Reliance Entertainment, Ribhu Dasgupta join forces to form Film Hangar

Reliance Entertainment is joining hands with filmmaker Ribhu Dasgupta to form Film Hangar, a venture that will produce clutter-breaking content. The first film produced by it is the upcoming Hindi remake The Girl On The Train starring Parineeti Chopra, which is due to be released on Netflix on 26 February.

Speaking about the joint venture, Dasgupta said he believes that content sets the ground for filmmakers and Reliance Entertainment embodies this philosophy with the stories it tells. "Film Hangar will bring films that are rich in content and high on entertainment. We aim to blur the lines between ‘massy’ and ‘classy’ content because filmmaking is an art that defies boundaries, definitions and labels,” he said.

Shibasish Sarkar, group CEO of Reliance Entertainment, added, “Right from our TE3N days, Ribhu has been someone who has brought a unique sensibility to every project and with Film Hangar, we wish to break the clutter with edgy and engaging content. At Reliance Entertainment, we believe that filmmakers who keep us on the edge of the seat should be in the driving seat when it comes to content and our new joint venture is a testament of this belief.”

Dasgupta made his directorial debut with Michael (2011) starring Naseeruddin Shah and has directed the television series Yudh starring Amitabh Bachchan. He helmed Bachchan again in TE3N (2016) which also starred Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The filmmaker also directed the 2019 Netflix web-series Bard of Blood, which was produced by Shah Rukh Khan.