# Applause Entertainment

Applause Entertainment, a venture of the Aditya Birla Group of Companies, headed by Sameer Nair is a media, content and IP creation studio.

## Television shows

| Title | Release Date | Network | Line\Co-production | Synopsis | Notes |
| Mind the Malhotras | 2019 | Amazon Prime Video | Born Free Entertainment | Mind the Malhotras is an Indian sitcom series by Dia Mirza, based on Israeli comedy La Famiglia, follows the lives of Malhotra family, who have reasons to be happy but the couple is going through mid-life crisis so they go for therapy. | Adaptation of La Famiglia British Series, |
| Criminal Justice | 2019 | Hotstar | BBC Studios India | Criminal Justice is an Indian series based on Criminal Justice by Peter Moffat, adapted for India by Shridhar Raghavan | Adaptation of Criminal Justice British Series |
| Hostages | 2019 | Hotstar | Banijay Asia | Hostages is an Indian crime thriller web television series directed by Sudhir Mishra. It is an official adaptation of an Israeli series Hostages | Adaptation of Hostages |
| City of Dreams (TV series) | 2019 | Hotstar | Kukunoor Movies | City of Dreams (TV series) is an Indian series by Nagesh Kukunoor. City of Dreams is the story of the feud within the Gaikwad family, which erupts after an assassination attempt on a polarizing political figure. Blurring the lines between moral and immoral, in a struggle for power forms the core of this transfixing narrative. | The idea for the show came from Kukunoor's team member, Rohit Banawlikar. Banawlikar and Kukunoor co-wrote an anthology, intended to be turned into a feature film. But as digital platforms grew in India, Kukunoor felt that there was a scope for a series |
| The Office | 2019 | Hotstar | BBC Studios India | The Office is an Indian television sitcom streaming on Hotstar. It is an adaptation of the original BBC series The Office, although it follows the American remake more closely. | Adaptation of The Office British Series |
| The Office Season 2 | 2019 | Hotstar | BBC Studios India | The Office is an Indian television sitcom streaming on Hotstar. It is an adaptation of the original BBC series The Office, although it follows the American remake more closely. | Adaptation of The Office British series |
| Iru Dhuruvam | 2019 | Sony Liv | Sign of Life Productions | Inspector Viktor is assigned to an unusual series of killings. The killer leaves notes that quote verses from "Thirukkural" (a classic Tamil text). As Viktor starts solving the case, it becomes increasingly and alarmingly personal. | |
| Madhuri Talkies | 2020 | MX Player | Arvind Babbal Productions | Madhuri Talkies is a Bhojpuri neo-noir set in the heartlands of Varanasi and Mughalsarai, where crimes against women and political tyranny rule the roost. | |
| Hasmukh | 2020 | Netflix | Emmay Entertainment | Directed by Nikhil Gonsalves, Hasmukh is the story of a small-town comedian who has good material but terrible delivery. Things take an unusual turn when he discovers that the adrenaline rush he gets from committing murder makes brings him his onstage mojo. He eventually makes it to a reality show in Mumbai, but as he has to kill offstage to kill it onstage. How long till the killer-humoured comedian gets caught? | |
| Rasbhari | 2020 | Amazon Prime Video | Ding Entertainment | When investment specialists, Amarinder Gill, Noorpreet Dhillon, Puneet Chandok, and Lovely Singh Chhabra find themselves longing for the right man in Mumbai, one happens to come across an exact match, with whom she settles down and sets up an alliance. Now, it is up to the rest of the girl to find the right men. | |
| Hello Mini | 2019 | MX Player | Rose Audio Visuals | Rivanah, new to Mumbai, realises that someone is stalking her. Despite being threatened and blackmailed by her stalker, she is drawn to him and soon feels that he is actually helping her. | Adaptation of the book Marry Me, Stranger |
