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{{Short description|Hindi movie channel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Colors Cineplex
| logo = Colors Cineplex Black.png
| logo_size =
| logo_alt =
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2019
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2016|5|8|df=yes}} (India)<br />{{Start date and age|2016|9|29|df=yes}} in (UK)<br>{{Start date and age|2016|10|5|df=yes}} in (USA)
| owner = [[JioStar]]
| key_people = Rockteem Bhattacharjee
| headquarters = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India
| type = [[Television Channel]]
| country = [[India]]
| area = Worldwide
| network = [[JioStar]]
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| sister_channels = Colors Cineplex Superhits <br/>Colors Cineplex Bollywood
| replaced = [[Rishtey Cineplex]]
| website = [http://www.colorscineplex.com/ colorscineplex.com]
| former_names = Rishtey Cineplex (2016-2019)
| online_serv_1 = JioHotstar
| online_chan_1 = India
}}

'''Colors Cineplex''' is a group of Indian [[Hindi-language]] 24/7 movie channels, owned and operated by [[Disney Star|JioStar]], a joint venture between [[Viacom18]] and [[Disney India]]. The flagship channel, also named Colors Cineplex, primarily broadcasts Bollywood films, catering to a broad audience with a mix of contemporary hits, classic cinema and Sports events. It was launched on 8 May 2016 as Rishtey Cineplex.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETBrandEquity.com |title=Viacom18 rebrands Rishtey Cineplex and Rishtey to Colors Cineplex and Colors Rishtey - ET BrandEquity |url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/media/viacom18-rebrands-rishtey-cineplex-and-rishtey-to-colors-cineplex-and-colors-rishtey/68149994 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=ETBrandEquity.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-25 |title=Rishtey Cineplex and Rishtey rebrand as ‘Colors Cineplex’ & ‘Colors Rishtey’ - Exchange4media |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/rishtey-cineplex-and-rishtey-rebrand-to-colors-cineplex-colors-rishtey-94916.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media |language=en}}</ref>
==History==
In June 2016 [[Viacom18]] decided to launch the channel in the UK as [[Rishtey Cineplex]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/rishtey-cineplex-gets-closer-to-uk-launch-2016|title=UK to replace existing film channel|publisher=BizAsia|date=26 June 2016|access-date=29 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724110033/http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/rishtey-cineplex-gets-closer-to-uk-launch-2016|archive-date=24 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It launched on 29 September 2016 on Sky, replacing UMP Movies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/rishtey-cineplex-makes-launch-on-sky-platform/|title=Rishtey Cineplex makes launch on Sky platform|work=BizAsia|date=29 September 2016|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref> The channel also launched in US on 5 October 2016 on [[Dish Network]].

The channel was launched on [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] on 17 January 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/rishtey-cineplex-set-for-launch-on-freeview/|title=Rishtey Cineplex set for launch on Freeview|work=BizAsia|date=16 January 2017|access-date=13 September 2018|author=Baddhan, Raj}}</ref> However, it was later removed on 1 July 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/rishtey-cineplex-leaves-freeview-line/|title=Rishtey Cineplex leaves Freeview line-up|work=BizAsia|date=1 July 2017|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref>

In 2017, Viacom18 launched HD movie channel Cineplex HD and it was rebranded as Colors Cineplex HD in 2019.

In October 2017, the channel was launched in Virgin Media.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/rishtey-cineplex-mtv-beats-officially-launch-virgin-media/|title=Rishtey Cineplex & MTV Beats officially launch on Virgin Media|work=BizAsia|date=3 October 2017|access-date=13 September 2018|author=Baddhan, Raj}}</ref>

On 1 March 2019, Rishtey Cineplex was rebranded as Colors Cineplex and Cineplex HD as Colors Cineplex HD.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adgully.com/rishtey-cineplex-and-rishtey-get-rechristened-as-colors-cineplex--colors-rishtey-83812.html|title=Rishtey Cineplex and Rishtey get rechristened as 'Colors Cineplex' & 'Colors Rishtey'|publisher=Adgully Bureau|website=www.adgully.com|date=25 February 2019 }}</ref>

Viacom18 relaunched Rishtey Cineplex on 5 June 2020 on [[DD Free Dish]]. Viacom18 launched another Hindi movie channel [[Colors Cineplex Bollywood]] on 1 April 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/viacom18-to-launch-colors-cineplex-bollywood/article34089110.ece/|title=Viacom18 to launch Colors Cineplex Bollywood|publisher=The Hindu BusinessLine|date=17 March 2021|access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> The channel broadcasts [[Bollywood]] and the Hindi dubbed [[South India]]n movies.

== Channels ==
===Colors Cineplex Superhits===
'''Colors Cineplex Superhits''' is a [[Hindi language]] [[free-to-air]] movie channel in India, owned by [[JioStar]], a Joint Venture between [[Viacom18]] & [[Disney India]] It was launched on 1 April 2022. It replaced the movie channel Rishtey Cineplex.

