Excel Entertainment

Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Company typePrivate limited company
IndustryMotion pictures
Founded9 August 1999 (1999-08-09)
FounderFarhan Akhtar
Ritesh Sidhwani
Headquarters,
Key people
Farhan Akhtar
Ritesh Sidhwani
ServicesFilm production
Film distribution
WebsiteExcel Entertainment

Excel Entertainment is an Indian production company, founded by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar in Mumbai in 1999.[1][2] They mainly produce Hindi films.

Their debut production, Dil Chahta Hai,[3] received critical acclaim and was a huge rage for the youth at that time. They won National Film Awards for both Dil Chahta Hai and Rock On!!. With productions such as Don,[4] Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara,[5] Fukrey,[6] Dil Dhadakne Do, and Raees, they are known for presenting unique characters and a contemporary style of cinema. Gully Boy was also India's official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards.[7]

Excel Entertainment also ventured into distribution and distributed the Hindi dubbed versions of the 2018 Indian Kannada-language period action thriller, K.G.F: Chapter 1, and its sequel, K.G.F: Chapter 2, both starring Yash. They also distributed the 2019 Telugu epic period film, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, starring Chiranjeevi.

  1. ^ "EXCEL ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED". zaubacorp.com. 29 December 2021. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani Celebrate 20 Years of Excel Entertainment". variety.com. 27 October 2021. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ "'All we wanted was to make Dil Chahta Hai': Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya celebrate 20 years of Excel Entertainment". indianexpress.com. 10 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Remembering Shah Rukh Khan's Don as the film clocks Twelve Years". freepressjournal.in. 20 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. ^ "7 things that Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara taught us". filmfare.com. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Fukrey 2 movie review: Varun Sharma and Richa Chaddha shine in this toilet-humour driven comedy". indiatoday.in. 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Oscars: India Selects 'Gully Boy' for International Feature Film Category". hollywoodreporter.com. 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

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