Reliance Entertainment Pvt Ltd is an Indian media and entertainment company. It is a division of Reliance Group, handling its media and entertainment business, across content and distribution platforms. The company was founded on 15 February 2005, as two entities, namely Reliance Big Entertainment and BIG Pictures. Four years later the two companies were merged into Reliance BIG Pictures in 2009, and the company’s name was changed to Reliance Entertainment the following year.
The key content initiatives are across movies, music, sports, gaming, Internet & mobile portals, leading to direct opportunities in delivery across the emerging digital distribution platforms: digital cinema, IPTV, DTH and mobile TV.
Subsidiaries
Current
- Storyteller Holding Co., LLC (Amblin Partners) (investor, 20%)
- Amblin Entertainment – Family-Friendly Label
- DreamWorks Pictures – Mature Label
- Amblin Television – Television Division
- Storyteller Distribution Co. LLC – Copyright Holder
- Reliance Animation (formerly BIG Animation) – (Airtight Info media)
- Phantom Films (50% owned)
- Big Home Entertainment – Home Video Division
- Big Music – Record Label Division
- BIG Star Entertainment Awards
- Jump Games (ParadoX Studios)
- Lava Bear Films
- Riverstone Pictures
- Reliance Big Pictures – Movie Production & Distribution Division
- Reliance Games – Mobile Games Development Studio
- Reliance Media Works Ltd
- Big ND Studios
- Big Synergy – Non Fiction TV Production Division
- Reliance MediaWorks (formerly Lowry Digital)
- Reliance Media Works Studio – Filmcity Mumbai
- Talenthouse
- Window Seat Films
- Digital Domain
Former
- IM Global – 80% sold to Tang Media Partners in 2016; merged with Open Road Films into Global Road Entertainment in 2017
- AutoMatik (joint venture with Entertainment One)
- IM Global Television – Television division
- Codemasters (29% owned until January 2021)
History
- Reliance forayed into the largely untapped video rental market in India by launching BIGFlix.
- The company plans to launch TV Channels.
- On 15 July 2009, Reliance and Steven Spielberg announced a joint venture with funding of $825 million.
- Big 92.7 FM launched a radio station in Singapore considering 8% of the population residing there is Indian.
- On 5 April 2010, Reliance acquired a 50% stake in Codemasters.
- On 28 May 2010, the company achieved the first ever Hollywood box office market with the release of Kites.
- Reliance co-produced director Steven Spielberg’s film War Horse, which was released worldwide on Christmas Day in 2011. Many other projects from the director also have the company as a producer.
- In January 2012, it was announced that Reliance DreamWorks movies garnered 11 Oscar nominations.
- In November 2014, the company announced plans to begin the acquisition process of the North American and European mobile game studios of DreamWorks Studios in early 2015.
