Luv Films
Luv Films is an Indian film production company founded by childhood friends Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg. Based in Mumbai, Luv Films produces and distributes feature films and within a short span of time has established itself as one of the prominent producers in the Hindi film industry.
Type | Limited Liability Partnership Entertainment |
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Founded | 2012 |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Luv Ranjan Ankur Garg |
Products | Film Production Film Distribution Digital Content |
Establishment
Luv Films was founded in 2012 by Luv Ranjan, screenwriter & director of Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Pyaar Ka Punchnama series and Akaash Vani and Ankur Garg, a Microsoft alumnus and an entrepreneur. While Luv is the creative force of the company, Ankur handles the business reins.[1]
Production ventures
Luv Films
Luv Films co-produced their first film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, a romantic comedy directed by Luv Ranjan starring Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha and Sunny Singh that released on 23 February 2018. The film received positive reviews and went on to becoming a blockbuster with its lifetime collection being more than ₹100 crore on the Indian box office.[2][3]
In 2019, Luv Films produced De De Pyaar De, starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Rakul Preet Singh in lead roles which released on 17 May 2019. The film was the directorial debut of the well-known film editor Akiv Ali, and was written by Luv Ranjan and Tarun Jain. The romantic comedy garnered thumbs up by the audiences while the film's worldwide gross collections stood at ₹140+ crores.[4][5]
Luv Films' family comedy film Jai Mummy Di starring actors Sunny Singh, Sonnalli Seygall, Supriya Pathak and Poonam Dhillon was released on 17 January 2020. The movie is directed by debutant Navjot Gulati.
In 2019, Luv Films collaborated with Mohit Suri to produce a multi starrer-revenge drama, Malang: Unleash The Madness. The film which starred Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Disha Patani and Kunal Khemu was released on 7 February 2020. After a successful run the makers decided to make a sequel called Malang 2.[6][7][8]
Luv Films released Chhalaang, a social comedy directed by Hansal Mehta starring Rajkummar Rao and Nushrat Bharucha, on 13 November 2020. The movie is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.[9][10][11]
Upcoming films
They have also announced a Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor starrer, to be directed by Luv Ranjan.
The Lazy Studio
The Lazy Studio was formed under the aegis of Luv Films, to produce digital content. Under this, a digital sitcom Life Sahi Hai was created. The first season was released on YouTube. In 2018, the sitcom was renewed for a second season and released on Zee5.
Filmography
Production
Year | Film | Director | Cast | Notes |
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2018 | Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety | Luv Ranjan | Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha, Sunny Singh | Co-produced with T-Series |
2019 | De De Pyaar De | Akiv Ali | Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Rakul Preet Singh | Co-produced with T-Series |
2020 | Jai Mummy Di | Navjot Gulati | Sunny Singh, Sonnalli Seygall | Co-produced with T-Series |
Malang | Mohit Suri | Anil Kapoor Aditya Roy Kapur Disha Patani Kunal Khemu | Co-produced with T-Series & Northern Lights Entertainment. | |
Chhalaang | Hansal Mehta | Rajkummar Rao, Nushrat Bharucha | Co-produced with Ajay Devgn FFilms | |
2021 | Untitled Film | Luv Ranjan | Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor |
Distribution
Year | Film | Director | Cast | Language | Notes |
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2015 | Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 | Luv Ranjan | Kartik Aaryan, Omkar Kapoor, Sunny Singh, Nushrat Bharucha, Sonnalli Seygall, Ishita Raj Sharma | Hindi | Worldwide Distribution |
2016 | Friends | R. Madhesh | Swwapnil Joshi, Gauri Nalawade, Sachit Patil | Marathi | India Distribution |
2016 | Race | Stephen Hopkins | Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice Van Houten, William Hurt | English | India Distribution Hollywood Film |
2017 | Kaabil | Sanjay Gupta | Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy, Rohit Roy | Hindi | Overseas Distribution |
2018 | Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety | Luv Ranjan | Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha, Sunny Singh | Hindi | Co-produced with T-Series |
References
- "Director of Pyaar Ka Punchnama series, Luv Ranjan tells us that content is king in his film..." Filmfare. 13 July 2016.
- "Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Entered in 100 cr club @ 55".
- "Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Box Office".
- "De De Pyaar De Box Office".
- "Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide".
- "Malang Box Office".
- "Mohit Suri completes first draft of Malang 2. Looking forward, says Anil Kapoor".
- "Malang 2: Mohit Suri working on sequel to Aditya Roy Kapur and Disha Patani film, confirms producer".
- "'Chhalaang' : The makers unveil the first poster of Rajkummar Rao and Nushrat Bharucha starrer".
- "Chhalaang first poster: Rajkummar Rao takes a nap before a bfore a big win, makes Nushrat Bharucha irritated".
- "Chhalaang first poster out: Rajkummar Rao is resting before the big leap, Nushrat Bharucha waits".