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T-Series joined [[YouTube]] on 13 March 2006, but had only started uploading videos in late 2010. Under this channel, T-Series primarily shows music videos as well as film trailers. By July 2013, it had crossed 1{{nbsp}}billion views, becoming the second Indian [[YouTube channel]] to cross the milestone after [[Rajshri Productions]].<ref>{{cite news |title=T-Series hits one billion views on YouTube |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/story/38020_T-Series-hits-one-billion-views-on-YouTube |work=afaqs! |date=5 July 2013}}</ref> By February 2017, T-Series surpassed [[PewDiePie]] to become the world's [[List of most-viewed YouTube channels|most-viewed YouTube channel]],<ref name="Ha">{{cite book |last=Ha |first=Louisa |title=The Audience and Business of YouTube and Online Videos |date=2018 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-1-4985-7649-9 |page=154 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UoNaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA154}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Former Presidents and stars come together to bid epic farewell to Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/former-presidents-and-stars-come-together-to-bid-epic-farewell-to-queen-of-soul-aretha-franklin/articleshow/65631083.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=1 September 2018 |access-date=2 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902085627/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/former-presidents-and-stars-come-together-to-bid-epic-farewell-to-queen-of-soul-aretha-franklin/articleshow/65631083.cms# |archive-date=2 September 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/tseries|title=YouTube Statistics for T-Series|work=Social Blade|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216095139/http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/tseries|archive-date=16 February 2017|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/pewdiepie|title=YouTube Statistics for PewDiePie (3–16 February 2017)|work=Social Blade|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216095445/http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/pewdiepie|archive-date=16 February 2017|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> and currently has 53{{nbsp}}billion views as of 6 November 2018.<ref name="socialblade">{{cite web |title=T-Series YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/tseriesmusic |website=Social Blade |accessdate=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902084126/https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/tseriesmusic# |archive-date=2 September 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
T-Series joined [[YouTube]] on 13 March 2006, but had only started uploading videos in late 2010. Under this channel, T-Series primarily shows music videos as well as film trailers. By July 2013, it had crossed 1{{nbsp}}billion views, becoming the second Indian [[YouTube channel]] to cross the milestone after [[Rajshri Productions]].<ref>{{cite news |title=T-Series hits one billion views on YouTube |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/story/38020_T-Series-hits-one-billion-views-on-YouTube |work=afaqs! |date=5 July 2013}}</ref> By February 2017, T-Series surpassed [[PewDiePie]] to become the world's [[List of most-viewed YouTube channels|most-viewed YouTube channel]],<ref name="Ha">{{cite book |last=Ha |first=Louisa |title=The Audience and Business of YouTube and Online Videos |date=2018 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-1-4985-7649-9 |page=154 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UoNaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA154}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Former Presidents and stars come together to bid epic farewell to Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/former-presidents-and-stars-come-together-to-bid-epic-farewell-to-queen-of-soul-aretha-franklin/articleshow/65631083.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=1 September 2018 |access-date=2 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902085627/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/former-presidents-and-stars-come-together-to-bid-epic-farewell-to-queen-of-soul-aretha-franklin/articleshow/65631083.cms# |archive-date=2 September 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/tseries|title=YouTube Statistics for T-Series|work=Social Blade|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216095139/http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/tseries|archive-date=16 February 2017|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/pewdiepie|title=YouTube Statistics for PewDiePie (3–16 February 2017)|work=Social Blade|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216095445/http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/pewdiepie|archive-date=16 February 2017|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> and currently has 53{{nbsp}}billion views as of 6 November 2018.<ref name="socialblade">{{cite web |title=T-Series YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/tseriesmusic |website=Social Blade |accessdate=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902084126/https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/tseriesmusic# |archive-date=2 September 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


