JAR Pictures
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion picture |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Ajay G. Rai Alan McAlex |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Film production |
| Website | www |
JAR Pictures is an Indian motion picture production company based in Mumbai. The company was founded in 2011 by Bollywood producers Ajay G. Rai and Alan McAlex.[1] Jar Pictures is mostly known for making independent films. Jar Pictures also provides production services to leading studios in India.
Jar Pictures' Liar's Dice was India's Official Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the 87th Academy Awards.[2][3]
History
Jar Pictures was formerly known as Jar Entertainment, a company wholly owned by Ajay G. Rai. Ajay met Alan McAlex while working on the film Thank you (2011) where Ajay was the Executive Producer and Alan was the line producer. They decided to collaborate and Jar Pictures was formed.
Filmography
- Films produced by Jar Pictures
| Year | Film | Director | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 | Anurag Kashyap | (In association with) |
| Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 | Anurag Kashyap | (In association with) | |
| Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana | Sameer Sharma | (In association with) | |
| 2013 | I.D. | Kamal K.M. | (In association with) |
| Vakratunda Mahakaaya | Punarvasu Naik | ||
| Mastram | Akhilesh Jaiswal | ||
| 2014 | Njan Steve Lopez (I Am Steve Lopez) | Rajeev Ravi | |
| Liar's Dice | Geetu Mohandas | (India's entry to the "Academy Awards") | |
| 2015 | Killa (The Fort) | Avinash Arun | (Release in Jan 2015) |
| Nil Battey Sannata | Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari | (Released on April 22, 2016) | |
| 2017 | Gurgaon | Shanker Raman | (Released on August 4, 2017) |
| Qarib Qarib Singlle | Tanuja Chandra | (Released on 10 November 2017) | |
| 2018 | Once Again | Kanwal Sethi | |
| 2019 | Moothon | Geetu Mohandas | |
| Hummingbird | Ajitpal Singh | ||
| River Song | Sange Dorjee Thongdok | ||
| Chaar Pandrah | Saif Baidya | ||
| 2020 | Bamfaad | Ranjan Chandel |
- Film Production Services by Jar Pictures
| Year | Film | Director | Studio | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Gulaal | Anurag Kashyap | ||
| 2011 | No One Killed Jessica | Rajkumar Gupta | UTV SpotBoy | (Credited as Jar Entertainment) |
| 7 Khoon Maaf | Vishal Bhardwaj | UTV SpotBoy VB Pictures |
(Credited as Jar Entertainment) | |
| Thank you | Anees Bazmee | UTV Motion Pictures | (Credited as Jar Entertainment) | |
| Chillar Party | Nitesh Tiwari Vikas Bahl |
UTV SpotBoy | (Credited as Jar Entertainment) | |
| Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster | Tigmanshu Dhulia | |||
| 2013 | Kai Po Che! | Abhishek Kapoor | UTV Motion Pictures | |
| 2014 | Bhoothnath Returns | Nitesh Tiwari | B R Films | |
| 2015 | Talvar | Meghna Gulzar | Junglee Pictures Limited | |
| Babbu Ki Jawani | Amritpal Singh Bindra | UTV Motion Pictures | Unreleased | |
| Fitoor | Abhishek Kapoor | UTV Motion Pictures | ||
| 2016 | Rocky Handsome | Nishikant Kamat | T-Series | |
| Madaari | Nishikant Kamat | Pooja Entertainment | ||
| 2017 | Simran (film) | Hansal Mehta | T-Series | |
| Mukkabaaz | Anurag Kashyap | Eros International | ||
| 2018 | Mental Hai Kya | Prakash Kovelamudi | Balaji Motion Pictures | |
| 2020 | Choked | Anurag Kashyap | Good Bad Films |
Awards
References
- ^ "Jar Pictures funded India's official entry to Oscar 'Liar's Dice'". Archived from the original on 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Geethu Mohandas' 'Liar's Dice' is India's official entry to the Oscars". CNN-IBN. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Oscars: India Selects 'Liar's Dice' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "62nd National Film Awards for 2014 (Press Release)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.