the avondale mills were a system of textile mills located predominantly in alabama , but also in georgia and south carolina , with headquarters in birmingham , and later in sylacauga , alabama .

the birmingham neighborhood of avondale was chosen to be the site of the first mill , hence the naming of the company .

founded in 1897 , the mills employed thousands of alabamians throughout its 109-year history until they closed in 2006 .

avondale mills was founded in 1897 by a consortium of investors including the trainer family of chester , pennsylvania , the future governor of alabama , braxton bragg comer , and a group of birmingham civic leaders including frederick mitchell jackson sr . the mills refined the plentiful cotton from alabama fields and , at its peak , devoured 20 % of the entire state of alabama 's cotton production .

the owners and operators of avondale mills were noted not only for progressive stances with regards to the overall well being of their workers , but also for conditions of child labor that , while common at the time , are today considered abusive .

the mills were operated solely in alabama until donald comer released control of avondale mills to his brother-in-law , craig smith , who helped expand the mills into both georgia and south carolina . .

walton monroe mills inc. purchased avondale mills in 1986 .

in 1995 , the owning firm acquired the textile operations of the graniteville company .

disaster struck when , on the morning of january 6 , 2005 , a train accident outside of the graniteville , south carolina mill caused a massive chemical explosion that killed 9 .

in 2006 , as a result of the graniteville disaster and increased competition from overseas , avondale formally shuttered its operations .

