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Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Film |
Founded | Mumbai |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India [1] |
Key people | Ajit Andhare (COO) |
Parent | Viacom 18 (ViacomCBS/Network 18) |
Website | www |
Viacom18 Studios, a subsidiary of Viacom 18 (a ViacomCBS and Network 18 joint venture) based in Mumbai, is one of the first studio model based motion picture & content production business in India, with an operation that involves acquisition, production, syndication, marketing and worldwide distribution of full-length feature films as well as digital only films, web series, short films. Due to Viacom owning half the company, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures also distributes films from Paramount Pictures in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka since 2011 starting with Transformers: Dark of the Moon . [2] [3]
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