Eskay Video Private Limited is an Indian Company promoted by Dhanuka family. The company was incorporated in 1988 and since then it has been a vital part in the media and entertainment industry in India. The company has produced more than 50 films and acquired another 200 films. Eskay group has digitized 80+ Cinemas, Operated Television Channels, owns 5 Theatres, produced television serials, reality shows and webseries.
In 2019, Eskay opened up a Subsidiary in UK - High Five Productions Limited and the company is growing globally, providing Filming Equipment services and line production services to Indian films which are shot in the UK. Eskay has invested around 10 Million Pounds, equivalently in Filming Equipment and Post Production facilities in India. Internationally, Eskay's film - Doob ( English title - No bed of Roses ) was the official selection for Oscar. It is the first Bengali film of late legendary star Irrfan Khan.
History
1988–2009: Early years and initial releases Eskay Movies was founded by Ashok and Himanshu Dhanuka. In 1988, Ashok Dhanuka founded Eskay Video Pvt. Ltd. Distribution house. His first distributed film, Bhai Amar Bhai, first movie of SVF. After, they distributed SVF, Swapan Saha, Prince Entertainment and other Production houses movies, including Baba Keno Chakor (1998), Sasurbari Jindabad (2000), Annadata (2002), Sathi (2002), Sneher Protidan (2003), Mayer Anchol (2003), Raju Uncle (2005). In 2007, the joint venture produced the Bengali movie Pagal Premi, . In 2008, Eskay released their first produced film, Bhalobasa Bhalobasa .From 2009, Eskay would begin to release films every year, such as, Dujone, and Jamai Raja.
2010–2013: Commercial successes Eskay Movies released two films in 2010, Kohono Biday Bolo Na and Wanted, the latter of which became popular for its director-actor duo of Rabi Kinagi and Jeet. After releasing Hello Memsaheb, Eskay would go on to release Fighter and Shotru in 2011.
Eskay began 2012 with the critically acclaimed film Khokababu starring Dev and Subhashree Ganguly, which became one of the highest grossing Bengali films. Eskay would go on to release Bikram Singha: The Lion Is Back and Idiot. After the successful release of Kanamachi, Eskay released Khoka 420 and Khiladi, with the former becoming a box office success. Eskay has also acquired the rights to remake the hit youth-centric romantic comedy Kannada movie Googly.
2014–present: India-Bangladesh joint ventures and critical acclaim Eskay Movies' sole release in 2014 was Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay, which was co-produced with Bangladeshi film company Action Cut Entertainment. The film, which won the award for Best Bengali Film at the 2015 Kalakar Awards, would go on to spark a trend of Indo-Bangla joint venture films, most of which would be a co-production of Eskay Movies and Jaaz Multimedia.
Aside from their film Mayer Biye, Eskay Movies co-produced three films with Jaaz Multimedia in 2015: Romeo vs Juliet, Agnee 2 and Aashiqui: True Love. Despite having initial success with the audience, Romeo vs Juliet, a remake of the film Jatt & Juliet, was panned critically. Agnee 2, a sequel to the Bangladeshi film Agnee, was released to commercial success but mixed critical reception. Aashiqui: True Love would launch the career of actress Nusrat Faria in both India and Bangladesh.
Eskay Movies released seven films in 2016, all of which were co-produced by Jaaz Multimedia: Angaar, Hero 420, Niyoti, Badsha – The Don, Shikari, Prem Ki Bujhini and Rokto. The year began with two films starring Om, Angaar, a drama, and Hero 420, a romantic comedy. Hero 420 was released for the occasion of Valentine's Day, releasing on 12 February in India and 19 February in Bangladesh. After debuting in Angaar, Jolly starred alongside acclaimed actor Arifin Shuvo in the film Niyoti, which released in India in June and in Bangladesh in August. Badsha – The Don, a remake of the film Don Seenu starring Jeet and Nusrat Faria, received commercial success and mixed critical reception. Shikari, which stars Shakib Khan and Srabanti Chatterjee, was a commercial success and received critical acclaim, leading to a Best Film win at the Kalakar Awards, where Srabanti Chatterjee also won Best Actress. Shikari also led for two Best Actor wins for Shakib Khan, at the Tele Cine Awards and Bangladesh's Meril Prothom Alo Awards. Prem Ki Bujhini received negative reception while Rokto received mixed reception.
