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{{about|the Indian film studio|the American media conglomerate|Excel Entertainment Group}}
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{{Infobox company
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|type = [[Private limited company]]
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|foundation = 1999
|founder = [[Farhan Akhtar]]<br>[[Ritesh Sidhwani]]
|location_city = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
|location_country = [[India]]
|key_people = [[Farhan Akhtar]]<br>[[Ritesh Sidhwani]]
|industry = [[Motion pictures]]
|products =
|revenue =
|operating_income =
|services = [[Film production]]<br>[[Film distribution]]
|homepage = [http://www.excelmovies.com Excel Entertainment]
}}

'''Excel Entertainment''' is an [[Production company|Indian production company]], founded by [[Ritesh Sidhwani]] and [[Farhan Akhtar]] in 1999. Based in [[Mumbai]], they mainly produce [[Hindi films]]. They are also known to be the pioneers of original content on Online Digital platforms in India. In 2017, they released India's first original series for [[Amazon Prime Video]] – [[Inside Edge (TV series)|Inside Edge]], which was nominated for the International Emmy Awards for Best Drama Series.

Their first film,<ref>{{cite web | title = Gold |url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/gold/movie-review/65401661.cms|date= 15 August 2018| publisher = timesofindia.indiatimes.com }}</ref> [[Dil Chahta Hai]],<ref>{{cite web | title = 15 Years of Dil Chahta Hai: A debt all '90s kids owe Farhan Akhtar|url = https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/standpoint/story/dil-chahta-hai-15-years-farhan-akhtar-aamir-khan-saif-ali-khan-akshaye-khanna-334392-2016-08-10|date= 10 August 2016| publisher = indiatoday.in}}</ref> received critical acclaim. They won national awards for ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'' and ''[[Rock On!!]]''. With movies like [[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]],<ref>{{cite web | title = 7 things that Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara taught us|url = https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/7-things-that-zindagi-na-milegi-dobara-taught-us-29328-1.html|date= 15 July 2018| publisher = filmfare.com }}</ref> [[Don (2006 Hindi film)|Don]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Remembering Shah Rukh Khan's Don as the film clocks Twelve Years|url = https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/remembering-shah-rukh-khans-don-as-the-film-clocks-twelve-years/1379924|date= 20 October 2018| publisher = freepressjournal.in }}</ref> [[Fukrey]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Fukrey 2 movie review: Varun Sharma and Richa Chadha shine in this toilet-humour driven comedy|url = https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/fukrey-2-movie-review-richa-chadha-varun-sharma-pulkit-samrat-ali-fazal-1103034-2017-12-08|date= 8 December 2017| publisher = indiatoday.in }}</ref> [[Raees (2017 film)|Raees]] and [[Dil Dhadakne Do]], Excel is known for its contemporary and diversified characters and style of cinema. Their film [[Gully Boy]] was also India's official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards.

Excel Entertainment also produced the Hindi dubbed versions of the 2018 Indian Kannada-language period action [[KGF (film)|K.G.F: Chapter 1]] starring [[Yash (actor)|Yash]] and the 2019 [[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]], an Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language epic action film, starring [[Chiranjeevi]].

Their upcoming film releases include Toofaan starring [[Farhan Akhtar]], [[KGF: Chapter 2|K.G.F: Chapter 2]] starring [[Yash (actor)|Yash]] and Phone Bhoot starring [[Katrina Kaif]], Ishan Khatter and [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]]. Their upcoming O.T.T. show is Inside Edge Season 3.

==Personalities==
===Farhan Akhtar===
{{main|Farhan Akhtar}}
Farhan Akhtar is the son of scriptwriter, poet and lyricist [[Javed Akhtar]] and screenplay writer [[Honey Irani]]. He is also the grandson of [[Urdu poet]] [[Jan Nisar Akhtar]]. His stepmother is actress [[Shabana Azmi]].

===Ritesh Sidhwani===
{{main|Ritesh Sidhwani}}
Ritesh Sidhwani was born in a Sindhi family in [[Mumbai]], where he received his education. His father is Chandan Tootaram Sidhwani.

==Films==

===2001 - 2010===

The company’s first production was the critically acclaimed film [[Dil Chahta Hai]] in 2001, which marked the directorial debut of Farhan Akhtar. The film received a National Award in the category of Best Feature Film Hindi.