The YouTube channel has reached 7.5{{nbsp}}[[crore]] (75{{nbsp}}million) subscribers, making it the [[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels|second most-subscribed YouTube channel]] after PewDiePie. Currently, it is the most subscribed Asian and non-English-language YouTube channel. Reaching 50 million subscribers, the channel received a Custom Play Button on September 10, 2018.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehsrm_Z7hXw</ref> It is also the second channel ever to hit 7 [[crore]] (70 million) subscribers.<ref name="socialblade" /> Beyond this, the channel earns an average of nearly 150,000 subscribers a day. Socialblade, a website which tracks YouTube channel statistics, predicted that T-Series would surpass PewDiePie's subscriber count by October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/compare/t-series/pewdiepie|title=Compare T-series and Pewdiepie YouTube Statistics (By Social Blade)|website=socialblade.com|access-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716053854/https://socialblade.com/youtube/compare/t-series/pewdiepie#|archive-date=16 July 2018|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCq-Fj5jknLsUf-MWSy4_brA|title=T-Series Social Blade|access-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161745/https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCq-Fj5jknLsUf-MWSy4_brA#|archive-date=28 February 2018|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The YouTube channel has reached 7.5{{nbsp}}[[crore]] (75{{nbsp}}million) subscribers, making it the [[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels|second most-subscribed YouTube channel]] after PewDiePie. Currently, it is the most subscribed Asian and non-English-language YouTube channel. Reaching 50 million subscribers, the channel received a Custom Play Button on September 10, 2018.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehsrm_Z7hXw</ref> It is also the second channel ever to hit 7 [[crore]] (70 million) subscribers.<ref name="socialblade" /> Beyond this, the channel earns an average of nearly 150,000 subscribers a day. Socialblade, a website which tracks YouTube channel statistics, predicted that T-Series would surpass PewDiePie's subscriber count by October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/compare/t-series/pewdiepie|title=Compare T-series and Pewdiepie YouTube Statistics (By Social Blade)|website=socialblade.com|access-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716053854/https://socialblade.com/youtube/compare/t-series/pewdiepie#|archive-date=16 July 2018|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCq-Fj5jknLsUf-MWSy4_brA|title=T-Series Social Blade|access-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161745/https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCq-Fj5jknLsUf-MWSy4_brA#|archive-date=28 February 2018|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}</ref>Despite Socialblade's predictions, PewDiePie's subscriber count is still currently ahead of T-Series's.


The T-Series channel also owns a [[multi-channel network]], with 29 channels,<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite news |title=PewDiePie’s Tumultuous Reign as YouTube King Is Almost Over |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-15/youtube-king-pewdiepie-surrenders-crown-to-indian-record-label |work=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]] |date=15 November 2018 |access-date=17 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117193002/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-15/youtube-king-pewdiepie-surrenders-crown-to-indian-record-label# |archive-date=17 November 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref> which include YouTube channels such as T-Series [[Tamil language|Tamil]], T-Series [[Telugu language|Telugu]],<ref name="business">{{cite news |last=Kohli-Khandekar |first=Vanita |title=What T-Series' dominance on YouTube means for its reach and revenue |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/t-series-youtube-a-lucrative-duet-to-push-music-firm-s-reach-and-revenues-118080701224_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=7 August 2018 |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905022903/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/t-series-youtube-a-lucrative-duet-to-push-music-firm-s-reach-and-revenues-118080701224_1.html# |archive-date=5 September 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and Bollywood Classics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bollywood Classics |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/tseriesoldisgold |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=T-Series |accessdate=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827191117/https://www.youtube.com/user/tseriesoldisgold# |archive-date=27 August 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On top of this, six of their channels are among the top 100 most-subscribed channels in India, including T-Series, Bhakti Sagar, Apna Punjab, T-Series Regional, Lahari Music, and T-Series Telugu.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 250 YouTubers Channels in India |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/country/in/mostsubscribed |website=Social Blade |accessdate=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906014029/https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/country/in/mostsubscribed# |archive-date=6 September 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref> T-Series' 29 channels have accumulated a total of more than 10 [[crore]] (100{{nbsp}}million) YouTube subscribers as of November 2018,<ref name="bloomberg"/> and 6,150 [[crore]] ( 61.5{{nbsp}}billion) views as of August 2018.<ref name="business" /> During January{{ndash}}July 2018, T-Series earned an income of {{INRConvert|720|c|lk=r|year=2018}} from YouTube.<ref name="business" /> The most popular T-Series artist on YouTube is [[Guru Randhawa]], whose 2017 song "Lahore" has crossed 700{{nbsp}}million views on YouTube.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series goes international with singing star Guru Randhawa collaborating with Pitbull |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/bhushan-kumars-t-series-goes-international-singing-star-guru-randhawa-collaborating-pitbull/ |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=November 23, 2018}}</ref>
The T-Series channel also owns a [[multi-channel network]], with 29 channels,<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite news |title=PewDiePie’s Tumultuous Reign as YouTube King Is Almost Over |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-15/youtube-king-pewdiepie-surrenders-crown-to-indian-record-label |work=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]] |date=15 November 2018 |access-date=17 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117193002/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-15/youtube-king-pewdiepie-surrenders-crown-to-indian-record-label# |archive-date=17 November 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref> which include YouTube channels such as T-Series [[Tamil language|Tamil]], T-Series [[Telugu language|Telugu]],<ref name="business">{{cite news |last=Kohli-Khandekar |first=Vanita |title=What T-Series' dominance on YouTube means for its reach and revenue |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/t-series-youtube-a-lucrative-duet-to-push-music-firm-s-reach-and-revenues-118080701224_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=7 August 2018 |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905022903/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/t-series-youtube-a-lucrative-duet-to-push-music-firm-s-reach-and-revenues-118080701224_1.html# |archive-date=5 September 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and Bollywood Classics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bollywood Classics |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/tseriesoldisgold |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=T-Series |accessdate=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827191117/https://www.youtube.com/user/tseriesoldisgold# |archive-date=27 August 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On top of this, six of their channels are among the top 100 most-subscribed channels in India, including T-Series, Bhakti Sagar, Apna Punjab, T-Series Regional, Lahari Music, and T-Series Telugu.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 250 YouTubers Channels in India |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/country/in/mostsubscribed |website=Social Blade |accessdate=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906014029/https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/country/in/mostsubscribed# |archive-date=6 September 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref> T-Series' 29 channels have accumulated a total of more than 10 [[crore]] (100{{nbsp}}million) YouTube subscribers as of November 2018,<ref name="bloomberg"/> and 6,150 [[crore]] ( 61.5{{nbsp}}billion) views as of August 2018.<ref name="business" /> During January{{ndash}}July 2018, T-Series earned an income of {{INRConvert|720|c|lk=r|year=2018}} from YouTube.<ref name="business" /> The most popular T-Series artist on YouTube is [[Guru Randhawa]], whose 2017 song "Lahore" has crossed 700{{nbsp}}million views on YouTube.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series goes international with singing star Guru Randhawa collaborating with Pitbull |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/bhushan-kumars-t-series-goes-international-singing-star-guru-randhawa-collaborating-pitbull/ |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=November 23, 2018}}</ref>

