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{{Short description|Indian film production and distribution company}}
'''Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd.''' is a [[Bollywood]] [[Production House]]. Rajshree partially works as a [[film distributor]] also. On [[15]]th [[August]], [[1947]], Tarachand Barjatya established Rajshri Pictures (P) Ltd., the film distribution division of Rajshri.
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Rajshree's success shows it has grown a lot with some flop movies, from Nadiya Ke Paar to [[Main Prem ki Deewani Hoon]].
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[[Image:Rajshri.gif|thumb|Rajshri's Logo]]
{{Infobox company
| name = Rajshri Productions
| logo = Rajshri.png
| logo_size = 200px
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1947}}
| location_city = [[Mumbai]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| founder = [[Tarachand Barjatya]]
| key_people = [[Sooraj Barjatya]]<br>(Chairman & Managing Director)
| industry = [[Entertainment]]
| products = *[[Film production]]
*[[distribution (business)|Film distribution]]
*[[Television production]]
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.rajshri.com/}}
}}
'''Rajshri Productions''' is an Indian [[film production]] and [[film distribution|distribution]] company based in [[Mumbai]], [[India]], established in 1947,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rajshri.com|title=Rajshri - India's Leading Entertainment Studios since 1947|publisher=rajshri|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> which is primarily involved in producing Hindi films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajshri Productions PVT LTD Information - Rajshri Productions PVT LTD Company Profile, Rajshri Productions PVT LTD News on The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}</ref>
 
== History of Rajshri ==
Rajshri Productions, the film production division of RAJSHRIRajshri, was set upestablished in [[1962]]1947. Its first release ''[[Aarti was(film)|Aarti]]'' met with criticallycritical acclaimedacclaim and was screened at international film festivals. This was followed by ''[[Dosti (1964 film)|Dosti]]'', a non -star-cast film which went on to becomebecame a mega success at the box- office. Dostisuccess, wasand presentedreceived the National Award for the Best Hindi Film of the Year (1964) and also won 6six [[Filmfare Awards]].{{cn|date=July 2025}}
 
Rajshri Productions made several more successful and critically acclaimed movies between the 1960s and 1980s including ''[[Uphaar]]'', ''[[Geet Gaata Chal]]'', ''[[Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se]]'', ''[[Chitchor]]'', ''[[Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye (1977 film)|Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye]]'' and ''[[Saaransh]]''. At the end of the 1980s, when the film industry experienced a slump due to the advent of [[home video]], Rajshri was on the verge of closing down. However, the company had a hit with a musical teenage romance, ''[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]'', directed in-house by [[Sooraj R. Barjatya]], which saved the company from closure.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sooraj Bhajatya's superhit film Maine Pyar Kiya saves Rajshri Productions |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19900515-sooraj-bhajatya-s-superhit-film-maine-pyar-kiya-saves-rajshri-productions-812575-1990-05-15 |access-date=6 October 2013 |work=[[India Today]] |date=15 May 1990}}</ref> It became one of Indian cinema's biggest grossers, and won six [[Filmfare Awards]] including Best Film and the Most Sensational Debut of the Year for 24-year-old [[Salman Khan]].{{cn|date=July 2025}}
 
Salman Khan followed up the success of ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' with Rajshri blockbusters ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun]]'' and ''[[Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United|Hum Saath Saath Hain]]''. ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun'' remains one of the highest grossing releases in the history of Indian cinema, and won the National Award for the most popular film providing wholesome entertainment, as well as eight Filmfare Awards and six Screen Awards, including Best Film, Best Actress and Best Director.{{cn|date=July 2025}}
== Rajshri's Early Days ==
In the era of [[1960|60's]] to [[1980|80's]], Rajshri became very successful. Its major movies includes [[Uphaar]], [[Geet Gaata Chal]], [[Akhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se]], Chitchor and [[Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye]]. All these movies were acclaimed by the critisizers.
 
==Digital==
{{Main|Rajshri Media}}
In November 2006, Rajshri Productions launched a broadband entertainment portal, [http://www.rajshri.com Rajshri.com], offering streaming and downloads of various forms of content including movies, music videos, concerts, and documentaries.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bollywood films now a click away|website=[[Rediff.com]]|author=Aminah Sheikh|place=[[Mumbai]]|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/feb/01films.htm|date=1 February 2007|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> The digital content is from its own production house and others.
 
==Filmography==
== The Golden Era ==
Rajshri's film making continued with movies like the critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated film [[Saaransh]]. At the end of the 80's, when the entire film industry was in the doldrums with the advent of video, Rajshri gave a break to its in-house talent Sooraj R. Barjatya who directed [[Maine Pyar Kiya]], a musical teenage romance, which went on to become one of Indian cinema's biggest grossers. The film bagged six Filmfare awards including awards for the Best Film and the Most Sensational Debut of the Year for 24-year-old Sooraj.
 
