UTV Motion Pictures
UTV Motion Pictures is an Indian motion picture company. It is a subsidiary of UTV Software Communications which is in turn owned by The Walt Disney Company India. From early 2017, UTV suspended producing domestic films, it has been an off-and-on distribution label for Disney's feature films releasing in India since. The studio's activities spanned creative development, production, marketing, distribution, licensing, merchandising and worldwide syndication of films in Indian territories.
Division | |
Industry | Film production, film distribution |
Founded | 1996 |
Founder | Ronnie Screwvala Zarina Screwvala |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Key people | Mahesh Samat (Managing director) |
Products | Motion pictures |
Services | Film production, marketing and distribution |
Parent | UTV Software Communications |
Website | corporate |
UTV Motion Pictures has a library of domestic regional films and animation productions alongside select international productions. Its latest domestic production being Jagga Jasoos.[1] The label was until late overseen by Amrita Pandey, who later joined Junglee Pictures.[2]
History
UTV Motion Pictures was founded by Ronnie Screwvala and Zarina Screwvala in 1996 as UTV Motion Pictures PLC., the film distribution division of UTV Software Communications. UTV Motion Pictures then moved into film production in Bollywood, and further expanded in Hollywood in partnership with studios such as 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures and Sony Pictures.[3] UTV co-produced two Hollywood movies with Fox Searchlight in 2007, making it the first and only Indian company to have mainline Hollywood film releases – "The Namesake” by Mira Nair and "I Think I Love My Wife" by Chris Rock.
Pioneering the movement of South Asian film production companies producing movies abroad, UTV was the first Indian production house to announce its first independent production to be released internationally in April 2009, with "The Exterminators". During this period, UTV Motion Pictures also had a co-production agreement with actor Will Smith through his production company Overbrook Entertainment and with Sony Pictures Entertainment, for two films to be produced and distributed worldwide.
In 2008–2009, UTV Motion Pictures emerged as one of the largest production houses in India with 10 Hindi film releases, one in Tamil and M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening" – the first mainstream Hollywood film co-produced by an Indian film studio. UTV also distributed Disney's Confessions of a Shopaholic and Bedtime Stories in Indian territories.
Along with production, UTV distributes its movies in more than 45 countries around the world on the same day as its theatrical release in India. UTV Motion Pictures is among the Top 20 Distributors in North America and is the first Indian film studio ever to have crossed the US$5 million revenue mark in the first half of a year.
In the South Asian market, after their successful maiden venture – Kanaamochi Yenada in Tamil, UTV Motion Pictures released Poi Solla Porom, the remake of Khosla Ka Ghosla with Priyadarshan as a co-producer. The film was a commercial hit, completing 100 days in theatre. UTV Motion Pictures went on to co-produce the remakes of the superhit A Wednesday! – Unnaipol Oruvan (Tamil) and Eenadu (Telugu) with actor Kamal Haasan.
