PRAMOD Films

An institution which represents a dream of a visionary who came to the city with no money, no assistance, no shelter, no direction but an ambition to do something in life that would immortalize him; Pramod Films is a company formed out of the thirst to succeed by Pramod Chakravorty (a veteran producer-director of yesteryears) and since its inception in 1962 is responsible for churning out numerous commercially successful blockbuster cinema with substance; & today Pramod Films is on the verge of completing 50 years  in the Indian film industry.

Pramod Films has not only worked with major A-league actors and technicians of its time but has also been responsible for giving life-changing opportunities to talented rank new-comers who have become stars in their respective fields and careers thereafter.  The motto and mission of the company has always been to give celluloid form to stories that it believed in and make meaningful yet entertaining cinemas out of them. The company has been amongst the first few pioneers of Indian cinema to shoot in foreign locations across the world, which now has become a trend and thus has been one of the early establishments to carpet Indian cinema on a global platform.

Innovation, Adaptation & Belief in its projects are the fundamental pillars in Pramod Films’  functioning.  The company strives to be not too complacent with its success or get disheartened by failures but move ahead with equal gusto and ambition in its endeavors and also keeping in sync with the emerging trends, tastes and market’s sensibilities.

After being dormant for past few years after the demise of Mr. Pramod Chakravorty, the company is now rebooting to bounce back in the industry and promises to abide by its fundamental principals and re-incarnate itself with fresh films, fresh ideas and fresh approach to entertain and enlighten the movie go-ers in India and world wide with projects in future. We humbly seek your good wishes, goodwill and acceptance. 
About us Pramod Films

MR. PRAMOD CHAKRAVORTY

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in the person's determination. The life and journey of Pramod Chakravorty is one that is a true example of success stories that inspire and encourage many young individuals and aspirants in various fields of work. Born on 15th August, 1929 in Dhaka, East Bengal now Bangladesh, Chakkida, as he is fondly called by his friends in the industry, ran away from what he called an ordinary existent life in his hometown at the age of 17 in an impulse not knowing where he is heading and what is he going to do. He came to Bombay city with Rs.5/- in his pockets with a dream and a vision of excellence in what he does. He started his early life doing odd jobs; sleeping on pavements at times scorching the streets of Mumbai aimlessly in order to find a job. He then started as an assistant English transcriptor on Doordarshan news and documentaries and simultaneously learnt the physics of editing through observation.

During his lifetime he has worked with almost all the famous and top most artistes, stars and technicians both national and internationally. His penchant for travel, exploration and innovation made him one of the pioneer Indian filmmakers to dare shoot abroad which now has become a trend. His innovative techniques and visualization that transformed itself to celluloid for the first time opened new ideas to cinema and aspiring film makers who have often capitalized and aped on his style and techniques of film making and have become successful thereafter. He also had the knack of spotting budding aspiring talent s whom he has given break in his movies and who eventually have become superstars in their respective fields of work for the world to see. He has been a guide and mentor to many who abide by his philosophies and mantra which have helped them achieve what they have by implementing these theories they regard as blessing from him.

His last released film was "Barood" starring Akshay Kumar & Raveena Tandon in 1998. He passed away in December 2004 while working on the story and pre production of a romantic film he was planning to produce with fresh faces and starcast.
Biography MR Pramod Chakravorthy

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in the person’s determination. The life and journey of Pramod Chakravorty is one that is a true example of success stories that inspire and encourage many young individuals and aspirants in various fields of work. Born on 15th August, 1929 in Dhaka, East Bengal now Bangladesh, Chakkida, as he is fondly called by his friends in the industry, ran away from what he called an ordinary existent life in his hometown at the age of 17 in an impulse not knowing where he is heading and what is he going to do. He came to Bombay city with Rs.5/- in his pockets with a dream and a vision of excellence in what he does. He started his early life doing odd jobs; sleeping on pavements at times scorching the streets of Mumbai aimlessly in order to find a job. He then started as an assistant English transcriptor on Doordarshan news and documentaries and simultaneously learnt the physics of editing through observation.
        In the year 1952, he got an opportunity to assist Mr. Raj Khosala. He made his directorial debut under the banner of Mr. G.P Sippy with a film called 12’o Clock starring Guru Dutt & Waheeda Rehman.  After a couple of films more such as Gangudada and Passport, he started his independent production banner named Pramod Films in 1962 with his first maiden production-direction venture “Ziddi” which was a surprise runaway hit of the year. After that there was no looking back and the company started successfully churning hits after hits in the coming years and earned the reputation of being a Jubilee Hit experimenting in different genres which proved to be landmark cinemas of its era, thus establishing his repute as a veteran film maker of his times and more importantly a gem of a human being with a heart and goodwill people and the industry could swear by.
       During his lifetime he has worked with almost all the famous and top most artistes, stars and technicians both national and internationally. His penchant for travel, exploration and innovation made him one of the pioneer Indian filmmakers to dare shoot abroad which now has become a trend. His innovative techniques and visualization that transformed itself to celluloid for the first time opened new ideas to cinema and aspiring film makers who have often capitalized and aped on his style and techniques of film making and have become successful thereafter. He also had the knack of spotting budding aspiring talent s whom he has given break in his movies and who eventually have become superstars in their respective fields of work for the world to see. He has been a guide and mentor to many who abide by his philosophies and mantra which have helped them achieve what they have by implementing these theories they regard as blessing from him.
           His last released film was “Barood” starring Akshay Kumar & Raveena Tandon in 1998. He passed away in December 2004 while working on the story and pre production of a romantic film he was planning to produce with fresh faces and starcast. 
Prateek Chakravorthy

“To him who is determined; it remains only to act.” Along with great strength and position, comes great responsibility too. Grandson to Late Shri Pramod Chakravorty and the current proprietor of Pramod Films, I, Prateek Chakravorty am the generation next torchbearer of this prestigious company. I aspire to carry the baton of legacy of the company in the future to continue the trend of making meaningful entertainment responsibly. Having completed his MBA from Australia, a course of film making in Whistling Woods International and having assisted Mr. Vipul Amrutlal Shah in blockbuster films such as Singh is King, London Dreams and Action Replayy, I want to now culminate my gathered knowledge, experience and passion together with best intentions and hard work to venture into creating cinema through my first debut production which I would be announcing shortly. I humbly seek your blessings, good wishes and patronage in order to almost re-incarnate my beloved grandfather’s production company into a throbbing brand in today’s time, a wish I have been nurturing since a long time.  Looking forward.
       Prateek Chakravorty
 
Filmography Timeless Blockbuster
  • 12 o Clock
    ( 1958 )
  • Passport
    ( 1961 )
  • Ziddi
    ( 1964 )
  • Love In Tokyo
    ( 1966 )
  • Tumse Accha Kaun Hain
    ( 1969 )
  • Naya Zamana
    ( 1971 )
  • Jugnu
    ( 1973 )
  • Warrant
    ( 1975 )
  • Barood
    ( 1976 )
  • Dream Girl
    ( 1977 )
  • Azaad
    ( 1978 )
  • Patita
    ( 1980 )
  • Jyoti
    ( 1981 )
  • nastik
    ( 1983 )
  • Jagir
    ( 1984 )
  • Tinmurti
    ( 1984 )
  • Shatru
    ( 1986 )
  • Birodh
    ( 1986 )
  • Deedar
    ( 1992 )
  • Barood
    ( 1998 )
Contact Us Get in Touch

Pramod Films
63-A, Linking Road,
Amiya Apartments,
Santacruz (W),
Mumbai-400054, India

Tele/Fax: 0091-22-26462451

Email: contact@pramodfilms.com