Jammwal , Adah Sharma , Angira Dhar
Action Film
Panipat
Arjun Kapoor , Sanjay Dutt , Kriti Sanon
Epic War Film
2020
Love Aaj Kal
Kartik Aaryan , Sara Ali Khan , Randeep Hooda
Romantic Drama Film
2021
The Girl on the Train
Parineeti Chopra , Aditi Rao Hydari , Avinash Tiwary , Kirti Kulhari
Mystery thriller film; distributed by Netflix
Sooryavanshi
Akshay Kumar , Katrina Kaif
Action film
83
Ranveer Singh , Tahir Raj Bhasin , Pankaj Tripathi
Based on 1983 Cricket World Cup
2022
Vikram Vedha
Hrithik Roshan , Saif Ali Khan and Radhika Apte
Action thriller film
Cirkus
Ranveer Singh , Pooja Hegde , Jacqueline Fernandez
Uncredited; based on The Comedy of Errors
Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga
Pankaj Tripathi
Operation Romeo
Sidhant Gupta
[14]
Thai Massage
Gajraj Rao , Divyenndu , Rajpal Yadav
Code Name: Tiranga
Parineeti Chopra , Harrdy Sandhu
2023
Bholaa
Ajay Devgn , Tabu
IB71
Vidyut Jammwal , Anupam Kher
Ajmer 92
Karan Verma, Sumit Singh
The Purvanchal Files
Siddharth Pandey, Shivani Thakur
Faraaz
Zahan Kapoor , Aamir Ali , Juhi Babbar , Aditya Rawal
International distribution only[15]
Bheed
Rajkummar Rao , Bhumi Pednekar
Afwaah
Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Bhumi Pednekar
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
Adarsh Gourav , Siddhant Chaturvedi , Ananya Panday
International distribution only
Fukrey 3
Pulkit Samrat , Pankaj Tripathi , Manjot Singh , Richa Chaddha
2024
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
Akshay Kumar , Tiger Shroff , Sonakshi Sinha , Alaya F , Manushi Chhillar
Punjabi
Tamil
Year
Film
Cast
Note(s)
2009
Yavarum Nalam
R. Madhavan , Neetu Chandra
Psychological Horror Film
2010
Singam
Suriya , Anushka Shetty
Action Film
2011
Yuvan Yuvathi
Bharath , Rima Kallingal
Romantic Film
Osthe
Silambarasan , Richa Gangopadhyay
Remake Of Dabangg
2012
Naan Ee
Sudeep , Samantha Akkineni , Nani
Fantasy Action Film
2013
David
Vikram , Jiiva , Isha Sharvani
Drama Film; partly dubbed
2016
Irudhi Suttru
R. Madhavan , Ritika Singh
Sports Action-Drama Film
2019
Dev
Karthi , Rakul Preet Singh
Based On Road Adventure
NGK
Suriya , Rakul Preet Singh
Political Action Film
Game Over
Taapsee Pannu
Psychological Thriller Film
2021
Aelay
Samuthirakani
Comedy Drama film
Mandela
Yogi Babu
Comedy Drama film
Jagame Thandhiram
Dhanush
Action Thriller film
2024
Baazigar
Action Crime Drama Film
Telugu
Year
Name
Cast
Genre(s)
2009
Saleem
Vishnu Manchu , Ileana D'Cruz
Drama Film
2011
Money Money, More Money
Brahmanandam
Comedy Drama Film
2012
Devudu Chesina Manushulu
Ravi Teja , Ileana D'Cruz
Fantasy-Action Comedy
Adhinayakudu
Nandamuri Balakrishna , Raai Laxmi
Telugu Action Drama Film
2013
Attarintiki Daredi
Pawan Kalyan , Samantha Akkineni , Pranitha Subhash
Comedy Drama Film
Toofan
Ram Charan Teja , Priyanka Chopra , Prakash Raj , Srihari , Mahie Gill
Remake of Zanjeer (1973) Action Crime Drama Film; bilingual
Sahasam
Gopichand , Taapsee Pannu
Bhai
Nagarjuna , Richa Gangopadhyay
Action Drama Film
2014
Manam
Nagarjuna , ANR , Naga Chaitanya , Shriya Saran , Samantha Akkineni
Fantasy-Drama Film
Jump Jilani
Allari Naresh , Isha Chawla , Swathi Deekshith
Comedy Drama Film; Remake of Kalakalappu
2016
Nannaku Prematho
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. , Rakul Preet Singh
Action Thriller Film
2019
Game Over
Taapsee Pannu
Psychological Thriller Film
2024
Baazigar
Prabhas , Rana Daggubati , Anushka Shetty , Tamannaah Bhatia , Nassar , Ramya Krishnan , Mukesh Rishi , Abhimanyu Singh , Chunky Pandey , Mahesh Manjrekar
Remake of Deewaar (1975), Action Crime Drama Film
Kannada
Malayalam
English
Year
Name
Cast
Note(s)
2010
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
Tyler Labine , Alan Tudyk
Kites
Hrithik Roshan , Bárbara Mori
Romantic Action Thriller Film
Skyline
Eric Balfour , Scottie Thompson
Indian distribution only[16]
The Fighter
Christian Bale , Mark Wahlberg
Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture ; Indian distribution only[16]
2011
I Am Number Four
Alex Pettyfer , Teresa Palmer
Based On I Am Number Four (Novel)
The Help
Jessica Chastain
Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture ; Based On The Help (Novel)
Fright Night
Anton Yelchin , Imogen Poots
Remake Of Fright Night
War Horse
David Thewlis , Emily Watson
Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture ; based on War Horse (novel)
