Saregama

This article is about the music company. For the musical notes in Indian music, see Sargam (music). For musical reality TV show, see Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.

Saregama India
Formerly
  • The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (1901–1946)
  • The Gramophone Co. (India) Ltd. (1946–1968)
  • The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd. (1968–2000)
Company typePublic
IndustryMusic, Retail, Films
Founded1901; 123 years ago (1901)
HeadquartersKolkata, West Bengal, India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Avarna Jain (Vice Chairperson)
Vikram Mehra (MD)
ProductsCarvaan, Carvaan Karaoke, Carvaan Mini, Carvaan Go
RevenueIncrease₹817 crore (US$98 million)(2024)
ParentRP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (1985–present)
Electric and Musical Industries (1931–1985)
The Gramophone Company Limited (1901–1931)
SubsidiariesYoodlee films
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Genres
Subscribers45 million[1]
Total views16 billion[1]
Last updated: 28 August 2023
Websitewww.saregama.com

Saregama India Ltd.,[a] formerly known as The Gramophone Company of India Ltd., is India's oldest music label company, owned by the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group of companies.[2][3] The company is listed on the NSE and the BSE with its head office located in Kolkata and other offices in Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. Apart from music, Saregama also produces films under the brand name Yoodlee Films and multi-language television content.[4] Saregama also retails a music-based hardware platform called Carvaan.[5]

Saregama owns music repertoire across film music, non-film music, Carnatic, Hindustani classical, devotional music, etc. in over 25 Indian languages. The first song recorded in India by Gauhar Jaan in 1902 and the first film made in Bollywood ‘Alam Ara' in 1931 were under the music label.[citation needed][6]

Saregama purveyor of Carnatic, Hindustani classical, devotional music also promotes dance music like Madhuban mein Radhika Nache .

Saregama holds the rights of 61 movies and over 6000 hours of TV content. With increasing focus in the new music space, Saregama has been cementing its position with new film and non-film acquisitions across Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi and other regional languages.[7]

The music catalogue of Saregama is officially available across various domains for audiences to consume. This includes over-the-top (OTT) music streaming apps (Spotify, Gaana, Wynk, YouTube Music, Hungama, Resso, Apple Music, Tidal, Pandora, Napster, GP Music, BL Vibe etc.), broadcasting platforms (Star network, Sony Tv Network, Viacom 18, India TV, Zee, Sun TV Network, etc.), OTT video streaming platforms (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus Hotstar, Zee 5, Alt Balaji, Sony Liv, Chorki, Bioscope etc.) and social media platforms (Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Josh, Moj, Triller).[8][9][10]

Many Hindi films in recent times have their music on Saregama. These include Kahaani 2, 102 Not Out, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, Total Dhamaal and Panga, among others.[11] The company has also signed as the official music label for forthcoming films like Bell Bottom, Gangubai Kathiawad, Kurup, Maidaan and the untitled next film of Ranveer Singh with director Shankar.[12][13]

In the Punjab music space, Saregama has a catalogue of over 8000 tracks.[14][15]

Over 11,800 tracks are available in the library.[16]

Saregama owns all the songs of MS Subbulakshmi, the first singer to win India's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna.[17]

In the Telugu space, Saregama has over 8000 tracks.[18][19][20] Saregama has an extensive collection of Malayalam music with over 7000 tracks of both film and non-film music.[21] Saregama has a collection of over 3000 songs of Kannada film and non-film music.[22] Saregama has over 26,000 tracks in Bengali, including over 7900 Rabindra Sangeet and 1500 Nazrul Geeti.[23] Saregama has over 6000 film and non-film Marathi tracks.[24][25][26] Saregama has over 920 songs in Bhojpuri in their catalogue.[27] In the space of Gujarati music, Saregama has over 2900 film and non-film tracks.[28] Saregama also has over 1400 tracks each in Odia and Assamese, comprising both of film and non-film tracks.[29]

Saregama also has a devotional catalogue with over 18,300 tracks, spanning Hindu devotional tracks, Gurbani, Islamic tracks and Christian devotional tracks.[citation needed][30] It also has an extensive folk music collection spanning folk songs in Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, and Gujarati.[citation needed][31]

  1. ^ a b "About Saregama Music". YouTube.
  2. ^ "New IPL teams: Sanjiv Goenka's New Rising gets Pune, Intex gets Rajkot". The Economic Times. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ "How data is helping India's oldest music company Saregama revive its fortunes | FactorDaily". FactorDaily. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ "SaReGaMa's production house Yoodlee Film's to release BrijMohan Amar Rahe on 1st December 2017". International Business Times. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Saregama Carvaan: A 5,000 song music directory". business standard. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Saregama India Ltd - Company History". Business Standard.
  7. ^ "Saregama Carvaan: Nostalgia in a box". Fortune India.
  8. ^ "Saregama enters into global music licensing deal with video platform Triller; Stock zooms 5%". IIFL Securities.
  9. ^ "Saregama brings its content catalogue to Josh users". Hindustan Times.
  10. ^ "Saregama signs licensing deal with short video app Triller". Hindustan Times.
  11. ^ "Saregama India acquires music of Kahaani 2-Durga Rani Singh". Firstpost.
  12. ^ "Saregama signed on as music label for Akshay Kumar's Bell Bottom". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Sanjay Leela Bhansali inks deal with Saregama for three projects including Gangubai Kathiawadi". Bollywood Hungama.
  14. ^ "Saregama launches Carvaan Punjabi with 5,000 pre-loaded songs". Exchange for media.
  15. ^ "Saregama posts 151% increase to Rs 37.18 crore in net profit". Financial Express.
  16. ^ "Arun Vijay Starring Thadam Unveils Jukebox". Hans India.
  17. ^ "Dr M S Subbulakshmi". India Today.
  18. ^ "SP Balasubrahmanyam's velvety voice was unpretentious and yet grand". India Express.
  19. ^ "Telugu MP3 Songs | Telugu All Time Hit Songs Free Download | Saregama". Free Listing India.
  20. ^ "Best Of S. Rajeshwara Rao & Dr. SiNaRe Telugu Songs Jukebox | Super Hit Songs Collection". KZitems.
  21. ^ "Download Kj Yesudas Jukebox Top 100 Malayalam Songs in 3GP MP4 FLV MP3 available in 240p, 360p, 720p, 1080p video formats". Codedwap.
  22. ^ "Top 50 Kannada Rajyothsava Songs". Lyricsraaga.
  23. ^ "Vikram Mehra shares about how Carvaan brought back radio to living rooms". radio and music.
  24. ^ "Saregama Carvaan Gold Review: You Pay More For The Harman Kardon Tuned Sound, But Its Worth it". News 18.
  25. ^ "Top 5 Marathi Songs Of Asha Bhosale You Should Listen To Calm Your Busy Mind". IWM Buzz.
  26. ^ "This Gudi Padwa, Saregama launches the Marathi album 'Bhavartha Mauli' by the living legend, Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar ji". Radio and Music.
  27. ^ "Khesari Lal Yadav New Song: खेसारी लाल यादव के नए गाने ने 24 घंटे में बनाया रिकॉर्ड, वीडियो ने लूटा फैंस का दिल". Aaj Tak.
  28. ^ "Watch Latest Gujarati Music Video Song 'Madhosh' Sung By Rakesh Barot". Times of India.
  29. ^ "Saregama launches Carvaan Mini Legends - Assamese". Exchange 4 Media.
  30. ^ "Spotify India users can now access 1,00,000-plus Saregama retro tracks by Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and more". The Hindu.
  31. ^ "Radio services: Vodafone partners Timbre Media". The Indian Express.


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