# Eros International

Eros International Media Ltd. (also known as Eros India) is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company, based and originated in Mumbai, India. Founded by Arjan Lulla in 1977, it is one of the leading production and distribution companies in India. Currently, his sons Kishore Lulla and Sunil Lulla manage the company. It is a subsidiary of Eros Media World, formed in 2020, which was formerly known as Eros International Plc and subsequently ErosSTX Global.
Eros co-produces, acquires and distributes Indian films in multiple formats worldwide, including theatrical, television syndication and digital platforms. Eros has over 12,000 films in its library which include Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and other regional language films.

## History

In 1977, Arjan Lulla started the company. In 1981, he founded the company Jupiter Enterprise with Mr. Kishore Lulla and Ms. Bhagibhai Lulla. On 19 August 1994 Rishima International Pvt Ltd was founded. It was a private limited company. Through its subsidiary "Eros International Films", the company produced and distributed films. On 1 April 1999, the company acquired the entire Jupiter Enterprise. Their first jointly produced film was Waqt (2005). On 25 July 2000, the name was changed to Eros Multimedia Private Limited. The name was again changed to Eros International Pvt Ltd on 20 November 2008. On 16 September 2009, the company was converted into a public limited company and on 18 November, the name was changed to the present name Eros International Media Ltd. In 2010, Eros International Media Limited was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India. The name Eros was chosen after the Greek god of love.

## Subsidiaries
### Current

* Colour Yellow Productions (50% share)
* Copsale
* Digicine
* Eros Animation
* Eros International Films
* Eros International Distribution (99.8% share)
* Eros Music Publishing
* Eyeqube Studios (99.9% share)
* Techzone 56060

### Former

* Ayngaran International (51% share)
* HBO Hits (India) (50% share)

### Joint ventures

* Reliance Eros Productions (joint Venture with Reliance Industries)

## Partnerships

In 2008, Eros International made a deal with Universal Music Group to make a joint-venture to promote pop music to India. The agreement was announced by Kishore Lulla and Max Hole, President of Universal Music Asia Pacific Region and Executive Vice President, Universal Music Group International (UMGI) on 10 December though the joint venture was officiated with a contractual signing on 18 November. Rajat Kakar, Managing Director of Universal Music India was appointed as the chairperson and Sunil Lulla and Jyoti Deshpande, former COO of Eros International Group, are on the board of directors. That same year, the company formed a joint venture with Lionsgate. The two companies would also co-produce films with budgets ranging from $10 to 20 million. Eros and Lionsgate also received access to each other's library, with Eros planning to air Lionsgate's TV shows such as Weeds and Mad Men and Lionsgate distributing some of Eros' Hindi films in North America such as Om Shanti Om, Gandhi, My Father and Eklavya: The Royal Guard.

## Awards

| Year of award | Film | Award | Category | Recipient |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Star Screen Awards | Best Actor (male) | Ranveer Singh |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Star Screen Awards | Popular choice (female) | Deepika Padukone |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Star Screen Awards | Best supporting actor | Priyanka Chopra |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Star Screen Awards | Best special effects | Eros International |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Star Screen Awards | Best Film (Critics) | Eros International |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Star Screen Awards | Best director | Kabir Khan |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Star Screen Awards | Best story | V. Vijayendra Prasad |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Star Screen Awards | Best Background Score | Julius Packiam |
| 2016 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | Star Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Dipak Dobriyal |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Stardust Awards | Best Director | Kabir Khan |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Stardust Awards | Best Film of the Year | Eros International |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Stardust Awards | Breakthrough Performance by a Child Artiste | Harshaali Malhotra |
| 2016 | Badlapur | Stardust Awards | Best Story | Sriram Raghavan and Arijit Biswas |
| 2016 | Hero | Stardust Awards | Best Playback Singer (Male) | Armaan Malik for Main Hoon Hero Tera |
| 2016 | Hero | Stardust Awards | Best Debut (Male) | Sooraj Pancholi |
| 2016 | Hero | Stardust Awards | Best Debut Couple | Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Filmfare Awards | Best Actor (Male) | Ranveer Singh |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Filmfare Awards | Best Film | Eros International |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Filmfare Awards | Best Actor in Supporting Role (female) | Priyanka Chopra |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Filmfare Awards | Best Costume | Anju Modi and Maxima Basu |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Filmfare Awards | Best Production Design | Sujeet Sawant, Sriram Iyengar and Saloni Dhatrak |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Filmfare Awards | Best Action | Sham Kaushal |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Filmfare Awards | Best Playback (Female) | Shreya Goshal |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Filmfare Awards | Best Choreography | Pandit Birju Maharaj for Mohe Rang Do Laal |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Filmfare Awards | Best Story | Vijayendra Prasad |
| 2016 | Hero | Filmfare Awards | Best Debut (Male) | Sooraj Pancholi |
| 2016 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | Filmfare Awards | Best Dialogue | Himanshu Sharma |
| 2016 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | Filmfare Awards | Critics' Awards for Best Actor (Female) | Kangana Ranaut |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Sony Guild Awards | Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Sony Guild Awards | Best Actor | Ranveer Singh |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Sony Guild Awards | Best Cinematography | Sudeep Chatterjee |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Sony Guild Awards | Best Art Direction | |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Sony Guild Awards | Best Sound Design | Eros International |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Sony Guild Awards | Best Costume Design | Eros International |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Sony Guild Awards | Best Dialogue | |
| 2016 | Bajirao Mastani | Sony Guild Awards | Best Choreography | Remo D'souza |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Sony Guild Awards | Best Film | Eros International |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Sony Guild Awards | Best Screenplay | Kabir Khan, Parveez Sheikh, V. Vijayendra Prasad |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Sony Guild Awards | Best Story | V. Vijayendra Prasad |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Sony Guild Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nawazuddin Siddiqui |
| 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Sony Guild Awards | Best Child Artist | Harshali Malhotra |
| 2016 | Badlapur | Sony Guild Awards | Best Sound Mixing |
| 2016 | Tanu weds Manu Returns | Sony Guild Awards | Best actor in a Comic Role | Deepak Dobriyal |
| 2016 | Badlapur | Sony Guild Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Nawazuddin Siddiqui |
| 2015 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2015 | Most Popular Trailer | |
| 2015 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2015 | 100 Crore Club | |
| 2015 | Welcome Back | ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2015 | 100 Crore Club | |
| 2015 | Bajirao Mastani | ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2015 | 100 Crore Club | |
| 2015 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2015 | 300 Crore Club | |
| 2015 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2015 | Top Grosser of the Year | |
| 2015 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2015 | Studio of the Year | Eros International |
| 2015 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2015 | Excellence In International Distribution Award | Eros International |
| 2015 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2015 | Special Awards for Film Distribution in Mumbai, Delhi-UP, East Punjab, West Bengal and Mysore (Individual trophies) | Eros International |