Maddock Films

Maddock Films is an Indian film production company established in 2005 by producer and director Dinesh Vijan. The company operates primarily in Hindi-language cinema and has developed a portfolio spanning romantic dramas, urban relationship films, comedies, family-oriented stories, social dramas, thrillers, and horror-comedy productions. Its filmography includes Love Aaj Kal, Cocktail, Badlapur, Hindi Medium, Angrezi Medium, Luka Chuppi, Bala, Mimi, Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, and Chhaava. The company became particularly associated with contemporary Hindi films that combine commercial storytelling with recognizable social or emotional themes. Its productions have included relationship-centered narratives, intergenerational conflict, questions of identity and appearance, education and class, reproductive choice, and the pressures of modern urban life. This range has allowed Maddock Films to work across different tones rather than remain tied to a single genre. A major development in the company's identity was the creation of the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe. The interconnected franchise began with Stree, followed by Bhediya, Stree 2, Munjya, and Thamma. The universe combines supernatural premises with comedy and Indian folklore-inspired settings. According to the cited Wikipedia material, the films in the universe had collectively grossed approximately ₹1,186 crore against a combined budget of about ₹235 crore, reflecting the commercial importance of the franchise to Maddock's current profile. The figures relate to the franchise as described in the source material and are not presented as annual company revenue. Maddock Films' output has included both original concepts and sequels or connected properties. The company's film slate demonstrates a strategy of alternating standalone films with repeatable intellectual property, including the continuing Stree-related horror-comedy line and other entries in the shared universe. Its work has also included collaborations with prominent Hindi-film performers and directors, although the available reference material does not provide a complete roster of those relationships. As of the supplied reference material, Maddock Films remains an active Indian production brand. Its public identity is centered on Hindi theatrical and film production, with its strongest recent positioning around commercially accessible genre films, especially horror comedies that blend supernatural elements, humor, and local cultural references.

Maddock Films was founded in 2005 by Indian producer and director Dinesh Vijan. From its early years, the company developed Hindi-language feature films across several commercial categories rather than concentrating exclusively on one type of cinema. Its listed productions include Love Aaj Kal, released in 2009, and Cocktail, released in 2012. These films placed the company within the contemporary Hindi film production landscape, particularly in stories dealing with romance, relationships, and changing urban lifestyles. The company continued to diversify its slate during the 2010s. Badlapur, released in 2015, represented a darker thriller-oriented direction, while Hindi Medium, released in 2017, used comedy and family drama to address education, class, language, and social mobility. Maddock's output also included Luka Chuppi in 2019, a romantic comedy built around changing social expectations, and Bala in the same year, a comedy-drama engaging with appearance, confidence, and social judgment. A significant shift in Maddock Films' long-term identity came with Stree in 2018. The film combined horror and comedy and became the starting point for an interconnected set of genre properties later known as the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe. Rather than treating each supernatural comedy as entirely separate, the company developed a broader shared setting in which different characters and legends could coexist. Bhediya, released in 2022, extended this approach with another supernatural story, while Stree 2 in 2024 continued the original property. Munjya, also released in 2024, added another folklore-linked horror-comedy title, and Thamma was listed as a 2025 entry in the universe. Alongside its genre franchise, Maddock Films continued producing standalone or differently styled Hindi films. Angrezi Medium followed Hindi Medium as a related title, while Mimi presented a socially and emotionally focused story. Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, released in 2023, returned to relationship-oriented commercial cinema. Chhaava, listed among the company's 2025 productions, expanded its historical and dramatic range beyond the company's best-known contemporary comedies and horror films. The horror-comedy universe became an important part of Maddock's commercial strategy and public brand identity. The cited reference describes the five-film universe comprising Stree, Stree 2, Bhediya, Munjya, and Thamma as having generated approximately ₹1,186 crore in combined gross revenue against a combined budget of approximately ₹235 crore. These figures indicate the commercial scale attributed to the franchise in the supplied source, although they do not constitute a full financial statement for Maddock Films. Maddock Films is therefore best understood as an active Hindi film production brand with two complementary characteristics: a broad slate covering romance, comedy, drama, thriller, and social subjects, and a recognizable specialization in commercially successful horror-comedy properties connected through a shared universe. The available source material does not establish a separate publicly listed parent company, corporate headquarters, or current management roster beyond the company's founder, Dinesh Vijan.

• 2025

  Chhaava and Thamma appear in the filmography

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  Chhaava is listed among Maddock Films' productions, while Thamma is identified as an entry in the horror-comedy universe.

