Star Plus is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. StarPlus became the third most watched channel across all genres with TRP of 954,864 impressions during week 39 ratings in October 2020.
Balaji Telefilms is an Indian company which produces Indian soap operas, reality TV, comedy, game shows, entertainment and factual programming in several Indian languages. Balaji Telefilms is promoted by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor and is a public company listed at Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India. Its notable works include, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Kaahin Kissii Roz, Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kahiin to Hoga, Kkusum, Kasamh Se, Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, Tere Liye, Pavitra Rishta, Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, Jodha Akbar, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki, Kumkum Bhagya, Kundali Bhagya, and Naagin.
Neena Gupta is an Indian actress and television director. Known for her work in both art-house and commercial films, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a young widow in Woh Chokri (1994). In 2018, she saw career resurgence for starring as a middle-aged pregnant woman in the comedy-drama Badhaai Ho, for which she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress and received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Mona Singh is an Indian actress and television presenter. Having first gained prominence in 2000s for playing the eponymous heroine in the comedy series Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin (2003–06), she has since appeared in several other television and film roles. Singh is the recipient of two Indian Television Academy Awards.
Apurva Agnihotri is an Indian actor known for his role as Rajiv in the film Pardes (1997), and Armaan Suri in the television show Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin.
Ekta Kapoor is an Indian television producer, film producer and director, and the joint managing director and creative head of Balaji Telefilms Limited, which was founded in 1994. In 2001, Balaji Motion Pictures was launched as a subsidiary company of Balaji Telefilms Limited which is a film production and distribution company. She launched ALT Balaji in April 2017.
Rati Pandey is an Indian actress known for her performances in Porus, Hitler Didi, Miley Jab Hum Tum, Devi Adi Parashakti, Begusarai, Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai and Shaadi Mubarak.
Krystle D'Souza is an Indian television actress known for portraying Jeevika Vadhera in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai. Then she played Sakshi in Ek Nayi Pehchaan. In 2016, she portrayed Raina in Zee TV's Brahmarakshas.
Anuraadha Tewari also known as Anuradha Tiwari is a Mumbai-based Indian writer and film director, working for the last 18 years in the Hindi film industry and most known for co-writing screenplay of films like, Fashion (2008), Jail (2010), and Heroine (2012). Fashion won her a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Screenplay as well nominations in the Screen and IIFA awards that year. The Film went on to win 2 National Awards for its leading ladies i.e. Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut.
Santram Varma Born In 1970) is an Indian film and Television director, producer and screenwriter, known for his works predominantly in Hindi Television and Cinema. His most notable works include Krishna Cottage (2004), Virrudh (2007), Jodha Akbar (2013), Naagin for Colors. One of the Favourite Director of Ekta Kapoor in Balaji Telefilms
Sukhmani Sadana is an Indian writer and actress from Amritsar. She studied in Welham Girls School, Dehradun and did her graduation from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. After this she did her Post Graduation in Advertising and Marketing from XIC, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, Mumbai. She was married in 2015 but separated in a year. She played the role of Uttara Bakshi in the TV series Khotey Sikkey that aired on Sony Entertainment Television Before acting was offered to her by Yash Raj Films, she was going about her career as a Copywriter in Ogilvy, Mumbai writing ads for brands such as Vodafone.. She has written scripts for Directors such as Vikram Bhatt called 1920 London, a horror film genre. The film is third in sequel to 1920 (2008) and 1920: Evil Returns (2012).
Nupur Asthana is an Indian film director and writer known for her work in Hindi cinema and television. She made her debut on Indian television with the 1998 TV series Hip Hip Hurray. Her film debut was the 2011 youth film Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge produced by the Y-Films banner - the youth arm of Yashraj Films.
Deepak Sharma is an Indian television director and producer predominantly working in Hindi Television. Deepak Sharma began his career as an assistant director to Santram Verma. He made his directorial debut with the Kaisa Yeh Pyaar hai (2006), an Indian romantic drama-series that aired on Sony TV, produced by Balaji Telefilms, starring Iqbal Khan, Neha Bamb, Hiten Tejwani and Jaya Bhattacharya.
Pyumori Mehta Ghosh is an Indian film and television actress. She has appeared in various Indian Television Serials and Full length Hindi Feature Films. In 2016 she appeared in the Hindi film Sanam Teri Kasam. Currently she is playing Rama Ramesh Bhalla in Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani. She has also appeared in various television serials, including Kitani Mohabbat Hai, and regularly appears on Savdhaan India and Crime Patrol.
ALTBalaji is an Indian subscription based video on demand platform which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms Ltd. Launched on 16 April 2017, ALTBalaji is the Group's foray into the digital entertainment sphere to create original OTT content. The platform has around 34 million paid users.
Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain is an Indian Hindi web series produced by Shristi Arya Behl and Goldie Behl for Ekta Kapoor's video on demand platforms ZEE5 and ALTBalaji. The series stars actors Ronit Roy, Mona Singh, and Gurdeep Kohli as protagonists. Since its release date, the series has continuously been available for streaming on ZEE5, ALT Balaji, and associated websites.
There are currently about 40 providers of over–the–top media services (OTT) in India, which distribute streaming media over the Internet. In fiscal year 2018, the OTT market in India was worth ₹2,150 crore, and its value grew to ₹35 billion in 2019.
Baarish - When you are in mood for romance is a 2019 Hindi web series developed by Ekta Kapoor for video on demand platform ALTBalaji & ZEE5. The series stars Asha Negi and Sharman Joshi as protagonists and revolves around their completely opposite personalities and explores their lives.
JioCinema is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service now owned by Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited. Launched on 5 September 2016, JioCinema's content library includes films, TV Show & Web series, music video, and documentaries. Jio defines JioCinema as an on demand video library with movies, TV Shows, music videos, Jio shorts, documentaries and trailers. In plain words, JioCinema is a video streaming service offered by Jio where in you can watch movies, TV shows, Jio exclusives, documentaries and trailers. The app supports both smartphone and web platform.
Paurashpur is an Indian Hindi-language historical period original web series which will be streamed on ALTBalaji and ZEE5. The web series is directed by Sachindra Vats and produced by Sachin Mohite under the production company named as Jaasvand Entertainment. It stars Annu Kapoor, Milind Soman, Shilpa Shinde and Shaheer Sheikh. Series got released on 29 December 2020. The series received a mostly negative critical reception, with reviewers criticizing the show's writing and overuse of sexual content.
