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ALTT
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment, Mass media
GenreOTT platform
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)[1]
FounderEkta Kapoor
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Services
Websitealtt.co.in
Footnotes / references
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ALTT is an Indian subscription based video on demand platform which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms Ltd.[2][3][4] Launched on 16 April 2017, ALTBalaji is the group foray into the digital entertainment sphere to create original OTT content.[5][6]

Platforms

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ALTT is an Indian content-based video-on-demand platform. ALTT is available across 32 different interfaces for its viewers.[7] The content has been made available on mobile and Tablet Devices (Apple phone, Apple iPad, Android phone, Android tablet), Web browser (Desktop Browser), Chromecast, Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and Windows (Windows PC, Windows Mobile, Windows tablet).[8][9][10][11] The website indicates that the platform will showcase over 250+ hours of original content with a new show every month, with 32 new shows lined up in the first year, featuring India's top actors and directors.[5] The content bank also includes 100+ hours of kids' content as well as urban regional shows in Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and other languages.[12][13][14][15]

Shows

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Year Title Genre Premiere Language Notes
2017 Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat (season 1) Drama 21 Apr 2017 Hindi [16]
Romil & Jugal Drama 21 April 2017 [17]
Bewafaa sii Wafaa Drama 21 April 2017 [18]
Boygiri Drama 21 April 2017
Dev DD Thriller 21 April 2017
Maya Thirrai Drama 21 April 2017 [19]
The Test Case Drama 30 April 2017 Hindi [20]
Class of 2017 Drama, Comedy 12 July 2017 Hindi [21]
CyberSquad Drama 14 August 2017 Hindi [22]
Pammi Aunty Drama 22 September 2017 Hindi [23]
Ragini MMS: Returns (season 1) Drama 19 October 2017 Hindi [24]
Bose: Dead/Alive Drama 20 November 2017 Hindi [25]
Dhimaner Dinkaal Drama 11 December 2017 Hindi [26]
2018 Fourplay Comedy 15 January 2018 Hindi [27]
Haq Se Drama 2 February 2018 Hindi [28]
Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat (season 2) Drama 14 February 2018 Hindi
Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain (season 1) Drama 16 March 2018 Hindi [29][30]
Galti Se Mis-Tech Drama, Comedy 7 April 2018 Hindi [31]
PM Selfiewallie Drama 18 April 2018 Hindi [32]
Gandii Baat (season 1) Erotic Drama 3 May 2018 Hindi [33][34]
Dil Hi Toh Hai (season 1) Family Drama 18 June 2018 Hindi
Hum - I'm Because of Us Drama 30 July 2018 Hindi [35][36]
Home Drama 29 August 2018 Hindi [37][38]
XXX (season 1) Erotic Drama 27 September 2018 Hindi
The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family Family Drama 10 October 2018 Hindi [39]
Zaban Sambhal Ke Drama 19 October 2018 Hindi [40]
Baby Come Naa Comedy 2 November 2018 Hindi [41]
Broken But Beautiful (season 1) Romance Drama 7 November 2018 Hindi [42]
Apharan Crime Drama 14 December 2018 Hindi [43]
2019 Gandii Baat (season 2) Adult Drama 7 January 2019 Hindi [44]
Hero Vardiwala Action Drama 25 January 2019 Hindi [45]
Dil Hi Toh Hai (season 2) Romance Drama 2 Feb 2019 Hindi
Puncch Beat Youth Drama 8 Feb 2019 Hindi [46]
Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain (season 2) Romance Drama 14 Feb 2019 Hindi
Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat (season 3) Romance Drama 2 April 2019 Hindi