Filmography[4]
Films produced by UTV Motion Pictures
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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1997 | Dil Ke Jharoke Main | Ashim Bhattacharya | |
2000 | Fiza | Khalid Mohamed | Co-produced with The Culture Company |
2003 | Chalte Chalte | Aziz Mirza | Co-produced with Dreamz Unlimited |
2004 | Lakshya | Farhan Akhtar | Co-produced with Excel Entertainment National Film Award for Best Choreography (Prabhu Deva)[5] |
Swades | Ashutosh Gowariker | Co-produced with Ashutosh Gowariker Productions National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Udit Narayan)[5] National Film Award for Best Cinematography (Mahesh Aney)[5] Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film | |
2005 | D | Vishram Sawant | Co-Produced with RGV Film Company |
Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh | Chandan Arora | Co-produced with Makefilms | |
2006 | Rang De Basanti | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Co-produced with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment[6] National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Naresh Iyer)[6] National Film Award for Best Editing (P. S. Bharathi)[6] National Film Award for Best Audiography (Nakul Kamte)[6] Filmfare Award for Best Film Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language[7] India's official entry to the 79th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film[8] |
Chup Chup Ke | Priyadarshan | ||
Khosla Ka Ghosla | Dibakar Banerjee | Co-produced with Tandev Film Production National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi[9] | |
2007 | The Namesake | Mira Nair | Indian-American co-production Co-produced with Fox Searchlight Pictures and Mirabai Films Indian distribution only Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male (Irrfan Khan)[10] |
I Think I Love My Wife | Chris Rock | Co-produced with Fox Searchlight Pictures and Zahrlo Productions Indian distribution only | |
Hattrick | Milan Luthria | ||
Life in a... Metro | Anurag Basu | ||
The Blue Umbrella | Vishal Bhardwaj | National Film Award for Best Children's Film[6] | |
Athidhi | Surender Reddy | Telugu Film Co-produced by Krishna Productions Pvt.Ltd | |
Kannamoochi Yenada | V. Priya | Tamil Film | |
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | Vivek Agnihotri | ||
2008 | Jodhaa Akbar | Ashutosh Gowariker | Co-produced Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Filmfare Award for Best Film |
The Happening[3] | M. Night Shyamalan | Co-produced with 20th Century Fox, Spyglass Entertainment and Blinding Edge Pictures | |
Mumbai Meri Jaan | Nishikant Kamat | National Film Award for Best Special Effects (Govardhan)[11] | |
A Wednesday! | Neeraj Pandey | Co-produced with Anjum Rizvi Film Company and Friday Filmworks Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director[11] | |
Poi Solla Porom | A. L. Vijay | Tamil Film Co-produced with Four Frame Pictures Remake of 2006 Hindi film Khosla Ka Ghosla | |
Fashion | Madhur Bhandarkar | Co-produced with Bhandarkar Entertainment National Film Award for Best Actress (Priyanka Chopra)[11] National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (Kangana Ranaut)[11] | |
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | Dibakar Banerjee | National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment[11] | |
2009 | Delhi-6 | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Co-produced with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration[12] |
ExTerminators | John Inwood | Co-produced with Michaelson Films Direct-to-video film. | |
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge | Umesh Shukla | Co-produced with Bindass | |
Agyaat | Ram Gopal Varma | Co-produced with Dreamforce Production | |
Kaminey | Vishal Bharadwaj | Co-produced with VB Pictures National Film Award for Best Audiography (Subash Sahoo)[12] National Film Award Special Jury Award for Film editing (A. Sreekar Prasad)[12] Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film | |
Phir Kabhi | V. K. Prakash | Co-produced with Culture Company Direct-to-video film. | |
Unnaipol Oruvan | Chakri Toleti | Tamil Film Remake of 2008 Hindi film A Wednesday! | |
What's Your Raashee? | Ashutosh Gowariker | Co-produced with Ashutosh Gowariker Productions | |
2010 | Chance Pe Dance | Ken Ghosh | |
