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| Private | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Ekta Kapoor |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Key people | Shobha Kapoor (MD, Balaji Telefilms Ltd.) Ekta Kapoor (Joint MD, Balaji Telefilms Ltd.) Nachiket Pantvaidya (COO, ALTBalaji) Divya Dixit (CMO, ALTBalaji) |
| Products | Movies, TV series, Web series |
| Services | Filmmaking, VOD |
| Owner | Balaji Telefilms Limited |
| Website | altbalaji |
ALTBalaji is an Indian subscription based video on demand platform which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms Ltd.[1][2][3] Launched on 16 April 2017, ALTBalaji is the Group's foray into the digital entertainment to create original, premium, and tailor-made content especially for Indians across the globe.[4][5]
Contents
Platforms[edit]
ALTBalaji is available across 32 different interfaces for its viewers.[6] The content has been made available on mobile and Tablet Devices (Apple phone, Apple iPad, Android phone, Android tablet), Web browser (Desktop Browser), Android TV, and Windows (Windows PC, Windows Mobile, Windows tablet).[7][8][9][10]
Their website claims the platform to be the largest content bank seen in India.[11] The stories range from drama, comedy, and romance, to thriller, crime, and mystery.[12]
Shows[edit]
The website indicates that the platform will showcase over 250 hours of original content with a new show every month, with 32 new shows lined up in the first year, featuring India's top actors and directors.[4] The content bank also includes 100+ hours of kids' content as well as urban regional shows in Bengali, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil & many more languages.[13][14][15][16][17]
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Denotes series for which new seasons are soon to be released |
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Episodes | Per episode | Language | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romil & Jugal | Romance, drama | 21 April 2017 | 1 | 10 | 27 min. | Hindi | [18][19] |
| Bewafaa sii Wafaa | Drama | 21 April 2017 | 1 | 10 | 27 min. | Hindi | [18][20] |
| Boygiri | Comedy | 21 April 2017 | 1 | 10 | 27 min. | Hindi | [18] |
| Dev DD | Drama | 21 April 2017 | 1 | 11 | 27 min. | Hindi | [18][21] |
| Maya Thirrai | Romance, thriller | 30 April 2017 | 1 | 16 | 21 min. | Tamil | [22] |
| The Test Case | Drama | 30 April 2017 26 January 2018 |
1 | 10 | 41 min. | Hindi | [23] |
| Class of 2017 | Drama | 12 July 2017 | 1 | 20 | 16 min. | Hindi | [24] |
| CyberSquad | Drama | 24 August 2017 | 1 | 10 | 23 min. | Hindi | [25] |
| Pammi Aunty | Comedy | 22 September 2017 | 1 | 10 | 4 min. | Hindi | [26] |
| Bose: Dead/Alive | Period drama | 20 November 2017 | 1 | 9 | 22 min. | Hindi | [27] |
| Dhimaner Dinkaal | Drama | 11 December 2017 | 1 | 10 | 20 min. | Bengali | [28] |
| Fourplay | Drama | 15 January 2018 | 1 | 6 | 20 min. | Hindi | [29] |
| Haq Se | Drama | 2 February 2018 | 1 | 20 | 20 min. | Hindi | [30] |
| Galti Se Mis-Tech | Drama | 7 April 2018 | 1 | 10 | 8 min. | Hindi | [31] |
| PM Selfiewallie | Romance, Drama | 18 April 2018 | 1 | 7 | 27 min. | Hindi | [32] |
| Hum - I'm Because of Us | Drama | 30 July 2018 | 1 | 20 | 20 min. | Hindi | [33][34] |
| Home | Drama | 29 August 2018 | 1 | 12 | 20 min. | Hindi | [35][36] |
| XXX | Drama | 27 September 2018 | 1 | 5 | 20 min. | Hindi | [37][38] |
| The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family | Drama | 10 October 2018 | 1 | 10 | 20 min. | Hindi | [39] |
| Zaban Sambhal Ke | Drama | 19 October 2018 | 1 | 3 | 22 min. | Hindi | [40] |
| Baby Come Naa | Drama | 2 November 2018 | 1 | 6 | 22 min. | Hindi | [41] |
| Broken But Beautiful | Romance, Drama | 27 November 2018 | 1 | 11 | 22 min. | Hindi | [42] |
| Apharan | Action drama | 14 December 2018 | 1 | 12 | 20 min. | Hindi | [43] |