The company then went on to produce the war-drama film [[Lakshya (2004 film)|Lakshya]] (2004). While Lakshya (2004) was critically acclaimed, it did not fare well at the box office. Excel also produced the film [[Don (2006 Hindi film)|Don (2006)]], an official remake of [[Amitabh Bachchan|Amitabh Bachchan’s]] [[Don (1978 film)|Don (1978)]], which did critically and commercially well.This was followed by [[Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.]] (2007), which was directed by [[Reema Kagti]].

They then produced a short film [[Positive (2007 film)|Positive (2007)]] directed by Farhan Akhtar, which was a part of AIDS JaaGo (AIDS Awake), in a joint initiative of Mira Nair's [[Mirabai Films]], voluntary organizations Avahan and the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]].

Excel's next release was [[Rock On!!|Rock On]] (2008), a musical drama film written and directed by Abhishek Kapoor. The movie received positive to mixed reviews from critics and did well at the box office. It also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and Best Supporting Actor for Arjun Rampal.

This was followed by Zoya Akhtar’s directorial debut film [[Luck by Chance |Luck by Chance (2009)]]. The film was well received by some critics, but it again did not do well at the box office.

Excel's next release was Vijay Lalwani’s, psychological thriller film [[Karthik Calling Karthik]] (2010) starring Farhan Akhtar, [[Deepika Padukone]], and [[Ram Kapoor]]. To indulge and prepare for the role, Farhan Akhtar isolated himself at home and turned off his phone. He also learned to solve the Rubik's Cube, an activity that his character completes in only one try.

===2011 - 2015===

In 2011, Excel produced an action thriller film [[Game (2011 film)|Game (2011)]] directed by [[Abhinay Deo]] featuring a large ensemble cast led by [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Kangana Ranaut]], [[Anupam Kher]], [[Boman Irani]] and [[Jimmy Sheirgill]]. Later that year, [[Zoya Akhtar|Zoya Akhtar's]] [[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]] (2011) film became a critical and commercial success; it starred [[Hrithik Roshan]], [[Farhan Akhtar]], [[Abhay Deol]], [[Katrina Kaif]] and [[Kalki Koechlin]]. This was followed by Farhan Akhtar’s second installment in the Don series, [[Don 2]] (2011) starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Boman Irani]], [[Om Puri]]. With a box office gross of over ₹202 Crores, the film was one of the highest-grossing [[Indian films]] of all time and is the third highest-grossing Indian film of 2011.

Excel's second collaboration with [[Aamir Khan]] was [[Talaash (2012 film)|Talaash]] (2012), starring [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]], [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] and [[Shernaz Patel]]. This was followed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba’s light comedy film [[Fukrey]] (2013) starring [[Pulkit Samrat]], [[Varun Sharma]], [[Manjot Singh]], [[Ali Fazal]], [[Richa Chadda]]. The film was a sleeper hit and received mixed reviews. The film was also re-released in September 2013 due to public demand.

Excel produced a dark humour film [[Bangistan]] (2015) starring [[Riteish Deshmukh|Ritesish Deshmukh]] and [[Pulkit Samrat]]. Later that year, the production house produced the social satire family drama film [[Dil Dhadakne Do]] (2015) directed by Zoya Akhtar starring [[Ranveer Singh]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Farhan Akhtar]], [[Anushka Sharma]], [[Anil Kapoor]] and [[Shefali Shah]]. The film grossed ₹1.45 billion at the box office against a budget of ₹830 million, and earned a number of accolades.

===2016 - Present===

In 2016, Excel produced [[Nitya Mehra]]’s romance film [[Baar Baar Dekho]] (2016) starring [[Sidharth Malhotra]], [[Katrina Kaif]], as well as [[Rock On 2]] (2016) starring [[Farhan Akhtar]], [[Arjun Rampal]], [[Shraddha Kapoor]] among others.

The company’s first film in 2017 was [[Rahul Dholakia|Rahul Dholakia’s]] [[Raees (2017 film)|Raees]] (2017). It featured [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]], [[Mahira Khan]]. Raees received positive reviews from critics and was a success at [[Box Office]].

This was followed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba’s [[Fukrey Returns]] (2017), which was a sequel of the film Fukrey. It received negative reviews.

In 2018, Excel produced a Thriller Drama Film Three Storeys (2018).