Harishchandrachi Factory | Paresh Mokashi | Marathi Film National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi[11] India's official entry to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film[13] | |
Raajneeti | Prakash Jha | ||
I Hate Luv Storys | Punit Malhotra | Co-produced with Dharma Productions | |
Peepli Live | Anusha Rizvi | Co-produced with Aamir Khan Productions Nominated – Asian Film Award for Best Film[14] Nominated: Filmfare award for Best Film India's official entry to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film[15] | |
We Are Family | Siddharth P. Malhotra | Remake of 1998 American film Stepmom Co-produced with Dharma Productions | |
Guzaarish | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Co-produced with SLB Films | |
Tees Maar Khan | Farah Khan | Rwmake of 1966 American-Italian film After the Fox Co-produced with Hari Om Entertainment and Three's Company | |
2011 | Delhi Belly | Abhinay Deo | Co-produced with Aamir Khan Productions Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film |
Thank You | Anees Bazmee | Co-produced with Hari OM Entertainment | |
Deiva Thirumagal | A. L. Vijay | Tamil film Co-produced with Rajakaliamman Medias | |
Muran | Rajan Madhav | Tamil Film Co-produced with Dream Theatres | |
My Friend Pinto | Raghav Dar | Co-produced with SLB Films | |
2012 | Vettai | N. Lingusamy | Co-produced with Thirupathi Brothers |
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | Shakun Batra | Co-produced with Dharma Productions | |
Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | Mandeep Kumar | Co-produced with Tips Industries Limited | |
Grandmaster | B. Unnikrishnan | Malayalam Film International distribution only | |
Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | Balaji Sakthivel | Tamil Film Co-produced with Thirupathi Brothers international distribution only National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil[16] National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist (Raja)[16] | |
Kalakalappu | Sundar C. | Tamil Film Co-produced with Avni Cinemax international distribution only | |
Arjun: The Warrior Prince | Arnab Chaudhuri | Animated Film Co-produced with Disney India and Disney World Cinema Nominated – Grand Prix at 2013 Annecy International Animated Film Festival[17] | |
Rowdy Rathore | Prabhu Deva | Remake of 2006 Telugu film Vikramarkudu Co-produced with SLB Productions | |
Joker | Shirish Kunder | Co-produced with Hari Om Entertainment, Cape of Good Films and Three's Company | |
Mugamoodi | Mysskin | Tamil Film | |
Barfi! | Anurag Basu | Co-produced with Ishana Movies Filmfare Award for Best Film India's official entry to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film[18] | |
Heroine | Madhur Bhandarkar | Co-produced with Bhandarkar Entertainment | |
Husbands in Goa | Saji Surendran | international distribution only | |
Thaandavam | A.L Vijay | Tamil Film | |
2013 | Kai Po Che! | Abhishek Kapoor | |
Himmatwala | Sajid Khan | Remake of 1983 Hindi film Himmatwala Co-produced with Puja Entertainment and Films | |
Settai | R. Kannan | Tamil Film Remake of 2011 Hindi film Delhi Belly | |
Gippi | Sonam Nair | Co-produced with Dharma Productions | |
Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru | Sundar C. | Tamil Film Co-produced with Avni Cinemax international distribution only | |
Ghanchakkar | Raj Kumar Gupta | ||
Chennai Express | Rohit Shetty | Co-produced with Red Chillies Entertainment Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film | |
Satyagraha – Democracy Under Fire | Prakash Jha | Co-produced with Prakash Jha Productions | |
Sigaram Thodu | Gaurav Narayanan | Tamil Film | |
The Lunchbox | Ritesh Batra | International co-production between India, US, Germany and France Co-produced with DAR motion pictures, Dharma Productions, Sikhya Entertainment, NFDC, ROH Films, ASAP Films and Cine Mosaic Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language[19] Nominated – Asian Film Award for Best Film[20] | |
Ivan Veramathiri | M. Saravanan | Tamil Film | |
2014 | Anjaan | N. Lingusamy | Tamil Film |
Raja Natwarlal | Kunal Deshmukh | ||
Khoobsurat | Shashanka Ghosh | Co-produced with Disney India and Anil Kapoor Film Company | |
Haider | Vishal Bharadwaj | Co-produced with VB Films National Film Award for Best Screenplay(Dialogues) (Vishal Bharadwaj)[21] National Film Award for Best Music Direction (Vishal Bharadwaj)[21] National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Sukhwinder Singh)[21] National Film Award for Best Choreography (Suresh Adhana)[21] National Film Award for Best Costume Design (Dolly Ahluwalia)[21] Nominated – Asian Film Award for Best Film[22] Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film | |
