JAR Pictures explained

Jar Pictures
Founder:Ajay G. Rai
Alan McAlex
Foundation:2011
Products:Film production
Type:Private

JAR Pictures is an Indian motion picture production company based in Mumbai. The company was founded in 2011 by Bollywood producers Ajay G. Rai and Alan McAlex.[1] Jar Pictures is mostly known for making independent films. Jar Pictures also provides production services to leading studios in India.

Jar Pictures' Liar's Dice was India's Official Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the 87th Academy Awards.[2] [3]

History

Jar Pictures was formerly known as Jar Entertainment, a company wholly owned by Ajay G. Rai. Ajay met Alan McAlex while working on the film Thank you (2011) where Ajay was the Executive Producer and Alan was the line producer. They decided to collaborate and Jar Pictures was formed.

Filmography

Films produced by Jar Pictures

Year Film Director Other notes
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1Anurag KashyapCo-production with Viacom18 Motion Pictures, Tipping Point Films, AKFPL, Phantom Films, Elle Driver, and Bohra Bros
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2Anurag KashyapCo-production with Viacom18 Motion Pictures, Tipping Point Films, AKFPL, Phantom Films, and Bohra Bros
Luv Shuv Tey Chicken KhuranaSameer SharmaCo-production with UTV Spotboy and AKFPL
I.D.Kamal K.M. Co-production with Collective Phase One
Vakratunda MahakaayaPunarvasu Naik
MastramAkhilesh JaiswalCo-production with Bohra Bros
Njan Steve Lopez (I Am Steve Lopez)Rajeev Ravi
Liar's DiceGeetu MohandasCo-production with Unplugged and Hubert Bals Fund, India's official entry to the 87th Academy Awards
Killa (The Fort)Avinash Arun
Nil Battey SannataAshwiny Iyer TiwariCo-production with Eros International, Colour Yellow Productions, and Opticus Inc
GurgaonShanker RamanCo-production with Hashtag Film Studios and M R Filmworks
Qarib Qarib SinglleTanuja ChandraCo-production with Zee Studios
2018 Once Again Kanwal Sethi
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3Tigmanshu DhuliaCo-production with Raju Chadha Films and Rahul Mittra Films
2019MoothonGeetu Mohandas
HummingbirdAjitpal Singh
River SongSange Dorjee Thongdok
Chaar PandrahSaif Baidya
2020BamfaadRanjan ChandelDistributed by ZEE5
London ConfidentialKanwal Sethi
ChokedAnurag KashyapCo-production with Good Bad Films, distributed by Netflix
2021Lahore ConfidentialKunal KohliDistributed by ZEE5
2023SergeantPrawaal RamanCo-production with Jio Studios, distributed by JioCinema

Film Production Services by Jar Pictures

Year Film Director Studio Other notes
2009GulaalAnurag Kashyap
No One Killed JessicaRajkumar Gupta(Credited as Jar Entertainment)
7 Khoon MaafVishal Bhardwaj(Credited as Jar Entertainment)
Thank youAnees BazmeeUTV Motion Pictures(Credited as Jar Entertainment)
Chillar PartyNitesh Tiwari
Vikas Bahl
UTV SpotBoy(Credited as Jar Entertainment)
Saheb, Biwi Aur GangsterTigmanshu Dhulia
Kai Po Che!Abhishek KapoorUTV Motion Pictures
Bhoothnath ReturnsNitesh TiwariB R Films
Talvar Meghna GulzarJunglee Pictures
FitoorAbhishek KapoorUTV Motion Pictures
2016Rocky HandsomeNishikant KamatT-Series
MadaariNishikant KamatPooja Entertainment
2017Simran (film)Hansal MehtaT-Series
MukkabaazAnurag KashyapEros International
2018Mental Hai KyaPrakash KovelamudiBalaji Motion Pictures
2020ChokedAnurag KashyapGood Bad Films
2023SergeantPrawaal RamanJioCinema

OTT

Year Title Creator(s) NetworkOther notes
2021 GrahanShailendra Kumar JhaHotstar
2022London FilesSachin PathakVoot

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jar Pictures funded India’s official entry to Oscar ‘Liar's Dice’. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141125114957/http://www.joinfilms.com/true-facts/jar-pictures-funded-india-official-entry-to-oscar-liars-dice. 25 November 2014. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Geethu Mohandas' 'Liar's Dice' is India's official entry to the Oscars. CNN-IBN. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924102713/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/geethu-mohandas-liars-dice-is-indias-official-entry-to-the-oscars/501199-8-66.html. dead. 24 September 2014. 23 September 2014. 2014-10-19 .
  3. Web site: Oscars: India Selects 'Liar's Dice' for Foreign-Language Category . 23 September 2014 . Hollywood Reporter.
  4. Web site: 62nd National Film Awards for 2014 (Press Release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 February 2015. 2015-03-25 .