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Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited
T-Series
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded11 July 1983; 41 years ago (1983-07-11) in Delhi, India[1]
FounderGulshan Kumar
Headquarters
Noida
,
India[2]
Key people
Bhushan Kumar (Chairman & Managing Director)
Krishan Kumar
Neeraj Kalyan[3]
ServicesMusic record label
Film production
OwnerBhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
Genres
Subscribers7.5 crore (75 million)[4]
(13 December 2018)
Total views5,560 crore (55.6 billion)[4]
(13 December 2018)
1,000,000 subscribers2013
10,000,000 subscribers2016
50,000,000 subscribers2018
Last updated: 11 December 2018
Websitehttps://www.tseries.com

Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited, doing business as T-Series,[note 1][1][2] is an Indian music record label and film production company founded by Gulshan Kumar in 1983.[6] It is primarily known for Bollywood music soundtracks[6] and Indi-pop music.[7] As of 2017, T-Series is one of the largest Indian music record labels, along with Zee Music and Sony Music India.[8]

Kumar, initially a fruit juice seller in Delhi, founded T-Series as a small company selling pirated Bollywood songs, before the company eventually began producing its own Bollywood music. Their breakthrough came with the soundtrack for the 1988 Bollywood blockbuster Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, composed by Anand-Milind, written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, and starring Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla, which became one of the best-selling Indian music albums of the 1980s. They eventually became a leading music label with the release of Aashiqui (1990), composed by Nadeem–Shravan, which sold 2 crore (20 million) copies in India and became the best-selling Indian soundtrack album of all time.[9] However, Gulshan Kumar was murdered by the Mumbai mafia syndicate D-Company in 1997. Since then, T-Series has been led by his son Bhushan Kumar and younger brother Krishan Kumar.

The T-Series YouTube channel, which primarily shows music videos as well as film trailers, is the most-viewed YouTube channel, with 53 billion views as of 6 November 2018. With 7.5 crore (75 million) subscribers as of 11 December 2018, it also ranks as the second most-subscribed channel behind PewDiePie.[10] In addition, T-Series has a multi-channel network, with 29 channels that have more than 13.5 crore (135 million) YouTube subscribers as of November 2018 and 61.5 billion views as of August 2018.

