JAR Pictures

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Jar Pictures
TypePrivate
Industry Motion picture
Founded2011
FounderAjay G. Rai
Alan McAlex
Headquarters
Products Film production
Website www.jarpictures.com

JAR Pictures is an Indian motion picture production company based in Mumbai. The company was founded in 2011 by Bollywood producers Ajay G. Rai and Alan McAlex. [1] Jar Pictures is mostly known for making independent films. Jar Pictures also provides production services to leading studios in India.

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Jar Pictures' Liar's Dice was India's Official Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the 87th Academy Awards. [2] [3]

History

Jar Pictures was formerly known as Jar Entertainment, a company wholly owned by Ajay G. Rai. Ajay met Alan McAlex while working on the film Thank you (2011) where Ajay was the Executive Producer and Alan was the line producer. They decided to collaborate and Jar Pictures was formed.

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorOther notes
2012 Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 Anurag Kashyap (In association with)
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 Anurag Kashyap(In association with)
Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana Sameer Sharma (In association with)
2013 I.D. Kamal K.M.(In association with)
Vakratunda Mahakaaya Punarvasu Naik
Mastram Akhilesh Jaiswal
2014 Njan Steve Lopez (I Am Steve Lopez) Rajeev Ravi
Liar's Dice Geetu Mohandas
2015 Killa (The Fort)Avinash Arun
Nil Battey Sannata Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
2017 Gurgaon Shanker Raman
Qarib Qarib Singlle Tanuja Chandra
2018 Once Again Kanwal Sethi
2019 Moothon Geetu Mohandas
HummingbirdAjitpal Singh
River SongSange Dorjee Thongdok
Chaar PandrahSaif Baidya
2020 Bamfaad Ranjan Chandel
London Confidential Kanwal Sethi
2021 Lahore Confidential Kunal Kohli
YearFilmDirectorStudioOther notes
2009 Gulaal Anurag Kashyap
2011 No One Killed Jessica Rajkumar Gupta UTV SpotBoy (Credited as Jar Entertainment)
7 Khoon Maaf Vishal Bhardwaj UTV SpotBoy
VB Pictures
(Credited as Jar Entertainment)
Thank you Anees Bazmee UTV Motion Pictures (Credited as Jar Entertainment)
Chillar Party Nitesh Tiwari
Vikas Bahl
UTV SpotBoy(Credited as Jar Entertainment)
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Tigmanshu Dhulia
2013 Kai Po Che! Abhishek Kapoor UTV Motion Pictures
2014 Bhoothnath Returns Nitesh TiwariB R Films
2015 Talvar Meghna Gulzar Junglee Pictures
Fitoor Abhishek Kapoor UTV Motion Pictures
2016 Rocky Handsome Nishikant Kamat T-Series
Madaari Nishikant Kamat Pooja Entertainment
2017 Simran (film) Hansal Mehta T-Series
Mukkabaaz Anurag Kashyap Eros International
2018 Mental Hai Kya Prakash Kovelamudi Balaji Motion Pictures
2020 Choked Anurag Kashyap Good Bad Films
2023Sergeant Prawaal Raman JioCinema

OTT

YearTitleCreator(s)NetworkOther notes
2021 Grahan Shailendra Kumar Jha Hotstar
2022 London Files Sachin Pathak Voot

Awards

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References

  1. "Jar Pictures funded India's official entry to Oscar 'Liar's Dice'". Archived from the original on 25 November 2014.
  2. "Geethu Mohandas' 'Liar's Dice' is India's official entry to the Oscars". CNN-IBN. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. "Oscars: India Selects 'Liar's Dice' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  4. "62nd National Film Awards for 2014 (Press Release)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . 24 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.