Shemaroo Entertainment, a behemoth of its own kind as a major distributor in entertainment industry; has licensed 70 titles for home video distribution for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries

The digital video discs (DVDs) of some of the major titles will have the extra feature of 5.1 surround sound, which is for the first time on a DVD in India.


Shemaroo has licensed these 70 titles for home video distribution for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries – India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives.

For more than two decades, Shemaroo has been making waves with their strong distribution of domestic Indian films; however this major deal augments Shemaroo’s presence in the international film category.


Hiren Gada, director, Shemaroo Entertainment shares his thoughts, “We are really glad to be associated with Studio Canal and license some of their phenomenal films for home video distribution. Also with the 5.1 surround sound, we are certain that audiences in India will be able to highly appreciate watching these movies in the comfort of their homes. Moreover, given our strong distribution network in the mainstream Hindi film category, we will be able to give a good boost and widespread distribution to these titles.”
Francoise Guyonnet, executive vice president, Studio Canal Home Entertainment, underlines the positive aspect of their cooperation with Shemaroo Entertainment. He said, “It has been a great pleasure working with Shemaroo Entertainment from the very starting. We are confident they will be the best partners for the distribution of our titles throughout India.”


About Shemaroo Entertainment:


A behemoth of its own kind as a major distributor in entertainment industry, Shemaroo Entertainment has forayed into distribution of international movies targeting cinema lovers all over India. The company has acquired close to 300 titles, across all genres.


The forthcoming releases will contain works of famed directors and hordes of award winning movies both in DVD and VCD formats.


Cinema is void without intense interaction among cine-enthusiasts, so apart from only distributing movies Shemaroo will also stay focused in value packing these movies and present them as exciting entertainment experience and as a must own proposition. That is why Shemaroo has associated themselves with big studios like Pathe, UGC, Lakeshore Entertainment and many others.


The distribution plan is also backed up with appropriate marketing and advertising/publicity plan so as to make the customers aware of the presence of the movies and all the exciting offers included within.


About Studio Canal:


StudioCanal, a subsidiary of the French Pay TV Group Canal+, holds the largest non United States film library in the world (5186 titles).


After purchasing in 2006, optimum releasing, a British film distribution company, StudioCanaL acquires Kinowelt in 2008, the leading independent German group specialising in film acquisition and distribution.


StudioCanal’s activities in the production, acquisition and distribution of films make it one of the major players in Europe. Its library is distributed in video throughout the world. Thanks to the distribution and licensing agreements handled by its International Home Entertainment department.