The T-Series DailyMotion channel as of 11 December 2018 is the most-followed DailyMotion channel with 87 thousand followers. With 269 million views, it also ranks as the 18th most-viewed channel on the platform.[11]

History

Gulshan Kumar (1956‑1997), the founder of T-Series
Krishan Kumar (left) and CEO Bhushan Kumar (right), the brother and son of Gulshan Kumar, respectively, during the audio release of Aashiqui 2 (2013)

T-Series was founded on July 11, 1983,[1] by Gulshan Kumar,[12] at the time an obscure fruit juice seller in the Daryaganj neighbourhood of Delhi.[13] It was initially a small company selling pirated Bollywood songs, prior to releasing original music.[14] T-Series' first original film soundtrack release was for Lallu Ram in 1984, with music scored by Ravindra Jain.[citation needed]

The company's breakthrough came when it released the soundtrack for the 1988 Bollywood blockbuster Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (also known as QSQT),[15] directed by Mansoor Khan and starring Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla. The Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak soundtrack, composed by Anand-Milind and written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, became the best-selling Indian soundtrack album of 1988 and one of the best-selling Indian soundtrack albums of the 1980s,[16] with more than 8 million units sold.[17] The biggest hit song from the album was "Papa Kehte Hain", sung by Udit Narayan and picturised on Aamir Khan.[18][19] T-Series founder Gulshan Kumar soon played a key role in Bollywood's cassette boom of the late 1980s with his affordable T-Series albums.[20]

T-Series later became a leading music label with the release of Aashiqui (1990),[14] a film soundtrack album composed by duo Nadeem–Shravan, which sold 2 crore (20 million) units in India,[21] and is the best-selling Bollywood soundtrack album of all time.[9] T-Series was largely responsible for sparking a boom for the Indian music industry boom in music]] in the early 1990s.[22] Many of the best-selling Bollywood music albums of the 1990s, particularly those composed by Nadeem–Shravan, were released under the T-Series label.[9] Besides music production, the company also began venturing into film production.[23] The annual earnings of T-Series grew from ₹20 crore ($16 million) in 1985 to ₹200 crore ($88 million) in 1991,[24][25] and by 1997 had reached ₹500 crore[26] ($140 million).[27]

In 1997, T-Series founder Gulshan Kumar was murdered by the Mumbai mafia syndicate D-Company.[26] His assassination also led to T-Series losing its most prolific musicians at the time, Nadeem–Shravan, due to Nadeem Akhtar Saifi initially being accused of involvement in the murder, before later being exonerated.[28][29][30] After Gulshan Kumar's death in 1997, the company has since been led by his son Bhushan Kumar,[31] with the help of Gulshan's younger brother Krishan Kumar.

As a film production company, the highest-grossing T-Series film production to date is the critically acclaimed sleeper hit Hindi Medium (2017), written by Zeenat Lakhani, directed by Saket Chaudhary, and starring Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar.[32] It grossed ₹322.4 crore ($44 million) worldwide,[33] including $34 million in China alone,[34] becoming one of the top 20 highest-grossing Indian films of all time.[35] T-Series is producing a biopic film based on the life of its founder Gulshan Kumar, called Mogul, which is currently under production and is scheduled for release in 2019.

YouTube presence

T-Series joined YouTube on 13 March 2006, but had only started uploading videos in late 2010. Under this channel, T-Series primarily shows music videos as well as film trailers. By July 2013, it had crossed 1 billion views, becoming the second Indian YouTube channel to cross the milestone after Rajshri Productions.[36] By February 2017, T-Series surpassed PewDiePie to become the world's most-viewed YouTube channel,[37][38][39][40] and currently has 53 billion views as of 6 November 2018.[10]

The YouTube channel has reached 7.5 crore (75 million) subscribers, making it the second most-subscribed YouTube channel after PewDiePie. Currently, it is the most subscribed Asian and non-English-language YouTube channel. Reaching 50 million subscribers, the channel received a Custom Play Button on September 10, 2018.[41] It is also the second channel ever to hit 7 crore (70 million) subscribers.[10] Beyond this, the channel earns an average of nearly 150,000 subscribers a day. Socialblade, a website which tracks YouTube channel statistics, predicted that T-Series would surpass PewDiePie's subscriber count by October 2018.[42][43]Despite Socialblade's predictions, PewDiePie's subscriber count is still currently ahead of T-Series's.