avondale mills

avondale sun ( from the b . b . comer memorial library avondale mills collection )
avondale mills , inc . ( avondale ) issued the following press release on may 30 , 2006 .
avondale mills , inc . ( avondale ) issued the following press release on may 22 , 2006 .
alvin c . missildine v . avondale mills , inc . , a corporation .
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all these ( except the baby ) work in avondale mills .
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two girls ( not the youngest ) who work in avondale mills .
i worked at the avondale mills in pell city , al . it also burned down !
some children working at avondale mills birmingham nov . 25 , 1910 – photo by lewis hines
avondale mills , inc . associate profit sharing & savings plan | 2006 form 5500 by brightscope
avondale mills , inc . associate profit sharing & savings plan | 2010 form 5500 by brightscope
avondale mills , inc . associate profit sharing & savings plan | 2009 form 5500 by brightscope
when avondale mills closed in late july 2006 , sylacauga mayor sam wright said , “losing avondale is like losing a friend . it’s so sad . ”
see the demolition of the historic avondale mills smokestack in pell city on nov . 24 , 2015 .
the process of demolishing a smokestack at pell city ' s avondale mills was more involved than expected .
avondale mills was a system of textile mills that were primarily located in alabama . avondale , a suburb of birmingham , was the location of the first mill , which was the basis of the company’s name .
two girls ( not the youngest ) who work in avondale mills , . location : birmingham , alabama .
nobody that never worked for the comer’s or avondale mills could ever imagine what it was like to work for a family and origination as good as avondale mills , the comer’s were just like family to all of us .
avondale mill village was a section of housing near the avondale mills plant in avondale . it was located between 4th terrace north and 5th court alley north and between 37th and 40th street north , behind the massive brick mill building .
in 1897 , braxton bragg comer built the first mill in the birmingham neighborhood of avondale , hence the name avondale mills . he went on to become governor in 1906 .
for 109 years , avondale mills left its mark on towns like sylacauga throughout alabama and several other southern states .
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' our baby doffer ' and some of the other infants all working in avondale mills .
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' our baby doffer ' and some of the other doffers all working in avondale mills .
central mills , sylacauga ( owned by avondale mills , birmingham ) ; 25 , 536 ring sp . ; 75 cards ; 3 boilers ; 18 to 32 hosiery yarns .
avondale mills seeks stockholder approval of sale ,
united press international , march 28 , 1986 , am cycle .
phifer owns phoenix services of alabama , which contracted with pell city to demolish the old avondale mills ' brick smokestack .
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noon hour . going to work in avondale mills . i saw these girls at work inside .
feral dogs have become a big problem in sylacauga ' s mill village since the avondale mills plant closed in 2006 .
the avondale mills textile company was founded in 1897 , opening locations throughout the state of alabama . in 1919 , avondale bought the pell city location , off of u . s . 231 , from pell city manufacturing company . avondale mills became a constant in the pell city community for nearly a century .
third suitor emerges in fight for avondale mills ,
financial times , march 13 , 1986 , p . i35 .
buechler , joseph p . ( 1985 )
avondale mills : the first fifty years .
honors thesis , auburn university
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john tidwell , a cotton mill product . doffer in avondale mills . many of these youngsters smoke .
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noon hour at avondale mills . i saw this young girl working at her machine in the mill .
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noon hour at avondale mills . i saw this young girl working at her machine in the mill .
in its 109 - year history , avondale mills expanded to include plants throughout alabama . by 1947 and 1948 , avondale mills had reached its apex in alabama , with 7 , 000 employees . the company later branched out into georgia and south carolina .
when avondale mills arrived in sylacauga , it was described by a local historian as the most important event in the town’s history .
noon hour . going to work in avondale mills . i saw these girls at work inside . location : birmingham , alabama .
“i don’t want to be alone ; i can’t breathe , ’’ an avondale mills worker told a 911 dispatcher at the time .
avondale was a company town built east of birmingham , alabama in jefferson county . the town was incorporated on march 18 , 1887 . the city was annexed into birmingham and is now divided into three separate neighborhoods , north avondale , east avondale and south avondale . ( wikipedia )
retreat at mills creek is the third phase of the overall redevelopment of tobie grant manor into the villages of mills creek .
the avondale sun , a newspaper published by avondale mills for its employees , ran from 1924 - 2006 . over its 82 year history it published community and employee news , company information , and photographs .
initially constructed around the avondale mills , from which the area takes its name , avondale is now considered a trendy neighborhood near the university of alabama at birmingham and downtown birmingham . avondale hosts a happening food and beverage scene with mainstays such as saw’s soul kitchen , post office pies , melt , and avondale brewing . entertainment and education abound near avondale with the nearby presence of the alabama ballet , alabama theatre , birmingham civil rights institute , avondale park , and vulcan park and museum .
important notice concerning your rights under the avondale mills , inc . associate profit sharing and savings plan , dated may 22 , 2006 .
national labor relations board , petitioner , v . avondale mills , respondent , 242 f . 2d 669 ( 5th cir . 1957 )
hugh’s father , governor comer , founded avondale mills with the backing of several birmingham bankers and other supporters , and moved the headquarters from birmingham to sylacauga . as the need for cotton grew , avondale mills expanded to other small cities in birmingham . mill towns grew up around these mills and avondale provided housing , schools , doctors and company stores for their employees . many families benefitted from life in these villages .
g . stephen felker , chairman , president and ceo , has allocated us $ 115 million to a modernization plan for avondale mills inc .
avondale mills was a consortium of textile mills founded in 1897 in birmingham by b . b . comer . the company was granted a 30 - acre parcel in a soon - to - be - developed suburb of avondale by the avondale land company . the mill was constructed on the north side of what became 1st avenue north between 37th street and 39th street .
under the settlement agreement , both avondale and fmic have the right to separately settle their respective claims against norfolk southern . in addition , avondale and fmic agreed that , in the event of a jury award of any separate compensatory damages to avondale and fmic , avondale and fmic will retain the separate damages awarded to them respectively . in the event of a joint settlement between avondale , fmic and norfolk southern or a jury award where compensatory damages are not separately allocated between avondale and fmic , avondale and fmic have agreed to a division of the proceeds in the settlement agreement . avondale will retain any punitive damages awarded .
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noon hour at avondale mills . the youngest boy ( on left end ) said he had been doffing there four years .
covenant not to sue and settlement agreement by and between avondale mills , inc . and factory mutual insurance company , dated may 16 , 2006 .
eva jane mills , sylacauga ( owned by avondale mills , birmingham ) ; 40 , 000 ring sp . ; 125 cards ; 1 , 200 looms ; 8 boilers ; dye ; bleach ; sheetings & colored goods .
good old days . infants working in avondale mills , birmingham , by lewis w hine 1910 . | lewis w . hine photography | pinterest | photos
national labor relations board , petitioner , v . avondale mills , respondent , 242 f . 2d 669 ( 5th cir . 1957 ) : : justia
avondale closed three mills in sylacauga and one each in alexander city , pell city and rockford , laying off more than 1 , 300 workers . in sylacauga , avondale generated an annual payroll of $ 35 million the year it closed .
irby , william g . ,
the avondale mills of alabama and georgia ,
textile history review , october 1962 , pp . 197 - 204 .
john jones measures the loss of mortar on the avondale mills’ smokestack in april 2008 , two months after the mill burned . news - aegis file photo .
avondale shuts some u . s . sales offices ; textile fabric and yarn manufacturer ,
yep i worked at eva jane at avondale millls . now it has burned down .
after standing in its location for over a century , the main building of avondale mills’ pell city facility burned down in 2008 , leaving only the smokestack behind .
than toward textiles . nevertheless , after graduation he was hired as a management trainee at avondale mills , inc . , a yarn and denim weaver in sylacauga ,
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noon hour , avondale mills . the next day , nov . 24th , i went through the mills during working hours and saw this young girl and six others like her working in the spinning and weave rooms .
in 1986 , walton monroe mills inc . purchased avondale mills . the two merged in 1993 to become avondale incorporated . three years later , avondale acquired the textile assets of the graniteville company . then in january 2005 , the train accident occurred near the graniteville plant . sixteen freight cars from one train and one car and a locomotive from another train derailed . sixty tons of chlorine gas was released in the wreck .
“what i know is what people have addressed with me when they see me within city limits , ” taylor said . “‘what can we do about avondale mills ? ’”
irby , william g . ( october 1962 )
the avondale mills of alabama and georgia .
textile history review , no . 3 , pp . 197 - 204
to help adopt the dogs out , the three have created a facebook page , “the feral dogs of avondale mills , ” to help document the work they have done .
cotton mills in the south and coal mines in the north… . just babies .
in 1910 , lewis wickes hine , famous photographer and american sociologist , visited avondale mills . he snapped a few photos of the child workers , in addition to interviewing them .
john tidwell : november 1910 . birmingham , alabama .
john tidwell , doffer in avondale mills .
a closeup of the boy seen earlier today , this image was… | pinteres…
noon hour for some doffers at avondale mills , birmingham in november 1920 by lewis wickes hine – photo taken in november – notice the bare - feet of many of the boys .
missildine v . avondale mills , inc . : : 1981 : : supreme court of alabama decisions : : alabama case law : : alabama law : : us law : : justia
susan gabriella comer was born in alabama on july 16 , 1922 , the first daughter of gillian goodall and hugh moss comer . her father was the youngest son of braxton bragg comer who founded avondale mills in 1897 , and served as governor of alabama from 1907 - 1911 . hugh and gillian lived in sylacauga where he worked as vice president for avondale mills .
