Sahara Movie Studios Explained

Sahara Movie Studios
Type:	Division
Former Names:	Sahara One Motion Pictures Sahara Motion Pictures
Key People:	Sandeep Bhargava (COO) Subrata Roy (CEO)
Hq Location City:	Mumbai, India
Parent:	Sahara India Pariwar
Products:	Motion Pictures
Services:	Production, Distributionand Marketing of Films
Industry:	Entertainment

Sahara Movie Studios or also known as (Sahara One Motion Pictures or Sahara Motion Pictures) was a film production company.^[1] They produced some films till 2004 to 2014. This company was owned by Sahara India Pariwar.^[2]

Filmography

Films produced

Year	Film	Director	Notes	Ref
2004
	Sheen	Ashoke Pandit	Based on the Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, released and produced as Sahara India Mass Communications Ltd.	^[3]
	Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...	Samir Karnik	Co-produced by Boney Kapoor, debut film of Bollywood South Indian actress Kajal Aggarwal	^[4]
	Run	Jeeva	Remake of Tamil movie Run	^[5] ^[6] ^[7]
	Hanan: An Assault on Faith	Makarand Deshpande		^[8]
	Gayab	Prawaal Raman	Remade in Tamil as Jithan	^[9] ^[10]
	Naach	Ram Gopal Varma	Produced by Chitra Subramaniam	^[11]
		Pankaj Parashar	Produced by Ranjeet Shah	^[12]
	Phir Milenge	Revathi	Inspired from the Hollywood movie Philadelphia	^[13]
2005	Home Delivery	Sujoy Ghosh	Produced by Shabbir Boxwala	^[14]
	Film Star	Tanuja Chandra		^[15]
	Bachke Rehna Re Baba	Govind Menon	Produced by Vijay Galani	^[16] ^[17]
	No Entry	Anees Bazmee	Remake of Tamil movie Charlie Chaplin	^[18]
	Pyaar Mein Twist	Hriday Shetty	Based on 2003 Kannada film Preethi Prema Pranaya	^[19]
		Shrabani Deodhar	Released in Hindi and English	^[20]
	Yahaan	Shoojit Sircar	Produced by Sahara Movie Studios and Red Ice FilmsStar Screen Award for Best Lyrics (Won) - "Naam Adaa Likhna" (Gulzar)Star Screen Award for Best Film - Robby GrewalStar Screen Award for Best Director - Shoojit SircarStar Screen Award for Best Actress - Minnisha LambaStar Screen Award for Playback Singer Male - "Naam Adaa Likhna" (Shaan)Star Screen Award for Playback Singer Female - "Naam Adaa Likhna" (Shreya Ghoshal)Screen Award for Best Lyricist - "Naam Adaa Likhna" (Gulzar)	^[21]
	My Wife's Murder	Jiji Philip	Remake of the 2004 Telugu film Madhyanam Hathya	^[22] ^[23]
	Jo Bole So Nihaal	Rahul Rawail	Released in Hindi, English, and Punjabi. Debut film of singer Kamaal Khan	^[24]
	D	Vishram Sawant		^[25]
	Bewafaa	Dharmesh Darshan		^[26]
	Tum... Ho Na	NS Raj Bharath		^[27]
	Hanuman	V. G. Samant	Produced by Percept Picture Company	^[28]
	99.9 FM - Nothing is 100%	Sanjay Bhatia		^[29]
	James	Rohit Jugraj		^[30] ^[31]
	Hum Jo Keh Na Paaye	Vikas Desai		^[32]
2006	Malamaal Weekly	Priyadarshan	Remake of 1998 Hollywood film Waking Ned	^[33]
	Tathastu	Anubhav Sinha	Based on the 2002 Hollywood movie John Q.	^[34]
	Sacred Evil - A True Story Gehra Paani In Hindi (English Film)	Abhigyan Jha		^[35]
	Katputtli	Sanjay Khanna		^[36]
	Bas Ek Pal	Onir		^[37]
	Darna Zaroori Hai	Satish Kaushik, Ram Gopal Varma, Prawaal Raman, Vivek Shah, Jiji Philip, J. D. Chakravarthy, Manish Gupta	Anthology film	^[38]
		Pankaj Parashar
	Ladies Tailor	Udhyakanth		^[39]
	Dor	Nagesh Kukunoor	Based on the 2004 Malayalam movie Perumazhakkalam	^[40]
	Sandwich: Double Trouble	Anees Bazmee	Remade in Kannada as Double Decker	^[41]
	Prateeksha	Basu Chatterjee		^[42]
	The Truck of Dreams	Arun Kumar	Marathi Movie	^[43]
2007	Strangers	Aanand L. Rai	Based on the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock's Hollywood movie Strangers on a Train	^[44]
	Kaisay Kahein...	Mohit Hussein		^[45]
	Deha	Mahesh Manjrekar		^[46]
2008	EMI: Liya Hai Toh Chukana Padega!	Saurabh Kabra		^[47]
	Mumbai Cutting	Anurag Kashyap, Sudhir Mishra, Rahul Dholakia, Kundan Shah, Revathy, Jahnu Barua, Rituparno Ghosh, Shashanka Ghosh, Ruchi Narain, Ayush Raina, Manish Jha	Anthology film	^[48] ^[49]
	My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves	Eeshwar Nivas		^[50]
2011	Kaccha Limboo	Sagar Ballary		^[51]
2012	Teen Yaari Katha	Sudeshna Roy	Bengali Film	^[52]
2014		Ravi Kumar	Based on the Bhopal Disaster at 1984 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, released in Hindi and English	^[53]
	Familywala	Neeraj Vora		^[54]

