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Red Chillies Entertainments Private Limited, doing business as Red Chillies Entertainment; abbreviated as RCE is an Indian Multinational Entertainment Conglomerate company established by actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan in 2002.[3] It was transformed from the defunct Dreamz Unlimited. Based in Mumbai, the studio's activities span across creative development, production, marketing, distribution, licensing, merchandising and syndication of films in India and worldwide.[4] They are also a visual effects company. Its business mainly includes film production, film distribution, TV series or Web series production, TV Commercials production, visual effects, Professional Sports league Organisation, Edutainment and many more. Throughout the last several years, Red Chillies has acquired the rights to several Hindi films.
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| Formerly | Dreamz Unlimited (1998–2003) |
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| Company type | Private Limited Company |
| Industry | Entertainment Conglomerate |
| Predecessor | Dreamz Unlimited |
| Founded | 11 November 1998 |
| Founder | Shah Rukh Khan Gauri Khan |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shah Rukh Khan (Founder and MD) Gauri Khan (Co-Founder, Producer and Joint-MD) Venky Mysore (CEO) Aashish Singh (Co-Producer and COO) Pradeep Nimani (CFO)[1] |
| Services | |
| Revenue | ₹7000 Cr (2023–24) crore[2] |
| Owner | Shah Rukh Khan Gauri Khan |
Number of employees | 500-1,000 |
| Divisions | Film Production Film Distribution Television TV Commercials Professional Sports leagues Organisation Marketing Licensing Merchandising Brand Partnerships Vfx Color Grading Digital imaging technician Motion Control Post-Production |
| Subsidiaries | KidZania India Red Chillies VFX Red Chillies Colour Red Chillies Motion Control Red Chillies DIT Red Chillies TVC Knight Riders Group Red Chillies Primetime Live TV & Movies |
| Website | Red Chillies Entertainment |
In 2006, RCE started a visual effects studio[5] known as Red Chillies VFX.
In 2008, RCE formed the sporting subsidiary alliance with the Mehta Group and established its own Sporting subsidiary company Knight Riders Group, in which Red Chillies Entertainment holds a Majority 55% stake and the Mehta Group holds a 45% stake.[6] The Knight Riders Group currently owns the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders (2008), the Trinbago Knight Riders (2015) cricket team of Caribbean Premier League, the Trinbago Knight Riders Women's (2022) cricket team of Women's Caribbean Premier League, the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (2022) cricket team of International League T20 and the Los Angeles Knight Riders (2020) cricket team of Major League Cricket.[7]
Red Chillies Entertainment also owns 26% stake in ImagiNation Edutainment India Pvt Ltd, which runs the KidZania India.[8][9]
In 2015, RCE started a Color Grading studio known as Red Chillies Color.[4]
In 2018, RCE started a Motion Control studio known as Red Chillies Motion Control.[6]
In 2018, RCE started a Digital Imaging Technician(DIT) studio known as Red Chillies DIT.[8]
RCE also has a studio for TV Commercials known as Red Chillies TVC.[10][11]
Shah Rukh Khan is the founder and Managing Director (MD) of the company, while Gauri Khan is co-founder as well as Joint-MD of the company and also serves as a producer. Sanjiv Chawla was the former CEO of the company. In February 2013, Venky Mysore, the CEO and Managing Director of Knight Riders Group took over additional responsibility as Chief Executive Officer of Red Chillies Entertainment as well.[12][13][14][15] In January 2024, Gaurav Verma left the company after 9 years and in May 2024, RCE appointed Aashish Singh as the company's new COO and Co-Producer.[16]
Originally known as Dreamz Unlimited and founded in 1999 by Shah Rukh Khan with Juhi Chawla and director Aziz Mirza, the company's first production was Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, which released in 2000. The film turned out to be commercially unsuccessful. The company's next productions were the 2001 historical drama Aśoka and the 2003 romantic drama Chalte Chalte. The later two emerged as 'hit' at the box office.
In 2003, choreographer Farah Khan, a good friend of Khan, decided to revive the plan of directing a film starring him. The project which was originally planned in 2001 but was delayed as Khan got badly injured while shooting an action sequence for Shakti: The Power (2002) due to which he suffered pain in filming for his other projects. He then took over his production company Dreamz Unlimited and transformed it into Red Chillies Entertainment with his wife Gauri Khan, who became the producer of the first production Main Hoon Na (2004).