The T-Series channel also owns a multi-channel network, with 29 channels,[3] which include YouTube channels such as T-Series Tamil, T-Series Telugu,[44] and Bollywood Classics.[45] On top of this, six of their channels are among the top 100 most-subscribed channels in India, including T-Series, Bhakti Sagar, Apna Punjab, T-Series Regional, Lahari Music, and T-Series Telugu.[46] T-Series' 29 channels have accumulated a total of more than 10 crore (100 million) YouTube subscribers as of November 2018,[3] and 6,150 crore ( 61.5 billion) views as of August 2018.[44] During January–July 2018, T-Series earned an income of ₹720 crore (equivalent to ₹963 crore or US$120 million in 2023) from YouTube.[44] The most popular T-Series artist on YouTube is Guru Randhawa, whose 2017 song "Lahore" has crossed 700 million views on YouTube.[47]

What has caused T-Series' growth in viewership and subscriptions has been attributed to India's emerging online population. Due to India's online population growing to 50 crore (500 million) internet users, this represents just over a third of the country's overall population and is continuing to grow at a fast pace.[48] A major breakthrough in India's internet growth came in September 2016 with India's first 4G network, Reliance Jio, offering data at very low costs.[12] India has since emerged as the world's second-largest online population (behind China, where YouTube is blocked), with YouTube alone having over 22.5 crore (225 million) monthly Indian users. India's high demand for YouTube content has contributed significantly to the rapid growth of T-Series, as well as due to a lack of local content creators.[49]

The growth of T-Series is also attributed to its growing audience outside of India.[12] About 40% of the channel's traffic comes from outside of India,[3] including 12% from the United States.[12] The majority of the channel's overseas viewers belong to the global South Asian diaspora. More recently, the channel's overseas viewership has increased further, as a result of attention and controversy drawn to the channel by foreign YouTubers such as PewDiePie and MrBeast.[3]

In November 2007, T-Series filed a lawsuit against YouTube for infringing on the copyright of its music by allowing people to upload videos of its music onto YouTube, which could be accessed for free and obtained an interim order against YouTube from the Delhi High Court, which restrained YouTube from infringing on its copyright.[50][51] T-Series and YouTube settled out of court in January 2011.[51]

List of artists

The following musical artists have had music (currently or previously) released under the T-Series label:

Production filmography

1990s

Year Film
1990 Aashiqui
1990 Bahaar Aane Tak
1991 Jeena Teri Gali Mein
1991 Ayee Milan Ki Raat
1991 Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin
1992 Jeena Marna Tere Sang
1992 Sangeet
1993 Aaja Meri Jaan
1995 Bewafa Sanam

2000s

Year Film Actors
2000 Papa the Great Krishan Kumar, Nagma
2001 Tum Bin Priyanshu Chatterjee, Himanshu Malik
2003 Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai Priyanshu Chatterjee, Sakshi Shivanand
2006 Humko Deewana Kar Gaye Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, Anil Kapoor
2007 Darling Fardeen Khan, Esha Deol
2007 Bhool Bhulaiyaa Akshay Kumar, Ameesha Patel, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja
2008 Karzzzz Himesh Reshammiya, Urmila Matondkar, Dino Morea, Shweta Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Rohini Hattangadi, Smita Bansal, Gulshan Grover, Bakhtiyaar Irani, Raj Babbar, Himani Shivpuri, Tareena Patel, Asrani, Sudhir Dalvi, Imran Hasnee, Shiva Rindani
2009 Radio: Love on Air Himesh Reshammiya, Sonal Sehgal, Shenaz Treasurywala, Zakir Hussain, Paresh Rawal, Megha Narkar, Urvashi Yadav, Himani Shivpuri, Megha Chatterji, Akhil Mishra

