Friday Filmworks is an Indian
motion picture production
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company founded by
Neeraj Pandey
Neeraj Pandey (born 17 December 1973) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. Pandey was made his directoral debut in ''A Wednesday!'', which was largely praised by critics and which later became a recip ...
and
Shital Bhatia in 2008.
Set up in 2008, Friday Filmworks has produced trend-setting films that are original in content and entertaining to the audience.
A Wednesday
''A Wednesday!'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Anjum Rizvi and Shital Bhatia under UTV Motion Pictures and Friday Filmworks. Though a work of fiction, the s ...
was the first movie under the banner which won many awards in different categories. The other films under the Friday Filmworks include
Special 26
''Special 26'' is an Indian Hindi-language 2013 period heist thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey. Based on the 1987 Opera House heist. The plot follows, A team of tricksters ( Akshay Kumar with Anupam Kher ) pose as CBI office ...
,
Baby
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,
Total Siyapaa
''Total Siyapaa'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Eeshwar Nivas and written by Neeraj Pandey. The screenplay is based on that of the Spanish-Argentine film '' Only Human'', written and directed by Dominic Ha ...
,
Saat Uchakkey,
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story,
Naam Shabana
''Naam Shabana'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Shivam Nair and written by Neeraj Pandey. The film is a prequel to the 2015 film ''Baby'' with Taapsee Pannu reprising her role as Shabana Khan. It also stars ...
.
Friday Filmworks released a satirical comedy
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha on 11 August 2017 and
Aiyaary
''Aiyaary'' ( or trickery) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey. Produced by Shital Bhatia, Dhaval Gada & Motion Picture Capital and distributed by Reliance Entertainment, Plan C Studios, ...
in 2018.
Friday Filmworks also produced a Marathi film
Taryanche Bait in 2011 and a Bengali film
The Royal Bengal Tiger
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in 2014.
Neeraj Pandey
Neeraj Pandey (born 17 December 1973) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. Pandey was made his directoral debut in ''A Wednesday!'', which was largely praised by critics and which later became a recip ...
's powerful short film 'Ouch' was shown for the first time ever at the
Mumbai Film Festival
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, well known for showcasing the best of films in front of a demanding audience.
In 2016, Friday Filmworks and
Reliance Entertainment
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came together to form a new venture named
Plan C Studios
Plan C Studios is an Indian motion picture production company founded as an alliance between Anil Ambani’s Reliance Entertainment and Neeraj Pandey and Shital Bhatia’s Friday Filmworks. It is the result of a 50:50 joint venture between th ...
to produce films. The movie
Rustom which was released in 2016 was the first film under this venture.
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha and
Naam Shabana
''Naam Shabana'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Shivam Nair and written by Neeraj Pandey. The film is a prequel to the 2015 film ''Baby'' with Taapsee Pannu reprising her role as Shabana Khan. It also stars ...
are planned to be released worldwide in 2017 under
Plan C Studios
Plan C Studios is an Indian motion picture production company founded as an alliance between Anil Ambani’s Reliance Entertainment and Neeraj Pandey and Shital Bhatia’s Friday Filmworks. It is the result of a 50:50 joint venture between th ...
.
Friday Storytellers
Friday Storytellers is the Digital Content Production arm of ''Friday Filmworks'' which was founded in 2019 for the production of
Special OPS
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for
Hotstar
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.
Filmography
Bootroom Sports
Founded b
Sudip Tewari an ex-banker along with
Neeraj Pandey
Neeraj Pandey (born 17 December 1973) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. Pandey was made his directoral debut in ''A Wednesday!'', which was largely praised by critics and which later became a recip ...
&
Shital BhatiaBootroom Sportswas created as a sports media company. Through content, platform, and experience, the company aims to showcase sports' extraordinary humans and its economic potential in India.
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Film production companies based in Mumbai
2008 establishments in Maharashtra
Mass media companies established in 2008
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