Balaji Motion Pictures
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| Private | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Jeetendra |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
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Key people
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Jeetendra Shobha Kapoor Ekta Kapoor Tusshar Kapoor |
| Products |
Films Music |
| Owner | Jeetendra |
| Parent | Balaji Telefilms |
| Subsidiaries | ALT Entertainment |
| Website | Balaji Motion Pictures |
Balaji Motion Pictures is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Jeetendra. Based in Mumbai, it mainly produces and distributes Hindi films. Key people involved are Jeetendra's wife Shobha Kapoor and daughter Ekta Kapoor.
Balaji Motion Pictures is based in Mumbai in the Balaji House on New Link Road, Andheri West, Mumbai. It operates from its head office in Andheri West and has studios in Film City and other locations in Mumbai. In terms of studio facilities, Balaji Motion Pictures is one of the largest film productions houses in Mumbai.
Balaji Motion Pictures (Balaji Films) was set up in 2001 by Hindi television producer Ekta Kapoor with the purpose of venturing into film production. She produced Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta, released in 2001 with Govinda and Sushmita Sen as the leads. The film was not a success, collecting ₹13 crore (US$1.9 million). Later, the company produced Kucch To Hai, Krishna Cottage and Koi Aap Sa in 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively. The movies did not fare well at the box office. In 2005, the company produced and released Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, which grossed ₹21.5 crore (US$3.2 million) and made it to the top three films of 2005. In 2007, the company co-produced Shootout at Lokhandwala with Sanjay Gupta. The film was a critical and commercial hit, collecting ₹68.17 crore (US$10 million) worldwide. In 2008, the company produced and released C Kkompany, which was a commercial and critical failure. In the same year, the company co-produced Mission Istanbul and EMI – Liya Hai Toh Chukana Parega with Sunil Shetty. Both films failed critically and commercially. Also in 2008, the company acquired the distribution rights of Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Sarkar Raj with a deal of almost ₹40 crore (US$5.9 million). The film were both commercially success thereby marking a step further of Balaji. In 2010, the company sub-branded ALT Entertainment, a youth focused brand and produced a low-budget movie, Love Sex aur Dhokha, which proved to be a critically and commercially successful film. In the same year, the company released Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, which was also a commercial and critical hit. The films also marked the company's successful entry in the films.
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