• 2024

  Stree 2 and Munjya extend the horror-comedy universe

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  Both films are listed as entries in the company's shared horror-comedy franchise.

• 2023

  Zara Hatke Zara Bachke is released

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  The film continues Maddock's production of contemporary Hindi relationship-oriented commercial cinema.

• 2022

  Bhediya expands the shared supernatural setting

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  Bhediya becomes another listed entry in the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe.

• 2021

  Mimi is released

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  Mimi adds a socially and emotionally focused drama to Maddock Films' filmography.

• 2019

  Luka Chuppi and Bala expand the commercial slate

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  Maddock Films releases two listed Hindi productions, Luka Chuppi and Bala, continuing its work in contemporary comedy and social storytelling.

• 2018

  Stree launches the horror-comedy universe

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  Stree establishes the supernatural comedy property that later develops into the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe.

• 2017

  Hindi Medium is released

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  Hindi Medium becomes one of Maddock Films' notable socially themed comedy-dramas.

• 2015

  Badlapur adds a darker genre direction

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  Badlapur extends the company's portfolio into darker thriller-oriented storytelling.

• 2012

  Cocktail broadens the company's relationship-film slate

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  Cocktail is listed among Maddock Films' Hindi feature productions.

• 2009

  Love Aaj Kal enters the company's filmography

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  Love Aaj Kal becomes one of Maddock Films' early listed Hindi productions.

• 2005

  Maddock Films is founded

  [1]Maddock Filmsen.wikipedia.org

  Producer and director Dinesh Vijan establishes Maddock Films in India.

An Indian Hindi-film production brand known for commercially oriented stories across comedy, romance, drama, and genre cinema, with a particularly prominent position in interconnected horror-comedy franchises.

• Film production · 2005

  Hindi feature-film production

  Maddock Films produces Hindi-language feature films across romance, comedy, drama, thriller, social themes, and genre entertainment. Its listed filmography includes Love Aaj Kal, Cocktail, Badlapur, Hindi Medium, Angrezi Medium, Luka Chuppi, Bala, Mimi, Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, and Chhaava. This broad slate is the company's core offering and demonstrates a strategy of combining accessible commercial formats with socially recognizable subjects.

• Film franchise · 2018

  Maddock Horror Comedy Universe

  The Maddock Horror Comedy Universe is an interconnected group of Indian supernatural comedy films. The listed entries are Stree, Stree 2, Bhediya, Munjya, and Thamma. The franchise combines horror premises, comic storytelling, and folklore-related concepts, allowing the company to build recurring intellectual property across multiple film releases rather than relying only on standalone titles.

• Horror-comedy film · 2018

  Stree

  Stree is the film that initiated Maddock Films' shared horror-comedy universe. It established the company's recurring approach of combining supernatural subject matter with humor and a locally rooted setting. The property later received a continuation through Stree 2 and became a central component of Maddock's franchise identity.

• Horror-comedy film · 2024

  Stree 2

  Stree 2 continues the Stree property and is listed as part of the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe. Its release reinforced the company's use of sequels and connected genre properties as a way to extend audience familiarity and develop a broader shared film setting.

• Horror-comedy film · 2022

  Bhediya

  Bhediya is a supernatural horror-comedy film identified as an entry in the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe. It broadened the universe beyond the Stree storyline and helped establish the franchise as a collection of linked but distinct supernatural concepts.

• Horror-comedy film · 2024

  Munjya

  Munjya is listed as a 2024 entry in Maddock's interconnected horror-comedy universe. It adds another folklore-oriented supernatural concept to the franchise and illustrates the company's approach of building multiple properties within a shared commercial genre framework.

• Horror-comedy film · 2025

  Thamma

  Thamma is identified in the supplied reference as a 2025 entry in the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe. It represents the continuing expansion of the company's shared supernatural film property.

• 2018

  Develop an interconnected horror-comedy universeStrategy

  Background

  Following the release of Stree, Maddock Films developed a connected set of supernatural comedy properties rather than treating each genre film as an isolated project.

  Action taken

  The company expanded the concept through Bhediya, Stree 2, Munjya, and Thamma, creating the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe.

  Aftermath

  The cited source reports combined gross revenue of approximately ₹1,186 crore for the five listed films against a combined budget of about ₹235 crore.

  Combined gross revenue and combined budget of the listed Maddock Horror Comedy Universe films. Approximately ₹1,186 crore gross against approximately ₹235 crore combined budget (Through the 2025 film list described in the source)

  Source

1. 1Maddock Filmsen.wikipedia.org