DAR Motion Pictures

DAR Motion Pictures (DAR), a wholly owned subsidiary of DAR Capital Group, is an Indian film production and distribution company headquartered out of Mumbai. Known for its focus on content driven cinema, DAR Motion Pictures has worked with a variety of film directors and companies, including Ritesh Batra, Nikhil Advani, Anurag Kashyap, Sikhya Entertainment amongst others. Apart from its investments in iRock Media, DAR has also focused immensely on innovation and the adoption of modern technology, creating Haunted 3D, India's first stereoscopic 3D horror film. Further, the movies credited to DAR clearly indicate a tilt towards, content and subject driven cinema. Films like City of Gold, D-Day[1] and The Lunchbox[2] are stark examples of that.

DAR Motion Pictures
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm production, Film distribution
Founded2009
HeadquartersMumbai, India
Key people
Arun Rangachari
Vivek Rangachari
N. Sethumadhavan
ProductsFilms
Websitewww.darproductionhouse.com

Amongst the most talked about and appreciated films of 2013, ‘The Lunchbox’ was not just an unprecedented success story domestically but also received phenomenal international acclaim. A Sundance script ‘The Lunchbox’ was showcased at Cannes and The Dubai International Film Festival, amongst many others. It was bestowed with the Best Screenplay and Jury Grand Prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2013.

Dar Motion Pictures is a Bollywood production house that actively produces both Hindi and regional cinema. Opening with the hard hitting and riveting Lalbaug Parel (Marathi) & City of Gold (2010 film)(Hindi), DAR moved on to produce many Marathi and Hindi films including and Teecha Baap Tyacha Baap (Marathi), Haunted 3D, D-Day, Mickey Virus,[3] Peddlers, Monsoon Shootout and The Lunchbox. Further through its distribution arm, ‘DAR Film Distributors’, it has been behind the distribution of two Hollywood films in India namely, ‘The Dark Knight Rises[4]’ and ‘Fast & Furious 6[5]’, and released Girish Malik's ‘Jal[6]’ which was the only Indian film in competition at the Busan International Film Festival 2013. Among other Marathi films that DAR Film Distributors have distributed are Dhag, Postcard and Cappuccino.

History

Continuing in the tradition of creating new content beyond the language barrier, DAR has given Marathi cinema its first superhero film ‘Baji’ starring Shreyas Talpade. 2017 saw the release of 2 films from the house of DAR, namely 'Haraamkhor' & 'Monsoon Shootout'. The production house's most recent Marathi release is the much talked about Bucket List,[7] which is directed by Tejas Vijay Deoskar and bears the distinction of being the first ever Marathi film to feature the one & only Madhuri Dixit. The film had a wide release on 25 May 2018. DAR's only release in 2019 has been acclaimed director Ritesh Batra's Photograph (film) which features Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra

Way Forward

The company also has various other projects under development currently including a remake of the Malayalam movie Bangalore Days and a biopic on Arunima Sinha - a national level volleyball player who was pushed from a running train by some robbers in 2011, before going on to become the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest. DAR has also recently forayed into the digital space, is currently in the process of setting up both web-series and original films for the leading OTT/digital platforms. The year 2020 will also see DAR officially entering into films in the Southern Indian languages.

Key people

The management team at DAR consists of the founders Arun Rangachari (also the chairman) and Vivek Rangachari,[8] along with their COO, Sethumadhavan Napan.[9]

Filmography

Films produced
Year Film Director Notes
2010 City of Gold (Lalbaug Parel) in Marathi Mahesh Manjrekar Adapted from Jayant Pawar's Marathi play, Adhantar. Released in Hindi and Marathi languages
2011 Teecha Baap Tyacha Baap Atul Kale Marathi film
Haunted – 3D Vikram Bhatt First Indian stereoscopic 3D horror film.[10][11]
2012 Dangerous Ishhq Vikram Bhatt
2013 D-Day Nikhil Advani
Mickey Virus Saurabh Varma Debut film of Swedish Greek actress Elli Avram.
The Lunchbox Ritesh Batra
Ugly Anurag Kashyap
2015 Baji Nikhil Mahajan First Indian Superhero movie in Marathi Cinema
2017 Monsoon Shootout[12] Amit Kumar
Haraamkhor[13] Shlok Sharma
2018 Bucket List Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar Debut Marathi film of Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit
2019 Photograph Ritesh Batra

Films distributed
Year Film Director Production Company Notes
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Christopher Nolan Warner Bros. Pictures
DC Entertainment
Legendary Entertainment
Syncopy		 Based on the DC Comics character Batman final installment in Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy, and the sequel to The Dark Knight, Indian Distribution only
Sons of Ram Kushal Ruia ACK Animation Studios
Maya Digital Studios
Cartoon Network India		 Based on The Sons of Ramaby Anant Pai, Ram Waeerkar
2013 Fast & Furious 6 Justin Lin Original Film
One Race Films
Dentsu		 It is the sequel to Fast Five (2011) and the sixth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise, Indian Distribution only.
2014 Jal Girish Malik DAR Motion Pictures
Dhag Shivaji Lotan Patil Sri Pant Production * National Film Awards - 60th National Film Awards
Postcard Gajendra Ahire DAR Motion Pictures Marathi film
Cappuccino Shivdarshan Kadam SD Motion Pictures

References
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  2. "DAR Motion Pictures ready to serve you with eclectic cinema - Times O…". archive.ph. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. "After D-Day, we have Mickey Virus - Vivek Rangachari of DAR Motion Pictures - Latest Movie Features - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  4. Priyanko Sarkar. "Dar Media to distribute The Dark Knight Rises". The Financial Express. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  5. "DAR to distribute 'Fast & Furious 6' in India - Times Of India". archive.ph. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. "DAR to distribute Girish Malik's Jal - DearCinema.com". DearCinema.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  7. Entertainment, Quint (15 January 2018). "Madhuri Dixit Reveals Teaser of Marathi Debut 'Bucket List'". TheQuint.
  8. Pandya, Sonal. "Vivek Rangachari: DAR aims to be seen as a serious player in the business". Cinestaan.
  9. Pandya, Sonal. "Producer Sethumadhavan Napan: Keen to lead DAR Motion Pictures's foray into regional languages". Cinestaan.
  10. Koimoi.com Team. "Vikram Bhatt's Haunted – India's First Stereoscopic 3D Film". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  11. "Vikram Bhatt enters 3D world with 'Haunted'". IBN Live. Indo-Asian News Service. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  12. "Amit Kumar, Monsoon Shootout". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  13. "Business News: Business News Today, Live Business News, Financial News India, Latest Business News". The Financial Express.
  14. "कोहिनूर म.टा. सन्मान २०१३चे विजेते" (in Marathi). Maharashtra Times. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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