Fox Star Studios
Fox Star Studios is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Disney Star, part of the Disney International Operations segment of The Walt Disney Company. The studio produces Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and other South Asian language films through acquisitions, co-productions and in-house productions for worldwide distribution. It also distributes English films produced by 20th Century Studios' divisions in India. History. The studio was found as a joint venture between then 20th Century Fox and Indian television gaint Star India in March 2008. Soon after launch the studio  had explored the option to co-produce and distribute Karan Johar's Dharma Productions films. In 2009, the studio acquired the rights for "My Name is Khan", the studio’s debut film as distributor and co-producer. In 2011, The studio entered the Tamil film industry with "Engaeyum Eppothum", as co-producing and distributing partner for AR Murugadoss's AR Murugadoss Productions. In 2013, the studio released Tamil-feature Raja Rani, which won four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. In 2015, the studio entered 9-film deal with Dharma Productions as a co-producer and distributor. In 2016, "Kapoor & Sons  was released as the first film under the arrangement. The same year, the studio won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for its in-house production Neerja". The studio also released "", the biopic of then Indian Cricket captain MS Dhoni. In 2017, the studio entered a three-film deal with Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. In May 2018, the studio entered multi-film deal with Akshay Kumar's Cape of Good films and had set "Mission Mangal" with Kumar attached to star. In 2019, the studio released "Chhichhore" which it co-produced with Nadiawala Grandson Entertainment had won National  Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi 2019. In early 2020, the studio had released "Chhapaak" starring Deepika Padukone, sports-drama "Panga" starring Kangana Ranaut and Vidhu Vinod Chopra's "Shikara" all of which are lukewarmly received by the audience. The studio had released "Baaghi 3" at the start of Covid-19 pandemic and the film ended its box-office run as the second-highest grossing Hindi-film of 2020. In June 2020, Star India, the parent company of the studio decided to release the rest of the 2020 slate directly on the sister streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar under Disney+  Hotstar Multiplex Initiative. The films released on the platform were "Dil Bechara", "Lootcase", "Sadak 2", and "Laxmii". In late 2020, several reports indicate The Walt Disney Company's was not going greenlighting newer films with the studio ceasing its operations after the releases of "Tadap" and "Brahmāstra" as the studio's CEO Vijay Singh has resigned. In December 2021, the studio released "Tadap". In February 2022, the studio ended speculations of ceasing operations by announcing "Babli Bouncer" starring Tamannaah Bhatia, co-produced with Junglee Pictures. In March 2022, the company announced the release of "Kaun Pravin Tambe?" on its sister  streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar. Soon after the studio started production on Manoj Bajpayee starrer Gulmohar. Later that month, the studio along with Dharma Productions had acquired the remake rights for blockbuster Malayalam film "Hridayam" in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.