graniteville shook the morning of jan . 6 , 2005 , when a norfolk southern train smashed into a parked rail car in the yard at avondale mills , the community’s major employer .
the birmingham mill was shut down in 1971 and the mill buildings were demolished in 1976 . the site was redeveloped as the avondale commerce park . the company was sold to walton monroe mills inc . in 1986 and was merged into its parent to form avondale inc . in 1993 .
when you look at those avondale suns , you realize that avondale history was alabama history because they were all over the state and they reflect the culture of the time ,
spears said .
a pell city contractor pleaded guilty to federal explosives storage and record - keeping charges two years after his failed implosion of a more than 100 - year - old smokestack at avondale mills .
avondale stockholders approve merger ,
united press international , july 2 , 1986 , am cycle .
now , the town and county are losing a part of history with avondale’s destruction by fire wednesday .
female mill workers at fulton bag and cotton mills , atlanta , georgia , 1915 . courtesy of georgia tech archives & records management , fulton bag and cotton mills digital collection .
the russellville mill was alabama mills inc . and closed in 1945 during world war 2 .
haglind p , lundholm m , rylander r . prevalence of byssinosis in swedish cotton mills .
within two years of the 2005 crash , avondale mills closed , taking with it more than 1 , 000 jobs that had kept graniteville residents employed . the loss of the mills , the cornerstone of graniteville since the 1800s , left the community on the verge of becoming a ghost town .
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group of workers in avondale mills . smallest boy is john tidwell , been doffing 3 months . boy next to him is ragin bryant , been doffing here for five years .
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overseer and two of the doffer boys , charles hennessy and john douglass in avondale mills . noon hour . overseer said , ' we ' ve got 30 of ' em . '
blaming the negative impact of that disaster , officials of avondale mills announced in 2006 that they were shutting down operations in graniteville and elsewhere , putting approximately 2 , 000 aiken county residents out of work .
as previously announced , avondale has delivered notices required by applicable law respecting potential plant closures to employees at most of its plants . avondale anticipates that it will close substantially all of its plants by july 31 , 2006 .
“hell’s half acre , was a row of disreputable houses not on the property of avondale mills , but at the edge of the avondale mill settlement . there were innumerable instances showing the bad moral influence of these houses for the cotton mill settlement . location : birmingham , alabama . ” by lewis wickes hine november 1910
home of workers in willingham cotton mills , macon , ga . location : macon , georgia .
these and other avondale plants typically turned out rope , hosiery yarns , sheeting , indigo denims and heavy twills .
g . stephen felker , avondales chairman and chief executive officer , stated , caring for avondale has been my lifes work and i am deeply saddened by the prospect of dismantling the company . our board of directors and management , however , are focused upon our duty to avondales creditors and shareholders . we are committed to maximizing value .
the entire town was originally built , surrounding avondale mills . the mill eventually , provided parks , schools , hospitals , and housing for the population of mill workers . it was incorporated on march 18 , 1887 .
according to the encyclopedia of alabama , avondale mills spanned the rise and fall of alabama’s industrial history , and its most notable owners , the comer family , became some of the most powerful people in the state .
other major textile mills operated across the south and in the upstate and coastal areas of south carolina . about 1 . 3 million people worked in textile mills nationwide in 1948 , according to published reports .
convenient to routes 11 , 78 , and 280 as well as i - 20 , getting around from avondale is easy . birmingham - shuttlesworth international airport is less than four miles from avondale as well , making air travel plans simple .
1 department of community medicine , university of zimbabwe , p . o . box a178 , avondale , harare , zimbabwe
walton monroe mills , inc . , a manufacturer of yarn and undyed fabric , has been managed by the same family since its 1895 origins . like other venerable mills , walton monroe was forced to adapt to an era of foreign competition , new technologies , and industry consolidation ushered in by the 1960s . unlike many of other smaller mills , walton monroe survived the sea of change . after launching an aggressive campaign of capital investment and improved efficiency in the early 1980s , walton monroe acquired dakotah mills in 1984 and avondale mills , inc . , in 1986 to become the 325th largest u . s . private company by 1993 .
[ … ] can you believe children this young worked in the mills . many look under the age of ten . many more pictures in alabama cotton mills can be found on alabama pioneers . [ … ]
avondale has actively been seeking buyers for some of its facilities and has already sold three linked ring - spinning plants to parkdale mills inc . , gastonia , n . c . – a move that has saved 700 jobs .
my mother , father , sister , brother aunts and uncles all worked for avondale in sycamore . also no longer there .
avondale mills , birmingham ; inc . 1897 ; cap . $ 625 , 000 ; 39 , 800 ring sp . ; 58 cards ; 512 broad , 430 narrow looms ; dye ; 6 boilers ; print cloths & chambrays .
danville knitting mills , bon air ; est . 1914 ; 6 , 120 ring sp . ; 36 cards ; 1 boiler ; 14 to 18 hosiery yarn ; branch of danville knitting mills , danville , va .
at this meeting it was decided to sell the property to cliffside mills and dissolve the corporation of haynes mills inc . mr . chas . h . haynes succeeded his father as president and it was under his management that the property of haynes mill was transferred to cliffside mills and the building of the new mill was completed .
on may 16 , 2006 , avondale entered into a covenant not to sue and settlement agreement with its primary property and casualty insurer , factory mutual insurance company (
fmic
) , in connection with the january 6 , 2005 norfolk southern train derailment and chlorine spill ( the
norfolk southern derailment
) . under the settlement agreement , avondale and fmic agreed to the total sum of $ 215 million to resolve all avondale claims against fmic arising from or related in any way to the norfolk southern derailment and discharge avondale from further response to the insurance policy adjustment , proof and appraisal requirements . of this amount , $ 115 million had previously been paid by fmic to avondale . fmic agreed to pay avondale the remaining $ 100 million on or before may 25 , 2006 . in exchange , avondale agreed not to sue fmic for any claims related to the norfolk southern derailment . the settlement agreement does not require avondale to use the settlement proceeds for repair or remediation of its facilities damaged by the norfolk southern derailment .
within the next month , about 70 pounds of explosives will be used to demolish the final remains of avondale mills . the brick smokestack will be leveled ; leaving the property that once housed one of pell city’s most prominent landmarks completely bare .
to begin with , it was the plan that mr . r . r . haynes and his family would build the mill and the village of avondale . previously in 1897 , he had built the florence mills at forest city and just after the turn of the century around 1901 he had built cliffside mills and the town of cliffside , north carolina .
as a major employer in the largely - undeveloped area , avondale mills constructed a mill village to house workers . the company supported local churches and schools , and also sponsored activities such as company bands , industrial league baseball , and a weekly newspaper , the avondale sun , which reported on company projects , as well as on the lives of its workers and their families .
when donald comer assumed management of avondale mills in 1907 , he continued his father’s business success . he expanded the company into sylacauga , building the eva jane plant in 1913 . in 1919 , he constructed salle b . no . 1 and catherine mills and completed sallie b . no . 2 in 1926 , although some sources said it was in 1922 .
the hartman center houses a vertical files collection from brouillard communications , a division of the j . walter thompson company advertising agency , with files on an extensive set of industry groups and individual companies . while processing this collection i came across this 1948 ad for avondale mills of alabama . the ad celebrates graduates from an avondale negro school with a quote from booker t . washington ( “cast down your bucket where you are” ) and encouragement to take advantage of the opportunities that education provides , whether in one of avondale’s mills—the ad points out that 1 in 12 avondale employees were african american , about 600 out of the 7 , 000 total workforce—or in any of a number of other professions . as a corporate public relations piece , it is effusively inspirational .
shortly thereafter , avondale moved for summary judgment , setting forth in support thereof an affidavit and several depositions . the affidavit of mr . donald comer iii , president and treasurer of avondale , stated that avondale did not own or operate the cowikee mill , but merely acquired its stock in 1975 and thereafter operated the mill as a separate corporation , therefore owing no duty to the plaintiff , missildine .
hicks hosiery mills , talladega , successor to talladega hosiery mills ; 80 knitting , 50 ribbing , 20 looping , 1 sewing machines ; 1 boiler ; dye ; finish ; electric power ; 136 needle cotton seamless half - hose .
today , little physical evidence exists in eufaula of the cowikee cotton mills or the mill village known as “southside . ” the cowikee mills band hall still stands on the site of the old community house grounds on south eufaula avenue .
“pell city owes its existence to avondale , ” murphy said . “it helped grow the city to become what it is today . ”
the first residents of the area were clustered around “kings spring” on the slopes of red mountain , now the site of avondale park .
& corresponding author : department of community medicine , university of zimbabwe , p . o . box a178 , avondale , harare , zimbabwe
david murphy , a former manager at avondale mills in pell city , revisits the site after news the iconic smokestack would sson come down . murphy said he hoped the city could preserve some of the smokestack for historic reasons . photo by kristen dale .
it is an issue that has steadily gotten worse since the closure of the avondale mills plant in 2006 that saw a large percentage of neighborhood homeowners leave without their canine companions . some residents estimate the total number of dogs there now to eclipse 100 .
i worked at kendall mills in albertville al . and at avondale mills in pell city . the work was hard and it was always hot in the plants but i miss it , the employs were a big family , i started workin in the mill when i was 18 i grew up there got married had my first child it was the best years of my life .
in connection with the board of directors decision of may 26 , 2006 to discontinue avondales operations , avondale anticipates recording impairment charges and wind down costs , including non - cash charges to write down property , plant and equipment , inventories and other assets to estimated net realizable value . avondale also expects to incur employee separation costs associated with the plant closure activities . avondale is currently evaluating the proper accounting for these events and will record the appropriate charges upon the completion of this review . the discussion of avondales plans to discontinue its ongoing business operations and sell its assets contained in item 8 . 01 of this current report on form 8 - k is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety .
