RSVP

What RSVP does

RSVP Movies is a privately held Indian film production company founded by Ronnie Screwvala, headquartered in Mumbai, that produces Hindi-language feature films across genres including biographical drama (The Sky Is Pink), military action (Uri: The Surgical Strike), romantic drama (Kedarnath), horror anthology (Ghost Stories, Lust Stories), and action comedy (Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, Bhangra Paa Le). The company operates a project-based production model, releasing roughly ten titles between 2018 and 2020, and in 2019 expanded into short-form animated digital content.

RSVP generates revenue through two primary streams: theatrical box office from releases in Indian cinemas and streaming/digital licensing fees from Netflix for a recurring slate of titles. Distribution is therefore split between single-country theatrical exhibition in India and global streaming via Netflix, providing dual-channel monetisation. The company's core technology is narrative film production; there are no disclosed proprietary software platforms, patents, or AI/ML capabilities.

The company is led by co-founder Ronnie Screwvala, a prominent Indian media entrepreneur who previously built UTV Motion Pictures before its acquisition by Disney, and whose personal net worth is reported at Rs 13,314 crore. RSVP's competitive positioning rests on its talent relationships with A-list directors and actors, Screwvala's brand and personal capital, and an established Netflix licensing pipeline. Notable operational risks include regulatory friction at India's Central Board of Film Certification, as evidenced by the prolonged stalling of the Panjab '95 documentary.

Name

RSVP

Legal name

RSVP

Website

https://rsvpmovies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

RSVP Movies is a privately held Mumbai-based Hindi-language film production company founded by Ronnie Screwvala, producing theatrical features and Netflix-licensed content across multiple genres for Indian and global streaming audiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Theatrical Box Office: RSVP produces films released theatrically in India, generating revenue through box office ticket sales. Notable theatrical releases include Uri: The Surgical Strike, Kedarnath, and Sonchiriya.
2. Streaming/ Digital Licensing: Several RSVP productions are licensed to Netflix for exclusive streaming distribution, including Love Per Square Foot, Lust Stories, Ghost Stories, and The Sky Is Pink. Revenue is generated through licensing fees per title.
3. Short-form Animated Series: RSVP Movies has expanded into short-form animated digital content, diversifying beyond traditional feature film production.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

RSVP Movies is an Indian film production company that produces Hindi-language narrative cinema spanning genres including biographical drama, military action, romantic drama, horror anthology, action comedy, and documentary. The company finances and produces films, then distributes them through theatrical release across Indian cinemas and through digital licensing deals with streaming platforms such as Netflix for global distribution.

Product overview

RSVP Movies is an Indian film production company that produces Hindi-language films across multiple genres. The company operates as a single-brand film production house rather than a platform architecture. Its portfolio includes biographical dramas (The Sky Is Pink), military action films (Uri: The Surgical Strike), romantic dramas (Kedarnath), horror anthologies (Ghost Stories, Lust Stories), action comedies (Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota), comedy-dramas (Bhangra Paa Le), adventure films (Karwaan), action films (Sonchiriya), and romantic comedies (Love Per Square Foot). These films are distributed through theatrical releases and streaming platforms like Netflix.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Sky Is Pink A 2019 Indian Hindi-language biographical film about the family of Aisha Chaudhary, a young woman who became a motivational speaker while suffering severe illness, directed by Shonali Bose and starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
• Lust Stories A 2018 Indian Hindi-language anthology film consisting of four short films directed by Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Karan Johar, exploring love, sex and relationships in modern India. Released on Netflix.
• Karwaan An Indian Hindi-language road film about three oddballs from different walks of life thrown together on a bizarre journey that helps them find unexpected normalcy, starring Irrfan Khan and Dulquer Salmaan.
• Kedarnath A 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama disaster film about an inter-faith love story set near the Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand, starring Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput.
• Uri: The Surgical Strike A 2019 Indian Hindi-language military action film dramatizing the retaliation to the 2016 Uri attack, starring Vicky Kaushal, written and directed by Aditya Dhar. A major commercial and critical success.
• Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota

Quantifiable outcome

• Uri: The Surgical Strike was a major commercial success and critically acclaimed military drama.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Library Pictures InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2019At Cannes 2019, Atwater & KKR's German conglomerate Library Pictures International announced a partnership with India's RSVP Movies and Lat Am's Sun First Partners to launch a local-language financier. RSVP was cited as a key Indian production partner in this initiative aimed at financing local-language film content.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Reliance Entertainment: Corporate-affiliated Bollywood producer and distributor (Phantom Films lineage, multiple Hindi releases/year) operating at substantially larger scale but in same theatrical Hindi market.
• Yash Raj Films: India's largest and oldest Bollywood studio with deep in-house distribution; broader incumbent that competes for the same A-list talent and theatrical slots as RSVP.
• Zee Studios: Zee Group's film production and distribution arm with active theatrical slate and ZEE5 streaming distribution; competes for similar projects and downstream platform deals.
• Eros International (Eros STX Global Corporation): Long-standing Indian film production and distribution major with large library and global distribution infrastructure; broader incumbent comparable on theatrical + OTT dual revenue model.
• Viacom18 Studios: Indian media conglomerate's film arm producing Hindi theatricals with JioCinema streaming integration; analogous dual theatrical+OTT distribution model to RSVP.

Direct peers

• Dharma Productions: Karan Johar-led Bollywood production house producing theatrical Hindi-language films across drama, romance, and anthologies; directly comparable in scale, genre, and target audience to RSVP.
• Maddock Films: Mid-size Hindi-language producer known for content-led theatrical comedies and dramas (Stree, Luka Chuppi, Bala); comparable in production slate scale and platform strategy to RSVP.
• Aamir Khan Productions: Star-driven, content-led Bollywood producer (Dangal, Laal Singh Chaddha, Sitaare Zameen Par); mirrors RSVP's reliance on marquee creative vision and tentpole theatrical bets.
• Excel Entertainment: Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's mid-size Bollywood production banner with overlapping Netflix distribution and genre-mix (e.g., Gully Boy, Inside Edge); closest size-and-strategy peer to RSVP.
• Red Chillies Entertainment: Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's integrated Bollywood production and VFX house; overlapping A-list talent relationships and theatrical/digital distribution footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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