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{{Infobox company
|name = DAR Motion Pictures
|logo = Dmpwiki.jpg
|type = [[Subsidiary]]
|industry = [[Film production]], [[Film distribution]]
|foundation =2009
|location = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
|key_people = Arun Rangachari<br /> Vivek Rangachari<br /> Sethumadhavan.N<br />
|products = [[Films]]
|website= {{URL|http://www.darproductionhouse.com}}
}}

'''DAR Motion Pictures''' (DAR), a wholly owned subsidiary of DAR Capital Group, is an Indian film production and distribution company headquartered out of Mumbai. Known for its focus on content driven cinema, DAR Motion Pictures has worked with a variety of film directors and companies, including [[Ritesh Batra]], [[Nikhil Advani]], [[Anurag Kashyap]], [[Sikhya Entertainment]] amongst others. Apart from its investments in iRock Media, DAR has also focused immensely on innovation and the adoption of modern technology, creating [[Haunted 3D]], India’s first stereoscopic 3D horror film. Further, the movies credited to DAR clearly indicate a tilt towards, content and subject driven cinema. Films like [[City of Gold (2010 film)|City of Gold]], [[D-Day]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://businessofcinema.com/business/exclusive-dar-motion-pictures-reveals-business-plans/86723|title=EXCLUSIVE: DAR Motion Pictures Reveals Business Plans|work=Businessofcinema.com|accessdate=25 December 2014}}</ref> and [[The Lunchbox]]<ref>{{cite web | title=DAR Motion Pictures ready to serve you with eclectic cinema - Times O… | website=archive.ph | date=2014-01-30 | url=http://archive.ph/CbLAR | access-date=2021-04-17}}</ref> are stark examples of that.

Amongst the most talked about and appreciated films of 2013, ‘[[The Lunchbox]]’ was not just an unprecedented success story domestically but also received phenomenal international acclaim. A Sundance script ‘[[The Lunchbox]]’ was showcased at Cannes and The Dubai International Film Festival, amongst many others. It was bestowed with the Best Screenplay and Jury Grand Prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2013.

Dar Motion Pictures is among the few mainstream Bollywood production houses that actively produce both Hindi and regional cinema. Opening with the hard hitting and riveting [[Lalbaug Parel]] (Marathi) & [[City of Gold (2010 film)]](Hindi), DAR moved on to produce many Marathi and Hindi films including and [[Teecha Baap Tyacha Baap]] (Marathi), [[Haunted 3D]], [[D-Day]], [[Mickey Virus]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5285|title=After D-Day, we have Mickey Virus - Vivek Rangachari of DAR Motion Pictures - Latest Movie Features - Bollywood Hungama|author=Bollywood Hungama|publisher=|accessdate=25 December 2014}}</ref> [[Peddlers (film)|Peddlers]], [[Monsoon Shootout]] and [[The Lunchbox]]. Further through its distribution arm, ‘DAR Film Distributors’, it has been behind the distribution of two of the most successful Hollywood films in India namely, ‘[[The Dark Knight Rises]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/dar-media-to-distribute-the-dark-knight-rises/976684|title=Dar Media to distribute The Dark Knight Rises|author=Priyanko Sarkar|work=The Financial Express|accessdate=25 December 2014}}</ref>’ and ‘[[Fast & Furious 6]]<ref>{{cite web | title=DAR to distribute ‘Fast & Furious 6’ in India - Times Of India | website=archive.ph | date=2014-01-30 | url=http://archive.ph/FBq3J | access-date=2021-04-17}}</ref>’, and released Girish Malik’s ‘Jal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dearcinema.com/news/dar-distribute-girish-maliks-jal/2218|title=DAR to distribute Girish Malik's Jal - DearCinema.com|work=DearCinema.com|accessdate=25 December 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129042254/http://dearcinema.com/news/dar-distribute-girish-maliks-jal/2218|archivedate=29 November 2014}}</ref>’ which was the only Indian film in competition at the Busan International Film Festival 2013. Among other Marathi films that DAR Film Distributors have distributed are [[Dhag]], Postcard and Cappuccino.