Baarish (season 1) Family Drama 25 April 2019 Hindi [47]
Bekaaboo (season 1) Erotic Drama 15 May 2019 Hindi [48]
Medically Yourrs College Drama 27 May 2019 Hindi [49]
Booo Sabki Phategi Thriller Comdey 27 June 2019 Hindi
Gandii Baat (season 3) Adult Drama 27 July 2019 Hindi
BOSS: Baap of Special Services Thriller 2 August 2019 Hindi [50]
Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala Drama 3 September 2019 Hindi [51]
M.O.M – Mission Over Mars Drama 10 September 2019 Hindi [52]
The Verdict - State vs Nanavati Crime Drama 30 September 2019 Hindi
Fixerr Drama 7 October 2019 Hindi [53]
Fittrat Romance Drama 18 October 2019 Hindi
Virgin Bhasskar (season 1) Adult Humour 19 November 2019 Hindi [54]
Broken But Beautiful (season 2) Romance Drama 27 November 2019 Hindi [55]
Hum Tum and Them Family Drama 6 December 2019 Hindi
Ragini MMS: Returns (season 2) Adult Thriller 18 December 2019 Hindi [56]
2020 Gandii Baat (season 4) Adult Drama 7 January 2020 Hindi
Code M (season 1) Army Drama 15 January 2020 Hindi [57]
Dil Hi Toh Hai (season 3) Romance Drama 27 January 2020 Hindi [58]
Class of 2020 Youth Drama 4 February 2020 Hindi
It Happened In Calcutta Romance Drama 29 February 2020 Hindi [59]
Mentalhood Family Drama 11 March 2020 Hindi [60]
XXX (season 2) Sensual Drama 27 March 2020 Hindi [61][62]
Who's Your Daddy? (season 1) Adult Humour 12 April 2020 Hindi
Baarish (season 2) Romance Drama 6 May 2020 Hindi [47]
Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain (season 3) Romance Drama 6 June 2020 Hindi
Virgin Bhasskar (season 2) Adult Comedy 29 August 2020 Hindi
Bebaakee Romance Drama 30 August 2020 Hindi [63]
Gandii Baat (season 5) Adult Drama 8 October 2020 Hindi
Mum Bhai Action Drama 6 November 2020 Hindi [64]
Bicchoo Ka Khel Thriller Drama 18 November 2020 Hindi [65]
Dark 7 White Thriller Drama 24 November 2020 Hindi [66]
Who's Your Daddy (season 2) Adult Humour 22 December 2020 Hindi
Paurashpur Period Drama 29 December 2020 Hindi [67]
2021 Gandii Baat (season 6) Adult Drama 21 January 2021 Hindi
Bang Baang Thriller 25 January 2021 Hindi [68]
Hello Jee Comedy 1 February 2021 Hindi
LSD - Love, Scandal and Doctors Adult Drama 5 February 2021 Hind [69]
Crashh Family Drama 14 February 2021 Hindi [70][71]
Dev DD (season 2) Drama 20 February 2021 Hindi [72]
The Married Woman Drama 8 March 2021 Hindi [73]
Bekaaboo (season 2) Adult Drama 15 March 2021 Hindi [74]
Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu Crime Drama 20 April 2021 Hindi [75]
His Storyy Drama 25 April 2021 Hindi [76]
Hai Taubba Comic Drama 6 May 2011 Hindi
Hai Taubba (chapter 2) Comic Drama 21 May 2021 Hindi
Broken But Beautiful (season 3) Romantic drama 29 May 2021 Hindi [77]
Puncch Beat (season 2) Youth Drama 27 June 2021 Hindi
Crime & Confessions Adult comedy 7 August 2021 Hindi
Cartel Political drama 20 August 2021 Hindi
Hai Taubba - Chapter 3 Comic Drama 11 September 2021 Hindi
Girgit Thriller Drama 27 October 2021 Hindi
Pavitra Rishta 2.0 Family Drama 10 November 2021 Hindi
2022 Lock Upp (Season 1) Reality show 27 February 2022 Hindi
Pavitra Rishta 2.0 (season 2) Family Drama 25 March 2022 Hindi
Apharan (season 2) Crime Drama 24 May 2022 Hindi [78]
Code M (season 2) Army Drama 9 June 2022 Hindi [79]

Controversy

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An FIR has been filed against filmmaker Ekta Kapoor alleging an insult to the national emblem, Hindu gods and army personnel in ALTBalaji’s XXX (web series). Ekta’s representatives have since said that the controversial scene has been removed.[80]

See also

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References

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