The Theatre Army Productions
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film production |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Gabbar Sangrur |
| Headquarters |
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Area served | India and international |
Key people | Gabbar Sangrur (Founder & Director) |
| Products | Line production services, film production |
| Divisions | Film, television, commercials |
The Theatre Army Films is a North (Punjab/Chandigarh) based production house which was founded by Gabbar Sangrur. This complete line production company has successfully handled line production of Hollywood, Bollywood and Pollywood movies such as West is West, Teen Thay Bhai, Mausam, Love Express, Student of the Year,[1] Surkhaab, Sikander, Stupid Seven, and Yamley Jatt Yamley. In April 2013 it came with a Punjabi movie Heer & Hero[2] under its banner and did line production for upcoming movie Santa Banta featuring Boman Irani and Vir Das.[3]
The Theatre Army is the brainchild of Gabbar and was formed in 2007. Hailing from Lehragaga, Sangrur district, Gabbar used to do theatre with well-known theatre artist Samuel John until he moved to Chandigarh for doing his post graduation in theatre from Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University.
He directed a few music videos, followed by getting the big break of handling the line production of the Hollywood movie West is West, which is a British comedy-drama film and the sequel to the award-winning comedy East is East. West is West was set in Pakistan but it was actually shot in Punjab. At its premiere in Chandigarh in 2010, Udwin thanked Gabbar and his team. Line production includes hunting for locales, striking deals with locals, arranging for commute for a film's cast and crew, arranging their boarding and lodging, importing equipment and goods, transportation, catering, movie set construction, security, getting permissions, and arranging all production services.