After this came [[Reema Kagti|Reema Kagti’s]] historical sports drama [[Gold (2018 film)|Gold (2018)]] starring [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)|Kunal Kapoor]], [[Amit Sadh]], [[Mouni Roy]], [[Vineet Kumar Singh]] and [[Sunny Kaushal]]. The film netted ₹25.25 crores on its opening day, becoming one of the year's biggest opening day releases.

Excel Entertainment then teamed with Anil Thadani and distributed [[K.G.F: Chapter 1|K.G.F:Chapter 1]]. The movie received a positive response from audiences while critics gave the film mixed reviews. KGF: Chapter 1 on the first day of its release collected ₹25 crores worldwide, which was the highest opening in the Kannada film industry.

February 2019 saw the release of Zoya Akhtar’s [[Gully Boy]] starring [[Ranveer Singh]], [[Alia Bhatt]], [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]], [[Vijay Varma]], [[Kalki Koechlin]]. The movie won a record 13 [[Filmfare Awards]], including [[Best Film]], Best Director, [[Best Actor]] (Ranveer Singh), and [[Best Actress]] (Alia Bhatt), and became the second film to win all four acting awards. Additionally, the film was India’s official entry for The Academy Awards in 2020 in the Best Foreign Film Category. Gully Boy received positive reviews from critics with praise directed to Akhtar’s direction, Maurya’s dialogue, Ranveer Singh, Siddhant Chaturvedi, and Alia Bhatt for their performances.

In October, Excel distributed the Hindi-dubbed version of [[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]], starring superstar [[Chiranjeevi]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]], which was originally filmed in [[Telugu Film|Telugu]]. The movie has also been touted as one of the most expensive films to date with a budget of about ₹ 300 crores. It also boasts of some extravagant VFX shots which promise to be a visual delight.

===OTT===
In July 2017, Excel pioneered into the [[Over-the-top media service|OTT]] sphere with a [[Sports drama|sports-drama]] series [[Inside Edge (TV series)|Inside Edge]] created by [[Karan Anshuman]] starring [[Vivek Oberoi]], [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]], [[Richa Chadha]], [[Angad Bedi]], [[Tanuj Virwani]], [[Sayani Gupta]] among others. The series was critically acclaimed for its strong performances and story line. The series was also nominated for the [[46th International Emmy Awards]] in the category for Best Drama Series.

Their second web series was a Crime-Thriller named [[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]] (2018) created by Karan Anshuman and Puneet Krishna starring [[Ali Fazal]], [[Vikrant Massey]], [[Pankaj Tripathi]], [[Divyendu Sharma]], [[Shweta Tripathi]]. The series was well received by audiences, but received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Pankaj Tripathi won the Best-Actor Drama at the [[iReel Awards]] for the series.

The TV series [[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made In Heaven]] (2019) released in March. The show was created by [[Zoya Akhtar]] and [[Reema Kagti]] starring [[Sobhita Dhulipala]], [[Arjun Mathur]], [[Kalki Koechlin]], [[Jim Sarbh]] among others. The web-series was appreciated heavily by several critics and multiple positive online reviews. The [[web-series]] received an award at the [[Ita awards|ITA awards]] for the category Best Series Jury Award and prize for the Best Direction.

A show named Fukrey Boyss (2019) was launched on [[Discovery Kids]].

December 2019 saw the release of Karan Anshuman’s [[Inside Edge (TV series)|Inside Edge season 2]]. The second season invites viewers to look at [[cricket]] much beyond just a game and manifested a huge public demand.

On 23 October 2020, [[Mirzapur (TV series)|season 2 of Mirzapur]] released on [[Amazon Prime Video]].

===Upcoming projects===
''[[K.G.F: Chapter 2]]'' is scheduled to release on 16 July 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/yashs-kgf-chapter-2-to-release-on-july-16/article33702365.ece|title=‘KGF: Chapter 2’ to release on July 16|date=30 Jan 2021}}</ref> a sequel to the 2018 film K.G.F: Chapter 1 starring [[Yash (actor)|Yash]], [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Srinidhi Shetty]]. Excel’s next project, [[Toofaan]] starring [[Farhan Akhtar]], [[Paresh Rawal]] and [[Mrunal Thakur]] directed by [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]] is scheduled to release on 16th July 2021, on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-30|title=Toofaan Trailer: Farhan Akhtar impresses with his goon turned professional boxer avatar|url=https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/bollywood-news/toofaan-trailer-farhan-akhtar-embarks-on-professional-boxer/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Bollywood Bubble|language=en}}</ref>

Phone Bhoot, a horror/comedy is currently being shot and is starring [[Katrina Kaif]], Siddhant Chaturvedi and [[Ishaan Khatter]] in the lead roles, directed by Gurmmeet Singh.

