Universal Studios invests in Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment to scale up Indian productions: Report

Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's production company, Excel Entertainment, has started working with a big Hollywood studio called Universal Studios. This is a major step toward making Indian movies reach a global audience. According to a report from Mid-Day, Universal Studios has bought a small part of Excel, but the bigger part still belongs to Excel.

 This move is part of a growing trend where big international studios are showing interest in Indian cinema.

Sources close to the deal say that Universal's investment is meant to help Excel grow and bring more big and creative ideas to the screen.

 They also mention that Excel wants to make bigger movies in the future and has some exciting projects in the works.

Excel's movie plan for 2025 includes a variety of films such as 120 Bahadur, Ground Zero, Superboys of Malegaon, and the digital release Songs of Paradise.

 While these films have received good reviews, not all of them did well at the box office. This has led Excel to look for new ways to improve and expand, and this partnership is one of those steps.

This collaboration comes after other major studios investing in Indian film companies, such as when Adar Poonawalla took a 50% stake in Dharma Productions.

For Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, who have supported many successful films and shows like Dil Chahta Hai, Don, Inside Edge, and Mirzapur, this partnership shows they are looking to tell Indian stories on a global stage.

 It could also lead to more international co-productions and new types of movies that are popular both in India and around the world.