Applause Entertainment

Applause Entertainment, a venture of the Aditya Birla Group of Companies, headed by Sameer Nair[1] is a media, content and IP creation studio with a focus on creating premium digital drama series.

Applause Entertainment
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm production
Founded2017 (2017)
HeadquartersMumbai, India
Key people
Sameer Nair (CEO)
Deepak Segal (Content Head)
ProductsWeb Series
ServicesFilm production
ParentAditya Birla Group
Websiteapplauseentertainment.in

The company focuses and invests in content creation and then partners with varied distribution platforms in an equitable manner to get its creative output to consumers globally.

Shows
Title Release Date Network Line\Co-production Synopsis Notes
Mind the Malhotras 2019 Amazon Prime Video Born Free Entertainment Mind the Malhotras is an Indian sitcom series by Dia Mirza, based on Israeli comedy La Famiglia, follows the lives of Malhotra family, who have reasons to be happy but the couple is going through mid-life crisis so they go for therapy.[2] Adaptation of La Famiglia British Series,[3]
Criminal Justice 2019 Hotstar BBC Studios India Criminal Justice is an Indian series based on Criminal Justice by Peter Moffat, adapted for India by Shridhar Raghavan[4] Adaptation of Criminal Justice British Series[5]
Hostages 2019 Banijay Asia Hostages is an Indian crime thriller web television series directed by Sudhir Mishra. It is an official adaptation of an Israeli series Hostages[6] Adaptation of Hostages[7]
City of Dreams (TV series) 2019 Kukunoor Movies City of Dreams (TV series) is an Indian series by Nagesh Kukunoor. City of Dreams is the story of the feud within the Gaikwad family, which erupts after an assassination attempt on a polarizing political figure. Blurring the lines between moral and immoral, in a struggle for power forms the core of this transfixing narrative.[8] The idea for the show came from Kukunoor's team member, Rohit Banawlikar. Banawlikar and Kukunoor co-wrote an anthology, intended to be turned into a feature film. But as digital platforms grew in India, Kukunoor felt that there was a scope for a series[9]
The Office 2019 BBC Studios India The Office is an Indian television sitcom streaming on Hotstar. It is an adaptation of the original BBC series The Office, although it follows the American remake more closely.[10] Adaptation of The Office British Series[11]
The Office Season 2 2019 BBC Studios India Adaptation of The Office British series[12]
Iru Dhuravam 2019 Sony Liv Sign of Life Productions Inspector Viktor is assigned to an unusual series of killings. The killer leaves notes that quote verses from “Thirukkural” (a classic Tamil text). As Viktor starts solving the case, it becomes increasingly and alarmingly personal.[13] [14]
Madhuri Talkies 2020 MX Player Arvind Babbal Productions Madhuri Talkies is a Bhojpuri neo-noir set in the heartlands of Varanasi and Mughalsarai, where crimes against women and political tyranny rule the roost.[15] [16]
Hasmukh 2020 Netflix Emmay Entertainment Directed by Nikhil Gonsalves, Hasmukh is the story of a small-town comedian who has good material but terrible delivery. Things take an unusual turn when he discovers that the adrenaline rush he gets from committing murder makes brings him his onstage mojo. He eventually makes it to a reality show in Mumbai, but as he has to kill offstage to kill it onstage. How long till the killer-humoured comedian gets caught?[17] [18]
Rasbhari 2020 Amazon Prime Video Ding Entertainment When investment specialists, Amarinder Gill, Noorpreet Dhillon, Puneet Chandok, and Lovely Singh Chhabra find themselves longing for the right man in Mumbai, one happens to come across an exact match, with whom she settles down and sets up an alliance. Now, it is up to the rest of the girl to find the right men.[19] [20]
Hello Mini 2019 MX Player Rose Audio Visuals Rivanah, new to Mumbai, realises that someone is stalking her. Despite being threatened and blackmailed by her stalker, she is drawn to him and soon feels that he is actually helping her.[21] Adaptation of the book Marry Me, Stranger[22]
Bhaukaal 2020 MX Player Baweja Movies SSP Naveen Sikhera is determined to cleanse Muzaffarnagar - a city is in a state of chaos and utter lawlessness. When he starts the job, he is challenged by the utter despair of people living under the fear of local gangs. He reforms the police and nabs any and every effort of the criminals to take control of the city.[23] The story is based on the story of IPS Navneet Sikhera.[24][25]
Mannphodganj ki Binny 2020 MX Player Set in a small-town called Mannphodganj, lives a self-proclaimed beauty queen - Binni Bajpai. When her plan to escape her middle-class life fails, the story swiftly turns to take the form of a bitter-sweet saga of lovers.[26] This story is based on the novel Band Baaja Boys by Rachna Singh and is directed by Vikas Chandra[27]
Your Honor 2020 Sony LIV Yes Studios

Sphere Origins

 Your Honor is based on the 2017 Israeli TV series Kvodo. [28]
Udan Patolas 2020 MX Player (TBA) Sol Production Set in the city of Mumbai, Udan Patolas tells the story of four Punjabi girls - Amarinder Gill, Noorpreet Dhillon, Puneet Chandok and Lovely Singh Chhabra. On landing jobs in an investment firm, they adapt themselves into caricatures that fit the fast city life. A slice of life dramedy, Udan Patolas holds a popular premise and focuses on the everyday challenges and delights that life in a city brings for young women.[29] [30]
Avrodh- The siege within 2020 Sony Liv (TBA) Irada Entertainment On 18 September 2016, four militants attacked the Indian army brigade headquarters in Uri. Kashmir. 10 days later, Indian special forces launched a surgical strike on the militants' camp, and the world was given a clear message that India will maintain a zero-tolerance approach to terrorist encroachment along her border.[31] [32]
Taj - A Monument of Blood TBA TBA Contiloe Pictures Set in Mughal era, the show creators, confess it to be a darker and edgier version of Mughal history rather than what is generally taught in textbooks. starting from the birth of Shah Jahan lastly till his death.[33] [34]
Scam 1992 2020 SonyLIV Scam 1992 - The Harshad Mehta Story is story of Indian stock broker Harshad Mehta. This is based on the book The Scam: Who Won, who Lost, who Got Away [35] [36]

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