Films
Bengali
| Year | Name | Cast | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shob Charitro Kalponik | Prosenjit Chatterjee, Bipasha Basu, Paoli Dam | Relationship Drama Film |
| 2010 | Abohomaan | Jisshu Sengupta, Riya Sen | Family Relation Drama Film |
| 2013 | Ganesh Talkies | Biswajit Chakraborty, Raima Sen | Family Drama Film |
| Deewana | Jeet, Srabanti Chatterjee | Remake Of Deepavali | |
| Boss: Born to Rule | Jeet, Subhashree Ganguly | Remake Of Businessman | |
| 2014 | Chotushkone | Parambrata Chatterjee, Payel Sarkar | Thriller Film |
| Game: He Plays To Win | Jeet, Subhashree Ganguly | Remake Of Thuppakki | |
| Buno Haansh | Dev, Srabanti Chatterjee, Tanusree Chakraborty | Based On Buno Haansh (Novel) | |
| Bachchan | Jeet, Aindrita Ray, Payel Sarkar | Remake Of Vishnuvardhana | |
| Jaatishwar | Prosenjit Chatterjee, Swastika Mukherjee | Musical Drama Film | |
| 2015 | Ebar Shabor | Saswata Chatterjee, Swastika Mukherjee | Based On The Detective Story “Rin” |
| 2016 | Abhimaan | Jeet, Subhashree Ganguly, Sayantika Banerjee | Remake Of Attarintiki Daredi |
Hindi
| Year | Name | Cast | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Guru | Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, R. Madhavan, Vidya Balan, Mithun Chakraborty | Drama Film |
| 2008 | Singh Is Kinng | Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif | Action Comedy Film |
| Rock On!! | Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Prachi Desai | Rock Musical Drama Film | |
| 1920 | Rajneesh Duggal, Adah Sharma | Horror Film | |
| Hulla | Rajat Kapoor, Kartika Rane | Comedy Film | |
| Karzzzz | Himesh Reshammiya, Urmila Matondkar | Remake Of Karz | |
| Ghajini | Aamir Khan, Asin | Remake Of Ghajini; international distribution only | |
| 2009 | Luck By Chance | Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma | Drama Film |
| 13B: Fear Has a New Address | R. Madhavan, Neetu Chandra | Psychological Horror Film | |
| Kal Kissne Dekha | Jackky Bhagnani, Nushrat Bharucha | Copied From Next | |
| Sikandar | R. Madhavan, Parzaan Dastur | Crime Drama Film | |
| Daddy Cool | Suniel Shetty, Kim Sharma | Copied From Death At A Funeral Film | |
| Do Knot Disturb | Govinda, Sushmita Sen | Remake Of The Valet | |
| Paa | Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan | Comedy-Drama Film | |
| 3 Idiots | Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor | Based On Five Point Someone (Novel) | |
| 2010 | Well Done Abba | Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba | Remake Of Jau Tithe Khau |
| Aashayein | John Abraham, Sonal Sehgal | Drama Film | |
| Raavan | Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai | Epic Adventure Film | |
| Mirch | Shreyas Talpade, Raima Sen | Drama Film | |
| Break Ke Baad | Imran Khan, Deepika Padukone | Romantic Comedy | |
| 2011 | Shagird | Nana Patekar, Anurag Kashyap | Action Thriller Film |
| Double Dhamaal | Sanjay Dutt, Kangana Ranaut, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh, Aashish Chaudhary, Javed Jaffrey, Mallika Sherawat | Comedy Film | |
| Singham | Ajay Devgn, Kajal Aggarwal | Remake Of Singam | |
| Phhir | Rajneesh Duggal, Adah Sharma, Roshni Chopra | Romance Thriller Film | |
| Aarakshan | Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Manoj Bajpayee | Drama Film | |
| Bodyguard | Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor | Remake Of Bodyguard | |
| Don 2 | Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta | Action Thriller Film | |
| 2012 | Dangerous Ishhq | Rajneesh Duggal, Karisma Kapoor | Supernatural Thriller Film |
| 1920: The Evil Returns | Aftab Shivdasani, Tia Bajpai | Horror Film | |
| Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor | Psychological Horror Thriller | |
| 2013 | David | Vikram, Tabu | Crime Drama Film |
| I, Me Aur Main | John Abraham, Prachi Desai, Chitrangada Singh | Romantic Comedy Film | |
| Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor | Based On The Race of My Life; international distribution only | |
| Zanjeer | Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra | Remake Of Zanjeer | |
