KriArj Entertainment
KriArj Entertainment was an Indian motion picture production company founded by Prerna Arora and Arjun N. Kapoor.[1][2] The first film under this banner was the 2016 period drama film Rustom, starring Akshay Kumar and Ileana D'Cruz. It was followed by the comedy drama's Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017), Pad Man (2018) and the horror film Pari (2018).[3][4][5] The name of the company is an amalgamation of Krishna and Arjuna, a reference to their spiritual dialog in the Bhagavad Gita, a holy text of Hinduism.[6] It was defunct in 2018.
Type | Private |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 2016, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Founder | Prernaa Arora Arjun N. Kapoor |
Defunct | 2018 |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra , India |
Products | Film production |
Filmography
Year | Film | Director |
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2016 | Rustom | Tinu Suresh Desai |
2017 | Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | Shree Narayan Singh |
2018 | Pad Man | R. Balki |
Pari | Prosit Roy |
Defunct
There were some controversies surrounding the production house being part of the projects like Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, Kedarnath, Batti Gul Meter Chalu and Fanney Khan but not much came in the public place.[7][8] The production house was called off in 2018 with its last production venture Pari.
References
- "We Only Want To Entertain: The Founders Of KriArj On Breaking Into The Movies - Film Companion". Film Companion. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- Bhanushali, Aarti (18 August 2016). "Prerna Arora's aura for reel stories". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "For any film, the producer has a huge responsibility: KriArj Entertainment's Prernaa Arora". The Economic Times. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "'More Foot Soldier, Less Producer'". Mumbai Mirror. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "How KriArj has made an impact by producing movies with a social message". Mint. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- Sawant, Viraj (13 August 2016). "The woman behind RUSTOM". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "BHUSHAN KUMAR TAKES OVER BATTI GUL METER CHALU AND FANNE KHAN FROM PRENAA ARORA". Mumbai Mirror. MM Media. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Kedarnath, Parmanu: A timeline of KriArj Entertainment's legal tussle with Abhishek Kapoor, John Abraham". Firstpsot. Firstpsot Media. 10 May 2018.