UTV Motion Pictures
Type | Division |
---|---|
Industry | Film production, film distribution |
Founded | 1996 |
Founder | Ronnie Screwvala Zarina Screwvala |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Key people | Mahesh Samat (Managing director) Amrita Pandey (Vice president) |
Products | Motion pictures |
Services | Film production, marketing and distribution |
Parent | The Walt Disney Company India (The Walt Disney Company) |
Website | corporate |
UTV Motion Pictures (also known as Disney-UTV) is the feature film unit of UTV Software Communications. UTV Motion Pictures is one of the leading film studios in India and one of the largest production studios in South Asia. The studio's activities span creative development, production, marketing, distribution, licensing, merchandising and worldwide syndication of films in Indian territories. It is currently the distribution label of Disney for feature films produced by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
UTV Motion Pictures has a library of domestic regional films and animation productions alongside select international productions. As of 2017, Disney-UTV has suspended producing domestic films, with its latest domestic entry being Jagga Jasoos.[1] The label is overseen by Amrita Pandey who oversees Walt Disney Studios feature films in South Asia.[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]
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 | - |
2003 | Ishq Vishk | As a distributor with Disney India Studios & Tips Industries | |
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 | Remake 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 |
UTV Spotboy[]
The following films were produced under the UTV Spotboy banner.
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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2008 | Aamir | Raj Kumar Gupta | |
Welcome to Sajjanpur | Shyam Benegal | Co-produced with IX Faces Pictures and Bindass | |
2009 | Dev.D | Anurag Kashyap | Co-produced with Bindass National Film Award for Best Music Direction (Amit Trivedi)[12] Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film |
Aagey Se Right | Indrajit Nattoji | Co-produced with Bindass | |
2010 | Udaan | Vikramaditya Motwane | Nominated – Prize of Un Certain Regard at 2010 Cannes Film Festival Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film |
2011 | No One Killed Jessica | Raj Kumar Gupta | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film |
7 Khoon Maaf | Vishal Bharadwaj | Co-produced with VB Films | |
Chillar Party | Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl | Co-produced with SKBH Productions National Film Award for Best Children's Film[24] | |
2012 | Paan Singh Tomar | Tigmanshu Dhulia | National Film Award for Best Feature Film[16] National Film Award for Best Actor (Irrfan Khan)[16] |
Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana | Sameer Sharma | Co-produced with Anurag Kashyap Films and JAR Pictures | |
2013 | Shahid | Hansal Mehta | Co-produced with Bohra Bros. National Film Award for Best Direction (Hansal Mehta)[25] National Film Award for Best Actor (Rajkummar Rao)[25] |
ABCD: Any Body Can Dance | Remo D'Souza | ||
2014 | Filmistaan | Nitin Kakkar | Co-produced with Satellite Pictures Pvt. Ltd National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi[16] |
Pizza | Akshay Akkineni | Remake of 2012 Tamil film Pizza Co-produced with Getaway Films |
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 | Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | Lion Films Pvt. Ltd. |
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, which includes films produced by Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm and internationally distributed films by Disney like Glass.
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 |
Unreleased/shelved films[]
- Hook Ya Crook[27]
- Alibaba Aur 41 Chor
- Peter Gaya Kaam Se
- Shoebite
See also[]
- List of Films produced by Disney India
- List of Walt Disney Pictures films
References[]
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