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PVR Inox Pictures Limited
Company type Division
Founded1997
Headquarters Gurgaon, India
Products Films

PVR Inox Pictures Limited (formerly PVR 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.

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History

The company has its origin is Priya Cinema in Vasant Vihar in South Delhi, which was bought by 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. [1] [2]

PVR Pictures film production début came in 2007 with Taare Zameen Par and Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na . [3] It has distributed over 200 Hollywood films, including The Aviator , Mission: Impossible III , Kill Bill: Volume 1 and its sequel Volume 2 , The Twilight Saga and Chicago ; over 100 Bollywood films, including blockbusters such as Ghajini , Golmaal Returns , All The Best , Don , Sarkar Raj , Omkara and nearly 25 regional films since its inception.[ citation needed ] 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 . [4] 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, [3] 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.

Following a merger between PVR and INOX Leisure in 2023, PVR Pictures was rebranded to PVR Inox Pictures. The company will continue acquiring international films, albeit on a larger scale, for the Indian market. [5] [6]

Films produced

YearFilmDirectorNotes
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 Tum Mile Kunal Deshmukh Co-produced with Vishesh Films
2010 Prem Kaa Game Ashok KhenyCo-produced with A K K Entertainment
Hide & SeekShawn 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 LambaCo-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.

YearFilmDirectorLanguageStudioNotes
2012 Kshay Karan GourHindiEmpatheia Films
Anhe Ghore Da Daan Gurvinder Singh Punjabi National Film Development Corporation of India
Hansa Manav Kaul Hindi Aranya Films [7]
2013 Lessons in Forgetting Unni VijayanEnglishArowana Studios
Love in Bombay Joy Mukherjee HindiThe film was originally made in 1971
The Adventures of Sinbad Shinjan Neogi and Abhishek PanchalHindiLodi Films Pvt. Ltd. Animated Film
Mere Haule Dost Nitin RaghunathHindiFingerchop 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 MosaicLimited engagement.
2014 Liar's Dice Geetu Mohandas Hindi JAR Pictures
Station Saad Khan HindiSumit Ghosh Media
Raakh Aditya Bhattacharya HindiEmotion Picture Company, Saritha Films, Second Image EnterpriseOriginally released in 1989
The World Before Her Nisha Pahuja EnglishKinoSmith, Ro*co FilmsCanadian Documentary Film originally released in 2012
Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka Prasanna Vithanage Sinhala, TamilSri Lankan film originally released in 2012
The Nut Job Peter Lepeniotis EnglishRed Rover International, ToonBox Entertainment, Gulfstream PicturesAnimated film co-produced by production companies of Canada, US and South Korea
Naya Pata Pawan K Shrivastava HindiVaartul Films, Nayaab Vision Entertainmenproduced through Crowd funding
Crossing Bridges Sange Dorjee Thongdok Sherdukpen First feature film in Sherdukpen Language
Sulemani Keeda Amit V Masurkar HindiTulsea Pictures, Mantra/Runaway Entertainment
2015 Surkhaab Sanjay TalrejaHindiGolden Gate CreationsIndo-Canadian co-production
The Path of Zarathustra Oorvazi IraniEnglishSBI Impresario Pvt. Ltd.
2017 Newton Amit V MasurkarHindi Drishyam Films

Films distributed

Hindi

Telugu

Tamil

Kannada

Bengali

Marathi

Gujarati

International films in India

Notes

  1. ↑ Woody Allen, the director of Blue Jasmine, refused to accommodate mandatory anti-smoking ads at the film's beginning and anti-smoking text messages at the bottom of scenes showing characters smoking, forcing PVR to cancel the film's Indian release as Allen had creative control over the release as per the distribution agreement signed for the film. The film has since neither been broadcast on linear television nor been made available on streaming services. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Questions & Answers: Ajay Bijli". Wall Street Journal. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Peerzada Abrar (24 August 2012). "How Ajay Bijli, the man behind PVR, managed to crack the movie theater business in India". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "After reports claim Brahmastra caused ₹800 cr loss for cinema chains, PVR CEO slams 'false and negative' reports on film". Hindustan Times. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Ramnath, Nandini. "PVR to distribute 'Midnight's Children' in India". Mint. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Shackleton, Liz (16 May 2023). "Indian Exhibitor PVR Inox Launches PVR Inox Pictures To Increase Acquisitions Of International Films For India". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (16 May 2023). "Indian Exhibitor PVR Inox Pictures to Strengthen Distribution Business – Global Bulletin". Variety . Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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