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.
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.
), OTT video streaming platforms (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus Hotstar, Zee 5, Alt Balaji, Sony Liv, Chorki, Bioscope etc.)
These include Kahaani 2, 102 Not Out, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, Total Dhamaal and Panga, among others.
[16] Saregama owns all the songs of MS Subbulakshmi, the first singer to win India's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna.
The following year, Gramophone inventor Emile Berliner's assistant Fred Gaisberg came to India "on a mission to capture [its] music".
[35] For the first 100 years, the company retailed its products (records, cassettes, CDs) under the His Master's Voice name, featuring the likeness of Nipper.
Since its inception, Saregama has launched multiple variants of Carvaan in different languages like Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Bengali and Marathi.
There are 52 additional stations (as compared to the base model) and app support is provided for iOS and Android to create playlist and controlling the music system.
[39] The content pushed as podcasts includes devotionals, children's rhymes, talk shows, travel, food, and health.
[42] Carvaan GO is a portable digital audio player with in-built speakers and a pre-loaded collection of 3000 retro Hindi songs by yesteryear's singing legends.
[clarification needed] Carvaan Mini Kids, a dedicated variant for children, comes pre-loaded with over 80 English and Hindi rhymes, over 300 stories, over 15 learning topics, and over 30 mantras and devotional songs.
It comes pre-loaded with 5000 evergreen Hindi songs, 1000 karaoke tracks, over 300 daily updated podcast stations, FM/AM, Bluetooth, USB and aux in.
Founded in 2017, it is headquartered in Mumbai and has made 17 films across genres and languages, for both theatrical release and for video streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar and Zee 5.
[citation needed][55] Additionally, Sushama Deshpande received a special mention for her acting in the movie Ajji, at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.
[citation needed][56] Ali Haji also won the Best Child Actor Award for the movie Noblemen at the New York Indian Film Festival in 2018.