==Recent Past==

Continuing in the tradition of creating fresh content beyond the language barrier, DAR has given Marathi cinema its first true superhero film ‘[[Baji (film)|Baji]]’ starring [[Shreyas Talpade]]. 2017 saw the release of 2 films from the house of DAR, namely '[[Haraamkhor]]' & '[[Monsoon Shootout]]'. The production house's most recent Marathi release is the much talked about [[Bucket List (2018 film)|Bucket List]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/madhuri-dixit-first-look-bucket-list|title=Madhuri Dixit Reveals Teaser of Marathi Debut ‘Bucket List’|first=Quint|last=Entertainment|date=15 January 2018|website=TheQuint}}</ref> which is directed by Tejas Vijay Deoskar and bears the distinction of being the first ever Marathi film to feature the one & only [[Madhuri Dixit]]. The film had a wide release on 25 May 2018. DAR's only release in 2019 has been acclaimed director Ritesh Batra's [[Photograph (film)]] which features [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] and [[Sanya Malhotra]]

==Way Forward==

The company also has various other projects under development currently including a remake of the critically and commercially acclaimed Malayalam movie [[Bangalore Days]] and a biopic on [[Arunima Sinha]] - a national level volleyball player who was pushed from a running train by some robbers in 2011, before going on to become the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest. DAR has also recently forayed into the digital space, is currently in the process of setting up both web-series and original films for the leading OTT/digital platforms. The year 2020 will also see DAR officially entering into films in the Southern Indian languages.

==Key People==

The management team at DAR consists of the founders Arun Rangachari (also the chairman) and Vivek Rangachari,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/aug/20/15100|title=Vivek Rangachari: DAR aims to be seen as a serious player in the business|first=Sonal|last=Pandya|website=Cinestaan}}</ref> along with their COO, Sethumadhavan Napan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/sep/4/15374|title=Producer Sethumadhavan Napan: Keen to lead DAR Motion Pictures's foray into regional languages|first=Sonal|last=Pandya|website=Cinestaan}}</ref>

==Projects==

Released Films
*''[[Photograph (film)]]'' (2019, Hindi)
* ''[[Bucket List (2018 film)|Bucket List]]'' (2018)
* [[Haraamkhor]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/|title=Business News: Business News Today, Live Business News, Financial News India, Latest Business News|website=The Financial Express}}</ref>" (2017)
* ''[[Baji (film)|Baji]]'' (2015, Marathi)
* ''[[Monsoon Shootout]]'' (2017) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/features/amit-kumar-monsoon-shootout/5055995.article|title=Amit Kumar, Monsoon Shootout|publisher=|accessdate=25 December 2014}}</ref>
* ''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]'' (2014)
*''[[The Lunchbox (film)|The Lunchbox]]'' (2013)
*''[[Mickey Virus]]'' (2013)
*''[[D-Day (2013 film)|D-Day]]'' (2013)
*''[[Dangerous Ishq]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Haunted 3D]]'' (2011)
*''[[Teecha Baap Tyacha Baap]]'' (2011, Marathi)
* ''[[City of Gold (2010 film)|City of Gold]]'' (2010)
*''[[Lalbaug Parel]]'' (2010, Marathi)

Completed
* ''Peddlers''

Forthcoming Projects
* ''[[Arunima Sinha]] Biopic''
* ''[[ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi]] Hindi remake''

Film Distribution Projects
* ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Sons of Ram]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Fast & Furious 6]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Jal (film)|Jal]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Dhag]]'' (2014)
* ''Postcard'' (2014)
* ''Cappuccino'' (2014)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb company|0298225}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/company/type/view/id/45984 DAR Motion Pictures] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]
*[http://www.darworld.com DAR Capital Group]

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