Amitabh Bachchan Corporation

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Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited
Public
Industry Entertainment
Founded 1995
Headquarters Mumbai, India
Key people
Amitabh Bachchan
Jaya Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Products films
Owner Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd. is an Indian entertainment company.[1]

Details

The company specialized in film production and event management.The business was plagued by financial difficulties. The main reason for the bad performance of ABCL was blamed on the gross mis-management of the company by the then CEO, Sanjiv Gupta, who went on to become the CEO of Coca Cola India.[2][3]

Miss World 1996

The company burst into the limelight in 1996 when it was responsible for bringing to India the Miss World Pageant, but was then mired with controversy when the company was not able to pay its dues.[4][5]

TV Show

Dekh Bhai Dekh a Hindi sitcom was directed by Anand Mahendru, produced by Jaya Bachchan (via ABCL) and starring Sushma Seth, Navin Nischol and Shekhar Suman in lead roles.

Filmography

Year Film Notes
1996 Gulabi Telugu film
1996 Tere Mere Sapne
1996 Yuvathurki[6] Malayalam film
1997 Saat Rang Ke Sapne
1997 Ullaasam Tamil film
1997 Mrityudata
1997 Major Saab
2001 Aks Produced Under the Banner A B Corp Ltd.
2005 Viruddh... Family Comes First
2005 Antarmahal: Views of the Inner Chamber
2006 Family — Ties of Blood
2009 Paa[7] Produced by Abhishek Bachchan
2011 Vihir Marathi film
2011 Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap[8] Produced by Abhishek Bachchan
2013 Saptapadii Gujarati Film
2015 Shamitabh Hindi Film

A B Corp (Amitabh Bachchan Corporation)

The company was launched again by Amitabh Bachchan in 2001 as A B Corp. The company then went on to produce hit films such as Paa in 2009 Directed by R. Balki and Viruddh... Family Comes First. The company has also signed a deal with Reliance BIG Entertainment.

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