On 15 February 2021, Yudhra starring [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]], [[Malavika Mohanan]] and [[Raghav Juyal]] was announced. The film is helmed by Ravi Udhyavar and is slated to release in Summer 2022.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Producer
! scope="col" | Cast
! scope="col" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]''
| [[Farhan Akhtar]]
| [[Ritesh Sidhwani]]
| Aamir Khan, [[Saif Ali Khan]], [[Akshaye Khanna]], Preity Zinta, Dimple Kapadia, [[Sonali Kulkarni]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]], 7 [[Filmfare Awards]], 7 [[Screen Awards]], 4 [[IIFA Awards]], 2 [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ebuzztoday.com/preity-zinta-celebrates-18-years-of-dil-chahta-hai-calls-it-one-of-her-favourite-films/|title=Preity Zinta celebrates 18 years of Dil Chahta Hai; Calls it one of her favourite films|date=24 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Lakshya (2004 film)|Lakshya]]''
| Farhan Akhtar
| Ritesh Sidhwani
| Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, [[Preity Zinta]], Om Puri, Boman Irani
| National Film Awards for Best [[Choreography]] - Mai Aisa Kyun Hoon, 2 [[Filmfare Awards]]
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Don - The Chase Begins Again|Don]]''
| Farhan Akhtar
| Ritesh Sidhwani
| Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani
| Winner of Best Asian Film at [[Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2007
| ''[[Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.]]''
| [[Reema Kagti]]
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Kay Kay Menon, Raima Sen, [[Amisha Patel]], Karan Khanna, Vikram Chatwal, Sandhya Mridul, Diya Mirza, Ranvir Shorey, Abhay Deol, [[Minissha Lamba]] and Arjun Rampal
|
|
|-
| ''[[Positive (2007 film)|Positive]]''
| Farhan Akhtar
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| [[Arjun Mathur]], Shabana Azmi and Boman Irani
| Positive was a part of AIDS JaaGo (AIDS Awake), a series of four [[short films]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/after-film-festivals-mira-nairs-aids-jaago-goes-online/540691|title=After film festivals, Mira Nair's AIDS 'Jaago' goes online|date=31 Jan 2008}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Rock On!!]]''
| [[Abhishek Kapoor]]
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, [[Purab Kohli]], [[Luke Kenny]], [[Prachi Desai]], Shahana Goswami
| National Film Awards for Best Feature Film and [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]], 7 Filmfare Awards, 6 Screen Awards, 3 IIFA Awards.
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/international-friendship-day-2017-bollywood-movies-that-gave-us-some-real-friendship-goals/Rock-on/photostory/59911034.cms|title=‘Rock on!!’ - International Friendship Day 2017: Bollywood movies that gave us some real friendship goals|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Luck by Chance]]''
| [[Zoya Akhtar]]
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| Farhan Akhtar, [[Konkona Sen Sharma]], [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Dimple Kapadia]], [[Isha Sharvani]], [[Juhi Chawla]], [[Sanjay Kapoor]], [[Aly Khan]], Sheebha Chadda and Hrithik Roshan
| 22 [[Actors]] made a [[guest appearance]] in the film
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Karthik Calling Karthik]]''
| Vijay Lalwani
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| Farhan Akhtar, [[Deepika Padukone]]
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/karthik-calling-karthik/movie-review/5615980.cms|title=Karthik Calling Karthik Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Karthik Calling Karthik by Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|2011
| ''[[Game (2011 film)|Game]]''
| [[Abhinay Deo]]
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| [[Abhishek Bachchan]], Boman Irani, [[Anupam Kher]], [[Jimmy Shergill]], [[Kangana Ranaut]], [[Shahana Goswami]], [[Gauhar Khan]] and [[Sarah-Jane Dias]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]''
| Zoya Akhtar
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| [[Hrithik Roshan]], Farhan Akhtar, [[Abhay Deol]], Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin
| [[National Film Awards]] for [[Best Choreography]] and Best Audiography, 9 [[IIFA Awards]], 7 [[Filmfare Awards]], 6 [[Star Guild Awards]], 4 [[Zee Cine Awards]], 2 [[Mirchi Music Awards]], 2 [[Screen Awards]], 1 [[Stardust Awards]], 1 [[Big Star Entertainment Awards]]
|
|-
| ''[[Don 2]]''
| Farhan Akhtar
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, [[Shah Rukh Khan]]
| Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, [[Boman Irani]], [[Om Puri]], [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)|Kunal Kapoor]], [[Lara Dutta]]