davis , w . b . & sons , fort payne , formerly florence hosiery mills ; 100 knitting , 210 ribbing , 4 2 looping machines ; 1 boiler ; children’s cotton hosiery ; branch of davis hosiery mills , chattanooga , tenn .
andrews , mildred gwin , the men and the mills , macon : mercer university press , 1987 , p . 288 .
monroe , georgia ( may 22 , 2006 ) . . . avondale mills , inc . , a georgia - based textile manufacturer , announces a settlement with its primary property and casualty insurer related to the january 6 , 2005 norfolk southern train derailment and chlorine spill at its graniteville , south carolina location . in addition , avondale ' s board of directors authorizes management to continue to assess and explore strategic alternatives .
and cut out layers of inefficient bureaucracy . the avondale debt was reduced by improved cash flow and financing through the trust company bank of atlanta .
in order to show that a duty did exist , missildine attempted to show that avondale and cowikee were one and the same . appellant pleaded that cowikee was the alter ego of avondale and introduced check stubs and insurance payments to support that theory . in a letter brief to the trial court , plaintiff stated that only one legal entity was involved and that avondale was thus liable to him for the acts of its subsidiary , cowikee .
in connection with its review of strategic alternatives , avondale has delivered notices required by applicable law respecting potential plant closures to employees at most of its plants . pending any decisions with respect to one or more strategic alternatives , avondale ' s plants will continue to operate and service its customers .
the respondent was organized in 1897 . its history and policies are described in a booklet entitled
an introduction to avondale
, which recites :
gregg journeyed to new england in 1844 on a fact - finding mission to study textile mills , then returned to the state and founded the graniteville company in 1845 . the mill operated through the civil war , world war i and world war ii , the great depression and other landmark points in united states . the company was taken over by avondale mills in the 1980s and operated until the 1990s .
walton monroe mills , inc . .
international directory of company histories . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken
no it’s gone i had been working there 10 years the doors closed in 1996 . kendall mills was the name of it .
mr . maurice hendrick was the first superintendent , which position he held until about 1921 when he became superintendent of cliffside mills .
this suit was brought by alvin c . missildine , appellant , against avondale mills , inc . ( avondale ) , and curtis - marble machine company , inc . , alleging that avondale owned and operated a textile mill , cowikee mills , inc . ( cowikee ) , and that both defendants
negligently failed to provide missildine with a reasonably safe place to work and safety equipment or appliances with which to do his job .
as a proximate result of this negligence , appellant alleged , he was exposed to hazardous working conditions and unsafe machinery , and thereby forced to breath large amounts of cotton dust and fibers , which in turn caused him to become afflicted with byssinosis ( brown lung ) .
my whole family worked in the mills . both sides of the family . buck creek mills in siluria , al . later , my grandfather at avondale mills in birmingham . they were all lint heads . doffers , weavers , spinners , winders , loomers , weavers , etc . fortunately , my father and his uncle were great baseball players on the buck creek millers baseball team . we had a great mill house when i was young because of that in what is now alabaster , al . i will always be a lint head .
kevin henderson of aerial alabama ( urltoken ) is the final drone in the air on november 24 , 2015 , when the historic avondale mills smokestack finally gives way . henderson captures the tower falling onto the track hoe driven by tim phifer of phoenix services of alabama , llc .
yes . it’s modeled after a suburb of cincinnati . avondale is the only part of birmingham that didn’t have debt when it was incorporated into birmingham .
buck creek cotton mills , siluria ; inc . 1911 ; successor to siluria cotton mills co . ; cap . $ 600 , 000 ; 20 , 000 ring sp . ; 55 cards ; 400 looms ; 4 boilers ; electric power ; sheetings & drills .
in 1986 walton monroe greatly expanded and diversified its offering line by acquiring avondale mills , inc . , an established manufacturer of denim and yarn , for $ 165 million . the acquisition startled textile experts because of the novel logistics of a small , privately owned mill like walton monroe acquiring a large , publicly owned company like avondale . walton monroe had $ 84 million in sales , compared with $ 240 million for the alabama mill .
as of july 2018 , the average apartment rent in avondale is $ 625 for a studio , $ 982 for one bedroom , $ 1 , 218 for two bedrooms , and $ 1 , 204 for three bedrooms . apartment rent in avondale has increased by 1 . 6 % in the past year .
girard cotton mills , girard ; inc . 1900 ; cap . $ 75 , 000 ; 7 , 616 ring sp . ; 22 cards ; 283 narrow looms ; 1 boiler ; electric power ; plaids ; subsidiary of eagle & phenix mills , columbus , ga .
looks like a lot of money was made from child labor and the workers who picked the cotton from the fields for the mills .
i didn’t see the opp and micolas mills from opp , alabama . i worked there during high school and a few years after .
group of
model tenements
occupied by the workers in augusta ( ga . ) cotton mills . location : augusta , georgia .
all that is known about these two is that they were “two workers in merrimack mills in november 1913 . ” they look exhausted .
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three youngsters in avondale mills . boy in middle , john douglas said , ' i ' ve been to school my eight weeks . work now . been workin ' a year . '
( none of them , even the tiniest , would admit being under twelve . )
mary e . frederickson , as in the mills of the new south , male supervisors oversee the margilan weave room , uzbekistan , 2006 .
housing conditions at lynchburg cotton mills are not good . houses are ill - kept and out of repair . location : lynchburg , virginia .
this appeal is from a summary judgment granted in favor of defendant avondale mills in an action for damages for injury to the plaintiff ' s lungs caused by over thirty years ' work in a cotton mill operated by a subsidiary of that defendant . for the reasons set out herein , we affirm .
felker remarked that avondale ' s decision to invest these $ 74 million in alabama because of the alabama tort reform act of 1999 , in addition tax incentives .
the plant was designated as cliffside mills , haynes plant , until 1952 . mr . chas . h . haynes served as president until 1945 when he retired . mr . maurice hendrick succeeded him and served until 1951 , retiring during the year . mr . earle r . stall , sr . was elected president of cliffside mills in 1951 and in 1952 cliffside mills merged with and became a part of cone mills corporation , of which mr . stall was vice president . the mill was under his management until 1960 when , having served beyond his regular retirement date , mr . stall retired . he was succeeded by mr . earl r . stall , jr . , assistant vice president of cone mills corporation , who was in charge of the florence division , consisting of the florence plant , forest city , north carolina ; american spinning , greenville , south carolina ; and in 1960 the haynes plant , avondale , north carolina , became part of the florence division of cone mills corporation , greensboro , north carolina .
this all sounds very much like contemporary progressive economic and social rhetoric , and the list of avondale’s employee benefits would be appealing today . the following decades , of course , would see the collapse of the textile industry in the u . s . south as production moved overseas ( the avondale mills would themselves close for good in 2006 ) , but here in this ad is a remarkable testimony to a social experiment that combined progressive social welfare ambitions with company town paternalism .
s relaxed manner , his energy , and his aptitude at understanding the complexities of the industry . he left avondale on excellent terms and joined his father at monroe .
monroe , georgia ( may 30 , 2006 ) . . . avondale mills , inc . , a georgia - based textile manufacturer , announces that its board of directors has authorized a plan to discontinue the companys ongoing business operations and sell the companys assets in order to maximize value for its creditors and shareholders .
housing conditions at lynchburg cotton mills are not very good . houses are ill - kept and out of repair . location : lynchburg , virginia .
mill village , winona cotton mills , miss . fairly good conditions generally , but many very slovenly houses . location : mill village , mississippi .
avondale’s impact on sylacauga was heightened by the presence of five plants in talladega county . the catherine central plant and the eva jane plant employed almost 3 , 000 people .
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atlanta journal and constitution , february 24 , 1993 .
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my dad worked at dan river mills in greenville for 40 yrs i worked about 1 . when i was born we lived in the mill village .
the impact avondale had on the city of pell city is unquestionable . the silhouette of the mill is engraved in the city’s seal , another symbol of how instrumental it was in the creation and growth of the area’s economy . murphy said avondale and pell city were synonymous for decades , as the mill consistently brought in new residents to the area .
sylacauga , ala . – across the railroad tracks from avondale mills , lies a local county school b . b . comer . from the looks of the building , one could assume that school was relatively new . however , the history that represents the school goes much deeper than the modern time in which we live today .
avondale shuts some u . s . sales offices ; textile fabric and yarn manufacturer ,
women ' s wear daily , november 19 , 1991 , p . 14 .
in 2006 , avondale shut down operations , including the pell city operation . murphy said the decision was disappointing , but it wasn’t a huge surprise to people in the industry .
[ … ] is the mill school at avondale . the mill gate is but a few feet to the right of the photo and the employees pass through the [ … ]
gone were the steady paychecks that generations of families had been depending on since the 1840s , when william gregg founded the graniteville co . , which merged with avondale in 1996 .
part of felker ' s success stemmed from his ability to gain avondale ' s trust .
i believe they had faith i would continue to operate avondale mills under its present name with management remaining in place , for the most part ,
he said in atlantic business chronicle .
i want to assure you that the company has a very special place in my heart ,
felker said in a july 2 , 1986 , united press article . it was this trust that enabled am acquisition to purchase 39 percent of avondale stock from a descendant of the mill ' s founder , former alabama governor b . b . comer , while dominion arrived at purchasing only one percent .
