Company type | Public [1] [2] |
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ISIN | INE374B01019 |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 24 October 1978[3] by Subhash Ghai |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Subhash Ghai (chairman) Rahul Puri (managing director) |
Website | Mukta Arts |
Mukta Arts Limited is an Indian film production company, [4] [3] headquartered in Mumbai. [5] Established in 1978, the company is involved in the production, distribution, exhibition and education in cinema and creative arts and production of digital software in television serials, web series and documentaries. [6] It is the first Hindi film production company that listed on the stock exchange. [7] [8] Mukta Arts Limited has produced and co-produced 42 films in Hindi and other languages till date. It has distributed over 400 movies under the brand name Mukta movies distributors. In 2012 it entered into exhibition sector and launched its own chain of multiplex theatres under the name Mukta A2 Cinemas, now present at 18 locations in India including one in Bahrain with 54 screens. [9] [10] [11]
The company also runs Whistling Woods International, a Film, Communication and Media Arts Institute since 2006.
On 24 October 1978 film maker Subhash Ghai set up his own film production company Mukta Films [12] and produced a film titled Karz . In 1982, Subhash Ghai formed a new independent company as Mukta Arts Private Limited and produced and directed many movies including Hero , Karma , Ram Lakhan , Saudagar , Trimurti , Khalnayak , Pardes , and Taal till 2000. [13]
In 2000, Mukta Arts Limited became first Company from the Hindi Film Industry to be listed on the stock exchanges in India. [7] [8] Subsequently, it produced commercial movies like Yaadein, Aitraaz, Kisna, 36 China Town, Yuvraaj and Apna Sapna Money Money. In 2003, it produced low budget movies under the banner of Mukta searchlight films including Iqbal, Joggers Park, Rahul and Black & White . It won a National Award for IQBAL as best film on other social issues in 2006. It also set up a division for regional movies which produced three Marathi, one Bengali, one Punjabi and one Kannada movies. [14] It set up its own all India distribution network and released many Hindi and English movies. [15]
Subhash Ghai is the Founder and Chairman of Mukta Arts while Rahul Puri is the Managing Director. Prabuddha Gupta is the CFO of the group. [16] [17]
Mukta Arts became the first Indian film production company to establish the practice of securing film insurance through its movie ‘Taal’. The policy is now named the 'Cine Mukta' Policy. [18] [19]
In 2006 Mukta Arts Ltd promoted and set up India's largest Film and Television Training Institute at Film City, Mumbai called Whistling Woods International (WWI). [20] It is affiliated with TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences) and provides Diplomas and Degrees to students in Arts and Crafts of Cinema, Animation, Music, Fashion and Management. The institute serves as a contributor and advisor to the Indian government through the Skills Ministry and the HRD Ministry. [21]
In the exhibition sector Mukta Arts Ltd holds a chain of multiplexes across India under Mukta A2 Cinema with 18 locations and 54 screens including one in Bahrain. [22] [23] Mukta Arts Ltd also has a joint venture in the exhibition programming space with a 55:45 shareholding split with UFO in the company Mukta VN. Mukta A2 Cinemas has also entered into a joint venture with Asian Cinemas under name Asian Mukta A2 Cinemas LLP which operates 10 screens in South India. [24]
The digital arm of Mukta Arts Ltd is known as Mukta Digital Studio which oversees Mukta Arts group's content on television, web and various mobile platforms in production and acquisition. Mukta Digital Studio has already produced short films and music videos for Skill India, Communal Harmony, Namami gange, Kumbh India and Tree Plantation for various government departments. [25]
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Hero is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Subhash Ghai. Starring Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Sheshadri, it marked Shroff's debut in a lead role. Its music directors were Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Upon release, it became a blockbuster at the box office and established Shroff as a leading Bollywood actor.
Whistling Woods International is a film, communication and creative arts institute located in Mumbai, India. The institute is promoted by the Indian Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, Mukta Arts and Film City Mumbai. In July 2014, The Hollywood Reporter named Whistling Woods International on its list of "The best film schools in the world". The school was first ranked among the top 10 film schools by The Hollywood Reporter in 2010.
Love Express is a 2011 Hindi romantic comedy film directed by Sunny Bhambani and produced by Subhash Ghai. The film is set to release under the Mukta Arts banner. Shooting of the film began on 18 July 2010.
Kallichanda Prasad Nishan Nanaiah, known mononymously as Nishan, is an Indian actor who has predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema along with Hindi, Bengali, Kannada,Tamil and Telugu films. Born in Coorg, Karnataka and brought up in Calcutta, Nishan is a graduate of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
Dheeraj Kochar, professionally known as Dheeraj Kumar is an Indian actor, television producer and director. He started Creative Eye Limited, a television production house in 1986. He has acted in both Bollywood and Punjabi films, including Sargam (1979), Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974) and Beharoopia (1971).
Waman P. Bhonsle was an Indian film editor, who worked in Hindi cinema from 1960s to 1990s.
Kaanchi: The Unbreakable is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romance film produced and directed by Subhash Ghai, starring newcomer actress Mishti and Kartik Aaryan supported by veteran actors Rishi Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty.
Hero is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film written and directed by Nikkhil Advani, co-written by Umesh Bist, and produced by Salman Khan and Subhash Ghai under Salman Khan Films and Mukta Arts, with Eros International serving as distributor. A remake of Ghai's 1983 blockbuster film of the same name, which starred Jackie Shroff, the film stars debutantes Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty, son of actor Aditya Pancholi and daughter of actor Sunil Shetty respectively. Aditya Pancholi has an important role in the film himself.
Mukta A2 Cinemas is one of the several cinema chains in India. It is fully owned and operated by Mukta Arts Ltd. The company began its commercial operations in July 2011 with its launch in Vadodara city, Gujarat, India., the founder of company is Subhash Ghai.
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Shashank Khaitan is an Indian film writer, director, actor and producer who works in Hindi films. He is known for his association with Dharma Productions.
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Vijeta is a 2020 Indian Marathi language, sports drama film directed by Amol Shetge and produced by Rahul Puri under the banner of Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts with Suresh Pai as co-producer. The film starring Subodh Bhave, Sushant Shelar and Pooja Sawant follows the story of a sport coach Soumitra and his athletes teammates, who are all set to win gold for Maharashtra. Subodh encourages them to focus more on their mental strength rather than physical.
Nimbehuli is a 2014 Kannada-language Indian comedy film written and directed by Hemanth Hegde and produced by veteran director Subhash Ghai. latters marked a maiden Kannada venture. After success of director's first venture Housefull collaborate with Subhash Ghai's production house Mukta Arts for new project. The makers of the 2015 Hindi movie Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon were sent legal notice for plagiarism. Initially Anupam Kher signed to the project for pivot role but later walked out of the movie.
36 Farmhouse is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language suspense comedy drama film. It is written by Subhash Ghai and directed by Ram Ramesh Sharma. It is produced by Subhash Ghai and Rahul Puri under the banner Mukta Searchlight Films and Zee Studios. It stars Amol Parashar, Barkha Singh, Vijay Raaz, Madhuri Bhatia, Sanjay Mishra and Flora Saini in pivotal roles. The film premiered on 21 January 2022 on ZEE5.