The production house released Main Hoon Na in 2004, which did well at the box office, becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year.[17] Khan also starred in the company's 2nd release, the 2005 movie Paheli, belonging to genre of Indian Parallel Cinema, the film was critically acclaimed and was selected as India's official entry to the 78th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.[18]
The third film produced by the company was Farah Khan's mega-budget Om Shanti Om, which was released in November 2007. The film was set in the 1970s and 2000s and paid tribute to Indian film industry of both these eras. Upon release, it broke many box office records, grossing over ₹ 1.49 billion and thus became the highest-grossing Hindi film of all-time at the time of its release.[19][20] The 2009 film Billu starring Irrfan Khan and Lara Dutta was the company's next release, the film opened to good reviews, but was a failure at the box office. The film made by Roshan Abbas, Always Kabhi Kabhi, did poorly.
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The company continued working on other projects until finally deciding on Ra.One (2011) starring Khan himself, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal. The pre-production work began in 2007 after the release of Om Shanti Om. The film's crew consisted of more than 5,000 members from India, Italy and the US, and was pieced together by more than 1,000 people, working in shifts, in around 15 studios across the world.[21] It saw the inclusion of several visual effects techniques being incorporated in the production which were carried out by Red Chillies VFX. With an estimated budget of ₹ 1.25 billion, Ra.One was the second-most expensive film ever produced in Indian cinema, and the most expensive Bollywood film.[22] The film witnessed a level of publicity campaigning previously unseen in India films, with marketing taking place over a period of nine months and involving major brand tie-ups of a 52 crore (US$9.88 million) which set the record for the largest marketing budget in India. Shah Rukh Khan decided to dedicate Ra.One to his friend and former CEO Sanjiv Chawla, since he stepped down due to ill health.[23]
The film released across 3,100 screens in India and 904 prints overseas in both 2D and 3D,[24] making it the largest Indian cinematic release in the world. The film went on to earn ₹ 204 crores worldwide, but against the movie's big budget and the huge sum of money spent on marketing it, the movie underperformed and was a commercial disaster. Their next production was Karan Johar's directorial venture, Student of the Year (2012), which was co-produced by Johar's production company. The company is reportedly targeting a 25 per cent annual business growth, and is set to roll out four to five films, but the Bollywood superstar says he won't act in them.
"We want to make four-five films without me. As a producer I would like to concentrate on the films and visual effects," Shah Rukh told IANS in an interview.[25]
Badla (2019) was one such film that didn't star Shah Rukh Khan. It featured Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu in lead roles, and was directed by Sujoy Ghosh. It is a mystery thriller that was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Red Chillies Entertainment and Azure Entertainment, in which businesswoman Naina Sethi (Pannu) hires lawyer Badal Gupta (Bachchan) to clear her name as a suspect in the murder of her lover.[26]
The production house launched their first collaboration with Netflix India, Bard of Blood, 2019. Based on the 2015 novel by the same name, this espionage thriller starred Emraan Hashmi in the lead role along with Kirti Kulhari, Vineet Kumar Singh, Jaideep Ahlawat and Sobhita Dhulipala. It is a seven-episode series that revolves around the story of an ex-RAW agent. The series premiered on 27 September 2019 on Netflix.[27][28]
Kaamyaab co-produced with Drishyam Films starring Sanjay Mishra and Deepak Dobriyal was released on 6 March 2020.[29]
Their next upcoming film, Bob Biswas, in association with Sujoy Ghosh's Bound Script Production is currently on floors.[30][31][32][33] Starring Abhishek Bachchan in the lead, the movie is the directorial debut of Diya Annapurna Ghosh.[34] The film is based on a fictional character from Kaahani (2012), ‘Bob Biswas', who is a poker-faced contract killer.[35]
| Year | Film | Director | Producer(s) | Distributor(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani | Aziz Mirza | Shah Rukh Khan Juhi Chawla Aziz Mirza |
Produced under Dreamz Unlimited | [36] | |
| 2001 | Aśoka | Santosh Sivan | Shah Rukh Khan Juhi Chawla |