| Besharam | Ranbir Kapoor, Pallavi Sharda | Action Comedy Film | |
| Commando: A One Man Army | Vidyut Jammwal, Pooja Chopra | Action Film | |
| Sooper Se Ooper | Vir Das, Kirti Kulhari | Comedy Film | |
| Gori Tere Pyaar Mein | Imran Khan, Kareena Kapoor | Romantic Comedy Film; international distribution only | |
| 2014 | Hasee Toh Phasee | Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra, Adah Sharma | Romantic Comedy Drama Film; international distribution only |
| Total Siyapaa | Ali Zafar, Yami Gautam | Drama Film | |
| Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty | Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha | Remake Of Thuppakki | |
| Bobby Jasoos | Ali Fazal, Vidya Balan | Comedy-Drama Film | |
| Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania | Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt | Romantic Comedy Film; international distribution only | |
| Singham Returns | Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor | Action Film | |
| 2015 | Hawaizaada | Ayushmann Khurrana, Pallavi Sharda | Inspired By The Biography Of Shivkar Bapuji Talpade |
| Masaan | Richa Chadha, Vicky Kaushal, Shweta Tripathi, Sanjay Mishra | Drama Film | |
| Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 | Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha, Sonnalli Seygall, Ishita Raj Sharma, Omkar Kapoor, Sunny Singh | Comedy Film; international distribution only | |
| 2016 | 1920 London | Sharman Joshi, Meera Chopra | Horror Film |
| Wazir | Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Hydari | Crime Thriller Film | |
| Ghayal Once Again | Sunny Deol, Soha Ali Khan | Action Drama Film; co-distribution with PVR Pictures only | |
| Rocky Handsome | John Abraham, Shruti Haasan | Remake Of The Man from Nowhere; international distribution only | |
| Te3n | Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan | Remake Of Montage | |
| Udta Punjab | Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh, Alia Bhatt | Black Comedy-Crime Film | |
| Raman Raghav 2.0 | Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sobhita Dhulipala | Neo-Noir Psychological Thriller Film | |
| Rustom | Akshay Kumar, Ileana D’Cruz, Esha Gupta | Based onK. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra | |
| Parched | Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Adil Hussain, Surveen Chawla, Sayani Gupta | Drama Film | |
| Shivaay | Ajay Devgn, Sayyeshaa, Erika Kaar, Abigail Eames, Vir Das, Girish Karnad, Saurabh Shukla | Action Thriller Film | |
| Dear Zindagi | Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt | Coming-Of-Age Drama Film | |
| Trapped | Rajkummar Rao, Geetanjali Thapa | Survival Drama Film | |
| 2017 | Running Shaadi | Amit Sadh, Taapsee Pannu | Romantic Comedy Film |
| Commando 2: The Black Money Trail | Vidyut Jammwal, Adah Sharma, Esha Gupta | Action Film | |
| Naam Shabana | Akshay Kumar, Taapsee Pannu | Action Spy-Thriller Film | |
| Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar | Comedy-Drama Film; international distribution only | |
| Golmaal Again | Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra, Tabu | Supernatural Action Comedy Film | |
| 2018 | 1921 | Karan Kundra, Zareen Khan | Horror Film |
| Aiyaary | Sidharth Malhotra, Rakul Preet Singh, Pooja Chopra | Action Thriller Film | |
| Bhavesh Joshi Superhero | Harshvardhan Kapoor, Shreiyah Sabharwal | Vigilante Action Film; co-distribution with Eros International | |
| Vishwaroopam II | Kamal Haasan, Andrea Jeremiah | Action Film; co-distribution with Rohit Shetty Picturez of Hindi version only | |
| Namaste England | Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra | Romantic Comedy Film | |
| Simmba | Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan | Inspired From Temper | |
| 2019 | Super 30 | Hrithik Roshan, Mrunal Thakur | Based On Anand Kumar |
| Saand Ki Aankh | Bhumi Pednekar, Taapsee Pannu | Biopical Drama Film | |
| Commando 3 | Vidyut Jammwal, Adah Sharma, Angira Dhar | Action Film | |
| Panipat | Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Kriti Sanon | Epic War Film | |