In 2017, Eskay Movies released two Indian films, The Bongs Again and Byomkesh O Agnibaan, and two films co-produced with Jaaz Multimedia, Nabab and Doob: No Bed of Roses. The Bongs Again, a sequel to The Bong Connection, received mixed reception. Byomkesh O Agnibaan, a sequel to Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana, also received mixed reception. Both Nabab and Doob were a box office successes and received critical acclaim, but Doob, starring Irrfan Khan, received international praise, competing at the Shanghai International Film Festival and winning at the Moscow International Film Festival.
Films
Released Year Film Cast Director(s) Note 2002AnnadataProsenjit Chatterjee, Sreelekha Mitra, Abdur Razzak, Anuradha RoyRavi Kinagi2004AakroshJeet, Rituparna Sengupta, Anamika Saha, Subhasish Mukherjee, Sabyasachi, Pushpita, Mousumi Mukherjee, Rajesh SharmaPrasanta Nanda2005RajmoholProsenjit Chatterjee, Abhishek Chatterjee, Anu Choudhury, Rachana Banerjee, Biplab Chatterjee, Subhasish MukherjeeSwapan SahaRemake of Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu2007KalishankarProsenjit Chatterjee, Anu ChowdhuryPrashanta NandaBandhuProsenjit Chatterjee, Swastika Mukherjee, Victor Banerjee, Rajatava DuttaPrasanta NandaPagal PremiYash Dasgupta, Ritwick Chakraborty, Arpita Mukherjee, Rajesh SharmaHara PatnaikRemake of Telugu film Arya2008Bhalobasa BhalobasaHiraan, ShrabantiRabi KinnagiRemake of Telugu film Bommarillu 2009DujoneDev, Srabanti ChatterjeeRajiv Kumar BiswasRemake of Nuvvu NenuJamai RajaProsenjit Chatterjee, Anu ChoudurySwapan Saha2010WantedJeet, Srabanti ChatterjeeRabi KinnagiRemake of Telugu film AthaduLe ChakkaDev, Payel SarkarRaj ChakrabortyRemake of Chennai 6000282011FighterJeet, Srabanti Chatterjee, FerdousRabi KinnagiRemake of Telugu film LakshyamShotruJeet, Nusrat JahanRaj ChakrabortyRemake of SingamHello Memsaheb Jeet, Priyanka Trivedi Nandita Roy, Shiboprasad Mukhopadhyay2011 Piya Tumi Rishi(Actor), Priyadarshini, Rajatav Dutta 2012KhokababuDev, Subhashree GangulyD. Shankar AiyyaRemake of Telugu film DheeIdiot Ankush Hazra, Srabanti Chatterjee Rajiv Kumar Biswas Remake of Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam Bikram Singha: The Lion Is Back Prosenjit Chatterjee, Richa Gangopadhyay Rajiv Kumar Biswas Remake of Telugu filmVikramarkudu 2013 Khoka 420 Dev, Subhashree Ganguly, Nusrat Jahan Rajiv Kumar Biswas Remake of Telugu film BrindavanamKanamachiAnkush Hazra, Srabanti Chatterjee, Abir Chatterjee, Saayoni GhoshRaj ChakrabortyRemake of KoKhiladiAnkush Hazra, Nusrat JahanAshok PatiRemake of Telugu film Dhenikaina Ready2014Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay Ankush Hazra, Subhashree GangulyAshok PatiRemake of Telugu film Arya 2 Co-produced by Action Cut Entertainment
Won Kalakar Awards for Best Film 2015 Romeo vs Juliet Ankush Hazra, Mahiya Mahi Ashok Pati Remake of Singh vs KaurCo-Produced by Jaaz Multimedia Agnee 2 Om, Mahiya Mahi Iftakar Chowdhury, Himunshu Dhanuka Co-Produced by Jaaz Multimedia Aashiqui: True Love Ankush Hazra, Nusraat Faria Mazhar Ashok Pati Remake of Telugu film Ishq Co-Produced by Jaaz Multimedia Mayer Biye Saayoni Ghosh, Sreelekha Mitra Abhijit Guha, Sudeshna Roy Radical Story 2016 Angaar Om, Falguni Rahman Jolly Wazed Ali Sumon, Nehal Dutta Remake of AppayyaCo-Produced by Jaaz Multimedia Hero 420 Om, Nusraat Faria Mazhar, Riya Sen Sujit Mondal Remake of Telugu film