Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment

Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
Private
Industry Entertainment
Founded Mumbai, Maharashtra in 1970
Founder Sajid Nadiadwala
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Products Films
Music
Website www.nadiadwalagrandson.com/index.aspx

Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt Ltd is a Mumbai based production company as a part of Hindi film industry. The Nadiadwala family have been in film production since 1955, continuing this legacy Sajid Nadiadwala established the company in 2005.[1]

Background

The Nadiadwala’s have been in the film industry for three generations, starting with A.K. Nadiadwala followed by Sulieman Nadiadwala. Presently, they are celebrating 60 years of their existence.[2] The first film to be produced under this banner was Inspector(1956) by Abdul Karim Nadiadwala himself. He further went on to produce movies like, Taj Mahal (1963) and Chitralekha (1964).[3][4]

History

Sajid Nadiadwala is responsible for continuing the Nadiadwala Grandson legacy and taking forward the banner by producing many new films. There have been many blockbusters produced under this banner. Recently the banner won many accolades for producing Kick featuring Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez that turned out to be one of the highest grosser of Box Office for the year.[5] Apart from Kick, the production house gained a lot of success with 2 States starring Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor that entered the 100 Crore club. Highway, starring Alia and RandeepHooda, directed by Imtiaz Ali.[6] >

Filmography

Awards

Housefull, a comedy blockbuster produced by Nadiadwala Grandson starring Akshay Kumar, DeepikaPadukone, RiteshDeshmukh, Lara Dutta Bhupati, Arjun Rampal and BomanIrani won the Stardust Best Comedy Film Award in 2011.[7] Akshay Kumar has also won the award for best actor in a comedy role category. Ritesh Deshmukh also won the best Actor in a supporting role award for the film.[8]

Upcoming projects

Nadiadwala Grandson has quite a few movies lined up for release in the coming year. Phantom, starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif directed by Kabir Khan is set to release in 2015.[9] Other movies that are lined up are Housefull 3 starring Akshay Kumar, Tamasha featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone which is directed by Imtiaz Ali.[10] An untitled film starring Tiger Shroff is also in the making under the same banner. An untitled film, starring Varun Dhawan, John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandez will be directed by Rohit Dhawan. Judwa 2 that is directed by David Dhawan and featuring Salman Khan will also be produced under the Nadiadwala Grandson banner.

References

  1. ↑ "Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Private Limited". zaubacorp.com. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "60 years of Sajid Nadiadwala's - Nadiadwala Grandsons Entertainment Pvt Ltd". The Times of India. 21 Nov 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sajid Nadiadwala". boxofficecapsule.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sajid Nadiadwala: Whenever I have paid well, I have earned also well". The Times of India. November 21, 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  5. ↑ "With Kick, Salman Breaks More Box-Office Records". ndtv.com. 15 Aug 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Filmfare Awards 2015: 2 States, Haider Lead Nominations". 20 Jan 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Stardust Award". Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Stardust Award". Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Sajid Nadiadwala". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Housefull 3 cast: Jacqueline, Elli, Amy, a house full of 'firang beauties'". India Today. 20 Feb 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

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