disney india redirects here . for other uses see list of disney india topics . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message the walt disney company india public limited type subsidiary of walt disney international industry media conglomerate founded august 1993 headquarters mumbai maharashtra india area served india key people siddharth roy kapur md & ceo parent the walt disney company divisions disney consumer products disney interactive disney media networks disney studios website disney india website the walt disney company india simply disney india is the indian subsidiary of american media conglomerate the walt disney company and is a premier entertainment company in india . the walt disney company india is a public limited company which develops and produces motion pictures and videos for children . the company is based in mumbai india and operates as a subsidiary of walt disney company . contents 1 background 2 history 3 disney channel india 4 units 5 see also 6 references 7 external links background edit walt disney india was formed in august 1993 with licensing agreement as a joint venture partnership between the walt disney company and modi enterprises . disney filed in october 2001 with the foreign investment promotion board to create a wholly owned subsidiary company to launch the disney channel in india . the department of industrial policy and promotion granted disney an initial approval for the subsidiary but with modi protesting due to similarities to their joint venture . when the 10 year licensing agreement ended modi and disney could not come to a new agreement thus ending the joint venture agreement in august 2003 . 1 walt disney television international asia pacific took over distribution of content in september 2003 to star movies axn and hbo plus 29 hours of children s programs per week to dd metro eenadu set star plus and starworld . 2 history edit the walt disney company india private limited wdci started operations in july 2004 based in mumbai . 3 on 17 december walt disney television international india launched the disney channel and toon disney channel with three language feeds english tamil and telugu . the channels are to be distributed by the star group . 4 5 6 wdci planned to initially focus on its channel operations before expanding in to other areas . in the long term a disney theme park in india is possible as land has been reportedly found on the outskirts of delhi . 7 also in december and partnered with indiagames the walt disney internet group released disney games wallpapers and ringtones in the market which is also available on airtel . in 2005 disney consumer products dcp has begun working with various indian retail outlets to establish disney corners within the outlets to sell licensed merchandise . 8 in august funskool india and disney entered in a contract for funskool to sell disney princess products in india . 9 in july 2006 disney india acquired a controlling stake in hungama tv from utv software communications limited while also taking a 14.9 % share in utv . 10 on 26 september the disney jeans brand was launched under license to indus clothing who planned to open 30 disney jean stores by the end of 2007 . 11 in october dcp franchised to ravi jaipuria corporation the rights for five years to set up 150 disney artist brand stores and wholesale under the disney artist brand disney character branded greeting cards stationary arts crafts and party product in india nepal sri lanka bangladesh and maldives . 12 in 2008 the company took an additional 17.5 % share in utv . 13 disney publishing worldwide india a division of walt disney company india announced a licensing agreement in april 2009 with local publisher junior diamond to publish disney comic books in both english and hindi . 14 jetix toon disney switch over in india to disney xd on 14 november . 6 in may 2011 disney and utv agreed to co produce disney branded family films with both handling creative function and utv producing marketing and distributing the films . 3 walt disney company south east asia pvt ltd. in july 2011 offered to purchase the public shareholders stakes with approval given by the cabinet committee on economic affairs for them to increase their ownership . in february 2012 disney announced the completion of the acquisition of utv with utv chief executive officer ronnie screwvala becoming managing director of twdc india . 15 disney india launched its live entertainment operations in 2015 with the production of beauty and the beast musical to be show from october to december in mumbai and delhi . 16 disney channel india edit disney channel india has adopted a 360 degree blanket approach for marketing and promoting its new property amongst its target groups . 