Together, the partnership brings under one umbrella an iconic collection of films including Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., Parineeta, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, 3 Idiots, Ferrari Ki Sawaari, Broken Horses, Wazir, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga and Shikara – films that have entertained generations, won acclaim and shaped modern Indian cinema.
“We have always believed ‘Chase excellence, success will follow’. Making entertaining, honest films has been our beacon, and in pursuit of this, we wanted audiences to continue to enjoy our stories for a long time to come,” said director Vidhu Vinod Chopra. “The restoration work done by our team has not only infused new life to our original vision, but they have also made especially our older titles ready for the new Indian audience. We are happy to partner with NH Studioz to bring these films back to audiences, in their preferred format. I hope audiences will rediscover these films and fall in love with their timeless themes all over again,” added Chopra.
As part of the long-term partnership, NH Studioz will exclusively manage and represent the library across multiple rights and platforms worldwide. Unlike a conventional catalogue deal, the collaboration will follow a cinema-first approach with selected films returning to theatres before expanding across television, streaming platforms, FAST Channels and other non-theatrical platforms.
The collaboration further expands NH Studioz’s library to over 5,000 films across multiple Indian languages, reinforcing its position as India’s largest film rights company.
“Some film libraries entertain audiences. Others define generations. The Vinod Chopra Films catalogue belongs to the latter. It is an honour and a responsibility for NH Studioz to become the long-term partner for one of India’s greatest bodies of cinematic work. Our vision is clear- to ensure these films are experienced the way they were always meant to be experienced,” said Narendra Hirawat, founder, NH Studioz. “Wherever possible, audiences will first rediscover them on the big screen before they travel across television, streaming platforms and every other medium. Through world-class restoration and 8K remastering, many of these iconic films will return looking and sounding better than ever before,” added Hirawat.
Last year, NH Studioz also acquired the rights to approximately 1,700 Tamil-language films, taking its Tamil-language catalogue to over 2,000 titles and further strengthening its regional content portfolio.The collaboration comes at a time when audiences around the world are rediscovering classic Indian cinema across theatres, streaming platforms and connected television.