| Bhaukaal | 2020-2022 | MX Player | Baweja Movies | SSP Naveen Sikhera is determined to cleanse Muzaffarnagar - a city is in a state of chaos and utter lawlessness. When he starts the job, he is challenged by the utter despair of people living under the fear of local gangs. He reforms the police and nabs any and every effort of the criminals to take control of the city. | The story is based on the story of IPS officer Navniet Sekera. |
| Mannphodganj ki Binny | 2020 | MX Player | | Set in a small-town called Mannphodganj, lives a self-proclaimed beauty queen - Binni Bajpai. When her plan to escape her middle-class life fails, the story swiftly turns to take the form of a bitter-sweet saga of lovers. | This story is based on the novel Band Baaja Boys by Rachna Singh and is directed by Vikas Chandra |
| Your Honor | 2020-2021 | Sony LIV | Yes Studios Sphere Origins | Your Honor is based on the 2017 Israeli TV series Kvodo. | |
| Avrodh- The siege within | 2020-2022 | Sony Liv | Irada Entertainment | On 18 September 2016, four militants attacked the Indian army brigade headquarters in Uri. Kashmir. 10 days later, Indian special forces launched a surgical strike on the militants' camp, and the world was given a clear message that India will maintain a zero-tolerance approach to terrorist encroachment along her border. | |
| Scam 1992 | 2020 | SonyLIV | Studio NEXT | Scam 1992 - The Harshad Mehta Story is story of Indian stock broker Harshad Mehta. | This is based on the book The Scam: Who Won, who Lost, who Got Away |
| Humble Politiciann Nograj | 2022 | Voot | | sequel of Humble Politiciann Nograj | |
| Mithya | 2022 | ZEE5 | Rose Audio Visuals | | It's a Remake of British TV series Cheat |
| Rudra: The Edge of Darkness | 2022 | Disney+ Hotstar | BBC Studios | | It's a Remake of British TV Series Luther |
| Bloody Brothers | 2022 | ZEE5 | BBC Studios | It's a Remake of British TV series Guilt | |
| Udan Patolas | 2022 | Amazon Mini TV | Sol production | Set in the city of Mumbai, Udan Patolas tells the story of four Punjabi girls. | |
| Salt City | 2022 | Sony Liv | Sunshine Production | Hindi-language family-drama show | |
| Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach | 2022 | Hotstar | BBC Studios India | Criminal Justice is an Indian series based on Criminal Justice by Peter Moffat, adapted for India by Shridhar Raghavan | Adaptation of Criminal Justice British Series |
| Tanaav | 2022 | Sony Liv | Applause Entertainment | A special force is sent to Kashmir to keep terrorism under control. Team leader kills the leader of the terrorists.Later it was found that the terrorist leader was still alive and was planning something big to upset the peace in Kashmir. | Official adaptation of Israeli TV Series Fauda |
| Taj: Divided by Blood | 2023 | Zee5 | Contiloe Pictures | Set in Mughal era, the show creators, confess it to be a darker and edgier version of Mughal history rather than what is generally taught in textbooks. starting from the birth of Shah Jahan lastly till his death. | |
| Kafas † | 2023 | SonyLIV | Madiba Entertainment | When their son encounters a job chance that will change his life, a middle-class family believes the future will be brighter. However, this change merely serves to reveal a complex network of trauma, prompting important inquiries on money, authority, and morality. | |
| Scam 2003 | 2023 | Sony Liv | Studio NEXT | Show based on the Abdul Karim Telgi | |
| Iru Dhuruvam 2 | 2023 | SonyLIV | Sign of Life Productions | | |
| Zindaginama | 2024 | SonyLIV | | | |
| Gandhi † | TBA | TBA | Studio NEXT | Based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi | In production |
Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |

## Films

| Year | Title | Co-production | Notes |
| 2003 | Tapana | Wing Commander Ramesh | |
| 2005 | Black | SLB Films | |
| 2023 | The Rapist | Quest Films Pvt. Ltd | |
| 2023 | Zwigato | Nandita Das Initiatives | |
| 2023 | Por Thozhil (Tamil) | E4 Experiments, Eprius Studio | |
| 2024 | Do Aur Do Pyaar | Ellipsis Entertainment Production | |
| 2024 | Sharmajee Ki Beti | Ellipsis Entertainment | |
| 2024 | Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli | Film Companion Studios | Documentary feature |
| TBA | Bison † | Neelam Studios | |