2010s

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Actors Notes
2020 Untitled Luv Ranjan's film † Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor Co-Production with Luv Films;
Releasing on 25 December 2020.[52][53]
2019 Mogul † TBA Co-production with Aamir Khan Productionss;
Releasing on 25 December 2019.[54]
2019 Taanaji - The Unsung Warrior † Ajay Devgn Co-production with Ajay Devgn FFilms;
Releasing on 22 November 2019.
2019 Untitled Remo D'Souza film † Katrina Kaif, Varun Dhawan, Prabhu Deva Pre-Production.
Releasing on 8 November 2019.[55][56]
2019 Marjaavaan † Siddharth Malhotra, Ritesh Deshmukh, Rakul Preet Singh, Tara Sutaria Co-production with Emmay Entertainment;
Releasing on 2 October 2019.[57]
2019 Batla House † John Abraham, Mrunal Thakur Co-production with JA Entertainment, Emmay Entertainment;
Releasing on 15 August 2019.[58]
2019 Bharat † Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Disha Patani Co-Production with Salman Khan Films, Reel Life Productions;
Releasing on Eid 2019.
2019 Kabir Singh † Shahid Kapoor, Kiara Advani Co-production with Cine1 Studios;
Releasing on 21 June 2019.[59]
2019 De De Pyaar De † Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Jimmy Sheirgill, Rakul Preet Singh Co-production with Luv Films;
Releasing on 15 March 2019.[60][better source needed]
2019 Cheat India † Emraan Hashmi, Shreya Dhanwanthary Co-production with Emraan Hashmi Films, Ellipsis Entertainment;
Releasing on 25 January 2019.[61]
2019 Jhund † Amitabh Bachchan Pre-Production.[62]
2019 Saina † Shraddha Kapoor Filming.[63][64]
2018 Time To Dance † Sooraj Pancholi, Isabelle Kaif, Waluscha De Sousa Co-production with Remo D'Souza.
Releasing in 2018 ending.
2018 Arjun Patiala † Diljit Dosanjh, Kriti Sanon, Varun Sharma Co-production with Maddock Films
2018 Batti Gul Meter Chalu Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Yami Gautam Co-production with Kriti Pictures
2018 Satyameva Jayate John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Aisha Sharma, Amruta Khanvilkar Co-production with Emmay Entertainment
2018 Fanney Khan Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Rajkummar Rao Co-production with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures, Anil Kapoor Films & Communication Network.
2018 Blackmail Irrfan Khan, Kirti Kulhari Co-production with RDP Motion Pictures
2018 Raid Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz, Saurabh Shukla Co-production with Panorama Studios
2018 Hate Story 4 Urvashi Rautela, Vivan Bhatena, Ihana Dhillon, Karan Wahi
2018 The Grihapravesh Pooja At 25 March 2018 The Voice Of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India In My Family Co Production with Ajay Kapoor, Sunil Lulla And Produced By Dharmendra, Sunny Deol in Vijayta Films And Presented By Gulshan Kumar From Eros International
2018 Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha, Sunny Singh Co-production with Luv Films
2017 Tumhari Sulu Vidya Balan Co-production with Ellipsis Entertainment
2017 Star Gold Mumbai Special 6 3D: The Cycle Competition 3 At Wankhede Stadium And The Wonder Of Verma Once Again Akshay Kumar, Sunny Deol, Soha Ali Khan, Shivam Patil, Aanchal Munjal, Rishabh Arora, Narendra Jha, Diana Khan, Kaushal Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Himansh Kohli, Ruhanika Dhawan, Hrithik Roshan, Sachin Khedekar Co Produced With Ajay Kapoor, Sunil Lulla and Produced By Reliance Entertainment, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
2017 Chef Saif Ali Khan Co-production with Abundantia Entertainment, Bandra West Pictures
2017 Bhoomi Sanjay Dutt, Aditi Rao Hydari Co-production with Legend Studios
2017 Simran Kangana Ranaut Co-production with Karma Features, Adarsh Telemedia & Fortune Films (USA)
2017 Baadshaho Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Ileana D'Cruz, Esha Gupta, Vidyut Jammwal Co-production with Vertex Motion Pictures
2017 Raabta Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon Co-production with Maddock Films
2017 FU: Friendship Unlimited Aakash Thosar, Satya Manjrekar Marathi film;
Co-production with Cut2Cut Movies
2017 Hindi Medium Irrfan Khan Co-production with Maddock Films
2017 Noor Sonakshi Sinha, Purab Kohli Co-production with Abundantia Entertainment
2016 Wajah Tum Ho Sana Khan, Sharman Joshi, Gurmeet Choudhary
2016 Tum Bin 2 Neha Sharma, Aditya Seal, Aashim Gulati Co-production with Benaras Mediaworks
2016 Raaz: Reboot Emraan Hashmi, Kriti Kharbanda Co-production with Vishesh Films
2016 Junooniyat Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam
2016 Sarbjit Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Randeep Hooda Co-production with Pooja Entertainment, Legend Studios
2016 Love Games Patralekha, Tara Alisha Berry, Gaurav Arora Co-production with Vishesh Films
2016 Teraa Surroor Himesh Reshammiya, Farah Karimaee, Naseeruddin Shah, Shekhar Kapur, Monica Dogra, Kabir Bedi, Shernaz Patel, Abhishek Duhan, Suneel Dutt, Graham Mollory, Ann Marie O'Connor, Richard O'Leary, Warren Renwick, Maneesh Chandra Bhatt, Niraj Singh, Ravi Singh, Tereza, Naresh Suri Co-production with HR Musik Limited
2016 Airlift Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur Co-production with Abundantia Entertainment, Cape of Good Films, Emmay Entertainment, Hari Om Entertainment
2016 Sanam Re Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam
2015 Hate Story 3 Sharman Joshi, Karan Singh Grover, Zarine Khan, Daisy Shah Co-production with Vikram Bhatt productions
2015 Bhaag Johnny Kunal Khemu, Zoa Morani, Mandana Karimi Co-production with Vikram Bhatt productions
2015 All Is Well Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Rishi Kapoor alchemy productions
2015 I Love NY Sunny Deol, Kangana Ranaut
2015 Ek Paheli Leela Sunny Leone Co-production with Paper Doll Entertainment
2015 Roy Arjun Rampal, Jacqueline Fernandez, Ranbir Kapoor
2015 Baby Akshay Kumar, Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu Co-production with Friday Filmworks, Cape of Good Films & Hari Om Entertainment
2014 Creature 3D Bipasha Basu, Imran Abbas
2014 Hate Story 2 Surveen Chawla, Jay Bhanushali Co-production with Vikram Bhatt productions
2014 Bhoothnath Returns Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani Co-production with B.R Films
2014 Yaariyan Rakul Preet Singh
2013 Aashiqui 2 Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor Co-production with Vishesh Films
2013 Nautanki Saala! Ayushmann Khurrana, Pooja Salvi, Kunaal Roy Kapur Co-production with R.S. Entertainment
2011 Ready Salman Khan, Asin, Paresh Rawal Co-production with Sohail Khan Productions
2011 Patiala House Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma Co-production with Hari Om Entertainment and Credence Motion Pictures
2010 Kajraare Himesh Reshammiya, Sara Loren, Amrita Singh, Natasha Sinha, Gaurav Chanana, Javed Shaikh, Gulshan Grover, Anupam Shyam, Adnan Shah
2010 Aashayein John Abraham, Sonal Sehgal Co-production with Percept Picture Company

