Star Studios (formerly known as Fox Star Studios) is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of

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, part of the Disney International Operations segment of

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. The studio produces

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and other South Asian language films through acquisitions, co-productions and in-house productions for worldwide distribution. Starting with the international release of '' Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva'' (2022), all of Star Studios' films are now handled internationally by

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History

The studio was founded in March 2008 as a joint venture between

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and co-owned

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. Soon after launch the studio had explored the option to co-produce and distribute

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films. In 2009, the studio acquired the rights for ''

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'', the studio’s debut film as distributor and co-producer. In 2011, Fox Star Studios entered the Tamil film industry with ''

Engaeyum Eppothum ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama road film written and directed by M. Saravanan in his Tamil debut, he had earlier directed the Telugu film ''Ganesh'' (2009). Starring Jai, Sharwanand, Anjali an ...

'', as co-producing and distributing partner for

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's AR Murugadoss Productions. In 2013, the studio released Tamil-feature Raja Rani, which won four

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. In 2015, the studio entered 9-film deal with

as a co-producer and distributor. In 2016, '' Kapoor & Sons'' was released as the first film under the arrangement. The same year, the studio won

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for its in-house production '' Neerja''. The studio also released '' M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story'', the biopic of then Indian Cricket captain

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. In 2017, the studio entered a three-film deal with

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. In May 2018, the studio entered multi-film deal with

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's Cape of Good films and had set '' Mission Mangal'' with Kumar attached to star. In 2019, the studio released '' Chhichhore'' which it co-produced with Nadiawala Grandson Entertainment had won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi 2019. In early 2020, the studio had released ''

Chhapaak ''Chhapaak'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film stars Deepika Padukone in leading role of a character inspired by Agarwal along ...

'' starring

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, sports-drama '' Panga'' starring

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and

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's ''

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'' all of which are lukewarmly received by the audience. The studio had released '' Baaghi 3'' at the start of the

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and the film ended its box-office run as the second-highest grossing Hindi-film of 2020. In June 2020,

, the parent company of the studio decided to release the rest of the 2020 slate directly on the sister streaming platform

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under Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex Initiative. The films released on the platform were '' Dil Bechara'', ''

Lootcase ''Lootcase'' is a 2020 Indian black comedy crime film directed by Rajesh Krishnan, of ''TVF Tripling'' fame. The film is produced and bankrolled by Fox Star Studios. It features Kunal Kemmu and Rasika Dugal in lead roles, and Vijay Raaz, Ranv ...

'', ''

Sadak 2 ''Sadak 2'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language action thriller road film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Fox Star Studios and Mukesh Bhatt under their banner Vishesh Films. A sequel to the 1991 film ''Sadak'', it stars Sanjay Dutt (r ...

'', and ''

Laxmii ''Laxmii'' is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language horror comedy film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence, marking his directorial debut in the Hindi film industry. A remake of his own Tamil film '' Kanchana'' (2011), it stars Akshay Kumar and Kiar ...

''. In late 2020, several reports indicate

's was not going greenlighting newer films with the studio ceasing its operations after the releases of '' Tadap'' and ''

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'' as the studio's CEO Vijay Singh has resigned. In December 2021, the studio released ''Tadap''. In February 2022, the studio ended speculations of ceasing operations by announcing '' Babli Bouncer'' starring

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, co-produced with Junglee Pictures. In March 2022, the company announced the release of ''

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'' on Disney+ Hotstar. Soon after the studio started production on Manoj Bajpayee starrer Gulmohar. Later that month, the studio along with Dharma Productions had acquired the remake rights for blockbuster Malayalam film '' Hridayam'' in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. On 27 May 2022, Fox Star Studios was renamed Star Studios, as part of the removal of the "Fox" name from studios that had been acquired from

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by Disney.

Logo and fanfare

The current print & on-screen Star Studios logo is based on

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logo and Star logo from the general entertainment hub of

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with same name. The print logo debuted in the posters of '' Brahmāstra: Part One Shiva'' and the on-screen logo debuted in the theatrical release of ''Brahmāstra: Part One Shiva'' and the HD version of the logo appeared in Babli Bouncer. The Fox Star Studios logo was based on the 1994-2009 20th Century Fox logo (the logo appeared in Quick Gun Murugun & and the end of My Name is Khan) and the 2009 style was made by the now-defunct

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(who made the 2009-2020 20th Century Fox logo), the 2010-2022 Fox Star Studios logo (albeit with the

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byline removed in 2013) debuted in My Name is Khan and the last film to use is Kaun Pravin Tambe? The current logo of Star Studios debuted in the theatrical release of Brahmāstra and an HD Version of the logo appeared in Babli Bouncer, the logo is based on Picturemill's work, in turn based on Blue Sky's design. The current Star Studios fanfare was arranged by

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and based on

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's 20th Century Studios fanfare, which is currently composed by David Newman, This version has Indian instruments such as sitar, sarod, tambura, sahnai, sarangi, and tabla being heard in the composition. It also sounds similar to the 1979 and 1982 fanfares.

Filmography

References

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The Walt Disney Company subsidiaries

History

Logo and fanfare

Filmography

See also

References