2015 | ABCD 2 | Remo D'Souza | Co-produced with Disney India |
Phantom | Kabir Khan | Co-produced with Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment | |
Yatchan | Vishnuvardhan | Tamil Film Co-produced with Vishnuvardhan Pictures | |
Katti Batti | Nikkhil Advani | Co-produced with Emmay Entertainment | |
Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai | S. P. Jananathan | Tamil Film Co-produced with Binary Pictures | |
2016 | Fitoor | Abhishek Kapoor | |
Irudhi Suttru | Sudha Kongara | Tamil Film Co-produced with Y NOT Studios, Thirukumaran Entertainment and Dream Factory Simultaneously shot in Hindi as Saala Khadoos | |
Saala Khadoos | Sudha Kongara | Co-produced with Y NOT Studios, Rajkumar Hirani Films and Tricolour Films Simultaneously shot in Tamil as Irudhi Suttru | |
Mohenjo Daro | Ashutosh Gowariker | Co-produced with Ashutosh Gowariker Productions | |
Dangal | Nitesh Tiwari | Co-produced with Walt Disney Pictures, Aamir Khan Productions and Disney India National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (Zaira Wasim)[23] Filmfare Award for Best Film | |
2017 | Jagga Jasoos | Anurag Basu | Co-produced with Disney India, Picture Shuru Entertainment and Ishana Movies |
UnReleased | Hook Ya Crook | David Dhawan | |
UnReleased | Phillum City | Deven Khote | |
UnReleased | Shoebite | Shoojit Sircar | |
UnReleased | Peter Gaya Kaam Se | John Owen | |
UnReleased | Alibaba Aur 41 Chor | Soumitra Ranade | |
UnReleased | Seasons Greetings | Vikram Chopra | |
UnReleased | Babbu Ki Jawaani | Amritpal Singh Bindra | |
UnReleased | Satra Ko Shaadi Hai | Arshad Syed | Co-Produced with John Abraham Entertainment |
UTV Spotboy
The following films were produced under the UTV Spotboy banner.
Films only distributed
Year | Film | Production Company |
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2004 | Hyderabad Blues 2 | SIC Productions |
Morning Raga | K. Raghavendra Rao Films | |
2005 | Mughal-e-Azam (Colourized version) (US distribution) | Sterling Investment Corporation |
Parineeta | Vinod Chopra Films | |
Viruddh... Family Comes First | Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Satyajeet Movies Pvt. Ltd | |
Shaadi No. 1 | Puja Entertainment | |
Deewane Huye Paagal | Base Industries Group | |
Bluffmaster! | Entertainment One | |
2006 | Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (international distribution only) | Inderjit Films Combine |
Taxi No. 9211 | Entertainment One Ramesh Sippy Entertainment | |
2007 | Welcome (2007 film) | Base Industries Group |
2008 | Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (international distribution only) | Aamir Khan Productions |
Race | Tips Industries | |
Kismat Konnection | ||
2009 | Wake Up Sid | Dharma Productions |
Kurbaan | ||
2010 | Raajneeti | Prakash Jha Productions Walkwater Media Ltd |
Phillum City | IBC Motion Pictures | |
2011 | Dhobi Ghat | Aamir Khan Productions |
Zokkomon | Walt Disney Pictures Disney India | |
Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures | |
2013 | Race 2 | Tips Industries |
Ship of Theseus | Recyclewala Films | |
Rangrezz | Pooja Entertainment | |
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (Indian distribution only) | Dharma Productions | |
2014 | Sholay 3D | Sippy Films Pen India Limited |
Highway | Window Seat Films Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment | |
2 States | Dharma Productions Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment | |
Heropanti | Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment | |
Kick | ||
PK | Vinod Chopra Films Rajkumar Hirani Films | |
2015 | Tamasha | Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment |
Dilwale (international distribution only) | Red Chillies Entertainment Rohit Shetty Productions | |
2016 | Baaghi | Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment |
Kaptaan (international distribution only) | Tips Industries |
Walt Disney Studios films in India
The Walt Disney Company acquired UTV Motion Pictures through UTV Software Communications in 2012[26] since then, UTV Motion Pictures became the exclusive distributor for all Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures releases for South Asian territories from 2013 onward.
