Sol (production company)

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SOl Production Pvt. Ltd.
IndustryEntertainment
FoundersKamna Nirula Menezes and Fazila Allana
Headquarters
ProductsTelevision Programs
Parent Banijay Group
Website Official Website

SOL Productions is an Indian television production company known for producing shows like Koffee with Karan , Nach Baliye , Dhoom Machaao Dhoom , Kya Mast Hai Life , Comedy Nights with Kapil and Thapki Pyaar Ki . [1]

<i>Koffee with Karan</i> television series

Koffee with Karan is an Indian talk show on Star World India hosted by film producer and director Karan Johar. First airing on 19 November 2004, it is the longest-running talk show in Indian television. The show concluded its sixth season on 17 March 2019.

<i>Nach Baliye</i> television series

Nach Baliye is a dance, reality-television series that airs on Star Plus. It is a popular couple dancing competition. The first and second season aired on Star One and it was then shifted to Star Plus.

<i>Dhoom Machaao Dhoom</i>

Dhoom Machaao Dhoom(English: Rock Let's Rock) is an Indian musical comedy-drama television series aired on Disney Channel India that ran from 8 January 2007 to 10 January 2008 totaling 100 episodes. The story revolves around Priyanka Sethi and a band which she formed with her three friends, the Pink Band. The show is one of the first Disney Channel India Original Series.

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History

SOL is an independent production house, launched by Kamna Nirula Menezes and Fazila Allana in January 2003. In 2007, SOL was acquired by French company Zodiak Media, thus becoming a part of Banijay Group when that company merged with Zodiak in February 2016. SOL has been known for its non-fiction programming and television events like Star Parivaar Awards, Zee Rishtey Awards and Colors Golden Petal Awards.

Fazila Allana is an Indian businesswoman. She studied at Queen Mary School and Sydenham College and graduated in 1991. After a couple of years in Oulu, Finland she moved back to Mumbai. There, she joined UTV who asked her to be a part of their Malaysian operations. Finally, she came back to Mumbai and started her own company, Sol Production Pvt. Ltd., in January 2003. She has produced popular shows such as Koffee With Karan, Kya Mast Hai Life, Mai Ka Laal, Nach Baliye and Rakhi Ka Swayamwar. SOL is one of the leading television production houses in India.

Zodiak Media

Zodiak Media was a French independent production company of factual, drama and kids' programming that has operated in 15 countries through 45 companies.

Star Parivaar Awards

The Star Parivaar Awards is an award presented by Star Plus to promote the characters and programs aired on its own network.

Productions

Fiction

TitleChannelFirst AiredLast AiredStarringEpisodesReference
Dhoom Machaao Dhoom Disney Channel India 8 January 200710 January 2008 Toral Rasputra
Sriti Jha
Maanvi Gagroo
Aanchal Bharti
Niddhi Tikoo
Kinshuk Mahajan
Vikrant Massey
Jay Bhanushali
100
Kya Mast Hai Life Disney Channel India 27 April 20094 July 2010 Shaheer Sheikh
Nazneen Ghaani
Shweta Tripathi
Sana Amin Sheikh
Ashish Juneja
126
Thapki Pyar Ki Colors TV 25 May 201514 July 2017 Jigyasa Singh
Manish Goplani
Ankit Bathla
704
Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum Star Plus 17 June 2019Present Dipika Kakar
Karan Grover
TBA

Non fiction

TitleNetworkFirst AiredLast AiredReference
Koffee with Karan Star World India 19 November 2004Present
Nach Baliye Star One 17 October 200519 December 2005
Nach Baliye 2 Star One 25 September 200618 December 2006
Zara Nachke Dikha Star One
Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan NDTV Imagine
Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega Imagine TV
Zara Nachke Dikha 2 Star Plus
Meethi Choori No. 1 Imagine TV
Just Dance Star Plus
Ratan Ka Rishta
Shaadi 3 Crore Ki
Shake It Up
Comedy Nights with Kapil Colors TV
Dare 2 Dance Life OK 6 September 201426 October 2014

Web

TitlePlatformStarringEpisodesReference
Bewafaa Sii Wafaa ALT Balaji Samir Soni
Aditi Vasudev
Dipannita Sharma
10
Hum - I'm Because of Us ALT Balaji Kushal Tandon
Ridhima Pandit
Karishma Sharma
20

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References

  1. "The rise and rise of SOL Productions". Indian Television.