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AB Corp
Company type
Private
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Headquarters
Mumbai
,
India
Key people
Amitabh Bachchan
Jaya Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
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OwnerAmitabh Bachchan
Deepak Gulwani
Number of employees
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AB Corp, formerly known as Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited, is an Indian entertainment company. Founded by actor Amitabh Bachchan[2] and formally launched in January 1995,[3] the first film it produced was Tere Mere Sapne in 1996.[4] After declaring bankruptcy in 1999,[5] ABCL was renamed AB Corp in 2001. In 2009, the company again began producing major films,[6] such as Paa (2009),[7] Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap (2011),[8] Sarkar 3 (2017), and Ghoomer (2023).[9]

History

Founding of ABCL (1994-1997)

Formally launched in January 1995,[3] Amitabh Bachchan Corporation (ABCL) was founded as an Indian entertainment company by actor Amitabh Bachchan[2] in 1994.[10] Previously, in 1992, Bachchan had announced his semi retirement from the film industry, and with the exception of the delayed 1994 release of Insaniyat (1994), did not appear in any films for five years.[11][12] He turned producer during his temporary retirement period, setting up ABCL,[13] which became involved in event management, film production, and distribution,[5] specializing in film production and event management.[14] Among other early productions, Dekh Bhai Dekh was a Hindi sitcom produced via ABCL[10] from 1993 to 1994 by actress Jaya Bachchan,[15] Amitabh Bachchan's wife[3] and an ABCL board-member.[3]

The first film ABCL produced was Tere Mere Sapne in 1996, which was a box office hit[4] and launched the careers of actors like Arshad Warsi and southern film star Simran.[16] ABCL's strategy was to introduce products and services covering an entire cross-section of India's entertainment industry. ABCL's operations were mainstream commercial film production and distribution, audio cassettes and video discs, production and marketing of television software, and celebrity and event management.[13] Notably, the company organized the Miss World 1996 competition in Bangalore.[17] It was a producer of the 1998 film Major Saab.[9]

Controversy and bankruptcy (1997-2000)

ABCL was plagued by financial difficulties. The main reason for the bad performance of ABCL was blamed on the gross mismanagement of the company by the, then CEO, Sanjiv Gupta, who went on to become the CEO of Coca-Cola India.[14][18] The hosting of the Miss World competition in 1996 proved highly controversial within India,[10] and burst ABCL into the limelight in 1997. The competition was then mired with controversy when the company was not able to pay its dues.[19][20]

AB Corp declared bankruptcy in 1999, resulting in substantial losses for Amitabh Bachchan.[5] With creditors led by Doordarshan and Canara Bank, ABCL approached the Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction to seek protection under bankruptcy laws.[6] According to Bachchan, after the bankruptcy, he and the company faced 55 lawsuits, and the company was Rs 90 crore in debt.[21] Instead of closing the company over $14 million in debts, however, the company decided to work on clearing debts instead. Bachchan subsequently raised funds from projects such as Kaun Banega Crorepati (Who Wants to Be A Millionaire), where he was a host[3] in 2000.[6] He states he had no film prospects until the romantic film Mohabbatein (2000) by Yash Chopra.[21]

AB Corp (2001-2025)

In 2001, ABCL was renamed AB Corp, headed by CEO Ramesh Pulapaka.[6] In 2003, Amitabh Bachchan was chairman, while other board directors included Jaya Bachchan and Amar Singh.[3] In 2004, AB Corp wiped off its accumulated losses, and over the next six years, was profitable each year.[22] AB Corp worked on films such as Viruddh (2005) with Mahesh Manjrekar and Family (2006) with Rajkumar Santoshi.[7] From 2006 to late 2007, AB Corp had a year sabbatical in production. It then worked with UTV to produce a new film by director Shoojit Sarkar.[23] In 2008, P Ramesh was CEO of AB Corp.[24] After AB Corp entered into a contract with Reliance BIG Entertainment for Rs 15 billion in June 2008, by 2009, the deal "fizzled out", and AB Corp had contracted with Studio 18.[25] In 2008, its filings with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs showed annual profits of Rs 19.26 crore, driven in part by brand endorsements and Bachchan's media appearances.[6] In December 2009, the company signed a three-movie contract with Toonz Animation India.[26] At the time, Amitabh Bachchan held over 36% of AB Corp's shares. Along with his wife Jaya Bachchan and their son Abhishek Bachchan, the family held near 50% of shares.[22]

In 2008, AB Corp became a producer of Vihir,[27] its first Marathi film. The film premiered in 2009[28] and was more widely released in January 2010.[6] Also in 2009, AB Corp was working on the film Paa,[7] directed by R Balakrishnan.[29] The first production by Abhishek Bachchan through AB Corp, Paa won four National Film Awards in 2010, which Amitabh Bachchan said was a "godsend" for the company. [30] AB Corp and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures produced the film Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap in 2011, with Amitabh Bachchan as lead actor.[8] AB Corp in 2014 was reported to be planning on bidding on kabaddi players in the Kabaddi Premier League.[31] In 2015, the company produced Shamitabh under director R. Balki.[32] Other recent movies supported by AB Corp include Sarkar 3 (2017) and Ghoomer (2023).[9] In 2024, Rajesh Yadav was managing director of AB Corp.[33]

Filmography

Producer

Year Film Language
1995 Gulabi Telugu
1996 Tere Mere Sapne Hindi
Yuvathurki Malayalam
1997 Ullaasam Tamil
Mrityudata Hindi
1998 Rajahamsa Telugu
Saat Rang Ke Sapne Hindi
Major Saab
2001 Aks
2005 Viruddh... Family Comes First
Antarmahal Bengali
2006 Family Hindi
2009 Paa [32]
2010 Vihir Marathi [27]
2011 Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap[8] Hindi
2013 Saptapadii Gujarati
2015 Shamitabh[32] Hindi
2017 Sarkar 3[9]
2023 Ghoomer [9]

Distributor

Year Film Notes
1995 Bombay Hindi version
1995 Sazaa-E-Kalapani Hindi version

Discography

Year Film Notes
1996 Bandit Queen soundtrack album
Manik Baashha soundtrack album Hindi version
Kaalapani soundtrack album
Diljale soundtrack album
Shastra soundtrack album
Sapoot soundtrack album
Rakshak soundtrack album
Tere Mere Sapne soundtrack album
Naam Kya Hai Unreleased
Prema Desam soundtrack album
1997 Mrityudata soundtrack album
Itihaas soundtrack album
Saat Rang Ke Sapne soundtrack album
Yugpurush soundtrack album
1998 Major Saab soundtrack album Album released May 20, 1998

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