Company type | Private |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 1947 |
Founder | Tarachand Barjatya |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Sooraj Barjatya (Chairman & Managing Director) |
Products | |
Website | www |
Rajshri Productions is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Mumbai, India, established in 1947, [1] which is primarily involved in producing Hindi films. [2] The most successful films produced by the company include Dosti (1964), Suraj (1966), Jeevan Mrityu (1970), Chitchor (1976), Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye (1977), Nadiya Ke Paar (1982), Saaransh (1984), Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999), Vivah (2006) and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015). [3] [4] It has produced successful shows like Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki , Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli , and Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara .
Rajshri Productions, the film production division of Rajshri, was established in 1947. Its first release Aarti met with critical acclaim and was screened at international film festivals. This was followed by Dosti , a non-star-cast film which became a box office success, and received the National Award for the Best Hindi Film of the Year (1964) and six Filmfare Awards.
Rajshri Productions made several more successful and critically acclaimed movies between the 1960s and 1980s including Uphaar , Geet Gaata Chal , Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se , Chitchor , Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye and Saaransh . At the end of the 1980s, when the film industry experienced a slump due to the advent of home video, Rajshri was on the verge of closing down. However, the company had a hit with a musical teenage romance, Maine Pyar Kiya , directed in-house by Sooraj R. Barjatya, which saved the company from closure. [5] It became one of Indian cinema's biggest grossers, and won six Filmfare Awards including Best Film and the Most Sensational Debut of the Year for 24-year-old Salman Khan.
Salman Khan followed up the success of Maine Pyar Kiya with Rajshri blockbusters Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Hum Saath Saath Hain . Hum Aapke Hain Koun remains one of the highest grossing releases in the history of Indian cinema, and won the National Award for the most popular film providing wholesome entertainment, as well as eight Filmfare Awards and six Screen Awards, including Best Film, Best Actress and Best Director.
In November 2006, Rajshri Productions launched a broadband entertainment portal, Rajshri.com, offering streaming and downloads of various forms of content including movies, music videos, concerts, and documentaries. [7] The digital content is from its own production house and others.
Rajshri Productions have offices in various Indian cities such as Mumbai, Rajkot, Hubli, Kolkata, Patna, Cuttack, Siliguri, Kathiar, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Raipur, Indore, Jaipur, Delhi, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Jalandhar, Vijayawada, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ernakulam and various others.
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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1962 | Aarti | Phani Majumdar | |
1964 | Dosti | Satyen Bose | |
1966 | Suraj | T. Prakash Rao | |
1967 | Taqdeer | A. Salaam | [10] |
1970 | Jeevan Mrityu | Satyen Bose | |
1971 | Uphaar | Sudhendu Roy | |
1972 | Mere Bhaiya | Satyen Bose | |
Piya Ka Ghar | Basu Chatterjee | ||
1973 | Saudagar | Sudhendu Roy | |
Honeymoon | Hiren Nag | ||
1975 | Toofan | Kedar Kapoor | |
Geet Gaata Chal | Hiren Nag | ||
1976 | Tapasya | Anil Ganguly | |
Chitchor | Basu Chatterjee | ||
1977 | Paheli | Prashant Nanda | |
Alibaba Marjinaa | Kedar Kapoor | ||
Agent Vinod | Deepak Bahry | ||
Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye | Lekh Tandon | ||
1978 | Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se | Hiren Nag | |
Bandie | Alo Sarkar | ||
1979 | Sunayana | Hiren Nag | |
Shikshaa | S. Ramanathan | ||
Sawan Ko Aane Do | Kanak Mishra | ||
Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin | Satyen Bose | ||
Gopal Krishna | Vijay Sharma | ||
Raadha Aur Seeta | Vijay Kapoor | ||
Tarana | Deepak Bahry | ||
Naiyya | Prashant Nanda | ||
1980 | Payal Ki Jhankaar | Satyen Bose | |
Manokaamnaa | Kedar Kapoor | ||
Maan Abhiman | Hiren Nag | ||
Jazbaat | Sooraj Prakash | ||
Ek Baar Kaho | Lekh Tandon | ||
Humkadam | Anil Ganguly | ||
1981 | Jiyo To Aise Jiyo | Kanak Mishra | |
1982 | Nadiya Ke Paar | Govind Moonis | |
Tumhare Bina | Satyen Bose | ||
Sun Sajna | Chander Bahl | ||
1983 | Sun Meri Laila | Chander H. Bahl | |
Dard-E-Dil | Suraj Prakash | ||
1984 | Rakt Bandhan | Rajat Rakshit | |
Abodh | Hiren Nag | ||
Saaransh | Mahesh Bhatt | ||
Phulwari | Mukul Datt | ||
1986 | Babul | Govind Moonis | |
1989 | Maine Pyar Kiya | Sooraj Barjatya | |
1994 | Hum Aapke Hain Koun | ||
1999 | Hum Saath Saath Hain | ||
2002 | Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe | Mohan Singh Rathore | |
2003 | Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon | Sooraj Barjatya | |
2003 | Sasu Ghara Chali Jibi | Basant Sahu | |
2004 | Uuf Kya Jadoo Mohabbat Hai..! | Manoj J. Bhatia | |
2005 | Shubhodrishti | Prabhat Roy | |
2006 | Vivah | Sooraj Barjatya | |
2008 | Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi | Kaushik Gatak | written by Sooraj Barjatya |
2010 | Isi Life Mein | Vidhi Kasliwal | |
2011 | Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! | S. Manasvi | |
Jaana Pehchana | Sachin Pilgaonkar | ||
2014 | Samrat & Co. | Kaushik Gatak | |
2015 | Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | Sooraj Barjatya | |
2016 | Dawat E Shaadi | Syed Hussain | Urdu film |
2019 | Hum Chaar | Abhishek Dixit | |
2022 | Uunchai | Sooraj Barjatya | |
2023 | Dono | Ashvin S. Barjatya | |
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