=== Movies ===
Sooraj moved from strength to strength and followed up the success of MPK with blockbusters [[Hum Aapke Hain Koun]] and [[Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United|Hum Saath Saath Hain]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
HAHK..! remains the biggest hit in the history of Indian cinema, a film which instilled a new lease of life in the ailing film industry by bringing viewers back to cinema halls.. The film won the National Award for being the most popular film providing wholesome entertainment and also bagged 5 Filmfare Awards and 6 Screen Awards, including awards for the Best Film, Best Actress and Best Director.
!Year
!Film
!Director
!Notes
|-
|1962
|''[[Aarti (film)|Aarti]]''
|Phani Majumdar
|
|-
|1964
|''[[Dosti (1964 film)|Dosti]]''
|Satyen Bose
|
|-
|1966
|''[[Suraj (1966 film)|Suraj]]''
|T. Prakash Rao
|
|-
|1967
|''Taqdeer''
|A. Salaam
|<ref>{{cite news |last=Lokapally |first=Vijay |author-link=Vijay Lokapally |date=1 March 2012 |title=Taqdeer (2012) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/taqdeer-1967/article2950921.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=11 August 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
|-
|1970
|''[[Jeevan Mrityu]]''
|Satyen Bose
|
|-
|1971
|''[[Uphaar]]''
|Sudhendu Roy
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1972
|''[[Mere Bhaiya]]''
|Satyen Bose
|
|-
|''[[Piya Ka Ghar]]''
|Basu Chatterjee
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1973
|''[[Saudagar (1973 film)|Saudagar]]''
|Sudhendu Roy
|
|-
|''[[Honeymoon (1973 film)|Honeymoon]]''
|Hiren Nag
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1975
|''Toofan''
|Kedar Kapoor
|
|-
|''[[Geet Gaata Chal]]''
|Hiren Nag
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1976
|''[[Tapasya (1976 film)|Tapasya]]''
|Anil Ganguly
|
|-
|''[[Chitchor]]''
|Basu Chatterjee
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1977
|''[[Paheli (1977 film)|Paheli]]''
|Prashant Nanda
|
|-
|''[[Alibaba Marjinaa]]''
|Kedar Kapoor
|
|-
|''[[Agent Vinod (1977 film)|Agent Vinod]]''
|Deepak Bahry
|
|-
|''[[Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye (1977 film)|Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye]]''
|Lekh Tandon
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1978
|''[[Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se]]''
|Hiren Nag
|
|-
|Bandie
|Alo Sarkar
|
|-
| rowspan="8" |1979
|Sunayana
|Hiren Nag
|
|-
|''[[Shikshaa]]''
|S. Ramanathan
|
|-
|''[[Sawan Ko Aane Do]]''
|Kanak Mishra
|
|-
|''[[Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin]]''
|Satyen Bose
|
|-
|''[[Gopal Krishna (1979 film)|Gopal Krishna]]''
|Vijay Sharma
|
|-
|''[[Raadha Aur Seeta]]''
|Vijay Kapoor
|
|-
|''[[Tarana (1979 film)|Tarana]]''
|Deepak Bahry
|
|-
|''[[Naiyya]]''
|Prashant Nanda
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |1980
|''[[Payal Ki Jhankaar]]''
|Satyen Bose
|
|-
|''Manokaamnaa''
|Kedar Kapoor
|
|-
|''Maan Abhiman''
|Hiren Nag
|
|-
|''[[Jazbaat (1980 film)|Jazbaat]]''
|Sooraj Prakash
|
|-
|''[[Ek Baar Kaho]]''
|Lekh Tandon
|
|-
|''Humkadam''
|Anil Ganguly
|
|-
|1981
|''[[Jiyo To Aise Jiyo]]''
|Kanak Mishra
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1982
|''[[Nadiya Ke Paar (1982 film)|Nadiya Ke Paar]]''
|Govind Moonis
|
|-
|''Tumhare Bina''
|Satyen Bose
|
|-
|''[[Sun Sajna]]''
|Chander Bahl
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1983
|''Sun Meri Laila''
|Chander H. Bahl
|
|-
|''Dard-E-Dil''
|Suraj Prakash
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1984
|''Rakt Bandhan''
|Rajat Rakshit
|
|-
|''[[Abodh]]''
|Hiren Nag
|
|-
|''[[Saaransh]]''
|Mahesh Bhatt
|
|-
|''[[Phulwari (1984 film)|Phulwari]]''
|Mukul Datt
|
|-
|1986
|''Babul''
|Govind Moonis
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]''
| rowspan="3" |[[Sooraj Barjatya]]
|
|-
|1994
|''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun]]''
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Hum Saath Saath Hain]]''
|
|-
|2002
|''[[Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe]]''
|Mohan Singh Rathore
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon]]''
|[[Sooraj Barjatya]]
|
|-
|2003
|''Sasu Ghara Chali Jibi''
|Basant Sahu
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai|Uuf Kya Jadoo Mohabbat Hai..!]]''
|Manoj J. Bhatia
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Shubhodrishti]]''
|[[Prabhat Roy]]
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Vivah]]''
|[[Sooraj Barjatya]]
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi]]''
|Kaushik Gatak
|written by [[Sooraj Barjatya]]
|-
|2010
|''[[Isi Life Mein]]''
|Vidhi Kasliwal
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
|''[[Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!]]''
|[[S. Manasvi]]
|
|-
|''[[Jaana Pehchana]]''
|Sachin Pilgaonkar
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Samrat & Co.]]''
|Kaushik Gatak
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Prem Ratan Dhan Payo]]''
|[[Sooraj Barjatya]]
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Dawat E Shaadi]]''
|Syed Hussain
|[[Urdu]] film
|-
|2019
|''[[Hum Chaar]]''
|Abhishek Dixit
|
|-
|2022
| ''[[Uunchai]]''
|[[Sooraj Barjatya]]
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Dono (film)|Dono]]''
|Ashvin S. Barjatya
|
|-
|2024
|''[[Paani (film)|Paani]]''
|[[Adinath Kothare]]
|Marathi Film
|}
 
