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Jugaad Motion Pictures
Company typePrivate
IndustryFilm, Music, Entertainment
Founded2016
Key people
Dar Gai

Jugaad Motion Pictures is an Indian film and media production company established in 2016. It was founded by Dar Gai and Vinod Khanna.[1] The company specializes in the production of feature films, music videos, and television commercials. Some of critically acclaimed and commercially successful feature films such as Last Film Show, and Namdev Bhau: In Search of Silence. [2]

History

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Jugaad Motion Pictures is a film production company founded by Ukrainian-Indian film director Dar Gai and Vinod Khanna.[3] Established in 2016, the company made its feature film debut with "Teen Aur Aadha" in 2018.[4] Directed by Anurag Kashyap, the film is notable for its three 40-minute-long takes, each set in a different era but filmed within the same house. "Teen Aur Aadha" was selected for 40 international film festivals and received 18 awards.[5]

They produced the music video "cold/mess" for Prateek Kuhad in 2018, which was named Best Music Video of the Year by Rolling Stone India and won a Radio City Freedom Award for Best Video.[6][7] The following year, they produced Ritviz's music videos "Liggi" and "Sage", the latter of which was also chosen as Music Video of the Year by Rolling Stone India. [8][9]

That same year, Jugaad Motion Pictures released "Namdev Bhau: In Search of Silence," which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival. [10] The film subsequently screened at the BFI London Film Festival, MAMI, DIFF (as the opening film), IFFI, Palm Springs, and Goteborg Film Festival. Lead actor Namdev Gurav was nominated for Best Actor at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.

They produced a web-series, with RITVIZ, titled "Cabin Fever" in 2020.[11][12] In 2021, Jugaad Motion Pictures produced "Last Film Show," directed by Pan Nalin. This film was selected as India's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, where it was shortlisted.[13] It also won Best Feature Film in Gujarati and Best Child Artist (for Bhavin Rabari) at the 69th National Film Awards. [14][15] Furthermore, "Last Film Show" received the Golden Spike Award for Best Picture at the 66th Valladolid International Film Festival. [16] Siddharth Roy Kapur's Roy Kapur Films and PVR Pictures partnered to distribute the film in India, where it was released theatrically in October 2022.[17]

In 2024, It produced several commercial projects, including the Adidas Teen Ka Dream campaign for the Cricket World Cup and JioCinema's "Dum Laga Ke Haisha" film for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. [18]

Later that year, they launched their own record label, Molfa Music.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ Studios, Purpose (2024-01-28). "Jugaad Motion Pictures". Good Ads Matter. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  2. ^ Singh, Deepali. "Dheer Momaya, Sakshi Khanna and Daria Ghai set up a production house to bring out realistic cinema". DNA India. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  3. ^ "Vinod Khanna's youngest son Sakshi Khanna launches his own production house". Firstpost. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ^ Staff, Homegrown (2021-06-08). "An Intimate Look Behind The Scenes Of Prateek Kuhad's New 'cold/mess' Video". Homegrown. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  5. ^ Singh, Deepali. "A big Bollywood venture next for Dheer Momaya!". DNA India. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  6. ^ Britto, Anurag Tagat, Riddhi Chakraborty and David (2018-12-26). "10 Best Indian Music Videos of 2018". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2024-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Radio City Freedom Awards 6: Emiway, Brodha V, Prateek Kuhad win again, Coma Rossi, The Local Train bag their first RCFA honours". Radiocity. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  8. ^ "#SwipeOnPride: Tinder celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride from Home in their New Music Video Raahi, in Collaboration with Ritviz and Jugaad Motion Pictures". Tinder Newsroom. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  9. ^ Britto, Anurag Tagat, Riddhi Chakraborty and David (2018-12-26). "10 Best Indian Music Videos of 2018". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2024-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Rosario, Kennith (2018-10-05). "Five Indian films have their world premières at the Busan International Film Festival". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  11. ^ Indulge, Team (2020-09-14). "Ritviz and Jugaad Motion Pictures' YouTube series, Cabin Fever, captures life during lockdown". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  12. ^ Sudevan, Praveen (2020-09-24). "Cabin Fever creator Pranav Bhasin talks about filming a series during the pandemic". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  13. ^ Linden, Sheri (2022-12-09). "'Last Film Show' Review: India's Oscar Submission Is a Vibrant Ode to Cinema". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  14. ^ "Gujarati films shine in 69th National Film Awards; Gangubai, Pushpa, RRR, and the list of winners..." english.gujaratsamachar.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  15. ^ "'Chhello Show' wins Best Gujarati Film at 69th National Film Awards". ANI News. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  16. ^ Foreman, Liza (2021-11-01). "Pan Nalin's 'Last Film Show' Tops Valladolid". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  17. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2022-09-13). "Roy Kapur Films to Distribute Pan Nalin's 'Last Film Show' in India (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  18. ^ Tagat, Anurag (2023-10-08). "Virat Kohli and Team India Appear in Raftaar and Karan Kanchan's World Cup Song '3 Ka Dream'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  19. ^ "Introducing Molfa Music: Jugaad motion pictures' cutting-edge label spotlights Ipop's rising star". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  20. ^ "Inside Molfa Music: CEO Tandem Pranit Sahni and Dheer Momaya, Alongside Creative Chief Dar Gai, Spill the Beans on Crafting Musical Magic - Score short reads - Highonscore | The Score Magazine". 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
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