Balaji Telefilms is an Indian company that produces Indian soap operas, reality TV, comedy, game shows, entertainment, and factual programming in several Indian languages. 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.
Farah Khan Kunder is an Indian film director, writer, film producer, actress, dancer and choreographer who works predominantly in Hindi films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 films, winning six Filmfare Awards for Best Choreography and the National Film Award for Best Choreography. In addition, she has worked on Tamil films and also in international projects, such as Marigold: An Adventure in India, Monsoon Wedding, Bombay Dreams and the Chinese films Perhaps Love and Kung Fu Yoga, earning Tony Award and Golden Horse Award nominations. As a film director, she received Filmfare Award for Best Director nominations for her debut Main Hoon Na (2004) and her second one Om Shanti Om (2007) and then went on to direct Tees Maar Khan (2010) and Happy New Year (2014).
Rohit Shetty is an Indian film director, stuntman, writer, producer and television host who works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised film directors of Hindi Cinema. His movies are often mixed genres of action, comedy and masala films.
Sara Khan is an Indian model and actress. She won the Miss Bhopal title in 2007. She is recognised for her role in Star Plus's show Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai as Sadhna.
Mohammed Rashid Mohammed Iqbal Kamaal, better known as Kamaal Rashid Khan, is an Indian actor, producer and writer in Hindi and Bhojpuri cinema. He has produced or written most of the films he has starred in, notably the controversial Deshdrohi (2008), his only film as a lead actor. He is best known for his supporting role in Ek Villain (2014) and for participating in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2009. He has also appeared in music videos.
Maniesh Paul is an Indian television presenter, anchor, model, singer, actor and comedian in Bollywood. Starting his career as an RJ and VJ, he moved to acting before taking up stand-up comedy and hosting.
Bharti Singh, also known as Bharti Singh Limbachiya, is an Indian comedian and television personality. Singh has created numerous comedy shows as well as hosted various award shows. She participated in the reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 (2012), Nach Baliye 8 (2017) and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 (2019). In 2019, she appeared on Khatra Khatra Khatra, a show conceptualised by her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa for Colors TV. Since 2016, Singh has appeared in Forbes India's celebrity 100 list.
Qubool Hai is an Indian soap opera that was produced by 4 Lions Films and broadcast on Zee TV. The series focused on the Muslim community and initially aimed to dispel stereotypes regarding Islam, and had been credited for pioneering Muslim oriented programming in Indian television. After it went off air it was replaced by Meri Saasu Maa.
Surbhi Jyoti is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi television along with Punjabi films. She rose to fame after her portrayal of Zoya Farooqui in Zee TV's romantic drama Qubool Hai for which she won numerous awards including ITA Awards for GR8! Performer Of The Year (Female). Jyoti got wider attention after portraying a shape-shifting serpent named Bela Sehgal in Colors TV's popular supernatural series Naagin 3 for which she received a nomination for Best Actress in Indian Television Academy Awards. In 2021, she made her Hindi film debut with Saurabh Tyagi's comedy-drama Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai? opposite Jassie Gill.
Comedy Nights With Kapil is an Indian Hindi-language sketch comedy and celebrity talk show hosted and produced by comedian Kapil Sharma. It was on-air on Colors TV amid 22 June 2013 to 24 January 2016. Many of the episodes feature celebrity guests who usually appear to promote their latest films in a comedy-focused talk show format. On 25 September 2013, a fire broke out on the sets of the show at Film City in Goregaon causing the entire set to collapse and an estimated loss of ₹20 Crores. Following the fire, two episodes were shot on sets of Bigg Boss in Lonavla. In September 2013, the show became India's highest rated scripted TV show. At the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year awards, Sharma was awarded the Entertainer of the Year award for 2013.
Sargun Mehta Dubey is an Indian punjabi actress and model. She is the recipient of three PTC Punjabi Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards Punjabi for her work in Punjabi Cinema respectively.
Ravi Dubey is an Indian actor, model, television presenter and producer. He began his acting career in 2006 with a parallel lead role in the show Stree Teri Kahaani and followed it with roles in less successful shows like Doli Saja Ke (2007) and Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar (2007), before starring in the popular family drama shows Saas Bina Sasural (2010) and Jamai Raja (2014), which established him as one of the most popular and leading actors of Indian Television industry. He also participated in the reality shows Nach Baliye 5 (2012) and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 (2017).
Karan Wahi is an Indian actor, model and television host. Wahi started his acting career in 2004 with the television show Remix and later gained popularity for starred as Dr. Siddhant Modi in the medical youth show Dill Mill Gayye (2009–10). He has also appeared in several notable shows. In 2003, Wahi was selected to play for the Delhi Under-19 cricket team.
Nikita Dutta is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films and television. After participating in Femina Miss India 2012, she made her acting debut with the romantic drama Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (2014). Dutta made her television debut with Dream Girl (2015) and achieved recognition with Ek Duje Ke Vaaste (2016).
Comedy Nights Live is an Indian Hindi-language stand-up comedy - humour television series, which premiered on 31 January 2016, and was broadcast on Colors TV. The series aired on Sunday nights. The series replaced Colors TV's show Comedy Nights with Kapil.
Bigg Boss is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show Big Brother. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally available through the OTT platforms Voot, JioCinema, and Disney+ Hotstar.
The Khatra Khatra Show is an Indian comedy game show series starring Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa along with many guest stars that aired on Colors TV. The show is also digitally available on Voot.
Anupamaa (transl. Incomparable) is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 13 July 2020 on Star Plus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Rajan Shahi and Deepa Shahi under the banner of Director's Kut Productions, it is loosely based on Star Jalsha's Bengali series Sreemoyee. It stars Rupali Ganguly, Sudhanshu Pandey, Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty and Gaurav Khanna.
Apna Time Bhi Aayega was an Indian Hindi-language television drama that aired on Zee TV and also digitally available on ZEE5. The show stars Fahmaan Khan, Megha Ray and Vivana Singh in the lead roles. The show is loosely based on the 2017 Tamil drama series Sembaruthi.
Indian Idol is an Indian Hindi-language singing reality show of Sony TV. It is an Indian version of the British show Pop Idol and is part of Indian Idol series. It has aired on Sony Entertainment Television since 2004. Originally produced by Miditech Studios and its iconic producer-brothers, Niret Alva, Nikhil J Alva and Nivedith Alva, the series was an instant success when it launched. The brothers produced the first 5 seasons of the series and were instrumental in laying the foundation for its future success.