Produced under Dreamz Unlimited and Arclightz & Films Won 1 Filmfare Award Won 2 IIFA Awards |
[37] | |
| 2003 | Chalte Chalte | Aziz Mirza | Shah Rukh Khan Juhi Chawla Aziz Mirza |
UTV Motion Pictures | Produced under Dreamz Unlimited | |
| 2004 | Main Hoon Na | Farah Khan | Gauri Khan | Eros International | The studio's first release as Red Chillies Entertainment Won a Filmfare Award |
[38] |
| 2005 | Kaal | Soham Shah | Shah Rukh Khan Karan Johar |
Co-produced with Dharma Productions | [39] | |
| Paheli | Amol Palekar | Gauri Khan | Eros International | India's official entry to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer |
[40] | |
| The Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan | Nasreen Munni Kabir | Gauri Khan | Eros International | Produced under Red Chillies International Direct-to-video |
[41] | |
| 2007 | Om Shanti Om | Farah Khan | Gauri Khan | Eros International | National Film Award for Best Art Direction Won 2 Filmfare Awards |
[42] |
| 2009 | Billu Barber | Priyadarshan | Gauri Khan | [43] | ||
| 2010 | My Name Is Khan | Karan Johar | Hiroo Yash Johar
Gauri Khan |
Fox Searchlight Pictures (US)
Fox Star Studios (India) 20th Century Fox (International) |
Co-produced with Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios | |
| 2011 | Men Will Be Men | Gorky | Samar Khan | Produced under Red Chillies Idiot Box | [44] | |
| Always Kabhi Kabhi | Roshan Abbas | Gauri Khan | [45] | |||
| Ra.One | Anubhav Sinha | Gauri Khan | Eros International | National Film Award for Best Special Effects Won a Filmfare Award |
[46] | |
| 2012 | Student of the Year | Karan Johar | Hiroo Yash Johar Gauri Khan |
AA Films (India) Eros International (International) |
Co-produced with Dharma Productions | [47] |
| 2013 | Chennai Express | Rohit Shetty | Gauri Khan Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur |
UTV Motion Pictures | Co-produced with UTV Motion Pictures Won 1 Filmfare Award Won 3 IIFA Awards Won 4 Zee Cine Awards Won 5 Screen Awards |
[48] |
| 2014 | Happy New Year | Farah Khan | Gauri Khan | Won 4 Stardust Awards Won 3 Screen Awards |
[49] | |
| 2015 | Dilwale | Rohit Shetty | Gauri Khan Rohit Shetty |
Co-produced with Rohit Shetty Productions Won 2 Screen Awards |
[50] | |
| 2016 | Dear Zindagi | Gauri Shinde | Gauri Khan Karan Johar R Balki |
Co-produced with Dharma Productions and Hope Productions | [51] | |
| 2017 | Raees | Rahul Dholakia | Gauri Khan Farhan Akhtar Ritesh Sidhwani |
Co-produced with Excel Entertainment | [52] | |
| Jab Harry Met Sejal | Imtiaz Ali | Gauri Khan Imtiaz Ali |
[53] | |||
| Ittefaq | Abhay Chopra | Gauri Khan Karan Johar Abhay Chopra |
Co-produced with Dharma Productions and B.R. Studios | [54] | ||
| 2018 | Zero | Aanand L Rai | Gauri Khan Aanand L Rai |
Co-produced with Colour Yellow Productions Won 1 Filmfare Award Won 2 Zee Cine Awards |
[55] | |
| 2019 | Badla | Sujoy Ghosh | Gauri Khan Sunir Kheterpal Akshai Puri |
Zee Studios Pen Marudhar Cine Entertainment |
Co-produced with Azure Entertainment | [56] |
| 2020 | Kaamyaab | Hardik Mehta | Gauri Khan Manish Mundra Gaurav Verma |
Co-produced with Drishyam Films | ||
| Class of '83 | Atul Sabharwal | Gauri Khan Gaurav Verma |
Netflix | Netflix Original Film | [57] | |
| 2021 | Bob Biswas | Diya Annapurna Ghosh | Gauri Khan Sujoy Ghosh Gaurav Verma |
ZEE5 | Co-produced with Bound Script Production | [34] |
| 2022 | Love Hostel | Shanker Raman | Gauri Khan Manish Mundra Gaurav Verma |
ZEE5 | Co-produced with Drishyam Films | [58] |
| Darlings | Jasmeet K Reen | Alia Bhatt Gauri Khan Gaurav Verma |
Netflix | Co-produced with Eternal Sunshine Productions | [59] | |
| 2023 | Jawan | Atlee | Gauri Khan Gaurav Verma |
Pen Marudhar Entertainment Yash Raj Films |
[60] | |
| Dunki | Rajkumar Hirani | Gauri Khan Rajkumar Hirani Gaurav Verma |
Co-produced with Rajkumar Hirani Films and Jio Studios | [61] | ||
| 2024 | Bhakshak | Pulkit | Gauri Khan Gaurav Verma |
Netflix | [62] |
Source for list: [63]
Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. has a visual effects studio known as redchillies.vfx which started off in 2006.[1] Apart from home productions, the VFX team had been involved with movies like Chak De! India, Krrish 3, Don: The Chase Begins Again, Dostana and De Dana Dan.[64] Some of the major awards won by the team:
The Studio was involved in following projects:[69]
| Year | Web Series | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bard of blood | |
| 2020 | Betaal | |
| JL50 |
| Year | Music Video | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Jugnu | |
| 2023 | Heeriye |
