Company type | Private |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 1947 |
Founder | J.C. Anand |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Satish Anand (Director and CEO) |
Divisions | Film production Film distribution Television production Marketing Merchandising Licensing |
Website | Eveready Group |
Eveready Pictures is a Pakistani film and television production and distribution company. Since its inception in the 1940s, the company has grown to be one of the largest film studios in Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] [4] The company has produced nearly 100 movies and distributed over 700 movies. [5]
In addition to the films produced by Eveready Pictures since 1947, the following films from other banners were distributed, in domestic and/or overseas markets, by the company.
Year | Title | Genre | Network | Episodes | Refs |
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2007 | Waqt | Drama | ARY Digital | 30 | [21] |
2008 | Koonj | Drama | Hum TV | 28 | [21] |
2011 | Bhanwar | Drama | Hum TV | 27 | [21] |
2011 | Choti Si Kahani | Drama | ARY Digital | 27 | [21] |
2012 | Raju Rocket | Sitcom | Hum TV | 22 | [22] |
2014 | Dil Apna Preet Parayi | Drama | Hum TV | 30 | [22] |
2014 | Nestlé Nido Young Stars | Reality show | ARY Digital | 27 | |
2015 | Sehra Main Safar | Drama | Hum TV | 27 | |
2016 | Mol | Drama | Hum TV | 27 | |
2016 | Bad Gumaan | Drama | Hum TV | 30 | |
2018 | Karamat-e-Ishq | Drama | TV One | 27 | |
2019 | Janbaaz | Drama | Express TV | 20 | [23] |
2020 | Mein Jeena Chahti Hoon | Drama | Express TV | 14 | |
2022 | Main Aisi Kyun Houn | Drama | Express TV | 5 | [24] |
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