KriArj Entertainment

KriArj Studios
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2016, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
FounderPrernaa Arora
Defunct2018 (2018)
Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
India
Key people
Arjun N. Kapoor

Virendra Arora

Kussum Arora
ProductsFilm production

KriArj Entertainment was an Indian motion picture production company founded by Prerna Arora. 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).[1][2] The name of the company is an amalgamation of Krishna and Arjuna, a reference to their spiritual dialog in the Bhagavad Gita. The last venture produced by the company was Pari.

Productions

Akshay Kumar has played leading roles in three films starting with Rustom.
Anushka Sharma has played leading role in Pari.
Year Film Director
2016 Rustom Tinu Suresh Desai
2017 Toilet: Ek Prem Katha Shree Narayan Singh
2018 Pad Man R. Balki
Pari Prosit Roy
Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran

Abhishek Sharma

Batti Gul Meter Chalu Shree Narayan Singh

Defunct

There were some controversies surrounding the company's involvement in the productions of Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, Batti Gul Meter Chalu, Fanney Khan, and Kedarnath, but not much information about these controversies were publicly available.[3][4] The production house ceased operations in 2018 after its last production venture, Fanney Khan.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "For any film, the producer has a huge responsibility: KriArj Entertainment's Prernaa Arora". The Economic Times. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ "How KriArj has made an impact by producing movies with a social message". Mint. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Kedarnath, Parmanu: A timeline of KriArj Entertainment's legal tussle with Abhishek Kapoor, John Abraham". Firstpsot. Firstpsot Media. 10 May 2018.