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Red Chillies Entertainment

Type	Private
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Mumbai , Maharashtra, India
Key people	Shahrukh Khan(Founder) Gauri Khan(Co-Founder) Ketan Yadav(CEO) Arjun Mitra(Creative Director)[1]
Industry	Motion picture
Products	Film production Film distribution Visual effects Special effects
Website	www.redchillies.com

Red Chillies Entertainment is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company, based in Mumbai. The company was founded in 2002 by Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan. Apart from production, the company also has a visual effects studio known as Red Chillies VFX.

Contents 1 History 2 Sports 3 Product Divisions 3.1 Film Production 3.2 Special effects films 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

In 2004, choreographer Farah Khan who was also a good friend of Shahrukh decided to direct a film with him. Shahrukh then conceived and created Red Chillies Entertainment with his wife Gauri Khan, who became producer of the first production Main Hoon Na. The company also has a visual effects studio known as Red Chillies VFX. Apart from home productions, the VFX team had been involved with many major movies like Chak De India, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Drona, Om Shanti Om, Dostana, and Kurbaan.

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In 2008, Red Chillies introduced and bought Kolkata Knight Riders Cricket franchise in BCCI new venture Indian Premier League. They have also ventured into television content production and their show 'The first ladies' was aired on NDTV Good times.

[edit] Sports

In February 2008, SRK's Red Chillies Entertainment became the owner of Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premier League.

[edit] Product Divisions

Red Chillies Entertainment holds a few divisions which are Film production, VFX, TV Ads, Equipment Leasing.

[edit] Film Production

• Main Hoon Na (2004) (The studio's first release)
• Kaal (2005) (co-produced with Dharma Productions)
• Paheli (2005)
• Om Shanti Om (2007)
• Billu (2009)
• My Name Is Khan (2010) (co-produced with Dharma Productions and Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Ra.1(2010) (announced)^[3]

[edit] Special effects films

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• RedChillies VFX Website