as late as 2005 , the combined company employed more than 4 , 000 workers in 18 plants in alabama , georgia and south carolina . that year a norfolk - southern railroad accident near graniteville , south carolina caused irreparable damage to an avondale mills plant there . the company never recovered from the blow and closed shop in 2006 .
housing conditions at roanoke ( va . ) cotton mills are not very good . houses run down and not well kept . location : roanoke , virginia .
ten years ago , textile mills in the south were struggling to survive because of competition from cheaper labor overseas , and graniteville’s way of life was threatened .
applying the law to these facts , it is quite clear that avondale met its burden of showing no genuine issue as to a material fact . the motion for summary judgment was submitted to the trial court on the theory , as presented by the plaintiff , that avondale and cowikee were one legal entity and , as a result , avondale should be liable through its duty to missildine for the acts of its subsidiary . yet , if this is the case , then avondale would be entitled to the immunity provided by the workmen ' s compensation act , unless it fits within the exception of the dual capacity doctrine . under the holding of stone v . united states steel corp . , 384 so . 2d 17 ( ala . 1980 ) , however , it is clear that avondale undertook no special independent relationship toward missildine other than that of employee - employer , thus keeping it outside of the dual capacity doctrine . therefore , any claim against avondale would have to proceed under the workmen ' s compensation act . see , code 1975 , § 25 - 5 - 110 .
by currents of change avondale mills has become an institution in the textile industry , with a history spanning more than 150 years . by the turn of the 20th century , as the south finally emerged from reconstruction into the broad daylight of industrialization , a trio of companies had begun operations in alabama , georgia and south carolina . avondale mills , walton and monroe mills and the graniteville company , much like the three fates of greek mythology , were spinning and weaving parallel threads of production , expansion and employee self - improvement in the early 1900s . a rich heritage developed for all three companies over the ensuing century , one that was similar in its focus on quality , value and opportunity . by the end of the 20th century , the companies , like the fabrics they produced , had finally intertwined to form a cohesive whole .
phifer , 54 , pleaded guilty in april to one count of failing to record the acquisition of explosives and one count of improperly storing explosives - - two years after his failed implosion of a more than 100 - year - old smokestack at avondale mills . the demolition ended with the smokestack collapsing on the track hoe phifer was operating .
the orginal granite plant , built in 1845 . the formation of avondale mills , inc . , brought with it the illustrious more - than - 150 - year history of these southern companies , and it is from them that the company takes its motto today : to develop partnerships through relationships , information and product with its suppliers , associates and customers which create value and the opportunity for each to grow and profit . today , avondale is one of the nations largest producers of utility - wear fabrics , denim and sales yarn ; and one of the largest consumers of cotton . with sales in excess of $ 600 million , and more than 5 , 600 associates working in 20 plants in four southeastern states and 15 sales offices across the globe , avondale mills continues the heritage of innovation that was begun more than a century ago . how it all began
b . b . comer high school received its name from mr . braxton bragg comer who was the 33rd governor of alabama from 1907 to 1911 . he later served as a united states senator . one of comer’s primary goals as governor was to increase funding for education and rise the literacy rate . to succeed in this initiative , he planted schools in each county in the state . comer also served as president of avondale mills . this allowed the creation of many schools to be planted within the local avondale facilities .
avondale plants were overseen by other male comers and often bore the names of female comers ; for example , the eva jane plant was named for b . b . comer’s wife .
. with avondale , walton monroe entered into the denim business and set new sights on fancy , light - weight denims as well as the possibility of other apparel - fabric takeovers .
now , all 82 years ' worth of the avondale sun are available to the public online . the papers , which date back to 1924 and tell the stories of the workers at avondale ' s factories in birmingham , sylacauga , pell city , eufaula and other cities , provide a glimpse into a vanished way of life , said sylacauga library director shirley sears .
to assist in its assessment and ongoing review of strategic alternatives and related matters , avondale has engaged conway , del genio , gries & co . , llc as a financial advisor .
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donald comer and his 7 , 000 partners : labor - management troubles , not at avondale in alabama !
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“our baby doffer” they called him . this is one of the machines he has been working at for some months at the avondale mills . said , after hesitation , “i’m 12 , ” and another small boy added , “he can’t work unless he’s twelve . ” child labor regulations conspicuously posted in the mill . location : birmingham , alabama .
29 . ethel l . best , lost time and labor turnover in cotton mills ( washington , d . c . : gpo , 1926 ) , 16–17 .
clark - pratt cotton mills , prattville , successor to prattville cotton mills ; inc . as prattville manufacturing co . no . 1 , by act of jan . 13 , 1846 ( see text supra ) ; 12 , 500 ring sp . ; 290 narrow looms ; 4 boilers ; 1 water wheel ; cotton cloth .
my daddy worked in the cotton fields and in the cotton mills here in alabama … . had to , times were very hard in the 1930s for everyone .
the b . b . comer memorial library - - named for braxton bragg comer , the first president of avondale mills and alabama ' s 33rd governor - - received the newspapers and other documents soon after the company went out of business in 2006 . the library was also given a set of paintings of avondale employees that ran in the 1948 saturday evening post ; spears said the paintings , which are on permanent display , are a huge draw for the library , which is trying to gather oral histories from the people in them .
in 1986 walton monroe greatly expanded and diversified its offering line by acquiring avondale mills , inc . , an established manufacturer of denim and yarn , for $ 165 million . the acquisition startled textile experts because of the novel logistics of a small , privately owned mill like walton monroe acquiring a large , publicly owned company like avondale . walton monroe had $ 84 million in sales , compared with $ 240 million for the alabama mill .
when you march out and buy avondale with the assets of a walton monroe , well , that ' s a helluva maneuver ,
cited walter forbes , ceo of the signal thread co . in a march 1988 georgia trend article . however impressive , the maneuver was not simple .
the mill remained opened in pell city 87 years , employing thousands of st . clair county residents . david murphy was a manager at the mill and worked for avondale for 33 years .
lewis hine , a typical spinner , lancaster cotton mills , lancaster , south carolina , 1908 . courtesy of the library of congress , national child labor committee collection .
highland city mills , talladega ; inc . 1898 ; cap . $ 50 , 000 ; 5 , 376 ring sp . ; hosiery yarns , 10 to 16 .
one day a man came by to visit papa and told him that he could get jobs for us at the mill ( avondale mills in sylacauga ) where he worked if he’d allow it . evelyn and i were excited about the opportunity and of course jumped at the offer . papa thought about it awhile since we were only teenagers , but he finally agreed .
bettie francis cotton mills , alexander city ; inc . 1914 ; cap . $ 100 , 000 ; 5 , 472 ring sp . ; electric power ; knitting yarn .
demopolis cotton mills , demopolis ; est . 1914 ; 3 , 600 mule sp . ; 9 sets cards ; 1 to 7 mule spun yarn ( woolen system ) .
marble city mills , sylacauga ; cap . $ 50 , 000 ; 4 , 120 ring sp . ; 20 cards ; 1 boiler ; 8 to 12 hosiery yarns .
the graniteville plant was closed following the accident . from then on , repercussions of the wreck ripped through the company until july 2006 , when avondale incorporated ceased operations and sold three of its plants .
two staffers spent three months indexing the archives so they can now be searched online ; shelton herself tested it out by looking up her own grandmother , who worked at the avondale plant in sycamore .
phifer owned phoenix services of alabama , which contracted with pell city to demolish the old avondale mills brick smokestack . court records show he held a federal permit to receive and use explosives , but failed to timely record the receipt of those explosives materials between september 2014 , and december 2014 . he also failed to properly store a detonating cord in december 2015 , records show .
in the past five years , however , aiken county industrial recruiters have found several new businesses for the area . those businesses include an appliance recycling plant that uses one of the old avondale mill buildings .
adelaide mills , anniston ; incorporated 1900 ; capital $ 50 , 000 ; 7 , 344 ring sp . ; 25 cards ; 3 boilers ; 12 to 20 hosiery yarns .
sycamore mills , sycamore ; cap . $ 300 , 000 ; 15 , 000 ring sp . ; 44 cards ; 3 boilers ; 16 to 24 hosiery & undyed yarns .
like many postwar planters , comer branched out into merchandising . in 1885 , he used the money he made as a merchant - planter in barbour county to become a partner in a wholesale grocery business in anniston , in calhoun county . he sold his interest in the firm in 1890 and moved to birmingham , where he became president of the city national bank and bought cornmeal , flour , and textile mills . comer achieved his greatest business success in the development of avondale mills , a textile venture that grew into one of alabama ' s largest industrial enterprises .
murphy spent over three decades with the company and knows what an importance it held to the people who worked for avondale . not only those who were employed by the mill , but by the entire town .
when sylacauga ' s public library received the archives of the newspaper that served avondale mill ' s multiple plants around the state , officials there didn ' t want to let it just sit on a shelf .
on may 26 , 2006 , the board of directors approved the termination of the avondale mills , inc . associate profit sharing and savings plan ( the plan ) effective as of that date . as a result , eligibility to participate in the plan was closed on may 26 , 2006 to all avondale employees who had not previously begun participating in the plan . in addition , all future contributions to the plan ceased and account balances of all plan participants were fully vested to the extent not already vested effective as of may 26 , 2006 . avondale expects to submit the plan to the internal revenue service for a determination of the plans tax - qualified status upon its termination . distributions will be made to the plan participants in accordance with the terms of the plan . however , distributions have been temporarily suspended from the portion of the plans balanced equity fund investment option that is invested in avondale class a common stock in accordance with a blackout notice that was sent to the affected plan participants on may 22 , 2006 .


