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. The studio produces

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, Tamil,

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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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's Dharma Productions films. In 2009, the studio acquired the rights for '' My Name is Khan'', the studio’s debut film as distributor and co-producer. In 2011, Fox Star Studios entered the Tamil film industry with '' Engaeyum Eppothum'', as co-producing and distributing partner for AR Murugadoss'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 Dharma Productions 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 MS Dhoni. In 2017, the studio entered a three-film deal with Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. 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'' starring

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, sports-drama ''

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'' starring Kangana Ranaut and Vidhu Vinod Chopra'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'', '' Sadak 2'', and '' Laxmii''. 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 ''

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'' starring Tamannaah Bhatia, co-produced with Junglee Pictures. In March 2022, the company announced the release of '' Kaun Pravin Tambe?'' on Disney+ Hotstar. Soon after the studio started production on

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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

. 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 Blue Sky Studios (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