| Co-Produced with Red Chillies Entertainment, 2 Filmfare Awards, 2 Producers Film Guild Awards, 2 Screen Awards, 2 Lions Gold Awards, 1 [[ETC Bollywood Business Awards]], 1 Zee Cine Awards
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Talaash (2012 film)|Talaash]]''
| Reema Kagti
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, [[Aamir Khan]]
| [[Aamir Khan]], [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]], Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shernaz Patel
| Co-Produced with [[Aamir Khan Productions]], 1 Mirchi Music Award
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/talaash/movie-review/17400427.cms|title=Talaash Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Talaash by Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Fukrey]]''
| Mrighdeep Singh Lamba
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| Pulkit Samrat, Manjot Singh, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma, Richa Chadda, Priya Anand, Pankaj Tripathi and [[Vishakha Singh]]
| 1 Screen Award, 1 Star Guild Award
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/fukrey-returns-trailer-richa-chadha-as-bholi-punjaban-returns-to-haunt-varun-sharma-and-co-in-a-hilarious-misadventure-2628665/|title=Fukrey Returns Trailer: Richa Chadha As Bholi Punjaban Returns To Haunt Varun Sharma And Co In A Hilarious Misadventure|date=13 Nov 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| ''[[Bangistan]]''
| [[Karan Anshuman]]
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| [[Riteish Deshmukh]], Pulkit Samrat, [[Jacqueline Fernandez]]
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/bangistan/movie-review/48388624.cms|title=Movie Bangistan Review 2015, Story, Trailers | Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]''
| Zoya Akhtar
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Shefali Shah]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], Ranveer Singh, [[Anushka Sharma]] and Farhan Akhtar
| 3 Stardust Awards, 2 Screen Awards, 1 Big Star Entertainment Award, 1 Filmfare Award, 1 IIFA Award, 1 [[Times of India Film Awards]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/dil-dhadakne-do/movie-review/47536090.cms|title=Movie Dil Dhadakne Do Review 2015, Story, Trailers | Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016
| ''[[Baar Baar Dekho]]''
| [[Nitya Mehra]]
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, [[Karan Johar]]
| [[Sidharth Malhotra]], Katrina Kaif
| Co-Produced with Dharma Productions, 1 Zee Cine Awards
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/baar-baar-dekho/movie-review/54250274.cms|title=Movie Baar Baar Dekho Movie Review 2016, Story, Trailers | Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Rock On 2]]''
| Shujaat Saudagar
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| Farhan Akhtar, [[Arjun Rampal]], [[Shraddha Kapoor]]
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uae/city-times/20180509/282080572470191|title=PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines.|website=www.pressreader.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017
| ''[[Raees (2017 film)|Raees]]''
| [[Rahul Dholakia]]
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, [[Gauri Khan]]
| [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]], [[Mahira Khan]]
| Co-Produced with Red Chillies Entertainment, 1 Mirchi Music Award, 1 Screen AWrds, 1 Zee Cine Awards, 1 Indian Recording Arts Awards
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/raees/movie-review/56755220.cms|title=Raees Review {3.5/5}: Shah Rukh Khan has never looked better; he’s full of fury and for once, isn’t spreading his arms, but breaking others’|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Fukrey Returns]]''
| Mrighdeep Singh Lamba
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| Pulkit Samrat, Manjot Singh, Ali Fazal, [[Varun Sharma]], Richa Chadha, Priya Anand, [[Pankaj Tripathi|Pankaj Tripathy]] and Vishakha Singh
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/fukrey-returns/movie-review/61973446.cms|title=Fukrey Returns Review {3.5/5}: This film will crack you up for sure|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|2018
| ''[[3 Storeys]]''
| Arjun Mukerjee
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Priya Sreedharan
| [[Pulkit Samrat]], [[Richa Chadda]], [[Renuka Shahane]], [[Masumeh Makhija]], [[Sharman Joshi]], Tarun Anand, Ankit Rathi and Aisha Ahmed
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/3-storeys/movie-review/63215681.cms|title=3 Storeys Movie Review {3.5/5}: Watch it because fact is stranger than fiction, but fiction when narrated well, can make movie watching an immersive experience|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Gold (2018 film)|Gold]]''
| Reema Kagti