balaji motion pictures is an indian film production and distribution company established by jeetendra .

based in mumbai , it mainly produces and distributes hindi films .

key people involved are jeetendra 's wife shobha kapoor and daughter ekta kapoor .

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emraan hashmi on the poster of azhar produced by sony pictures networks and balaji motion pictures .
mobile video and media company vuclip has tied up with balaji motion pictures to help viewers watch balaji’s complete movie library on their mobile phones .
shraddha kapoor and tiger shroff in baaghi produced by sajid nadiadwala and utv motion pictures .
it has a subsidiary named balaji motion pictures , which is engaged in production of films and balaji telefilms fze , engaged in providing content to leading channels in sharajah .
directed by tony d ' souza and produced by balaji motion pictures and msm motion pictures ,
azhar
will be on the life of mohammad azharuddin , who led the indian cricket team for most of the 1990s .
the dirty picture , which has been banned in pakistan , didn ' t deserve such treatment , feels girish johar of balaji motion pictures .
the hindi film industry is in a crisis of sorts with news of studios like disney india and balaji motion pictures planning to stop production .
balaji motion pictures is based in mumbai in the balaji house on new link road , andheri west , mumbai . it operates from its head office in andheri west and has studios in film city and other locations in mumbai . in terms of studio facilities , balaji motion pictures is one of the largest film productions houses in mumbai .
new delhi - - tanuj garg will head balaji motion pictures as the banner ' s ceo , moving from studio18 where he was head of international operations .
constant drive for growth and progression led us to venture into producing content on the silver screen through a subsidiary created in 2001 , balaji motion pictures ltd . in a short period of time balaji motion pictures ltd . has established itself as one of the top movie studios in the country and has worked with most of the leading actors and actresses in the industry , today balaji motion pictures ltd . has etched itself in the industry as a provider of differentiated cinematic experience .
balaji telefilms shares surged as much as 14 . 25 per cent to hit intraday high of rs 103 after its board approved demerger of its film production unit balaji motion pictures and amalgamation of bolt media .
alt balaji - the on - demand video content app launched by balaji telefilms in april 2017 .
in november 2014 , its wholly owned subsidiary balaji motion pictures had tied up a deal with b4u , a bollywood film production company to co - produce bollywood films .
“ lipstick under my burkha ” ( pictured ) , a film that initially ran afoul of indian censors but was subsequently cleared , is being distributed from friday by balaji’s films division , balaji motion pictures , alongside alt .
tickets for vishwaroopam are sold out for the weekend already and business is robust , says an official from balaji motion pictures , distributors of the film in the northern region .
saif ali khan has decided to opt for a different strategy while choosing films and has signed a three film deal with ekta kapoor’s balaji motion pictures is a step towards it .
tanuj garg , chief executive officer of balaji motion pictures , has decided to move on . garg , who joined the movie production arm of ekta kapoor ' s balaji in october 2010 , is currently serving his notice period at the company . he will leave in january 2015 .
balaji motion pictures : the person here started his career in acquisition / distribution and moved on to talent management . he personally produced a flop film directed by his brother . with no background in creative and development , he was still hired at junglee pictures as creative head and then later at balaji as ceo . this is baffling , to say the least .
in 2007 , the company incorporated wholly owned subsidiary balaji motion pictures which creates bollywood movies . in 2010 , the company incorporated alt entertainment limited a banner to produce and concentrate on niche and youth subjects in films and television .
garg will report to balaji telefilms group ceo punit kinra and replaces vikram malhotra , who recently quit balaji to join studio 18 as coo .
balaji was incorporated as a public limited company on 29 february 2000 , and its name was changed to ' balaji telefilms ltd ' on 19 april 2000 .
the film stars tusshar kapoor , aftab shivdasani and mandana karimi , who is currently a participant of bigg boss 9 .
as always we at alt entertainment continue to push the boundaries of entertainment by presenting the first sex comedy of the year ,
said aman gill of balaji motion pictures
start counting – sony pictures ( after saawariya ) and later pvr pictures ( after khelein hum jee jaan sey ) went down while it was headed by uday singh . warner brothers ( after chandni chowk to china ) shut shop in india under blaise fernandes . percept pictures and sahara motion pictures closed shutters while headed by sandeep bhargava . he , along with priti shahni , were overseeing operations at studio18 when it hit heavy financial losses . sanjeev lamba was heading reliance big pictures when the hawaizaada debacle took place . apurva nagpal and madhu mantena were at the top when saregama’s movie division collapsed , post the disastrous jhootha hi sahi .
balaji motion pictures have made it compulsory for actors to sign a nuditory clause as part of its film contract . this is a regular practice in the west to prevent actors in going back on their commitments were bold scenes are concerned . follow us : youtube : urltoken twitter : urltoken facebook : urltoken
in 2017 reliance industries acquired 25 % stake in balaji telefilms for rs413 crore . the deal gave ril access to balaji telefilms’ content for use by telecom unit reliance jio . [ 31 ]
directed by tony d ' souza , azhar has been produced by ekta kapoor ' s balaji motion pictures along with np singh and sneha rajani . emraan hashmi plays the lead role in azhar , which is based on the legendary cricketer mohammad azharuddin . in the first look shared by emraan , the actor is seen dressed in a white jersey
nikhil naik , director , global content and distribution for vuclip said , “there is nothing more important to us at vuclip than delivering amazing content to our users . this is why we are delighted to partner with the famed movie studio balaji motion pictures and enable millions of people to view on their mobile devices this exciting library of content . ”
balaji telefilms has produced top rated serials like hum paanch , kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi , kahaani ghar ghar ki and kasamh se , amongst others . balaji has also diversified itself into all the 4 screens by bringing in new teams for the motion pictures , internet and mobile space . the company has also evolved with the times and significantly corporatized itself , bringing in a group ceo and experienced professional team for driving the future strategic direction of the company .
he had moved to balaji motion pictures from viacom18 media , which he joined in november 2006 and went on to become head of international business , before quitting in october 2010 . prior to joining viacom18 , he had also worked with utv and applause entertainment . garg holds an mba degree in marketing & strategy from university of strathclyde - strathclyde business school , uk .
the film were both commercially success thereby marking a step further of balaji . in 2010 , the company sub - branded
balaji : it is a trailer ! no , it is a tv show ! no , it ' s a . . .
as part of the exercise , the film production undertaking of balaji motion pictures ltd ( bmpl ) will be demerged into btl . the move will enable btl to consolidate the content production business . after the demerger , bmpl will focus on the film distribution business . simultaneously , bolt media ltd will be amalgamated with btl . bolt is in a similar line of business as btl and its amalgamation with btl will help in focussed and effective utilisation of the production activities .
ketan gupta , chief operating officer ( balaji telefilms ltd . ) : ketan gupta is the coo of balaji telefilms ltd , television group and has over 15 years of experience in the field of television production and lifecycle management of the entire production process . he is responsible for handling the entire production & operating process for all of balaji’s ongoing & upcoming tv shows ( fiction & non - fiction ) . he has been an integral part of most of the shows launched by balaji and his strengths include cost management , extracting production efficiencies and handling multiple ongoing tv productions across numerous locations . as member of the core management team at balaji he works on all ongoing and new initiatives in the television space .
at balaji , garg was instrumental in driving the company ' s movies business . he was overseeing development , production , marketing and distribution . in his stint with balaji , he worked on several movies from the motion pictures company including ' ragini mms ' , ' shor in the city ' , ' shootout at wadala ' , ' lootera ' , ' the dirty picture ' , ' kyaa super kool hain hum ' , ' lootera ' , ' ek thi daayan ' , ' once upon a time in mumbai dobaara ' , ' ragini mms - 2 ' , ' main tera hero ' and ' ek villain ' .
after the humshakals debacle and the average performance of happy ending , saif ali khan has decided to become a little more experimental with genres . though he has often played the suave casanova in films , his other roles in films like ek hasina thi , being cyrus and omkara were highly appreciated . hence , saif ali khan has decided to opt for a different strategy while choosing films and has signed a three film deal with ekta kapoor ’s balaji motion pictures is a step towards it .
indian conglomerate reliance industries ltd . is acquiring a 24 . 9 % stake in leading content provider balaji telefilms for $ 64 . 2 million , part of reliance’s push into the entertainment sector . balaji operates the digital content platform alt and will use the reliance investment to grow the business further .
balaji has produced over 15 , 000 hours of television content since its inception , including content in hindi , tamil , telegu , kannada and malayalam .
balaji telefilms produces most of india’s top - rated hindi - language television content , including “naagin , ” “kum kum bhagya , ” and “ye hai mohabbatein . ” the balaji - produced “chandrakanta” is currently airing on the colors channel operated by network 18 , the media group in which reliance owns a controlling stake .
balaji telefilms is an indian company which produces indian soap operas , reality tv , comedy , game shows , entertainment and factual programming in several indian languages .
some love stories never die , they get recreated – re imagined & retold on the big screen . one such epic love story is laila majnu which celebrates the madness of love ! taking a leaf out of the classic folklore , imtiaz ali presents a modern retelling of laila majnu , directed by sajid ali . laila majnu hits screens on 24th august ! directed by : sajid ali produced by : balaji motion pictures and pi films social media links twitter : urltoken facebook : urltoken . . . instagram : urltoken . . . show less
sonika bhasin , head of non - theatrical revenues , balaji motion pictures , said , “we want to connect with our ardent movie fans wherever they are and vuclip stands head and shoulders above its peers by offering the best unbuffered viewing experience on mobile . the appreciation and joy people associate with viewing our content is only going to be as good as this experience and that’s exactly why we are excited to partner with vuclip ! vuclip also offers us tremendous reach that cuts across device types and great monetization with its unique approach to treating premium content as it should be . ”
as we look to further our growth and continued success , we are committed to enhance shareholders value and provide distinctive content that our audiences expect from us . we will continue to expand through our expertise in content creation across tv , motion pictures and digital and provide entertainment to our millions of consumers . in time , we wish to emerge as one of the most recognized and most influential entertainment providers globally .
another example : junglee pictures reportedly paid excel entertainment rs 35 crore for acquiring their film bangistaan . this film starring riteish deshmukh and pulkit samrat , and directed by debutant karan anshuman , was cleverly clubbed with the more commercial dil dhadkne do , to the studio as a 2 - film deal . junglee pictures got no ip on both the films . bangistaan ended up making around just rs 5 crore at the box office . the film reportedly got large subsidies as it was shot in poland , giving excel a table profit already on the deal . but junglee pictures allegedly incurred a heavy loss on these two films .
in the same year , ' nine network entertainment india pvt . ltd ' , a wholly owned subsidiary of nine broadcasting india pvt . ltd . , merged with balaji telefilms ltd .
balaji telefilms ltd ( btl ) on wednesday announced a streamlining exercise for its group structure to combine similar business interests , improve allocation of capital , enhance operational efficiencies and optimise cash flow .
indian conglomerate reliance industries ltd . is acquiring a 24 . 9 % stake in leading content provider balaji telefilms for $ 64 . 2 million , part of reliance’s push into the entertainment sector . balaji operates the digital content platform alt and will use the reliance investment to grow the business further . led by billionaire mukesh ambani , reliance operates in the telecom , [ … ]
balaji telefilms ltd . was originally incorporated as a private limited company on november 10th 1994 and went public on february 28th 2000 . today balaji telefilms ltd is amongst the largest content production houses in asia and middle east with regards to delivering hindi and regional content . we are listed on the bse with a bse code of 532382 and the nse with an nse code of balajitele .
junglee pictures : the studio head here is reportedly responsible for the one - sided deal with excel entertainment which caused losses for the company . again no creative background here , the head apparently worked in the hospitality industry before .