| 2020 | Love Aaj Kal | Kartik Aaryan, Sara Ali Khan, Randeep Hooda | Romantic Drama Film |
| 2021 | The Girl on the Train | Parineeti Chopra, Aditi Rao Hydari, Avinash Tiwary, Kirti Kulhari | Mystery thriller film; distributed by Netflix |
| Sooryavanshi | Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif | Action film | |
| 83 | Ranveer Singh, Tahir Raj Bhasin , Pankaj Tripathi | Based on 1983 Cricket World Cup | |
| 2022 | Vikram Vedha | Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan and Radhika Apte | Action thriller film |
Goodbye  |
Amitabh Bachchan, Rashmika Mandanna | ||
| Cirkus |
Ranveer Singh, Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez | Based on The Comedy of Errors | |
| Untitled Jai Khatri film |
Jai Khatri | ||
| Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga | Pankaj Tripathi | ||
| Operation Romeo | Sidhant Gupta | [12] | |
| 2023 | Bholaa | Ajay Devgn, Tabu | Filming[13] |
Punjabi
| Year | Name | Cast | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ajj De Ranjhe | Aman Dhaliwal, Gurleen Chopra | Drama Film |
Tamil
| Year | Film | Cast | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Yavarum Nalam | R. Madhavan, Neetu Chandra | Psychological Horror Film |
| 2010 | Singam | Suriya, Anushka Shetty | Action Film |
| 2011 | Yuvan Yuvathi | Bharath, Rima Kallingal | Romantic Film |
| Osthe | Silambarasan, Richa Gangopadhyay | Remake Of Dabangg | |
| 2012 | Naan Ee | Sudeep, Samantha Akkineni, Nani | Fantasy Action Film |
| 2013 | David | Vikram, Jiiva, Isha Sharvani | Drama Film; partly dubbed |
| 2016 | Irudhi Suttru | R. Madhavan, Ritika Singh | Sports Action-Drama Film |
| 2019 | Dev | Karthi, Rakul Preet Singh | Based On Road Adventure |
| NGK | Suriya, Rakul Preet Singh | Political Action Film | |
| Game Over | Taapsee Pannu | Psychological Thriller Film | |
| 2021 | Aelay | Samuthirakani | Comedy Drama film |
| Mandela | Yogi Babu | Comedy Drama film | |
| Jagame Thandhiram | Dhanush | Action Thriller film |
Telugu
| Year | Name | Cast | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Saleem | Vishnu Manchu, Ileana D’Cruz | Drama Film |
| 2011 | Money Money, More Money | Brahmanandam | Comedy Drama Film |
| 2012 | Devudu Chesina Manushulu | Ravi Teja, Ileana D’Cruz | Fantasy-Action Comedy |
| Adhinayakudu | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Raai Laxmi | Telugu Action Drama Film | |
| 2013 | Attarintiki Daredi | Pawan Kalyan, Samantha Akkineni, Pranitha Subhash | Comedy Drama Film |
| Toofan | Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra | Remake of Zanjeer; bilingual | |
| Sahasam | Gopichand, Taapsee Pannu | ||
| Bhai | Nagarjuna, Richa Gangopadhyay | Action Drama Film | |
| 2014 | Manam | Nagarjuna, ANR, Naga Chaitanya, Shriya Saran, Samantha Akkineni | Fantasy-Drama Film |
| Jump Jilani | Allari Naresh, Isha Chawla, Swathi Deekshith | Comedy Drama Film; Remake of Kalakalappu | |
| 2016 | Nannaku Prematho | N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Rakul Preet Singh | Action Thriller Film |
| 2019 | Game Over | Taapsee Pannu | Psychological Thriller Film |
Kannada[edit]
| Year | Name | Cast | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ijjodu | Aniruddha Jatkar, Meera Jasmine | Drama Film |
| 2015 | Rana Vikrama | Puneeth Rajkumar, Anjali, Adah Sharma | Action Thriller Film |
Malayalam
| Year | Name | Cast | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kutty Srank | Mammootty, Kamalinee Mukherjee | Drama Film |
English
| Year | Name | Cast | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tucker & Dale vs. Evil | Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk | |
| Kites | Hrithik Roshan, Bárbara Mori | Romantic Action Thriller Film | |
| Skyline | Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson | Indian distribution only[14] | |
| The Fighter | Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture; Indian distribution only[14] | |
| 2011 | I Am Number Four | Alex Pettyfer, Teresa Palmer | Based On I Am Number Four (Novel) |
| The Help | Jessica Chastain | Based On The Help (Novel) | |
| Fright Night | Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots | Remake Of Fright Night | |
