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PVR Inox Pictures
Film distribution company in India
Film distribution company in India
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | PVR Inox Pictures Limited |
| logo | PVR Inox Pictures logo.jpg |
| type | Division |
| founded | 2002 |
| location | Gurgaon, India |
| area_served | India & Sri Lanka |
| key_people | * Ajay Bijli and Sanjeev Kumar Bijli (Joint MDs) |
| products | Films |
| parent | PVR INOX |
| website | https://www.pvrcinemas.com |
- Kamal Gianchandani (President)
- Deepak Sharma (COO)
- Pavan Jain (Chairman)
PVR INOX Pictures Limited is the film distribution arm of PVR INOX, which also owns PVR Cinemas and INOX Leisure, two of the largest multiplex companies in India. It was earlier named PVR Pictures, but post the merger with INOX Leisure, it was rebranded as PVR INOX Pictures in 2023.
History
The company has its origin in Priya Cinema in Vasant Vihar in South Delhi, which was bought by the current owner 's father in 1978, who also owned a trucking business, Amritsar Transport Co. In 1988, Bijli took over the running of the cinema hall, which was revamped in 1990, and its success led to the founding PVR Cinemas.
PVR Pictures film production début came in 2007 with Taare Zameen Par and Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. In October 2012 the company acquired the Indian distribution rights for the film adaption of Salman Rushdie's Booker Prize-winning novel Midnight's Children. In July 2023, they released the highly anticipated film Past Lives directed by debutant Celine Song in India, after its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
Its CEO is Kamal Gianchandani, and its current promoters are Ajay Bijli and Sanjeev Kumar Bijli. Ajay Bijli is the managing director of PVR INOX Ltd while Sanjeev Kumar Bijli is the executive director of PVR INOX Ltd.
Recently, the group had a tie-up with HP to open Asia's first Virtual Reality (VR) Lounge at PVR ECX, Mall of India, Noida.
Merger with INOX:
In April 2023, following the merger of PVR Cinemas and INOX Leisure Limited, the company was rebranded as PVR INOX Pictures Limited to reflect the unified identity of the parent organisation, PVR INOX Limited.
The distribution division benefited from the expanded reach of the combined entity, which operates over 1,650+ screens across 350+ locations in India. This increased screen count enabled the company to reach larger and more diverse audiences.
Films produced
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Taare Zameen Par | Aamir Khan | Co-produced with Aamir Khan Productions |
| 2008 | Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | Abbas Tyrewala | Co-produced with Aamir Khan Productions |
| Contract | Ram Gopal Varma | Co-produced with Ace Movie Company | |
| 2009 | Aloo Chaat | Robbie Grewal | Co-produced with Mirchi Movies, Maverick Productions, and Red Ice Productions |
| Tum Mile | Kunal Deshmukh | Co-produced with Vishesh Films | |
| 2010 | Prem Kaa Game | Ashok Kheny | Co-produced with A K K Entertainment |
| Hide & Seek | Shawn Arranha | ||
| My Friend Ganesha 3 | Rajiv S. Ruia | ||
| Lamhaa | Rahul Dholakia | Co-produced with G. S. Entertainment Pvt. Ltd | |
| Aisha | Rajshree Ojha | Co-produced with Anil Kapoor Films Company and MAD Entertainment Ltd. | |
| Action Replayy | Vipul Amrutlal Shah | Co-produced with Hari Om Entertainment and Sunshine Pictures | |
| 2011 | Teen Thay Bhai | Mrighdeep Lamba | Co-produced with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures |
| 2012 | Shanghai | Dibakar Banerjee | Co-produced with Dibakar Banerjee Productions |
| 2017 | Poorna: Courage Has No Limit | Rahul Bose | Co-produced with Rahul Bose Productions |
Director's Rare
The following films were released under PVR Director's Rare Banner.