turning the concept of a superhero on its head , a flying jatt is a fantastic account of india ' s youngest superhero . he also happens to be the one - of - a - kind reluctant superhero who is . . . scared of heights ! funny and fierce in equal measure this jatt kicks butt as he rids the world of evil . until one day he meets the supervillain - raka and the face - off , of the century begins ! balaji motion pictures presents a flying jatt . produced by shobha kapoor and ekta kapoor , the movie is directed by remo d ' souza and stars tiger shroff , jacqueline fernandez and nathan jones .
what started out as a simple notion to provide content for the television broadcasters has today grown to become an entertainment powerhouse known as balaji telefilms ltd . under the hands on leadership of shobha kapoor ( m . d ) alongside the extraordinary vision and creative story telling of ekta kapoor ( joint m . d . ) balaji telefilms ltd . has far exceeded its potential of yesterday and has now set the industry standard for all .
bmp is the film arm of leading tv production house balaji telefilms , headed by ekta kapoor , which has produced some of india ' s most successful tv soaps for top channels such as starplus and zee tv .
the evaluation would be imperfect without highlighting amit trivedi’s contribution to the motion picture . the soundtrack is seeped in melody and mirrors the era that the director illustrates on celluloid . true to the concept , trivedi takes you back to the long - gone period with his melodies .
in 2012 , the company incorporated bolt media limited yet another a wholly owned subsidiary of balaji telefilms which has produced the shows love by chance , yeh jawani ta ra ri ri and dharmakshetra and has created and produced advertisements .
balaji motion pictures presents ‘half girlfriend – dost se zyada , girlfriend se kam’ , an adaptation of chetan bhagat ' s best selling novel ‘half girlfriend’ . directed by mohit suri , the intense love story sets out to explore the ‘grey area’ in relationships today ; the in - between space , between two people . starring arjun kapoor , as madhav jha & shraddha kapoor as riya somani , the film is set against the backdrop of three distinct worlds of delhi , patna & new york . madhav wanted a relationship . riya didn ' t . so , she decided to be his ‘half girlfriend’ . more than a friend , les than a girlfriend , the writer of 2 states , director of aashiqui 2 & producers of ek villain proudly present - half girlfriend dost se zyada , girlfriend se kam .
yeh kahan aa gaye hum is an indian musical soap opera that premiered on 26 october 2015 , from monday to friday at 9 : 30pm on & tv ; . the show is produced by ekta kapoor of balaji telefilms . the show stars karan kundra and saanvi talwar as the protagonists .
the film industry is buzzing with the news of the walt disney company , one of the biggest studios in the world , shutting down their motion pictures division in india , and siddarth roy kapur , the current managing director , parting ways with the company –however , i am not surprised a single bit . reason ? i expected this long back . not that i claim to be a visionary but i figured that the illogical ways in which studio heads function make no sense at all . i could see this coming in bollywood . i have been in touch with all my friends in the hindi film industry and am in the know about how the tide has turned for the worst . let me explain how , step by step .
sony - msm pictures : the studio is headed by someone with a financial background who was handling sony’s television business . the studio head reportedly did not have much confidence in piku which was produced by msm last year . the film ended up being a commercial and critical success . the person , however , was very confident about azhar , which ended up being a dud .
sanjay dwivedi , group chief financial officer : sanjay dwivedi has over 20 years of experience in the field of finance & accounts . currently , he heads the finance & accounts and also the secretarial functions at the balaji group . a chartered accountant from the institute of chartered accountants of india , sanjay has vast experience in diverse finance operations across industries like steels , pharmaceuticals and media & entertainment . prior to balaji he has held senior management positions at nimbus communications ltd . , entertainment network india limited ( radio mirchi ) , a leading private fm radio broadcasting company in india ( a part of the times group ) . he has earlier worked with glaxosmithkline pharmaceuticals ( india ) limited and tata steels in various finance functions .
2009 : after sanjay leela bhansali delivered a big flop with saawariya , sony pictures india was still considering him for his next film . but then utv came into the picture and offered him a director’s fee of rs 35 crore , an amount that was unheard of in bollywood . it made no sense at all as he had just delivered a huge flop with a big hollywood studio . sony shut shop in india after that .
every frame of lootera exudes sensuality , partly because the chemistry between the on - screen lovers — ranveer and sonakshi — is scorching . the fervor and passion the two actors emanate on screen , while living those characters , leaves you awe - struck . lootera is further embellished with dialogue that corresponds so delightfully with the premise . the lines are dreamy , romantic and acidic , as per the situation . the contribution by the dop is equally pertinent , with the frames appearing to be a painting in motion .
2015 : reliance big pictures released vibhu puri’s hawaizaada , which turned out to be a colossal flop . made on a budget of rs 35 crore , it could not even make rs 10 crore at the box office . the film starred ayushmann khurana in the lead along with a new actress . this was the last nail in the coffin of reliance entertainment . sanjeev lamba , the ceo , was asked to step down along with the senior management team , and further movie production under the banner was stopped .
drumrolls . . . the veeres are here in style & grandeur ! get ready to relive childhood friendships , everlasting bonds & soulmates for a lifetime ! veere di wedding is slated to release on 1st june , 2018 . the film stars kareena kapoor khan , sonam kapoor , swara bhasker & shikha talsania in pivotal roles . the film is directed by shashanka ghosh , produced by balaji telefilms , anil kapoor films & communication network and saffron broadcast & media ltd .
2008 : pvr pictures green - lit ashutosh gowariker’s khelein hum jee jaan sey without reading the script , and at an unheard price of rs 46 crore for a film starring abhishek bachchan . they were just told what the story was . later , when the bijlis realised it’s too expensive , they went to gowariker during the shoot and tried to negotiate the price to rs 28 crore , the cost was finally settled at rs 35 crore . the film gave a return of only rs 5 crore and was one of the biggest flops of the year .
shobha kapoor , managing director shobha kapoor has been extremely instrumental in transforming the company from its small beginnings in 1994 to india’s largest tv content company . since inception , mrs . kapoor has been hands on in the company’s operational management and efficiency and in controlling ‘on set’ activity . her stellar work in building the balaji brand made her win several awards including ceo of the year ( indian telly awards ) , businesswoman of the year ( the economic times ) and numerous best producer awards for their tv shows .
ekta kapoor , joint managing director ekta kapoor is credited with revamping india’s television landscape . she pioneered an entire genre of television content , heralding india’s satellite television boom . balaji’s shows have been and continue to be channel drivers for most general entertainment broadcasters . as the creative force behind the company’s success , she believes in a hands - on approach in day - to - day creative direction for all our content , routinely putting in 16 - 18 hours each day , she moves ahead with india’s rapidly metamorphosing tv climate .
under her creative guidance , balaji has won almost every major tv award . her stellar work in creating a large content conglomerate at a young age garnered her several distinguished awards , including the economic times ( businesswoman of the year 2002 ) , ernst & young ( entrepreneur of the year 2001 ) and the american biographical institute ( woman of the year 2001 ) , among others . in 2016 , she was placed at the no . 1 position among ’50 most influential women’ in the indian marketing , advertising and media ecosystems by impact magazine .
balaji telefilms , a media company , was incorporated in 1994 . it has 32 state–of the–art studios . it is a leading content provider in the television segment . it started operations in 1995–96 with serials like mano ya na mano and hum paanch . the company occupies a dominant space in the television content creation space , with the no . 1 show on indian television to its credit and all of its shows among the top 50 on television . currently its producers of several leading serials on major channels like star plus , 9x , sony tv , zee tv and sun tv network .
balaji telefilms is promoted by ekta kapoor and shobha kapoor and is a public company listed at bombay stock exchange and national stock exchange of india . its work includes , kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] kahaani ghar ghar kii , kasautii zindagii kay , kaahin kissii roz , kahiin to hoga , kkusum , kutumb , kayamath , kasamh se , tere liye , pavitra rishta , [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] bade achhe lagte hain , [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] itna karo na mujhe pyaar , [ 13 ] pyaar kii ye ek kahaani , meri aashiqui tumse hi , pavitra bandhan ' , yeh hai mohabbatein , [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] kumkum bhagya , [ 17 ] [ 18 ] naagin , brahmarakshas , kasam tere pyaar ki , chandra nandni , [ 19 ] [ 20 ] pardes mein hai mera dil and kundali bhagya . [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ]
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lootera
released with much expectations and after exceptional reviews started pouring in , many thought it as next
barfi !
but that was not the case as film faltered big time at box office .
at the end of the day , film failed to bring audience in after all paid pr and weekend moolah settled . film collected 26 cr nett in week one and only 2 cr nett plus in 2nd weekend which speaks volume about the level of rejection .
film collected7 cr overseas and thus film ' ' s worldwide share is almost 18 . 50 cr and satellite rights , music right and home video added further 12 cr to its kitty . film would had made some money with better biz after week one but film simply fell all over .
film thus lost 7 % investment though there are reports that bala ji sold satellite rights of four films etd , saw , ouatimd and
lootera
for 100 cr but that is clearly linked to box office performance . what we got out of sources is that
lootera
would be paid for maximum 8 cr after such a dismal performance on ticket windows .
her fellow , varun , is a more street - smart sort , one who might not watch a film as soon as it releases but knows enough to cheekily make a reference to it later . when we first meet him , he ' s calm , unhurried and mostly unflappable - - playing an art - teacher might be a stretch for him , however . nevertheless , he gamely calls drawing leaves easy , and confidently daubs at the canvas with green paint . the contrast between the two characters is delightful , and the actors conjure up a fierce , throbbing chemistry .
sonakshi sinha plays pakhi beautifully , creating a character who is immaculately wide - eyed and possesses casual , yet unmistakable , grace . it is a performance that starts off dreamily soft and turns harder , and she does well - etched dialogue justice like few actresses can . there ' s a discernible vulnerability to pakhi throughout the film , and sinha brings out this fragility perfectly without ever overplaying it .
ranveer singh matches her step for step , using his lower lip to marvelous effect . he curls it when angry , juts it out when thoughtful and lets it hang loose ( and , finally , frostbitten ) when he has nothing to say . and again , he plays it close to the chest , never straying from the pitch of the film :
when he stammers on the word
landscape
, he lightly labours the l instead of actually repeating it . he looks good as a quiet pinup , a vintage hero in high - waisted trousers , but it is when he bedraggedly lets his seams show that singh is at his best . he even snarls like heathcliff .
and despite all this proficiency with dialogue - - which extends to the other great performers in the film , the veteran barun chanda ( who uses words like
umartaraaz
with near - utpal dutt gravitas ) and the very likable vikrant massey , who throws in a devsaab impression - - the very best moments in lootera are the entirely wordless ones .
this is largely due to the remarkable craft shown by cinematographer mahendra j shetty , who has composed a film where every frame melts into the other with a most lyrical ebb and flow .
lootera is a gorgeous , gorgeous film , one that uses its period setting affectionately , with loving detail , and not exploitatively , as our cinema is wont to do . shetty pores over it all - - from the lace curtains to the mosquito nets , from the checkerboard floors of the old mansion to the frozen - over remnants of a roadside shrine to a dashboard light surrounded by open - air darkness - - but the way he frames his actors ' faces may be the greatest masterclass on offer .
both sinha and singh have distinctive noses , and rather than divert attention away from them the film embraces the contrast , highlighting it by a profile shot of the two in the same frame .
before we encounter sonakshi ' s nose we see that of a durga effigy , and the uniqueness of the actress ' nose is thrown automatically into sharp relief .
later , when sinha ' s angry , the lens is positioned to make her nose look like a menhir ; it ' s always intentional , and it ' s always captivating . singh ' s is a more angular nose , one that looks pointy as sweat drips off it during a dimly lit - scene , and the first time the two kiss , it is preceded by an eskimo - style rubbing of the noses . many cinematographers can conjure up moody shadows and beautiful frames , but what is on show here - - as sinha looks through a big magnifying glass to make her eyes appear huge , as the bengali - girl stereotype dictates - - is so much more special , and shetty is clearly a wizard .
all this while motwane plays the thieving magpie . and i don ' t just mean the rossellini overture that automatically reminds me of the castafiore emerald .
