Friday Filmworks
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Motion picture | |
| Founded | 2008 |
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| Founder | Neeraj Pandey Shital Bhatia |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Neeraj Pandey- Co-Founder
Shital Bhatia- Co-Founder Devendra Deshpande- CEO |
| Products | Television production |
| Subsidiaries | Friday Storytellers LLP |
| Website | Friday Filmworks |
Friday Filmworks is an Indian film production house founded by film director Neeraj Pandey and producer Shital Bhatia in 2008.[1]
About
Established in 2008, Friday Filmworks' debut film was A Wednesday! which earned Pandey the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 56th Indian National Film Awards. Friday Filmworks has also produced other films that include Special 26, Baby, Total Siyapaa, Saat Uchakkey, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Naam Shabana, Rustom, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Aiyaary and others.
Friday Filmworks also produced a Marathi film Taryanche Bait in 2011 and a Bengali film The Royal Bengal Tiger in 2014. The company has also produced a slew of popular short films like Ouch!, Ouch 2 Laddoo, and The Relationship Manager for Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films.
In 2016, Friday Filmworks and
Friday Storytellers
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| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital motion content |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Founder | Neeraj Pandey Shital Bhatia |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Neeraj Pandey- Co-founder
Shital Bhatia- Co-founder Devendra Deshpande- CEO |
| Products | Digital production |
| Website | Friday Storytellers |
Friday Storytellers is one the digital content production arm of Friday Filmworks; it was founded in 2019 focused on producing multi-format content for OTT and digital streaming.[2] The division released its first official web series Special Ops for Disney+Hotstar in March 2020 followed by the prequel Special Ops 1.5[3] in November 2021. In 2023, Friday Storytellers released The Freelancer a thriller series streaming on Disney+Hotstar.[4]
The division established partnership with Netflix over a strategic multi-project content deal[5] following the success of first collaboration over the popular cop-drama series ''Khakee: The Bihar Chapter''. In an announcement, Netflix revealed Friday Storytellers direct-to-digital film Sikandar Ka Muqaddar and second season of Khakee in its 2024 release slate.[6][7]
Friday Storytellers also collaborated with
| Year | Series | Director(s) | Network | Other notes |
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| 2020 | Special OPS |
Disney+ Hotstar | [11] | |
| 2021 | Secrets of Sinauli: Discovery of the Century [12] | Raghav Jairath | Discovery+ | |
| Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story | Neeraj Pandey | Disney+Hotstar | [13] | |
| 2022 | Secrets of the Koh-i-noor | Raghav Jairath | Discovery+ | |
| 2022-present | Khakee: The Bihar Chapter | Bhav Dhulia | Netflix | |
| 2023 | The Freelancer | Bhav Dhulia | Disney+Hotstar | |
| 2023 | Hack: Crimes Online | Parmeet Sethi | Amazon miniTV
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| 2024 | Secrets of the Buddha Relics | Raghav Jairath | Discovery Plus
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| 2024 | Sikandar Ka Muqaddar | Neeraj Pandey | Netflix |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Other notes |
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| 2008 | A Wednesday! | Neeraj Pandey | |
| 2011 | Taryanche Bait | Kiran Yadnyopavit | Marathi film |
| 2013 | Special 26 | Neeraj Pandey | |
| 2014 | The Royal Bengal Tiger | Rajesh Ganguly | Bengali film |
| Total Siyapaa | Eeshwar Nivas | ||
| 2015 | Baby | Neeraj Pandey | |
| 2016 | M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story | Neeraj Pandey | |
| Saat Uchakkey | Sanjeev Sharma | ||
| Ouch | Neeraj Pandey | Short film | |
| 2017 | Toilet- Ek Prem Katha |
Shree Narayan Singh | |
| 2018 | Aiyaary | Neeraj Pandey | |
| Missing | Mukul Abhyankar | ||
| 2022 | Kaun Pravin Tambe? | Jayprad Desai | Disney+ Hotstar film |
| Operation Romeo | Shashant Shah | ||
| Saatam Aatham | Shital Shah | ||
| Vikram Vedha | Pushkar-Gayathri
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Bootroom Sports
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| Headquarters | India  |
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Key people | Sudip Tewari
Neeraj Pandey Shital Bhatia |
| Services | Content production |
Founded by Sudip Tewari, an ex-banker along with Neeraj Pandey and Shital Bhatia, Bootroom Sports was created as a sports media company.[14] Through content, platform, and experience, the company aims to showcase sports' extraordinary humans and its economic potential in India.[15]
| Year | Film | Director | Network |
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| 2022 | Kaun Pravin Tambe? | Jayprad Desai | Disney+ Hotstar |
| 2022 | Bandon Mein Tha Dum | Neeraj Pandey | Voot |
References
- ^ "Friday Filmworks Private Limited". www.zaubacorp.com. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "FRIDAY STORYTELLERS LLP – Company, directors and contact details | Zauba Corp". www.zaubacorp.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Keshri, Shweta (22 January 2021). "Disney+Hotstar announces Special Ops 1.5, the backstory of Himmat Singh". India Today. p. 1. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Freelancer trailer: Neeraj Pandey's new extraction show has Mohit Raina looking for a girl stuck in Syria". www.hindustantimes.com. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Whittock, Jesse (22 August 2023). "Netflix India Renews 'Khakee' For Season 2 & Forges Partnership With Producer Friday Storytellers". Deadline. pp. 0–1.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (29 February 2024). "Netflix Unveils Star-Studded 2024 India Slate". Variety. pp. 1–2.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hack Crimes Online' Infuses Bollywood Flair With Realistic Depiction Of Cybercrimes". www.outlookindia.com. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "'Hack Crimes Online' Infuses Bollywood Flair With Realistic Depiction Of Cybercrimes". www.outlookindia.com. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Manoj Bajpayee's 'Secrets of the Buddha Relics' documentary unveils ancient Indian mysteries: Where to watch?". www.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kaushal, Sweta (27 June 2022). "'Bandon Mein Tha Dum': Why It Was An Important Story". Forbes. p. 1. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Neeraj Pandey to Helm Spy Thriller Web Series 'Special Ops'". www.news18.com.
- ^ Jairath, Raghav (9 February 2021), Secrets of Sinauli: Discovery of the Century (Documentary, History), Friday Filmworks, Friday Storytellers, retrieved 2 October 2022
- ^ "Neeraj Pandey, Disney+ Hotstar Announce Multi-series 'Special Ops Universe'". News18. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Spotlight Desk (5 May 2022). "Bootroom Sports Founder Sudip Tewari Talks About The Film Success Of 'Kaun Pravin Tambe?'". Outlook.
- ^ "Neeraj Pandey, Shital Bhatia and Sudip Tewari launch Bootroom Sports". www.brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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