Scream 4
David Arquette , Neve Campbell
Indian co-distribution with Cinergy Independent Film Services only
Foster
Toni Collette , Ioan Gruffudd
Cowboys & Aliens
Daniel Craig , Harrison Ford
Jesus Henry Christ
Jason Spevack , Toni Collette , Michael Sheen , Samantha Weinstein
One Life
Daniel Craig
2012
Safe
Jason Statham , Catherine Chan
Indian distribution only[16]
People Like Us
Chris Pine , Elizabeth Banks
Drama Film
Dredd
Karl Urban , Lena Headey
Based on the 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd and its eponymous character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra [17] [18]
Lincoln
Daniel Day-Lewis , Sally Field
Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture ; Inspired From Team of Rivals (Book)[19]
2013
The Last Stand
Arnold Schwarzenegger , Johnny Knoxville
Indian distribution only[16]
Bullet to the Head
Sylvester Stallone , Sung Kang
Rush
Chris Hemsworth , Daniel Brühl
The Fifth Estate
Benedict Cumberbatch , Daniel Brühl
Based On Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy (Book)
Delivery Man
Vince Vaughn , Cobie Smulders
Remake Of Starbuck
Walking with Dinosaurs
Justin Long , John Leguizamo
Inspired by Walking with Dinosaurs [20]
Paranoia
Liam Hemsworth , Gary Oldman , Amber Heard , Harrison Ford
2014
Need for Speed
Aaron Paul , Imogen Poots
Inspired by Need for Speed (Game)
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Om Puri , Helen Mirren
Based On The Hundred-Foot Journey (Novel)
Enchanted Kingdom
Idris Elba
Vampire Academy
Zoey Deutch , Lucy Fry , Danila Kozlovsky , Dominic Sherwood
2015
Self/less
Ryan Reynolds , Ben Kingsley
Indian distribution only[21]
American Ultra
Kristen Stewart , Jesse Eisenberg
Indian distribution only[22] [23]
Bridge of Spies
Tom Hanks , Amy Ryan
Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture ; Historical Drama Film
Broken Horses
Vincent D'Onofrio , Anton Yelchin , Chris Marquette
2016
The BFG
Mark Rylance , Ruby Barnhill
Based On The BFG by Roald Dahl (Novel ))
The Light Between Oceans
Michael Fassbender , Alicia Vikander
Drama Romance Film
The Girl on the Train
Justin Theroux , Emily Blunt
Based On The Girl on the Train (Novel)
Office Christmas Party
Jason Bateman , Olivia Munn
Comedy Film
2017
Viceroy's House
Hugh Bonneville , Gillian Anderson
Historical Drama Film
A Dog's Purpose
KJ Apa , Britt Robertson
Based On A Dog's Purpose (Novel)
Ghost in the Shell
Pilou Asbæk , Scarlett Johansson
Based On Ghost in the Shell
Thank You for Your Service
Miles Teller , Haley Bennett
Based On Thank You for Your Service (Book)
2018
7 Days in Entebbe
Daniel Brühl , Rosamund Pike
Indian distribution only[16]
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Jack Black , Cate Blanchett
Based On The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Novel)
Green Book
Mahershala Ali , Viggo Mortensen
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture ; Indian, Pakistani and Indonesian distribution only, re-released in India on 1 March 2019[24]
2019
A Dog's Journey
Henry Lau , Marg Helgenberger
Based On A Dog's Journey (Book)
1917
George MacKay , Claire Duburcq
Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture ; War Film
2020
Come Play
Gillian Jacobs , John Gallagher Jr. , Azhy Robertson, Winslow Fegley
Based On Larry (Short Film)
2021
Finch
Tom Hanks , Caleb Landry Jones
2022
Easter Sunday
Jo Koy , Lou Diamond Phillips
The Good House
Sigourney Weaver , Kevin Kline
The Fabelmans
Michelle Williams , Paul Dano
2023
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Corey Hawkins , Aisling Franciosi
French
Spanish
Web series and TV
One of its subsidiaries, Phantom Films run by the likes of Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap is actively contributing to web series. They are currently developing two more web series for Amazon; Stardust and Vish Puri , the former being directed by Motwane himself and the latter will be helmed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwary .
Big Synergy , its other subsidiary, was responsible for shows like Bose: Dead/Alive with ALTBalaji and Yay kay hua Bro with Voot .
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^ Lalwani, Vicky (1 March 2022). "Phantom Films' gets revived by new owners, Madhu Mantena and Sheetal Talwar" . The Times of India . Retrieved 20 February 2023 .
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