Films distributed

Year	Film	Director	Production Company	Notes	Ref
1989	Jurrat	David Dhawan	Sahara One Motion Pictures	Remake of 1987 Hollywood film The UntouchablesDistribution only	^[55]
	Dav Pech	Kawal Sharma	Sahara One Motion Pictures	Remake of 1983 Telugu film RoshagaduDistribution only	^[56]
2004		Shyam Benegal	Sahara One Motion Pictures	Based on the life of Indian Independence leader and Indian National Army leader Subhash Chandra Bose	^[57]
	Dil Maange More	Anant Mahadevan	Sahara One Motion Pictures		^[58] ^[59]
2005		Andrew Adamson	Sahara One Motion Pictures	Indian distribution only	^[60]
	Mumbai Xpress	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Sahara One Motion Pictures	Released in Tamil and Hindi	^[61] ^[62]
	Page 3	Madhur Bhandarkar	Sahara One Motion Pictures		^[63] ^[64]
	Sarkar	Ram Gopal Varma	Sahara One Motion Pictures	First Installment of the Sarkar.	^[65]
2006	Corporate	Madhur Bhandarkar	Sahara One Motion Pictures		^[66]
2008	De Taali	Eeshwar Nivas	Sahara One Motion Pictures	Remake of 2001 Hollywood film Saving Silverman	^[67]
	Mere Baap Pehle Aap	Priyadarshan	Sahara One Motion Pictures	Remake of 2001 Malayalam Film Ishtam	^[68] ^[69]
	Bhootnath	Vivek Sharma	Sahara One Motion Pictures		^[70]
	Sarkar Raj	Ram Gopal Varma	Sahara One Motion Pictures	Second Installment of Sarkar	^[71]
2009	8 X 10 Tasveer	Nagesh Kukunoor	Percept Picture Company		^[72]
	Wanted	Prabhu Deva	BSK Entertainment	Remake of 2006 Telugu film Pokiri	^[73]
2010	Milenge Milenge	Satish Kaushik	Sahara One Motion Pictures	Based on 2001 Hollywood film Serendipity	^[74]
2011	Love Breakups Zindagi	Sahil Sangha	Sahara Motion Pictures		^[75]
2014	Gulaab Gang	Soumik Sen	Sahara Movie Studios	Based on the Vigilante Activists Gulabi Gang from Bundelkhand.	^[76]

