Red Chillies Entertainment
Red Chillies Entertainments Private Limited, doing business as Red Chillies Entertainment is an Indian visual effects, production and distribution company established by actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan in 2002. It was transformed from the defunct Dreamz Unlimited. Based in Mumbai, the studio's activities span across creative development, production, marketing, distribution, licensing, merchandising and syndication of films in India and worldwide. They are also a visual effects company. Throughout the last several years, Red Chillies has acquired the rights to several Hindi films.
| Formerly | Dreamz Unlimited (1999-2002) |
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| Company type | Private Limited Company |
| Industry | Motion picture |
| Predecessor | Dreamz Unlimited |
| Founded | 23 April 1999 |
| Founder | Shah Rukh Khan Gauri Khan |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Shah Rukh Khan (Founder and MD) Gauri Khan (Co-Founder and Joint-MD) Venky Mysore (CEO) Pradeep Nimani (CFO) |
| Services | |
| Revenue | est. ₹2300 crore |
| Divisions | Film Production Film Distribution Television |
| Subsidiaries | KidZania India Red Chillies VFX Red Chillies Colour Knight Riders Group |
| Website | Red Chillies Entertainment |
In 2006, RCE started a visual effects studio known as Red Chillies VFX. The company also has a 55% stake in the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders (2008) and Trinbago Knight Riders (2015) of Caribbean Premier League along with Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (2022) of International League T20.
Shah Rukh Khan as the founder and Managing Director (MD) of the company, while Gauri Khan as co-founder as well as Joint-MD of the company and also serves as a producer. Sanjiv Chawla was the former CEO of the company. In February 2013, Venky Mysore, the CEO of Kolkata Knight Riders took over additional responsibility as Chief Executive Officer of Red Chillies Entertainment as well.