Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd is a film production and distribution company that produces and distributes Indian films, mainly Hindi. The chief of the company is Dhillin Mehta.
Bollywood (2003-2006)[edit | edit source]
It started its journey in Bollywood with small budget films - Fun2ssh (2003) and Agnipankh (2004). It later produced Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? in 2005, Golmaal and Bhagam Bhag in 2006.
Jab We Met (2007)[edit | edit source]
It initially saw huge scale success with the superhit movie Jab We Met directed by Imtiaz Ali starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. It was released on 26 October 2007 with 70% attendance all over India that later increased to 90% within the weekend. It ran successfully for fifty days which and was declared superhit. Its net gross was over INR 30 crores.
2008-present[edit | edit source]
In early 2008, the company produced Superstar starring Kunal Khemu. Late into the year, the company saw success with the hit Golmaal Returns, the sequel to Golmaal, whilst also producing Kidnap. At the end of the year the company released Maharathi starring Boman Irani, Neha Dhupia, Ashwin Nayak, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah and Tara Sharma.
In 2009, the company released Blue, Run Bhola Run and Mr. Fraud. It has already released Luck with a negative result as it earned even less than Kidnap.
Blue was Shree Ashtavinayak's biggest project till date with its budget set to INR 100 crores. It was an action film shot in the Bahamas and starring Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta and Zayed Khan. However, the film performed poorly at the box office, and got predominantly negative reviews.
Dabangg, Shree Asthavinayak's latest release has performed very well at the box office, with its first day collection surpassing that of 3 Idiots, which was distributed by Big Pictures. Dabangg is one of biggest hits of Bollywood.[1]
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine vision entered into Joint Venture with LFS Global for creating India's largest film city near Mumbai.[2]
Films produced[edit | edit source]
| Year | Film | Director | Release Date | Verdict | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Fun 2shh: Dudes In the 10th Century | Imtiaz Punjabi | 19 December 2003 | Flop | |
| 2004 | Agnipankh | Sanjiv Puri | 13 January 2004 | Flop | |
| 2005 | Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya | David Dhawan | 15 July 2005 | Hit | |
| 2006 | Golmaal | Rohit Shetty | 14 July 2006 | Super Hit | |
| 2006 | Bhagam Bhag | Priyadarshan | 22 December 2006 | Hit | |
| 2007 | Jab We Met | Imtiaz Ali | 26 October 2007 | Super Hit | |
| 2008 | Superstar | Rohit Jugraj | 8 February 2008 | Flop | |
| 2008 | Sunday | Rohit Shetty | 25 January 2008 | Average | |
| 2008 | Kidnap | Sanjay Gadhvi | 2 October 2008 | Flop | |
| 2008 | Golmaal Returns | Rohit Shetty | 29 October 2009 | Super Hit | |
| 2009 | Maharathi | Shivam Nair | 5 December 2008 | Above Avearge | |
| 2009 | Luck | Soham Shah | 24 July 2009 | Flop | |
| 2009 | Blue | Anthony D'Souza | 16 October 2009 | Average | |
| 2010 | Khatta Meetha | Priyadarshan | 21 July 2010 | Super Hit | |
| 2010 | Knock Out | Mani Shankar | 15 October 2010 | Hit | |
| 2010 | Dabangg | Abhinav Singh Kashyap | 10 September 2010 | All Time Blockbuster | Filmfare Best Movie Award National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment |
| 2010 | Rockstar | Imtiaz Ali | 10 September 2011 | Super Hit | |
| 2012 | Bol Bachchan | Rohit Shetty | 6 July 2012 | Super Hit | |
| 2013 | Sher | Soham Shah | Incomplete | Crime/Thriller | |
| 2013 | Golmaal 4 | Rohit Shetty | Production/Distribution | Comedy/Action |
References[edit | edit source]
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