| Year | Film | Director | Language | Studio | Notes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kshay | Karan Gour | Hindi | Empatheia Films | |||||||||||
| Anhe Ghore Da Daan | Gurvinder Singh | Punjabi | National Film Development Corporation of India | ||||||||||||
| Hansa | Manav Kaul | Hindi | Aranya Films | last=Ravindran | first=Nirmala | title=Chinwag with... Manav Kaul | url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/chinwag-with-manav-kaul/articleshow/21328442.cms | access-date=18 September 2022 | work=Bangalore Mirror | date=13 August 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918104831/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/chinwag-with-manav-kaul/articleshow/21328442.cms | archive-date= 18 September 2022 | language=English | url-status = live}} | |
| 2013 | Lessons in Forgetting | Unni Vijayan | English | Arowana Studios | |||||||||||
| Love in Bombay | Joy Mukherjee | Hindi | The film was originally made in 1971 | ||||||||||||
| The Adventures of Sinbad | Shinjan Neogi and Abhishek Panchal | Lodi Films Pvt. Ltd. | Animated Film | ||||||||||||
| Mere Haule Dost | Nitin Raghunath | Fingerchop Films | |||||||||||||
| Baandhon | Jahnu Barua | Assamese | ASFFDC | Originally released in 2012 in the state of Assam | |||||||||||
| The Lunchbox | Ritesh Batra | Hindi | DAR Motion Pictures, UTV Motion Pictures, Dharma Productions, Sikhya Entertainment, NFDC, ROH Films, ASAP Films, Cine Mosaic | Limited engagement. | |||||||||||
| Shorts | Shlok Sharma, Siddharth Gupt, Anirban Roy, Rohit Pandey, Neeraj Ghaywan | PVR Pictures, AKFPL, Tumbhi, The Globe Hunters, Open Cafe Productions Flms, Lemon Tree Films, Om Cine Arts | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Liar's Dice | Geetu Mohandas | JAR Pictures | ||||||||||||
| Station | Saad Khan | Sumit Ghosh Media | |||||||||||||
| Raakh | Aditya Bhattacharya | Emotion Picture Company, Saritha Films, Second Image Enterprise | Originally released in 1989 | ||||||||||||
| The World Before Her | Nisha Pahuja | English | KinoSmith, Ro*co Films | Canadian Documentary Film originally released in 2012 | |||||||||||
| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka | Prasanna Vithanage | Sinhala, Tamil | Sri Lankan film originally released in 2012 | ||||||||||||
| The Nut Job | Peter Lepeniotis | English | Red Rover International, ToonBox Entertainment, Gulfstream Pictures | Animated film co-produced by production companies of Canada, the US and South Korea | |||||||||||
| Naya Pata | Pawan K Shrivastava | Hindi | Vaartul Films, Nayaab Vision Entertainment | produced through Crowd funding | |||||||||||
| Crossing Bridges | Sange Dorjee Thongdok | Sherdukpen | First feature film in the Sherdukpen Language | ||||||||||||
| Sulemani Keeda | Amit V Masurkar | Hindi | Tulsea Pictures, Mantra/Runaway Entertainment | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Surkhaab | Sanjay Talreja | Golden Gate Creations | Indo-Canadian co-production | |||||||||||
| The Path of Zarathustra | Oorvazi Irani | English | SBI Impresario Pvt. Ltd. | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Newton | Amit V Masurkar | Hindi | Drishyam Films |
Films distributed
Hindi
| Year | Film | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Being Cyrus | |
| 2007 | Bheja Fry | |
| Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever | ||
| 2008 | Shaurya: It Takes Courage to Make Right... Right | |
| Sarkar Raj | ||
| Mere Baap Pehle Aap | ||
| Via Darjeeling | ||
| Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | ||
| Contract | ||
| Phoonk | ||
| Golmaal Returns | ||