| War Horse | David Thewlis, Emily Watson | War Horse (novel) | |
| Scream 4 | David Arquette, Neve Campbell | Indian distribution only | |
| Foster | Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffudd | ||
| Cowboys & Aliens | Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford | ||
| 2012 | Safe | Jason Statham, Catherine Chan | Indian distribution only[14] |
| People Like Us | Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks | Drama Film | |
| Dredd | Karl Urban, Lena Headey | Based on the 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd and its eponymous character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra[15][16] | |
| Lincoln | Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field | Inspired From Team of Rivals (Book)[17] | |
| 2013 | The Last Stand | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Knoxville | Indian distribution only[14] |
| Bullet to the Head | Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang | ||
| Rush | Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl | ||
| The Fifth Estate | Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl | Based On Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy (Book) | |
| Delivery Man | Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smulders | Remake Of Starbuck | |
| Walking with Dinosaurs | Justin Long, John Leguizamo | Inspired by Walking with Dinosaurs[18] | |
| 2014 | Need for Speed | Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots | Inspired by Need for Speed (Game) |
| The Hundred-Foot Journey | Om Puri, Helen Mirren | Based On The Hundred-Foot Journey (Novel) | |
| 2015 | Bridge of Spies | Tom Hanks, Amy Ryan | Historical Drama Film |
| 2016 | The BFG | Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill | Based On The BFG by Roald Dahl (Novel)) |
| The Girl On The Train | Justin Theroux, Emily Blunt | Based On The Girl On The Train (Novel) | |
| Office Christmas Party | Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn | Comedy Film | |
| 2017 | Viceroy’s House | Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson | Historical Drama Film |
| A Dog’s Purpose | KJ Apa, Britt Robertson | Based On A Dog’s Purpose (Novel) | |
| Ghost In The Shell | Pilou Asbæk, Scarlett Johansson | Based On Ghost in the Shell | |
| Thank You for Your Service | Miles Teller, Haley Bennett | Based On Thank You for Your Service (Book) | |
| 2018 | 7 Days in Entebbe | Daniel Brühl, Rosamund Pike | Indian distribution only[14] |
| The House with a Clock in Its Walls | Jack Black, Cate Blanchett | Based On The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Novel) | |
| Green Book | Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture; Indian, Pakistani and Indonesian distribution only, re-released in India on 1 March 2019[19] | |
| 2019 | A Dog’s Journey | Henry Lau, Marg Helgenberger | Based On A Dog’s Journey (Book) |
| 1917 | George MacKay, Claire Duburcq | War Film | |
| 2020 | Come Play | Gillian Jacobs, John Gallagher Jr., Azhy Robertson, Winslow Fegley | Based On Larry (Short Film) |
| 2021 | Finch | Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones | |
| 2022 | Easter Sunday | Jo Koy, Lou Diamond Phillips | |
| The Good House | Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline |
French
| Year | Name | Cast | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | To the Top | Kev Adams, Vincent Elbaz | Comedy-drama film |
Spanish[edit]
| Year | Name | Cast | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kites | Hrithik Roshan, Bárbara Mori | Romantic Action Thriller Film |
Web series and TV
One of its subsidiaries, Phantom Films run by the likes of Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap is actively contributing to web series. They are currently developing two more web series for Amazon; Stardust and Vish Puri, the former being directed by Motwane himself and the latter will be helmed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwary.
Big Synergy, its other subsidiary, was responsible for shows like Bose: Dead/Alive with ALTBalaji and Yay kay hua Bro with Voot.