Balaji Telefilms is an Indian company that produces Indian soap operas in several Indian languages. Balaji Telefilms also owns Alt Balaji, the platform known for producing adult rated content. Balaji Telefilms also produces reality TV, comedy, game shows, entertainment, and factual programming. 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.
Ashmit Patel is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Brother of the actress Ameesha Patel, he began his career as an assistant director and later progressed to leading roles in Bollywood productions. He was the second runner-up on the reality show Bigg Boss 4 (2010–11).
Ekta Kapoor is an Indian television producer, film producer and director who works in Hindi cinema and soap operas. She is 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. In April 2017, she launched ALTBalaji, a video on demand platform.
Eijaz Khan is an Indian film and television actor. He rose to fame by playing the lead roles in Balaji Telefilms serials Kkavyanjali, and Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa. He appeared in the leading role of Raidhan Katara "Mukhi" in the Sony Entertainment Television's Yeh Moh Moh Ke Dhaagey. In 2019 he was seen in the web series called Halala that premiered on Ullu and City of Dreams that premiered on Disney+ Hotstar. He also appeared in Bigg Boss 14. He left the show due to his prior commitment.
Rakshanda Khan Tyagi is an Indian Hindi television actress.
Arjun Bijlani is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi television and reality shows. He is best known for his roles in Star One's romantic comedy Miley Jab Hum Tum and in the first season of Colors TV's Naagin. He is also known for his participation in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 and for being winner of stunt based reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11.
Bigg Boss 4 is the fourth season of Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss, which aired on Colors TV from 3 October 2010. This season was longer than its predecessor, Bigg Boss 3 and lasted for 14 weeks ending on 8 January 2011. Salman Khan joined the show for the first time as host and has subsequently hosted all the following seasons. This season became the highest-rated season with the finale TRP reaching 6.2 and the average TRP being 4.8.
Shweta Tripathi Sharma is an Indian actress popularly known for the character of Golu Gupta in Mirzapur. She began her film career as a production assistant and associate director and gained wider recognition and accolades for her acting performances in the Hindi film industry and web series. Notable films include Masaan (2015) and Haraamkhor (2017).
Aadarsh Balakrishna is an Indian actor, primarily known for his negative roles in Telugu films. He is also the runner-up of Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss 1.
ALTT 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 foray into the digital entertainment sphere to create original OTT content.
There are currently about 57 providers of over-the-top media services (OTT) in India, which distribute streaming media or video on demand over the Internet.
Amazon MX Player is an Indian video streaming and video on demand platform, developed by MX Media & Entertainment. The platform currently operates on an ad-supported model.
BOSS: Baap of Special Services is a 2019 Hindi action, drama, mystery, romance, and thriller web series. The series marks the Web debut of actor Karan Singh Grover and Sagarika Ghatge. The series was created by Filmy Paltan and developed by Ekta Kapoor. It is written by Ghalib Asad Bhopali and was directed by Ankush Bhatt. It was produced by Filmy Paltan and ALTBalaji, which is led by Ankush Bhatt, Ashish Kapoor and Ankur Ghai. The series also stars Ayaz Khan, Dalljiet Kaur, Gaurav Gera, Kanika Maheshwari, Sonali Raut, Karol Zine, Anveshi Jain, and Tarun Mahilani in key roles. It was made available for streaming on ALTBalaji and its associated platform on 2 August 2019.
Poison is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action crime thriller web series that is streaming on ZEE5. The 11-episode web series is written by Shiraz Ahmed and directed by Jatin Wagle. It stars Arbaaz Khan, Riya Sen, Freddy Daruwala and Tanuj Virwani. The series is Arbaaz Khan's digital debut.
Booo Sabki Phategi is a 2019 Hindi horror comedy web series created and produced by Ekta Kapoor for video on demand platform ALTBalaji. The series stars Birbal marks their debut on digital media. The series is available for streaming on the ALT Balaji App and its associated websites from 27 June.
Ullu is an Over-The-Top media streaming platform, owned and maintained by Vibhu Agarwal, founder and group CEO of Ullu and Atrangii. It is currently available for Android and iOS.
Ishtiyak Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in bollywood movies and television shows. He came into limelight for his role as english teacher in the film Phas Gaye Re Obama which also went viral as a meme in social media and he gained popularity from his role as Rajesh Autowala in Tamasha, Ludo, Janhit Mein Jaari, Anaarkali of Aarah, as well as portraying Chaurasia in Bharat, Vasu in Jolly LLB, Sunny in FryDay, and Munna in Ammaa Ki Boli. He is also well known for his role in Television series as Kappu Ka Sasur in the fourth season of The Kapil Sharma Show (2022), Puttan in Har Shaakh Pe Ullu Baithaa Hai, and in web series Dhindora.
Poison 2 is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language action crime thriller web series that is streaming on ZEE5. directed by Vishal Pandya and produced by Panorama Entertainmanet & Bombay Media Works. Poison 2 casts Aftab Shivdasani, Raai Laxmi, Pooja Chopra, Zain Imam and Vin Rana in lead roles. This is the first digital debut of Aftab Shivdasani and Raai Laxmi.
His Storyy is an Indian, Hindi-language romantic drama web series directed by Prashant Bhagia. It is an ALTBalaji and ZEE5 original, released on 25 April 2021. It stars Satyadeep Mishra, Priyamani Raj, and Mrinal Dutt in the lead roles. The series was produced by Tanveer Bookwala and Ding Entertainment, and was written by Suparn Verma and Ritu Bhatia. The series revolves around the life of Sakshi, Kunal and his lover Preet and the social issue of acceptance of homosexuals by the society and family.
Amna Mufti is a screenwriter, columnist and author from Pakistan. She has written more than five novels and more than twenty television series. Her accolades include a Lux Style Award and a PEN Award.