| Ghajini | ||
| 2009 | Aloo Chaat | |
| Blue | ||
| All the Best: Fun Begins | ||
| Tum Mile | ||
| 2010 | Rann | |
| Lamhaa | ||
| Antardwand | ||
| Soul of Sand | ||
| Action Replayy | ||
| Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey | ||
| 2011 | Men Will Be Men | |
| 2012 | Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan | |
| Shanghai | ||
| 2013 | Bandook | |
| Shorts | ||
| Mahabharat | ||
| 2014 | Gulabi | |
| 2015 | Singh Is Bliing | |
| 2016 | Chauranga | |
| 2018 | Nanu Ki Jaanu | |
| FryDay | ||
| Dhadak | ||
| Zero | ||
| 2019 | Super 30 | |
| Saand Ki Aankh | ||
| Mamangam | ||
| 2021 | Sooryavanshi | |
| 83 | ||
| Velle | ||
| 2022 | HIT: The First Case | |
| Vikram Vedha | ||
| 2023 | Bholaa | |
| IB71 | ||
| Akelli | ||
| Mission Raniganj | ||
| Ganapath | ||
| 2024 | Article 370 | |
| Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | ||
| Stree 2 | ||
| Singham Again | ||
| 2025 | Santosh | |
| Sky Force | ||
| Mere Husband Ki Biwi | ||
| Sister Midnight | ||
| Sitaare Zameen Par | ||
| Maa | ||
| Thama | ||
| De De Pyaar De 2 |
Telugu
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2021 | A: Ad Infinitum |
| 2022 | Godfather |
| 2023 | Kushi |
Tamil
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Don |
| 2024 | Double Tuckerr |
| Weapon | |
| Raghu Thatha | |
| 2025 | Aghathiyaa |
Kannada
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Vikrant Rona |
| 2024 | My Hero |
Bengali
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Happy Pill |
| Kishore Kumar Junior | |
| 2023 | Pradhan |
| Bagha Jatin | |
| Jongole Mitin Mashi | |
| Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya | |
| 2024 | Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale |
| Tekka | |
| Padatik | |
| Babli | |
| Hubba | |
| Surjo | |
| Manikbabur Megh | |
| Mirza: Part 1 - Joker | |
| Oti Uttam | |
| 2025 | Felubakshi |
| Dhrubor Aschorjo Jibon | |
| Chhaad - The Terrace | |
| Puratawn | |
| Shreeman v/s Shreemati | |
| Check In Cheque Out | |
| Aarii | |
| Mrigaya: The Hunt | |
| Grihapravesh | |
| Dear Maa | |
| Putulnacher Itikatha | |
| Belaa | |
| Joto Kando Kolkatatei | |
| Lawho Gouranger Naam Re | |
| 2026 | Vijaynagar'er Hirey |
| Hok Kolorob | |
| Mon Maane Na |
Marathi
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Reti |
| 2023 | Baipan Bhaari Deva |
| 2025 | Devmanus |
Gujarati
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Gujjubhai the Great |
| 2021 | Last Film Show |
| 2024 | Interview |
Notes
References
References
- "PVR Pictures is now PVR INOX Pictures post merger with Inox Leisure {{!}} Company Business News".
- (24 November 2009). "Questions & Answers: Ajay Bijli". The Wall Street Journal.
- Peerzada Abrar. (24 August 2012). "How Ajay Bijli, the man behind PVR, managed to crack the movie theater business in India". The Economic Times.
- "Mark Wahlberg returns to the dark side in flight risk, says "I haven't played a bad guy in almost 30 years”".
- Ramnath, Nandini. "PVR to distribute 'Midnight's Children' in India". Mint.
- (10 September 2022). "After reports claim Brahmastra caused ₹800 cr loss for cinema chains, PVR CEO slams 'false and negative' reports on film". Hindustan Times.
- Shackleton, Liz. (2023-05-17). "Indian Exhibitor PVR Inox Launches PVR Inox Pictures To Increase Acquisitions Of International Films For India".
- (2023-03-27). "PVR, Inox merger was the only way to strengthen balance sheet: MD Ajay Bijli". The Economic Times.
- Ravindran, Nirmala. (13 August 2012). "Chinwag with... Manav Kaul". Bangalore Mirror.
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