Sahara Movie Studios

Sahara Movie Studios
FormerlySahara One Motion Pictures
Sahara Motion Pictures
Company typeDivision
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedAugust 13, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-08-13)
DefunctNovember 5, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-11-05)
Headquarters
Mumbai, India
Key people
Sandeep Bhargava (COO)
Subrata Roy (CEO)
ProductsMotion Pictures
ServicesProduction, Distribution and Marketing of Films
ParentSahara India Pariwar

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[edit]

Films produced[edit]

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]
Inteqam: The Perfect Game 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]
Pehchaan: The Face of Truth Shrabani Deodhar Released in Hindi and English [20]
Yahaan Shoojit Sircar Produced by Sahara Movie Studios and Red Ice Films

Star Screen Award for Best Lyrics (Won) - "Naam Adaa Likhna" (Gulzar) Star Screen Award for Best Film - Robby Grewal Star Screen Award for Best Director - Shoojit Sircar Star Screen Award for Best Actress - Minnisha Lamba Star 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 Based on the 1997 Spanish film Live Flesh [37]
Darna Zaroori Hai Satish Kaushik, Ram Gopal Varma, Prawaal Raman, Vivek Shah, Jiji Philip, J. D. Chakravarthy, Manish Gupta Anthology film [38]
Banaras: A Mystic Love Story Pankaj Parashar [citation needed]
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 Chukna Padenga 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 Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain 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[edit]

Year Film Director Production Company Notes Ref
1989 Jurrat David Dhawan Sahara One Motion Pictures Remake of 1987 Hollywood film The Untouchables

Distribution only

[55]
Dav Pech Kawal Sharma Sahara One Motion Pictures Remake of 1983 Telugu film Roshagadu

Distribution only

[56]
2004 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero 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 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 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[edit]

Year Film Director Production Company Notes Ref
2009 Mumbai Chakachak Sanjay Jha Sahara One Motion Pictures [77]

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