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Year(s)
! scope="col" | Show
! scope="col" | Channel
! scope="col" | Ref.
|-
|1985
|''[[Paying Guest (TV series)|Paying Guest]]''
|[[Doordarshan]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Rajshri.com - Paying Guest(1985) TV Show Official webpage |url=https://rajshri.com/tv/paying-guest-1985/ |accessdate=10 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
|''[[Koie Jane Na]]''
|[[StarPlus]]
|
|-
|2005–2011
|''[[Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki]]''
|[[Sahara One]]
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam]]''
|StarPlus
|
|-
|2008–2009
|''[[Main Teri Parchhain Hoon]]''
|NDTV Imagine
|
|-
|2009–2012
|''[[Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli]]''
|[[Zee TV]]
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Do Hanson Ka Jodaa]]''
|[[NDTV Imagine]]
|
|-
|2012–2013
|''[[Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hoga]]''
|Sahara One
|
|-
|2012–2014
|''[[Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara]]''
|StarPlus
|
|-
|2014–2015
|''[[Mere Rang Mein Rangne Waali]]''
|[[Life OK]]
|
|-
|2015–2016
|''[[Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman|Swabhiman]]''
|[[Colors TV]]
|
|-
|2017–2018
|''[[Piyaa Albela]]''
|Zee TV
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Dadi Amma... Dadi Amma Maan Jaao!]]''
|Star Plus
|
|-
|2025–present
|''[[Manpasand Ki Shaadi]]''
|Colors TV
|<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=8 August 2025 |title=‘Manpasand Ki Shaadi’ our most modern show: Sooraj Barjatya |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/traditionvsmodernity/manpasand-ki-shaadi-our-most-modern-show-sooraj-barjatya |access-date=10 August 2025 |work=[[The Tribune India]] |language=en}}</ref>
|}
 
=== 2000Web and beyondseries ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
Rajshri Productions is now not so famous. Due to some flops like [[Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon]] and Uuf Kya Jadoo Mohabbat Hai, it was declining. But Rajshri's is now producing TV soaps. Rajshri is now successful in TV also, due to hits like Woh Rehne Wali Mehlon Ki ([[2005]]--) ([[Sahara One]]) and Pyar Ke Do Naam --Ek Radha Ek Shaam ([[2006]]--) ([[Star Plus]]).
! scope="col" | Year(s)
! scope="col" | Show
! scope="col" | Channel
! scope="col" | Ref.
|-
|2025
|''[[Bada Naam Karenge]]''
|[[SonyLIV]]
|
|}
 
==Awards==
*{{Awards|award=[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]|year=[[23rd National Film Awards|1975]]|title=[[Tapasya (1976 film)|Tapasya]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.nic.in/Attachments/Documents/93_23rdNfacatalogue.pdf|title=23rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref>|name=Won|year2=[[42nd National Film Awards|1994]]|title2=[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.nic.in/Attachments/Documents/75_42ndNfacatalogue.pdf|title=42nd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref>}}
*{{Awards|award=[[Filmfare Best Movie Award]]|year=1965|title=[[Dosti (1964 film)|Dosti]]|name=Won|year2=1990|title2=[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]|year3=1995|title3=[[Hum Aapke Hain Kaun]]}}
*{{Awards|award=[[Filmfare Best Movie Award]]|year=1977|title=[[Chitchor]]|name=Nominated|year2=1977|title2=[[Tapasya (1976 film)|Tapasya]]|year3=1979|title3=[[Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se]]|year4=1985|title4=[[Saaransh]]|year5=2023|title5=[[Uunchai]]}}
*{{Awards|award=[[Zee Rishtey Awards|Zee Rishtey Award for ''Favourite Show'' (Fiction)]]|year=2009|title=[[Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli]]|name=Nominated|year2=2010|title2=[[Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli]]|name2=Nominated}}
*{{Awards|award=[[Zee Rishtey Awards|Zee Rishtey Award for ''Favourite Show'' (Fiction)]]|year=2011|title=[[Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli]]|name=Won}}
 
==References==
== External Links ==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.rajshri.com/ Rajshri's Official Website]
 
* [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0023532/ Rajshri at IMDb]
==External links==
*[http://www.rajshri.com/ Rajshri's Official website]
*{{IMDb name|0023532}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080505011732/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/company/filmography/1230/index.html Rajshri Productions Filmography] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]
 
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