Anil Kapoor And Lionsgate To Co-Produce The Blockbuster Action Comedy Movie “Red”

2026-08-24 06:25:50 Art & Entertainment

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India, June 28, 2016 ? Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, and Indian movie star Anil Kapoor, operating through his production vehicle AKFC Network, will remake the movie Red in Hindi for the Indian marketplace, the two companies announced today.

This partnership and deal was orchestrated and negotiated by Rohit Tiwari at Morris Street Advisors, Lionsgate\'s exclusive non-theatrical distribution agent in India and the region.

Udayan Bhat, COO of AKFC Network said, ?The management team at Lionsgate and Rohit Tiwari have been wonderful in securing the rights and the deal for the partnership. We hope this is the beginning of a long term relationship with Lionsgate. Lots more to come.?

Red is inspired by the 2010 North American box office blockbuster of the same name, produced and released by Lionsgate?s Summit Entertainment label, that boasted an ensemble cast including Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban and Mary-Louise Parker. The film tells the story of a former black-ops agent Frank Moses who, when his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.

Speaking on the deal, Rohit Tiwari, CEO & Managing Director of Morris Street Advisors said, ?This partnership between Lionsgate and AKFC Network is a great platform to bring the best of entertainment from the West to our Indian audience. We are glad that Morris Street Advisors could help getting the rights and the deal for this blockbuster movie with an icon like Anil Kapoor.?

This will be the first film jointly produced by the two companies and Lionsgate?s second film in India (following Brothers, Lionsgate?s successful remake of its film Warrior). AKFC Network and Lionsgate are currently finalizing the cast for the film, which is scheduled to go into production in August 2016.

?We?re delighted to partner with our friend Anil Kapoor, a huge brand name with Indian audiences, in the remake of our box office blockbuster Red,? said Lionsgate Executive Vice President of International Sales Wendy Reeds. ?We?re proud to continue building our business in India, and we have the ideal partner and the perfect property to bring Indian audiences a film distinguished by its stellar talent, nonstop action and incredible excitement and suspense.?

\"After successfully adapting 24: Season 1 and Season 2 we are looking forward to remaking Red for the Indian audience,? said Anil Kapoor. ?This successful movie that boasts a huge multi-star cast is perfect for India as it has all the elements our audience loves - action, drama and comedy mounted on a huge canvas. Also, just as we set new benchmarks in television with 24, we intend to revive the multi-starrer action movie genre that was so popular up to the 90\'s. We are happy and excited to partner with Lionsgate in co-producing Red and are looking forward to delivering an exciting and high production movie.\"

ABOUT MORRIS STREET ADVISORS

MORRIS STREET ADVISORS (MSA) is a boutique firm based in Delhi and Mumbai and are the exclusive non-theatrical distribution partners of Lionsgate Entertainment in India and the region. MSA also manages a $100 Million private equity fund for Sycamore Ventures and is about to launch a sizable fund with Highstreet Advisers (a partnership with Dentons Wirthlin, the in-house consulting arm of Dentons, the world\'s largest law firm).

MSA also has a robust global private equity raising and investment banking practice. It also has a Joint Venture with Metallica Commodities Inc. to trade bespoke commodities and electronic waste. MSA is an investor in repaireasy.in.
ABOUT LIONSGATE
Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader with a diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, international distribution and sales, branded channel platforms, interactive ventures and games, and location-based entertainment. The Company has nearly 80 television shows on 40 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses. These include the critically-acclaimed hit series Orange is the New Black, the beloved drama series Nashville, the syndication successes The Wendy Williams Show and Celebrity Name Game (with Fremantle Media), the breakout series The Royals and the Golden Globe-nominated dramedy Casual.
The Company\'s feature film business spans eight labels and includes the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, the Now You See Me, Divergent and John Wickseries, Sicario, The Age of Adaline, Roadside Attractions\' Love & Mercy and Mr. Holmes, Codeblack Films\' Addicted and breakout concert film Kevin Hart: Let Me Explainand Pantelion Films\' Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.
Lionsgate\'s home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as a foundation for the growth of the Company\'s core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com
ABOUT AKFC NETWORK

AKFC Network Pvt. Ltd. is Anil Kapoor\'s film production company that has successfully adapted Season 1 of the US television series 24 and the hit movie KHOOBSURAT, the first Disney-branded Hindi-language film in many years. The Company is currently wrapping up production of Season 2 of 24 and is lining up its first co-production with Virigin Produced India. In a career spanning over 35years, Anil Kapoor has acted in over 150 movies and produced over 30 movies through his various family owned production entities. Anil Kapoor is represented by David Unger at Three Six Zero Entertainment.