Tiger Baby
Company typePrivate limited company
Industry
FoundedOctober 2015
FoundersZoya Akhtar
Reema Kagti
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
ProductsFilms
ServicesFilm production
OTT platform

Tiger Baby is an Indian film production company owned by film directors Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti.[1][2] The company was founded in October 2015.[3]

Productions

Tiger Baby made its debut production with the musical-drama Gully Boy.[4] The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2019. Released on 15 February 2019, it is directed by Zoya Akhtar.[5] Gully Boy is co-produced by Tiger Baby, and Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's Excel Entertainment Productions. The film won the Best Feature Film Award at Asian Academy Creative Award.[6] Gully Boy was selected as India’s official entry for the 92nd Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.[7] However, the movie didn’t make it to the final shortlist of 10 International Feature Films announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[8]

The production house released its first web series, Made in Heaven, on Amazon Prime Video India on 8 March 2019. The web series starred Arjun Mathur and Sobhita Dhulipala as the protagonists – Karan and Tara, who run a wedding planning agency by the titular name Made in Heaven.[9] The web series is co-produced by Tiger Baby and Excel Entertainment. It is created by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, and the duo has written the screenplay along with scriptwriter and director Alankrita Shrivastava. It is directed by Zoya Akhtar, Nitya Mehra, Alankrita Shrivastava, and Prashant Nair.[citation needed]

Tiger Baby also produced Eternally Confused and Eager for Love for Netflix, a story about an awkward 24-year old named Ray, navigating through life with the help of his 'inner voice'. The show was directed by Rahul Nair and starred Vihaan Samat in the lead role.[10]

References

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  5. ^ "10 Inspiring Women From The Entertainment Industry Who Made Heads Turn In 2019!". indiatimes.com. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. ^ "'Gully Boy' wins best feature film award at Asian Academy Creative award". Deccan Chronicle. 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  7. ^ "'Gully Boy': Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt starrer is out of the Oscars 2020 race, read more - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  8. ^ "'Gully Boy' out of Oscar Race as 10 Short-Listed Films Announced". The Quint. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Zoya Akhtar on Made in Heaven: Have always been fascinated with weddings". The Indian Express. 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  10. ^ Sen, Raja. "Eternally Confused And Eager For Love: A smart take on not being smart enough". Mint Lounge. HT Media Group. Retrieved 21 February 2023.