Banijay Asia, through Turmeric Media, collaborates with actor and politician, Kamal Haasan, to create scripted and non-scripted cross-genre/platform content

Mumbai, 3rd February 2020: Banijay Asia has been quick to position itself as the leading content creation hub in India and South East Asia following its launch two years ago. After developing successful business partnerships with six brands across genres, Banijay Asia today announces the collaboration with Turmeric Media Networks Private Limited and Kamal Haasan to produce content across screens and languages.

Combining the massive fan base of Kamal Haasan and Deepak Dhar’s expertise in content creation and production, the two parties will join forces to gain a strong foothold in the South. The partnership will also see the two entities come together to create long and short-form content across OTT and television.

“We wanted to partner with someone who knew the crux of the content creation and production business. Hence we were in a conversation with Deepak for a while now. With his extensive knowledge in the field, we could see the potential of venturing into a new space of creating regional content in India with Banijay Asia. His understanding of the craft and network has been invaluable in making it a reality. We are excited to collaborate with them to create revolutionary content across all screens and languages,” signs off Kamal Haasan.

Commenting on the partnership, Deepak Dhar, CEO, and Founder of Banijay Asia states: “In less than two years, we have created content across genres which have been widely accepted by the viewers. With this partnership, we are confident we will be able to create material that will suffice demands and be appreciated by vast audiences. Along with the mainstream market, we would also like to target the regional base, creating ground-breaking titles for the masses. We at Banijay Asia are proud to have partnered with a personality like Kamal Haasan, who has been a part of our industry for close to 60 years.”

R.Mahendran, Founder Turmeric Media adds: “We are so excited to partner with Banijay Asia. Deepak has an unblemished record of creating a success out of many new initiatives in the content space. This association is going to be no different. It is an honour for us to showcase Mr. Kamal Haasan’s expertise in the entertainment business. We are confident that this team shall conjure up some brilliant content that will keep the viewers “spellbound”.

ABOUT BANIJAY ASIA:
Banijay Group, a leading content producer and distributor, entered the Indian & South East Asian market in 2018 under the guidance of Deepak Dhar. The content creator conglomerate witnessed various associations including Salman Khan’s SK TV that recently brought back ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’, MS Dhoni’s Dhoni Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. that co-produced Roar of the Lion, on Hotstar Specials and their recent collaboration with Group M’s – Motion Content Group, Wavemaker, Talpa and The Natural Studios with Bear Grylls. Apart from that, Banijay Asia has also produced various eminent shows like Ruskin Bond’s Ghost tales, Hostages, ARRived with AR Rehman, as well as region-specific shows including The Great Indian Laughter Challenge (Telugu) and Divided (Tamil) amongst others.

ABOUT TURMERIC MEDIA:
Turmeric Media was formed in the year 2016 to be the hub of defining contents agnostic to screens. The team is led by Mr. R.Mahendran and other leading industry veterans. Turmeric Media was formed with a vision to identify content and talent that fulfills two criteria namely; 1) Creative Excellence 2) Commercial Viability. Turmeric Media has been associated with certain mega-hit films like Raja Rani, Cuckoo, Mersal, Theri among others.