| Gandii Baat | Drama | 3 May 2018 (season 1) 7 January 2019 (season 2) |
2 | 4 (season 1) 5 (season 2) |
40 min. | Hindi | [44][45][46] |
| Hero Vardiwala | Action drama | 25 January 2019 | 1 | 10 | 20 min. | Bhojpuri | [47] |
| Puncch Beat | Romance, drama | 8 February 2019 | 1 | 13 | 20 min. | Hindi | [48] |
| Dil Hi Toh Hai | Romance, drama | 18 June 2018 (season 1) 2 February 2019 (season 2) |
2 | 90 (season 1) 40 (season 2) |
22 min. | Hindi | [49] |
| Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain | Drama | 16 March 2018 (season 1) 14 February 2019 (season 2) |
2 | 15 Season 1 26 Season 2 |
25 min. | Hindi | [50][51] |
| Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat | Drama | 21 April 2017(season 1) | 3 | 15 | 21 min. | Hindi | [52][18][53] |
| 14 February 2018(season 2) | 14 | [54] | |||||
| 2 April 2019(season 3) | 13 | ||||||
| Baarish | Romance, Drama | 25 April 2019 | 1 | 20 | 23 min. | Hindi | [55] |
| Bekaaboo | Thriller, Horror | 15 May 2019 | 1 | 10 | 23 min. | Hindi | [56] |
| Medically Yourrs | Romance, Drama | 27 May 2019 | 1 | 12 | 23 min. | Hindi | [57] |
| Boss – Baap of Special Services | Action thriller | 2019 | 1 | TBA | 23 min. | Hindi | [58] |
| Ragini MMS: Returns | Horror | 19 October 2017 | 1 | 12 | 22 min. | Hindi | [59] |
| Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala | Romance | 2019 | 1 | TBA | 23 min. | Hindi | [60] |
| Fittrat | 2019 | 1 | TBA | 23 min. | Hindi | ||
| Mission Over Mars | 2019 | 1 | TBA | Hindi | |||
| Mentalhood | 2019 | 1 | TBA | Hindi | |||
| Code M | 2019 | 1 | TBA | Hindi | |||
| Get Crafty With Rob | Infotainment | 2017 | 1 | 30 | 2 min. | Silent | [61] |
| Ding Dong Bell L-O-L | Comedy | 2017 | 1 | 13 | 3 min. | Silent | [62] |
| Nursery Rhymes | Infotainment | 2017 | 1 | 10 | 1 min. | English | [63] |
| Moe Doe | Comedy | 2017 | 1 | 13 | 3 min. | Hindi | [63] |
| Happy Lucky Ki Katti Batti | Drama | 2017 | 1 | 13 | 3 min. | English, Hindi | [63] |
| Mademoiselle Zazie | Adventure, comedy | 2017 | 1 | 78 | 7 min. | English, Hindi | |
| Little Krishna | Drama | 2017 | 1 | 13 | 22 min. | English, Hindi | |
| Shaktimaan | Drama | 2017 | 1 | 26 | 23 min. | English, Hindi | |
| Dinosaur King | Drama | 2017 | 1 | 79 | 21 min. | English, Hindi | |
| HTDT | Drama | 2017 | 1 | 52 | 11 min. | English, Hindi | |
| Shuriken School | Drama | 2017 | 1 | 26 | 23 min. | English, Hindi | |
| Ratz | Drama | 2017 | 1 | 52 | 11 min. | English, Hindi | |
Other Entertainment[edit]
Movies[edit]
Bollywood hits with details of release year, duration, star cast, language, and genre are available on the platform. This includes hits from prominent Bollywood actors including John Abraham, Sunny Leone, Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra, Imran Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Emraan Hashmi and more.[64][65]
Kids[edit]
Offering for kids includes original shows such as Ding Dong Bell L-O-L, Nursery Rhymes, Happy Lucky Ki Katti Batti and MOEDOE – The Frenemies. And acquired shows like Little Krishna, Mademoiselle Zazie and Shuriken School.[14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "ALTBalaji Introduces its Windows 10 Universal Application". DIGITAL TERMINAL. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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- ^ "Manraj Singh of Romil and Jugal: Cutting off my hair at 19 was a shock for my mom". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "WATCH: ALTBalaji's new web series Bewafaa Sii Wafaa explores the possibility of love after marriage". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Dev DD: ALTBalaji's 'female Devdas' likes sex, booze. But is the character truly progressive?". Firstpost. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Faceinews.com » ALTBalaji forays into regional space with the launch of original Tamil thriller – Maya Thirrai!". faceinews.com.