Unreleased/shelved films

External links

• Sahara One Motion Pictures at Bollywood Hungama

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sahara film unit to release animation film 'Hanuman' on 21 October. Indiantelevision. 5 October 2005.
2. Web site: Sahara-One Motion Pictures to invest Rs 300 crore across 40 films in '05. afaqs. 22 July 2005. 21 June 2021.
3. News: 'Sheen' music moves Pandits in the Valley | India News - Times of India. The Times of India. 12 January 2004 .
4. News: Kajal Aggarwal: Not doing Bollywood just for the heck of it. 19 April 2018. Mid-Day. 18 March 2016.
5. http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/may/06sld6.htm
6. Web site: Bhoomika runs for Abhishek!.
7. Web site: Run Review 1/5 Run Movie Review Run 2004 Public Review Film Review. Hungama. Bollywood. . 14 May 2004 . en. 2020-05-11.
8. News: So says Makrand…. Thehindu. 5 December 2009 . 5 December 2009.
9. Web site: Gayab (2004). AishFan. 16 July 2004. IMDb.
10. Web site: Gayab: 15 reels of invisible entertainment!. rediff.com.
11. Web site: Naach: Main Urmila banna chahti hoon . Rediff.
12. News: 'Inteqam' is no game at all . 29 October 2004 . Times of India.
13. Web site: Shilpa Shetty says, 'Maybe I wasn't a good actor, never got an award even after Dhadkan or Phir Milenge'. 2019-03-15. Hindustan Times. en. 2019-06-26.
14. Web site: Home Delivery - movie review by Shahid Khan - Planet Bollywood .
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16. Web site: Film review: 'Bachke Rehna Re Baba', starring Rekha, Paresh Rawal, Mallika Sherawat. Anupama. Chopra. 4 July 2005. India Today.
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18. Web site: 17 June 2012. Bollywood Hungama. No Entry is no remake of Masti. 6 October 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222220539/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/news/type/view/id/1218984. dead. 22 February 2014.
19. News: Pyaar Mein Twist. m.timesofindia. 5 September 2005 . 5 September 2015.
20. Web site: Pehchaan: The Face of Truth: Movie Review. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127035924/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/pehchaan-the-face-of-truth-9886. live. 27 January 2021. Cinestaan. 24 June 2005.
21. Web site: Yahaan: First film shot in 'real' Kashmir . 25 July 2005 . Zee News.
22. Web site: My Wife's Murder - movie review by Shahid Khan - Planet Bollywood. Planetbollywood.com. 3 May 2022.
23. Web site: My Wife's Murder makes you think. Rediff.com. 3 May 2022.
24. News: 24 May 2005 . Blasts end reel life for Sunny film: Jo Bole So Nihaal struck off theatres after protests . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160521092851/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050524/asp/jamshedpur/story_4778737.asp . May 21, 2016.
25. Web site: Agencies. RGV paid me for 4 years to not work with anyone: Randeep . Hindustan Times. 26 April 2016. New Delhi. 23 August 2012.
26. Web site: Film review: 'Bewafaa' starring Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor . 14 March 2005 .
27. Web site: Tum...Ho Na (2005) - Movie Review. Cinestaan. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126014311/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/tum-ho-na-9901. live. 26 November 2020. 12 June 2005. 20 June 2021.
28. Web site: Hanuman is good fun. Rediff. 28 October 2005. 26 June 2021.
29. Web site: 99.9 FM (2005) Box office collections . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103101837/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/boxoffice/id/534684 . dead . 3 November 2013 . . 2005 . 10 February 2016.
30. "New action hero", The Hindu, 2005-09-15.
31. Kumar, Anju. "Dreams need an introduction too", The Hindu, 2005-11-18.
32. Web site: Hum Jo Keh Na Paaye. Rottentomatoes. 12 March 2023.
33. Web site: Malamaal Weekly - Movie. Boxofficeindia. 13 March 2006. 11 June 2021.
34. Web site: Tathastu: Nothing to talk about. Rediff. 12 May 2006. 27 June 2021.
35. Web site: Sarika In Sacred Evil/Gehra Paani. indiaglitz. 15 May 2006. 22 June 2021.
36. Web site: Katputtli - Movie. Boxofficeindia. 20 August 2021. 28 June 2021.
37. Web site: Bas Ek Pal Review. bollywoodmantra. 12 September 2006. 29 June 2021.
38. Web site: Darna Zaroori Hai Story. indiaforums. 12 June 2006. 28 June 2021.
39. Web site: Ladies Tailor: Movie Review. timesofindia. 31 Oct 2006. 20 June 2021.
