Excel Entertainment
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| Private Limited | |
| Industry | Feature films, Television commercials |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Key people |
Ritesh Sidhwani Farhan Akhtar |
| Website | Official Website |
Excel Entertainment is an Indian film studio based in Mumbai. It was created by Farhan Akhtar, and Ritesh Sidhwani in 1999. The two have gone on to create several films under Excel's banner.
Personalities
Farhan Akhtar
Faran Akhtar is the son of very well known scriptwriter, poet and lyricist, Javed Akhtar and renowned screenplay writer, Honey Irani. He is also the grandson of Urdu poet, Jan Nisar Akhtar. His stepmother is actress Shabana Azmi.
Ritesh Sidhwani
He played a key role in his family's business, Marlex, India's largest home appliance company.
Feature films
Crew working under Excel Entertainment
Directors
The following directors work under the Excel Entertainment Films banner:
- Reema Kagti -
- Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)
- Talaash (2012)
- Abhishek Kapoor - Rock On!!(2008)
- Zoya Akhtar -
- Luck by Chance (2009),
- Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
- Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
- Vijay Lalwani - Karthik Calling Karthik (2010)
- Farhan Akhtar -
- Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
- Lakshya (2004)
- Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006)
- Don 2 (2011)
- Rahul Dholakia -
- Raees (2016)
Music Directors
The trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have scored music for all the films by Excel Entertainment Films, except for Reema Kagti's films and Farhan Akhtar's short film Positive. They are listed below:
- Ram Sampath -
- MIDIval Punditz
- Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006) (Background score and single)
- Karthik Calling Karthik (2010) (Background score and remix)
- Vishal-Shekhar - Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)