lootera deftly pays tribute to guru dutt ' s first film by way of song and name of the villain , and borrows a disease from ritwik ghatak ' s heartwrenching meghe dhaka tara . all this while genius composer amit trivedi uncharacteristically steals his main theme from a bad english film , as if some pickpocketry was the price of entry . in light of what the titular protagonist does , perhaps this adaptation could be titled the last thief .
either way , this is a film worth the grandest of larceny . motwane ' s direction is so assured and confident that this scarcely feels like his second feature . the script is clearly one he believes in , and the film is resultantly free of false - notes . even the few moments that feel like narrative missteps turn out to be masterstrokes . and , as exemplified by a breathtaking chase sequence that could result in any number of outcomes , motwane sides with his story , not with any one of his characters .
a film , then , about life , love and leaves . and in the end it comes down to the sort of snow - surrounded tree that you can draw even if you ' ve always had trouble drawing leaves . magnificent .
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until sometime back , the masala film space was dominated by sanjay dutt , anil kapoor , salman khan , akshay kumar , ajay devgn and govinda . subsequently , shah rukh khan stepped in . just when you thought that the young brigade would look the other way , abstaining from non - stop entertainers , ranbir kapoor green - lit besharam , shahid kapoor gave his nod to r… rajkumar and ranveer singh and arjun kapoor gave the go ahead to gunday . now varun dhawan , a relative newcomer , opts for the tried and tested genre in his very second outing — main tera hero . interestingly , he teams up with his father , david dhawan , a veteran at masalathons , who has worked with the above - mentioned seniors [ except srk ] .
david dhawan’s filmography tilts heavily towards remakes and the veteran’s latest endeavor main tera hero is a remake as well — of the immensely successful telugu film kandireega [ 2011 ] . a lot is riding on main tera hero , since it teams up the father and son dhawan for the first time . will dhawan sr . ’s magic wand work again , like it did in the past ?
let’s enlighten you about the premise of main tera hero . seenu [ varun dhawan ] is terrible in studies . when his father [ manoj pahwa ] cites instances of seenu’s friends enrolling in various universities and emerging toppers , seenu decides that he too would enroll in a university and make his parents proud . seenu encounters sunaina [ ileana d’cruz ] in the university and it’s love at first sight for him . however , angad [ arunoday singh ] , a cop , is also in love with sunaina and intends marrying her , much against her wishes .
seenu throws a challenge at angad that he will win sunaina’s heart and as luck would have it , he makes sunaina falls in love with him within three days . just when everything seems to be sailing smoothly for the couple , sunaina gets kidnapped by a don based in bangkok [ anupam kher ] , whose daughter ayesha [ nargis fakhri ] — whom seenu had saved from eve teasers — is in love with seenu .
watching a david dhawan movie is akin to having your fav fast - food , which may not be high on nutrition [ read meaningful content ] , but you relish it with glee since it whets your appetite . and main tera hero does that to you . packed with just about every mass - friendly ingredient available on the shelf , which the hoi polloi laps up with delight , david designs an entertainer that keeps you amused for most parts . sure , there’s nothing you haven’t watched before , but the trick is to keep the viewer completely absorbed in the proceedings and david has mastered the art since decades .
writer tushar hiranandani adapts kandireega for the hindi movie audience , making sure there’s no room for boredom for most parts . the twists in the tale , the aimed - at - masses humor , the witty and comical dialogue [ milap zaveri ] , which are one of the highlights of this film , the assorted characters with over the top acts , the appropriate situations for songs and action pieces… the packaging of main tera hero is just precise — a formula that seldom goes wrong , if handled correctly .
in addition , david presents varun as the * young * mass - friendly hero . he makes varun do stuff that sends front - benchers into raptures , which includes varun flaunting his torso and flexing muscles . moreover , david , very smartly , makes varun slip into the shoes of his peers by making him do stuff that had worked big time with sanju , salman , akshay and govinda in the past . and varun carries off the antics adroitly .
the sole blemish i can point out is the excessive length towards the post - interval portions , with a few sequences appearing stretched without any reason . the entire episode involving shakti kapoor also appears forced , while the journey to the culmination could’ve been taut and crisp .
the soundtrack [ sajid - wajid ] , much like david’s earlier ventures , fits the genre of the film seamlessly . ‘palat’ , ‘besharmi ki height’ and ‘shanivaar raati’ are foot - tapping compositions . action sequences are well orchestrated .
on the whole , main tera hero is a wild , wacky , madcap entertainer that has the unmistakable stamp of the master of entertainers — david dhawan . an over the top plot , humor quotient and performances are three aces the film stands on . the film should work well with admirers of typical bollywood masalathons , also because varun dhawan pulls off the act with flamboyance and bowls you over with an uproarious act in this zany entertainer . go , have fun and laugh out loud !
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prabhu deva , sonakshi sinha and arunoday singh at the success bash of ragini mms 2 , main tera hero organised by the producer of these films , ekta kapoor . sachin gokhale / firstpost
a very happy david dhawan attend the combined success bash of ragini mms 2 and main tera hero . the latter was directed by him and featured his son varun dhawan in the lead . sachin gokhale / firstpost
varun dhawan , tusshar kapoor and jackky bhagnani at the success bash of ragini mms 2 and main tera hero . sachin gokhale / firstpost
huma qureshi , ileana d ' cruz and alia bhatt with arjun kapoor at the success bash of main tera hero and ragini mms 2 . sachin gokhale / firstpost
sanjay gupta with his wife and neelam with her husband sameer soni . sachin gokhale / firstpost
sophie choudry , tigmanshu dhulia and udita goswami at the success party of ragini mms 2 and main tera hero . sachin gokhale / firstpost
karishma tanna , divya dutta and ekta kapoor at the success bash of main tera hero and ragini mms 2 . sachin gokhale / firstpost
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did you ever anticipate vikramaditya motwane to put together a period film with mainstream actors , after attempting the brilliant slice - of - life drama udaan ? nope , not me at least… but maverick film - makers , by and large , tend to drop a bombshell by opting for a contrasting theme in their ensuing movie . the question is , will motwane ship yet another dazzling nugget in his subsequent outing ? let’s find out…
lootera is inspired by american author o . henry’s short story ‘the last leaf’ . let’s set the record straight by stating that motwane hasn’t adapted the story in its entirety . he has made modifications , of course… the most vital one being injecting the protagonist’s character [ ranveer singh ] in the plot , which did not exist in the story . for those not acquainted with the story , it’s about this dying girl who watches the leaves fall from a plant outside the windowpane and believes that the day the last leaf falls , she too would pass away .
lootera is a captivating tale that reverberates with emotions and passion and encapsulates the highs and lows of a stormy relationship magnificently . penned with utmost sensitivity and crafted delicately and thoughtfully , the film is akin to a beautiful painting on celluloid !
1953 . west bengal . varun [ ranveer singh ] arrives in manikpur . he impresses the zamindar and his family , especially his daughter pakhi [ sonakshi sinha ] , who finds herself drawn towards him .
soon , varun and pakhi are involved in a passionate relationship , but varun does a volte face and disappears . when truth dawns upon pakhi’s father , he suffers a stroke and passes away . pakhi decides to move on , determined to forget varun . she arrives in dalhousie , but as destiny would have it , varun walks into her life again…
the premise of lootera may bring back memories of several films . but it’s the mood , the ambience , the treatment that lures you into the world of varun and pakhi . the old world charm of bengal and dalhousie only enhances the impact , while the varied twists in the tale catch you absolutely unaware , especially when one is guessing about what course the storyline would take after a major twist during the interval point .
lootera bears the look of a classic . the visuals , the shade palette , the objet d’art , the milieu , the apparel… even the way the characters communicate at an unhurried , easygoing pace and share emotions takes you back to the bygone era .
udaan gestured the initiation of an accomplished storyteller’s journey and lootera cements it . in years to come , motwane may emerge as the frontrunner thanks to the plot / s he chooses to narrate and most significantly , the brilliance with which he narrates it . the sparkling chemistry between the actors , the atmospherics , the storytelling… lootera is a demanding film to make , but the director warrants colossal admiration for jubilantly narrating a tale that settles in your heart… and moistens your eyes at varied junctures .
of course , the narrative unravels at an unhurried pace , but let’s not forget that this one has an old - world charm that cannot be rushed . the moments and pauses are to be enjoyed in a film like this !
while ranveer and sonakshi anchor the movie with supreme performances , even the ones in supporting parts leave an ineradicable impact . ranveer has been entrusted with a complicated character so early in his career . besides playing an intense lover , he plays a reticent and brooding character , something he hasn’t explored in his earlier films . and ranveer makes the most of it by making the character come alive . the character has disconcerting shades and it is imperative that he uses his eyes to leave a mark , which he does so at a variety of stages . he’s simply fantastic !
like ranveer , sonakshi too gets the most demanding role of her career thus far and what makes it even more complicated for the youngster is the fact that she has to shoulder the responsibility of hauling the film on her shoulders when ranveer makes a brief exit , only to re - emerge after a point . sonakshi is a revelation in lootera ; her performance is , beyond doubt , top notch . she glides into her part with such effortlessness that it catches you by complete surprise . she’s magnificent !
divya dutta is super in a cameo . vikrant massey is first - rate . shirin guha is appropriate . arif zakaria is tremendous . adil hussain delivers a punch - packed performance . barun chanda , as sonakshi’s father , is brilliant .
on the whole , lootera is an intrinsically earnest and profoundly heartwarming story that stays in your heart . an absolute must for those who love romantic films or are romantic at heart . this one’s a cinematic gem !
the times of india , tnn , updated : feb 9 , 2016 , 02 . 51 pm ist
in a village , a young archaeologist falls in love with a landlord ' s daughter . their union seems doomed . but destiny brings them together a year later . will they live happily ever after ?
lootera is a love saga of yore . the plot is an amalgamation of a story written by vikramaditya motwane with o ' henry ' s short story , the last leaf . it begins in manikpur , west bengal , in 1953 .
a zamindar ( barun chanda ) dotes on his well - educated but impressionable girl , pakhi ( sonakshi sinha ) . the landlord ' s munim warns his master that courtesy the state acquisition and tenancy act of 1950 , zamindars like himself ( read loyal to the british empire ) were losing their titles and prerogatives . but to no avail . the zamindar is visibly more concerned about his daughter ' s well - being , more so because she suffers from asthma .
a suave archaeologist , varun ( ranveer singh ) , enters the village seeking permission from the landlord to dig up a mysterious civilisation buried around his temple . as work progresses , love blossoms between pakhi and varun . the father of the bride agrees to their union but the young couple face other hurdles . from a simple love story the film assumes the shape of a thriller .
a year later , pakhi and varun ( the lootera ) find themselves under the same roof , in snow - capped dalhousie under extenuating circumstances . their relationship is volatile , vile and vulnerable . love him she does , but deep inside , she is nursing a grudge against him for stealing her heart , breaking her father ' s heart and letting their trust down .
in his second outing , post - the critically acclaimed udaan ( 2010 ) , motwane definitely shows an upward graph . he transports you to the ' 50s effortlessly with his vintage cars , opulent havelis , authentic costumes and terrific performances from his lead cast . every frame is a picture postcard . sonakshi , barun chanda and ranveer need special mention . however , be suitably warned ; the old - world aura and the languid pace are not for the young and restless .
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a hero . a heroine . and a villain . that’s the standard template bollywood has been using for decades now . very infrequently do you come across a film that creates undeniable curiosity for the antagonist . mohit suri ‘s ek villain is one of those rare films .
the attention - grabbing trailers and the mesmerizing soundtrack have generated substantial curiosity for the film . so much so that the know - alls are drawing parallels with the korean thriller i saw the devil [ 2010 ] . the grapevine gains credibility because the two films — the korean as well as ek villain — focus on the serial killer and how the male protagonist , whose life has overturned due to a distressing occurrence , courtesy the serial killer , gets even with the antagonist . the resemblance ends there .
the similarities apart , ek villain charters a novel route completely . the characters , the reason that compel a simpleton to slip into the robes of a serial killer , the clash between the good versus evil factions are dissimilar when compared to the korean film . so , there !