Soundtrack discography

This is a list of soundtrack albums that were published under the T-Series label, excluding films that were also produced by T-Series (see Production filmography above).

Bollywood

Year Film
1984 Lallu Ram
1988 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
1989 Tridev
1990 Dil
1991 Sadak
1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (unofficial)[65]
1999 Sirf Tum
2000 Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
2003 Tere Naam
2007 Om Shanti Om
2018 Nanu Ki Jaanu
Nawabzaade
FryDay
Zero
2019 Super 30

Tamil

T-Series collaborated with Lahari Music.

Year Film
1986 Vaira Vizha
1987 Raja Mariyadhai
1987 Velicham
1987 Oru Thayin Sabhatham
1987 Mangai Oru Gangai
1987 Parisam Pottachu
1987 Kavithai Paada Neramillai
1988 Kan Simittum Neram
1988 Kunguma Kodu
1988 En Thangai Kalyani
1988 Oorai Therinjukitten
1991 Nanbargal
1993 Amaravathi
1997 Ratchagan
2007 Kattradhu Thamizh
2013 David
2015 Sagaptham
2015 Baahubali: The Beginning
2015 Sakalakala Vallavan
2015 Masala Padam
2015 Inji Iduppazhagi
2016 Irudhi Suttru
2016 Kalam
2016 Oru Nodiyil
2016 Idhu Namma Aalu
2016 Raja Manthiri
2016 Thodari
2016 Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum
2016 Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
2016 Virugam
2016 Kadhali Kanavillai
2017 Bairavaa
2017 Bruce Lee
2017 Baahubali: The Conclusion
2017 Dhayam
2017 Yaar Ivan
2017 Aval
2017 Ulkuthu
2018 Vishwaroopam II
2018 Kee
2018 Kaatrin Mozhi
2018 Thittam Poattu Thirudura Kootam
2019 Viswasam

International

Year Film
2008 Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture

Notes

  1. ^ "T" being an abbreviation for trishula – the trident of Hindu god Shiva.[5]

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