In 2015, Red Chillies Entertainment started a color grading studio known as redChillies.color. It is a color grading division that provides color grading, end to end post production services for feature films, series and news media.[70] The movies on which redchillies.color has worked on have won many accolades for its cinematography.[citation needed]
The Color Studio was involved in following projects:[71]
Music Video
An extended five episodes miniseries version of Aśoka aired on Star Plus from 28 May 2002 to 25 June 2002.[72]
A TV production arm Red Chillies Idiot Box was launched in 2009.[73] The unit produced 10 shows, 2 Television films and 1 Theatrical film Men Will Be Men before it was shut down in 2012.[74]
In 2017 it was announced that Red Chillies Entertainment will produce Bard of Blood, an eight-episode series for Netflix based on the novel The Bard of Blood by Bilal Siddiqi. The series premiered on 27 September 2019.[75][76]
A horror mini-series Betaal premiered on 24 May 2020 on Netflix.[77]
| Year(s) | Show | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Asoka: The Series | Star Plus | Extended miniseries version of film[78] |
| 2009 | Knights & Angels | NDTV Imagine | Reality Show to pick six cheerleaders for Kolkata Knight Riders for the Second season of Indian Premier League[79] |
| Ghar Ki Baat Hai | Sitcom[80] | ||
| Tere Mere Beach Mein | Star Plus | Celebrity chat show Hosted By Farah Khan | |
| First Ladies with Abu Sandeep | NDTV Good Times | Chat show hosted by fashion designers Sandeep Khosla and Abu Jaani[81] | |
| 2010–2011 | Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De | Disney Channel India | Musical Teen drama[82] |
| 2010 | Living With A Superstar: Shah Rukh Khan | TLC India | A ten-part docu-series on Shah Rukh Khan.[83] |
| Like I Love You | MTV India | Television Film Directed by Somnath Sen and produced by Samar khan Part of "MTV Luv Reel" series[84] | |
| Love Ho Jaane Do | Television Film directed by Gorky and produced by Samar Khan Part of "MTV Luv Reel" series[84] | ||
| 2011 | Filmy Dabba Party | Food Food | Chat show hosted by Delnaaz Irani which showcased food habits of film personalities[85] |
| Up Close & Personal with PZ | UTV Stars | Celebrity chat show hosted by Preity Zinta | |
| 2011–2012 | Coke Studio @ MTV | MTV India | Season 1 and 2[74] |
| Ye Parindey | Channel V India | 26 episodes series[86] | |
| 2019 | Bard of Blood | Netflix | [87] |
| 2020 | Betaal | 4 Episodes[77] |
In 2008, Red Chillies acquired ownership rights for the franchise representing Kolkata in the Twenty20 cricket tournament Indian Premier League, for a price of US$75.09 million, and have since named the team Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR is the richest team in the IPL and it has been ranked as the most valued with a brand value of $42.1 million.[88] Financially, KKR is the most profitable franchise in the IPL.[89][90] The home of the Kolkata Knight Riders is Eden Gardens.
In 2011, they introduced the Mumbai franchise in the motorsport racing league i1 Super Series. In 2012, SRK showed his interest to buy a 50& share of Dempo S.C. Indian football club of I League.[91] He also has a 50% stake in the Caribbean Premier League franchise Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel from 2015 onwards. The team had many popular former players and the current coach of Kolkata Knight Riders, Jacques Kallis and other well-known players like Kamran Akmal, Dwayne Bravo, Johan Botha, Darren Bravo and Cameron Delport etc.
The team cinched their maiden Caribbean Premier League title in 2015, right after Shahrukh Khan became the owner of the franchise. He changed the name and logo of the team the very next season to Trinbago Knight Riders, with the name and the logo being almost identical to KKR.[92][93]
In 2022, Knight Riders Group (KRG) acquires Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) franchise in UAE International League T20. KRG had also acquired a franchise in Cricket South Africa's T20 Global League, but the league was eventually scrapped and replaced with Mzansi Super League due to the absence of the board to secure a broadcasting deal.[94] Other Indian Premier League Franchises have followed KRG's path and have franchises in T20 Leagues outside India, or have shown interest for the same. In 2022, KRG announced the construction of a 10,000-seater stadium in Los Angeles, in partnership with Major League Cricket, for their franchise (Los Angeles Knight Riders) and is designated as the venue for 2028 Summer Olympics being the sole stadium in Los Angeles, other than the inferior Leo Magnus Cricket Complex.[95]
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