Earlier, the channel broadcast both [[Bollywood]] and South Indian movies dubbed in Hindi. After the launch of [[Colors Cineplex Bollywood]] on 1 April 2021, the channel broadcast only South Indian Hindi-dubbed movies while the latter is a dedicated Bollywood movies channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.campaignindia.in/article/viacom18-launches-colors-cineplex-bollywood/468435 |title=Viacom18 launches Colors Cineplex Bollywood|work=CampaignIndia.in|date=18 March 2021|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref>

===Colors Cineplex Bollywood===
'''Colors Cineplex Bollywood''' is a [[Hindi|Hindi language]] [[free-to-air]] movie channel in [[India]], owned by [[JioStar]], a Joint Venture between [[Viacom18]] & [[Disney India]] The channel primarily focuses only on Bollywood movies<ref>{{cite news|title=Viacom18 expands its Hindi Movies cluster with the launch of COLORS Cineplex Bollywood|url=https://viacom18.com/media/viacom18-expands-its-hindi-movies-cluster-with-the-launch-of-colors-cineplex-bollywood/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Viacom18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=viacom18 gears up for launch of COLORS Cineplex Bollywood on April 1 - Exchange4media|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/announcements-news/viacom18-gears-up-for-launch-of-colors-cineplex-bollywood-111655.html|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News - exchange4media}}</ref> and it became the third movie channel after Colors Cineplex and [[Colors Cineplex Superhits]] from the same parent company.

==Original shows==
* [[2020 Road Safety World Series|''Road Safety World Series'']] is a [[Twenty20|T20]] [[cricket]] competition organised by the Road Safety Cell of [[Maharashtra]] to raise awareness about road safety.<ref>[https://www.insidesport.co/unacademy-title-sponsor-for-road-safety-world-series-cricket/ Safety World Series cricket] 01-30-2020</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tendulkar-versus-lara-in-road-safety-world-series-opener/article30809663.ece Tendulkar versus Lara in Road Safety World Series opener] 02-13-2020</ref> In the Road safety world series, Cricket world Legends will match against each other for a noble cause. It will be a series of 11 matches that will be played in the T20 format. The series features some big names in cricket from India, Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies and South Africa like [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Virender Sehwag]], [[Yuvraj Singh]], [[Zaheer Khan]], [[Brian Lara]], [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]], etc.<ref>[https://www.newsnation.in/sports/cricket/road-safety-world-series-2020-india-legends-squad-254303.html Road Safety World Series 2020] 02-18-2020</ref> and Former India captain [[Sunil Gavaskar]] is the commissioner of the series.<ref>[https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/tendulkar-lara-to-face-each-other-in-road-safety-world-series-opening-match20200213193641/ Tendulkar, Lara to face each other in Road Safety World Series opening match] 02-13-2020</ref> The series was aired from 7 to 22 March 2020 on Colors Cineplex. [[Ravi Gaikwad]], Chief of RTO, Thane (Konkan Range), Government of Maharashtra, is the founder of the Road Safety World Series, who integrated concept of Road Safety with sports to save lives on Indian roads and across the globe.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ravi-gaikwad-man-with-a-mission/articleshow/71846517.cms|title=Ravi Gaikwad: Man with a mission|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=November 2019 }}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/colorscineplex/videos/-were-live-with-the-legends-of-cricket-join-us-now-to-know-what-the-big-announce/2739811636069736/|title=Colors Cineplex on Facebook Watch|via=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/cricket-sports/road-safety-world-series-how-cricketers-drove-home-point-road-safety-before-coronavirus-lockdown-q8yzsx|title=Road Safety World Series: Here's how cricketers drove home the point on road safety before COVID-19 lockdown|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd}}</ref>

The man who has been supporting for the cause of road safety is Ravi Gaikwad, Senior Member of Road Safety Cell, Government of Maharashtra.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/cricket/road-safety-cricket-series-gets-boost|title=Road Safety Cricket series gets boost|website=Free Press Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/video/show/news/special-conversation-with-ravi-gaikwad-who-connects-cricket-with-road-safety-campaign-530137|title=Special conversation with Ravi Gaikwad, who connects cricket with road safety campaign - रोड सेफ्टी मुहिम के लिए सचिन फिर उठाएंगे बल्ला वीडियो - हिन्दी न्यूज़ वीडियो एनडीटीवी ख़बर|website=khabar.ndtv.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TimesNow/status/1201692050439061504 |title=Tweet |website=twitter.com |access-date=2021-02-16}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>

Ravi Gaikwad, Chairman of Shant Bharat Surakshit Bharat appreciated Yohan Blake's visit to India and his efforts for road safety campaign, which required the need to educate the people and make them aware of their responsibilities so as to save as many lives as possible on Indian roads.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yohan Blake to promote road safety in India|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/sports-news/yohan-blake-to-promote-road-safety-in-india-1.4282766|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326090829/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/sports-news/yohan-blake-to-promote-road-safety-in-india-1.4282766|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 March 2020|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref>

* [[T10 League]] – Abu Dhabi T10 League season 5 was broadcast on the channel along with [[Rishtey Cineplex]] and [[Voot]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Viacom18 Bags exclusive TV and digital rights for Abu Dhabi T10 series|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/viacom18-bags-exclusive-tv-and-digital-rights-for-abu-dhabi-t10-series-4096343.html|date=2021-08-17|access-date=2021-11-15|website=[[News18]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2021-08-18|title=We Welcome Viacom18 as our TV Broadcast and Digital Media Partner in India #IndiaBroadcast #ADT10News #InAbuDhabi #AbuDhabiT10|url=https://www.facebook.com/235094700347198/posts/1144526822737310/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=Facebook.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

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Colors Cineplex - Revision history

Lucillecrale at 23:15, 16 January 2026