40. Web site: Dor Movie Review. indiaglitz. 10 September 2006. 20 June 2021.
41. Web site: Sandwich review. indiaglitz. 21 November 2006. 12 June 2021.
42. Web site: Prateeksha (2006): Movie Review. radiotimes. 25 December 2006. 21 June 2021.
43. Web site: The Truck of Dreams: Movie Review. cinestaan. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808172206/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/the-truck-of-dreams-21037. live. 8 August 2020. 28 January 2006. 29 June 2021.
44. Web site: Review: Strangers. Hindustantimes. 15 December 2007. 28 June 2021.
45. Web site: Kaisay Kahein Movie: Review. Bollywoodhungama. 22 July 2007. 28 June 2021.
46. Web site: Deha (2007) Movie Review. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709203707/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/deha-10303. live. 9 July 2021. 16 October 2007. 21 June 2021.
47. Web site: EMI: Liya Hai Toh Chukna Padenga (2008) - Review. cinestaan. 20 October 2008. 20 June 2021.
48. News: 'Mumbai Cutting' brings curtains on Osian's film fete. 21 July 2008. The Hindu. 29 May 2022. 6 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106062256/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200807210342.htm. dead.
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50. Web site: My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves Box Office Collection. Bollywoodhungama. 13 February 2008. 30 June 2021.
51. Web site: Kaccha Limboo: Movie Review. timesofindia. 23 December 2011. 28 June 2021.
52. Web site: Teen Yaari Katha. Thetelegraphindia. 25 May 2012. 27 June 2021.
53. Web site: Bhopal A Prayer For Rain review: it's heart wrenching grave film you must watch. hindustantimes. 25 December 2014. 21 June 2021.
54. Web site: Familywala Movie Review. Nowrunning. 24 June 2014. 29 June 2021.
55. Web site: Jurrat movie review. https://web.archive.org/web/20210919135121/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/jurrat-6786. live. 19 September 2021. cinestaan. 26 July 2022.
56. Web site: Dav Pech movie review. https://web.archive.org/web/20200216113609/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/dav-pech-6809. live. 16 February 2020. cinestaan. 26 July 2022.
57. Web site: Biopic of Indian revolutionary sparks protest. the Guardian. 9 May 2005.
58. Web site: Shahid maange more! .
59. Web site: Soha Ali Khan: Dil Maange More was a terrible choice .
60. News: Perrott . Alan . Animatronic reindeer replace living variety in Narnia film . New Zealand Herald . August 26, 2004 . November 22, 2006 .
61. Web site: Kamalhassan- Madhuri Dixit film dropped – Tamil News. 2004-07-27. IndiaGlitz.com. 2020-05-19.
62. News: Kamal new film announced!. https://web.archive.org/web/20140414182540/http://www.sify.com/movies/kamals-new-film-announced-news-tamil-kkfvEFdbadb.html. dead. 14 April 2014. Sify. 19 June 2012.
63. Web site: Madhur Bhandarkar proves himself again! .
64. Web site: Film review: 'Page 3' starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Boman Irani . 7 February 2005 .
65. Web site: Amitabh Bachchan celebrates 15 years of 'Sarkar', calls experience 'aamaran'. Newindianexpress. 12 June 2005. 28 June 2021.
66. Web site: Corporate Movie Review. Rottentomatoes. 12 June 2006. 28 June 2021.
67. Web site: De Taali Movie Review. timesofindia. 20 June 2008. 20 June 2021.
68. Anupama Chopra. "Mere Baap Pehle Aap - Comedy" . NDTV. 13 June 2008.
69. http://www.rediff.com/%0Amovies/2008/apr/17look.htm "First Look: Priyadarshan's Mere Baap Pehle Aap"
70. News: Sonia Chopra . Bhoothnath . https://web.archive.org/web/20140412131511/http://www.sify.com/movies/bhoothnath-review-bollywood-14670297.html . dead . 2014-04-12 . Sify.
71. News: Sarkar Raj makes it to the Academy of Motion Pictures library . Bollywood Hungama. 9 August 2011 . 2 August 2008.
72. Web site: 8 x 10 Tasveer. Indianexpress. 3 April 2009. 21 June 2021.
73. Web site: Wanted Movie Review. timesofindia.indiatimes. 20 September 2009. 26 June 2021.
74. Web site: 'Milenge Milenge' reunites Shahid-Kareena. Deccanherald. 11 December 2010. 29 June 2021.
75. Web site: Movie Review: Love Breakups Zindagi - A Great First Date Movie. firstpost. 10 July 2011. 22 June 2021.
76. Web site: 'Gulabi Gang' is based on real life while 'Gulaab Gang' is a work of fiction:Kiran Rao. News18. 14 February 2014. 26 June 2021.
77. Web site: New Movie sees Rahul Bose as Mumbai Street Cleaner. dnaindia.com. 12 Mar 2009. 30 June 2021.