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| [[Akshay Kumar]], Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh, Vineet Kumar Singh and Sunny Kaushal
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/akshay-kumar-s-tapan-das-is-inspired-by-a-real-life-legend-who-was-he/story-Q6hzzK2CPGu1pCzM2pCpHN.html|title=Akshay Kumar’s Tapan Das is inspired by a real-life legend. Who was he?|date=16 Aug 2018}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[K.G.F: Chapter 1]]''
| [[Prashanth Neel]]
| Vijay Kiragandur
| [[Yash (actor)|Yash]], [[Srinidhi Shetty]], Ramachandra Raju, [[Archana Jose|Archana Jois]], [[Anant Nag]], Vasishta N. Simha and [[Mouni Roy]]
| First Kannada Movie to release in 5 Languages (Kannada,Hindi,Tamil,Telugu,Malayalam)
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2019
| ''[[Gully Boy]]''
| Zoya Akhtar
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar
| [[Ranveer Singh]], [[Alia Bhatt]], Siddhant Chaturvedi, [[Vijay Varma|Vijay Verma]], [[Kalki Koechlin]], [[Vijay Raaz]], [[Amruta Subhash]]
| Co-produced with [[Tiger Baby Films]], The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards,13 Filmfare Awards, 12 Screen Awards, 9 Zee Cine Awards, 1 Mirchi Music Awards
|
|-
| ''[[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]]''
| [[Surender Reddy]]
| [[Ram Charan]], [[Konidela Production Company]]
| [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Kiccha Sudeep]], [[Jagapathi Babu]], [[Vijay Sethupathi]], [[Nayanthara]], [[Tamannaah Bhatia]] and [[Ravi Kishan]]
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| rowspan="3"|2021
| ''[[Hello Charlie]]''
| Pankaj Saraswat
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| [[Jackie Shroff]], [[Aadar Jain]], Shlokka Pandit, Elnaaz Norouzi
| Released On [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hello-charlie-teaser-ranbir-kapoor-cousin-aadar-jain-and-his-furry-buddy-promise-an-entertaining-film-watch-7232280/|title=Hello Charlie teaser: Aadar Jain and his furry buddy promise an entertaining film, watch|date=17 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|align="left" | ''[[Toofaan]]''
| [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]]
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]]
| Farhan Akhtar, [[Paresh Rawal]], [[Mrunal Thakur]]
| Co-Produced with ROMP Pictures
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-30|title=Toofaan Trailer: Farhan Akhtar impresses with his goon turned professional boxer avatar|url=https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/bollywood-news/toofaan-trailer-farhan-akhtar-embarks-on-professional-boxer/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Bollywood Bubble|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|align="left" style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''[[K.G.F: Chapter 2]]'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| [[Prashanth Neel]]
| Vijay Kirugandur
| [[Yash (actor)|Yash]], [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Srinidhi Shetty]]
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| 2022
|align="left" style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''Phone Bhoot'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Gurmeet Singh
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]], [[Ishaan Khatter]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/twitterati-share-ishaan-khatter-memes-after-phone-bhoot-look-release|title=Ishaan Khatter gets trolled by Twitterati after release of first look of 'Phone Bhoot'|first=Republic|last=World|website=Republic World}}</ref>
|-
|2022
| Yudhra
| Ravi Udyavar
| Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
| [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]], [[Malavika Mohanan]]
|
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|}

==Series==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Title
|-
| 2017–Present
| ''[[Inside Edge (TV series)|Inside Edge]]''
|-
| 2018–Present
| ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]''
|-
| 2019–Present
| ''[[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made in Heaven]]''
|-
| 2019–Present
| ''Fukrey Boyzzz''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/farhan-akhtar-announces-fukrey-animated-series-to-be-titled-fukrey-boyzzz/story-nIIslsVyA7lUgt0SKgYBfP.html|title=Farhan Akhtar announces Fukrey animated series, to be titled Fukrey Boyzzz|date=20 September 2019|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.excelmovies.com/ Excel Entertainment]
*{{imdb company|0019447}}
{{Farhan Akhtar}}
{{Ritesh Sidhwani}}

[[Category:Film production companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1999]]
[[Category:Bollywood]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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