- ‡ – indicates a film that was also released in dubbed versions.
Year | Release date |
---|---|
Oz the Great and Powerful | 8 March 2013 |
Iron Man 3 ‡ | 26 April 2013 |
Monsters University | 21 June 2013 |
The Lone Ranger | 5 July 2013 |
Planes | 23 August 2013 |
Thor: The Dark World ‡ | 15 November 2013 |
Frozen | 29 November 2013 31 January 2014 (re-release)[27] |
Saving Mr. Banks | 7 February 2014 |
Muppets Most Wanted | 21 March 2014 |
Captain America: The Winter Soldier ‡ | 4 April 2014 |
Million Dollar Arm | 9 May 2014 |
Maleficent | 30 May 2014 |
Planes: Fire & Rescue | 18 July 2014 |
Guardians of the Galaxy | 8 August 2014 |
Big Hero 6 | 7 November 2014 |
Cinderella | 20 March 2015 |
Avengers: Age of Ultron ‡ | 24 April 2015 |
Tomorrowland | 22 May 2015 |
Inside Out | 26 June 2015 |
Ant-Man ‡ | 24 July 2015 |
The Good Dinosaur | 4 December 2015 |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens ‡ | 25 December 2015 |
The Finest Hours | 29 January 2016 |
Zootopia | 4 March 2016 |
The Jungle Book ‡ | 8 April 2016 |
Captain America: Civil War ‡ | 6 May 2016 |
Alice Through the Looking Glass | 27 May 2016 |
Finding Dory ‡ | 17 June 2016 |
Pete's Dragon | 19 August 2016 |
Queen of Katwe | 30 September 2016 |
Doctor Strange ‡ | 4 November 2016 |
Moana ‡ | 2 December 2016 |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | 16 December 2016 |
Beauty and the Beast ‡ | 17 March 2017 |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ‡ | 5 May 2017 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge ‡ | 26 May 2017 |
Cars 3 ‡ | 16 June 2017 |
Thor: Ragnarok ‡ | 3 November 2017 |
Coco | 22 November 2017 |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi ‡ | 15 December 2017 |
Black Panther ‡ | 16 February 2018 |
Avengers: Infinity War ‡ | 27 April 2018 |
Solo: A Star Wars Story ‡ | 25 May 2018 |
Incredibles 2 ‡ | 22 June 2018 |
Ant-Man and the Wasp ‡ | 13 July 2018 |
Christopher Robin ‡ | 10 August 2018 |
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | 2 November 2018 |
Ralph Breaks the Internet ‡ | 23 November 2018 |
Mary Poppins Returns | 4 January 2019 |
Glass | 18 January 2019 |
Captain Marvel ‡ | 8 March 2019 |
Dumbo ‡ | 29 March 2019 |
Avengers: Endgame ‡ | 26 April 2019 |
Non-Disney international films
Year | Film | Country | Indian Release Title | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Unleashed | France United Kingdom |
Gulam Belagam | Released in both Original and Hindi Dubbed versions Indian distribution only |
2011 | Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called The Jungle | Japan | Shinchan in Bungle In The Jungle | Animated Film Originally released in 2000 in Japan Hindi Dubbed Version Indian distribution only |
Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels | Doraemon in Nobita and the Steel Troops-The New Age | Animated Film Hindi Dubbed Version Indian distribution only | ||
2013 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure | Doraemon The Movie Nobita Aur Jadooi Tapu | Animated Film Originally released in 2012 in Japan Hindi Dubbed Version Indian distribution only | |
See also
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External links
- UTV Motion Pictures website
- UTV Motion Pictures on IMDb
- UTV Motion Pictures page on Facebook
- UTV Motion Pictures page on Twitter
- UTV Software Communications Ltd.