17 disney channel india is also running locally acquired content such as shararat and son pari and is now also experimenting with bollywood content to draw in a larger audience . units edit disney consumer products disney interactive indiagames disney media networks playhouse disney india disney channel india disney xd india bindass bindass play disney junior india hungama tv utv action utv movies disney studios utv software communications see also edit list of indian movies references edit ghaswalla amrita nair 15 august 2003 . disney modi end india jv . economic times . tnn . retrieved 23 april 2014 . walt disney to open local sales office in india . economic times . 3 september 2003 . retrieved 23 april 2014 . a b the walt disney company india & utv join creative forces press release . bangalore india the walt disney company india . bloomberg . 19 may 2011 . retrieved 23 april 2014 . after tamil & telegu toon disney goes hindi from 1 september . indian television . 22 august 2005 . retrieved 26 february 2014 . walt disney channels to be distributed by star . economic times . 25 november 2004 . retrieved 23 april 2014 . a b jetix rebrands to disney xd in india . indiantelevision.com . 12 november 2009 . retrieved 9 april 2014 . bhattacharjee manisha 20 april 2005 . walt disney s eisner coming to india . indiantelevision.com . retrieved 23 april 2014 . bhattacharjee manisha 25 april 2005 . disney s eisner iger in india ; to meet pm & president . indiantelevision.com . retrieved 23 april 2014 . adesara hetal 15 october 2005 . disney gives merchandising heavy push with princess range . indiantelevision.com . retrieved 23 april 2014 . leahy joe ; sundeep tucker 13 september 2006 . disney switches on to hindi market . financial times . retrieved 11 may 2014 . disney jeans launched plans 30 stores . business standard . 26 september 2006 . retrieved 23 april 2014 . disney to set up 150 stores in india . the times of india . tnn . 12 october 2006 . retrieved 23 april 2014 . sinha ashish 18 june 2008 . utv investment is long term play . business standard . retrieved 23 april 2014 . disney launches comic books in india . business standard.com . 2009 04 15 . retrieved 2010 08 21 . walt disney to acquire controlling stake in utv . business standard . new delhi . press trust of india . 1 february 2012 . retrieved 23 april 2014 . malvania urvi august 12 2015 . disney launches its theatrical brand with beauty and the beast . business standard . retrieved august 13 2015 . indiantelevision.com kidology disney extends local content ; launches new show on 27 april external links edit disney india official website disney xd channel india website v t e indian animation industry notable feature films the banyan deer 1957 ek anek aur ekta 1974 raja chinna roja 1989 deepa & rupa a fairy tale from india 1990 ramayana the legend of prince rama 1992 o faby 1993 pandavas the five warriors 2000 son of aladdin 2003 hanuman 2005 bhagmati the queen of fortune 2005 kittu 2006 bal ganesh 2007 inimey nangathan 2007 return of hanuman 2007 my friend ganesha 2007 my friend ganesha 2 2008 cheenti cheenti bang bang 2008 ghatothkach 2008 dashavatar 2008 jumbo 2008 roadside romeo 2008 bal ganesh 2 2009 my friend ganesha 3 2010 lava kusa the warrior twins 2010 ramayana the epic 2010 toonpur ka super hero 2010 main krishna hoon 2011 crackers 2011 anaganaga o dheerudu 2011 super k the movie 2011 arjun the warrior prince 2012 chhota bheem and the curse of damyaan 2012 eega 2012 delhi safari 2012 sons of ram 2012 krishna aur kans 2012 goopi gawaiya bagha bajaiya 2013 mahabharat 2013 once upon a time 2013 chhota bheem and the throne of bali 2014 kochadaiiyaan 2014 chaar sahibzaade 2016 true love story 2014 alibaba aur 41 chor 2016 chhota bheem himalayan adventure 2016 nagarahavu 2016 television the adventures of tenali raman vir the robot boy shaktimaan animated chamatkari telephone little krishna chhota bheem ghayab aaya motu patlu chorr police roll no 21 akbar birbal kumbh karan pakdam pakdai companies tata elxsi makuta animation pentamedia graphics children s film society india crest animation studios disney india turner international india toonz india ltd trace vfx people nikhil advani soundarya r. ashwin suddhasattwa basu rajiv chilaka jugal hansraj karan johar ram mohan vijaya mulay s. p. muthuraman s. s. rajamouli gitanjali rao binu sasidharan pankaj sharma manick sorcar singeetam srinivasa rao awards national film award for best animated film national film award for best non feature animation film schools colleges and institutes university institute of animation & multimedia chandigarh university national institute of design national institute of design gandhinagar industrial design centre dsk international campus arena animation frameboxx animation & visual effects image college of arts animation & technology v t e the walt disney company company timeline retlaw enterprises criticism company officials founders walter elias disney roy oliver disney executives bob iger 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