MaskaCo-Produced by Jaaz Multimedia Niyoti Arifin Shuvoo, Falguni Rahman Jolly Jakir Hossain Raju Remake of The Notebook Co-Produced by Jaaz Multimedia Badsha – The Don Jeet, Nusraat Faria Mazhar, Shraddha Das Baba Yadav Remake of Telugu film Don SeenuCo-Produced by Jaaz Multimedia Shikari Shakib Khan, Srabanti Chatterjee Joydip Mukherjee Remake of AadhavanCo-Produced by Jaaz Multimedia Prem Ki Bujhini Om, Subhashree Ganguly Sudipto Sarkar Remake of 100% Love Co-produced by Jaaz Multimedia Rokto Pori Moni, Ziaul Roshan Wazed Ali Sumon Loosely Based on Hollywood movie The Long Kiss Goodnight Co-Produced by Jaaz Multimedia Kiriti Roy Chiranjeet Chakraborty Aniket Choudory Based on Nihar Ranjan Gupta's Setarer Sur2017 The Bongs Again Parno Mitra, Neha Panda, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Jisshu Sengupta Anjan Dutt Nabab Shakib Khan, Subhashree Ganguly Joydip Mukherjee Co-Produced by Jaaz Multimedia Byomkesh O Agnibaan Jishu Sengupta, Swastika Mukherjee Anjun Dutt Doob: No Bed Of Roses Irfan Khan, Nusrat Imrose Tisha Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Co-Produced by Jaaz Multimedia 2018 Ami Neta Hobo Shakib Khan, Bidya Sinha Mim, Omar Sani, Moushumi, Sadek Bachchu Uttam Akash Co-Produced by Shapla Media Chalbaaz Shakib Khan, Subhashree Ganguly Joydip Mukherjee Remake of Subramanyam For Sale Co-Produced by Action Cut Entertainment Bhaijaan Elo Re Shakib Khan, Srabanti Chatterjee, Payel Sarkar Joydip Mukherjee Tui Sudhu Amar Soham Chakraborty, Mahiya Mahi, Om Joydip Mukherjee Remake Of Humraaz Co-Produced by Action Cut Entertainment 2019 Bhokatta Om, Elina Samantray, Sagnik Ramesh Rout Remake Of Odia Film Tokata Fasigala 2020 Hullor Soham Chakraborty, Srabanti Chatterjee, Om, Darshana Banik Abhimanyu Mukherjee 2021 Anusandhan Saswata Chatterjee, Payel Sarkar, Churni Ganguly, Joydip Mukherjee, Riddhi Sen Kamaleshwar Mukherjee Based on the 1956 German novel A Dangerous Game by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 2022Swastik SanketNusrat Jahan, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Saswata Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Shataf FigarSayantan Ghosal Based on the novel Narak Sanket by Debarati MukhopadhyayOgo BideshiniAnkush Hazra, Alexandra Taylor, Rajnandini PaulAnshuman Pratyush 2023Aaro Ek PrithibiKaushik Ganguly, Shaheb Bhattacharjee, Tasnia FarinAtanu Ghosh Ghore Pherar GaanParambrata Chatterjee, Ishaa SahaAritya Sen 2025 Oporichito Ritwick Chakraborty, Ishaa Saha, Anirban Chakrabarti Joydeep Mukherjee Released on 10 January 2025 Jodi Emon Hoto Ditipriya Roy, Sean Banerjee, Rishav Basu Rabindra Nambiar Babushona Jeetu Kamal, Srabanti Chatterjee Anshuman Pratyush Grihosto Ritabhari Chakraborty, Saheb Bhattacharya, Aryann Bhowmick Mainak Bhaumik Annapurna Ananya Chatterjee, Ditipriya Roy, Rishav Basu, Arna Mukhopadhyay Anshuman Pratyush Chandrabindoo Ankush Hazra, Oindrila Sen, Shantilal Mukherjee, Tulika Basu Raja Chanda Released on 23 May 2025 Rabindra Kabya Rahasya Ritwick Chakraborty, Srabanti Chatterjee Sayantan Ghosal Released on 20 June 2025 Tobuo Bhalobashi Aryann Bhowmik, Debattama Saha, Saheb Bhattacharya Rabindra Nambiar Saralakkho Holmes Rishav Basu, Arna Mukhopadhyay, Gaurav Chakraborty Sayantan Ghosal2026Abar Hawa BodolParambrata Chatterjee,Raima Sen,Rudranil Ghosh,Anusha ViswanathanParambrata Chatterjee
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