- ^ Banan, Aastha (6 May 2017). "'The Test Case' on AltBalaji is worth watching". Mint. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Watch Class of 2017 on AltBalaji". Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Watch CyberSquad on AltBalaji". Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Watch Pammi Aunty on AltBalaji". Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao wraps up Bose web-series, preps up for Omerta premier at TIFF 2017". 10 September 2017.
- ^ "ALT Balaji announces Dhimaner Dinkaal – its first Bengali original". 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Alt Balaji announces new series called Fourplay - Times of India".
- ^ "Haq Se: Ekta Kapoor unveils the first look of Rajeev Khandelwal and Surveen Chawla's online show". www.pinkvilla.com.
- ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani and Anita Hassanandani play modern-day couple in Galti Se Mis-Tech". 15 March 2018.
- ^ Review: ALT Balaji's new series, PM Selfiewallie
- ^ Hum - I’m because of us trailer: Ekta Kapoor's new family drama is all about sisterhood and desires!
- ^ ALTBalaji’s ‘Hum - I’m because of us’ trailer released
- ^ Home first impression: Binge watch this latest web series from Ekta Kapoor with your entire family
- ^ Ekta Kapoor on ALTBalaji's upcoming web series Home: 'It's a simple story, but also an important one'
- ^ ALTBalaji releases the poster of its upcoming web series titled 'XXX Uncensored'
- ^ Trailer of ALTBalaji's Youth Erotica X.X.X is out now!
- ^ "Barun Sobti to star in ALTBalaji's web-series 'Dysfunctional Family'?". 16 March 2018.
- ^ "'Zaban Sambhal Ke' trailer: Reboot starring Sumeet Raghavan will be streamed from Oct 19".
- ^ "ALTBalaji to launch a comedy web series titled 'Baby Come Naa'".
- ^ IANS (15 November 2018). "Shreya Goshal sings for ALT's upcoming web series 'Broken'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Arunoday Singh to star as cop-turned-criminal in ALTBalaji's Apharan, directed by Siddharth Sengupta".
- ^ "Why Ekta Kapoor's 'Gandi Baat' is bizarre, not bold". www.dailyo.in.
- ^ "Gandi Baat review: This ALTBalaji show oscillates between soft-porn and crude anthology set in rural India- Entertainment News, Firstpost".
- ^ "ALTBalaji's Gandii Baat returns with second season this January, 2019".
- ^ "Show's trailer release announcement on Twitter".
- ^ "Ekta Kapoor's Tweet".
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- ^ "Sakshi Tanwar Talks About Co-Star Ram Kapoor And Web Series Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat". CNN-News18. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Season 2 of Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat to start streaming on Valentine's day 2018".
- ^ Asha Negi and Sharman Joshi pair up for ALTBalaji's next drama series titled 'Baarish'
- ^ Alt Balaji Bekaboo Trailer Released
- ^ First Look of Shantanu Maheshwari starrer 'Medically Yourrs' is out on ALT Balaji
- ^ "First look of Alt Balaji's Karan Singh Grover starrer web series 'Boss' is out".
- ^ "Ragini MMS Returns: ALTBalaji's horror web series is steamy, sure; scary? Not so much- Entertainment News, Firstpost".
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