It opened to overwhelmingly positive reviews from the both the critics and audience, alike. It was a part of the AIDS JaaGo (AIDS Awake) joint initiative of Mira Nair's Mirabai Films and the voluntary organizations, Avahan and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Įxcel's next release was Rock On (2008), a musical drama written and directed by Abhishek Kapoor. They then produced a short film, Positive (2007), directed by Farhan Akhtar.
(2007), which marked the directorial debut of Reema Kagti. This was followed by Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Excel also produced Don (2006), the official remake of Amitabh Bachchan’s Don (1978), which did commercially well, though it received mixed reviews from both the critics and audience, alike.
Over the years, it has developed a huge cult following and is considered to be one of the greatest coming-of-age films in Hindi cinema. While it was critically acclaimed, it did not fare well at the box-office. The company then went on to produce the war-drama, Lakshya (2004). The film received a National Award in the category of Best Feature Film Hindi and was also screened at IFFI The company’s first production was the critically acclaimed, Dil Chahta Hai (2001), which marked the directorial debut of Farhan Akhtar. They also distributed the 2019 Telugu epic period film, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, starring Chiranjeevi. Įxcel 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 it's sequel, K.G.F: Chapter 2, both starring Yash. Gully Boy was also India's official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards. With productions such as Don, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Fukrey, Dil Dhadakne Do, and Raees, they are known for presenting unique characters and a contemporary style of cinema.
They won National Film Awards for both Dil Chahta Hai and Rock On!!. Their debut production, Dil Chahta Hai, received critical acclaim and was a huge rage for the youth, at that time. In 2017, they released India's first original series for Amazon Prime Video, Inside Edge, which was nominated for the International Emmy Awards for Best Drama Series. Based in Mumbai, they mainly produce Hindi films. Excel Entertainment is an Indian production company, founded by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar in 1999.
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