Grazing Goat Pictures

Akshay Kumar had launched production house Cape Of Good Films in 2008. Ashvini Yardi had previously worked with Colors and Zee TV as Head of Programming.{{cite book|last=Munshi|first=Shoma|title=Remote Control: Indian Television in the New Millennium|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fdGATZeZWJcC&pg=PT8|date=15 December 2012|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-81-8475-755-2|page=8}}{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharyya |first1=Anushree |title=We plan to launch more fiction shows for television: Ashvini Yardi, Grazing Goat Pictures |url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/we-plan-to-launch-more-fiction-shows-for-television-ashvini-yardi-grazing-goat-pictures/1284745/0 |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=The Financial Express |date=2 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518130347/http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/we-plan-to-launch-more-fiction-shows-for-television-ashvini-yardi-grazing-goat-pictures/1284745/0 |archive-date=18 May 2015 }} When she read the script of OMG – Oh My God!, she decided to produce it and launched a company in association with Kumar.{{cite news|last1=Pereira|first1=Priyanka|title=Finally, action|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/finally-action/1011710/0|access-date=18 May 2015|work=The Indian Express|date=4 October 2012}} The company is based in Juhu, Mumbai and the head office's interior is designed by Kumar's wife Twinkle Khanna.{{cite news|author=Lalwani, Vickey |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Akshay-Kumar-gets-a-Grazing-Goat/articleshow/10901424.cms |title=Akshay Kumar gets a Grazing Goat |work=The Times of India |date=28 November 2011 |access-date=31 October 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411125235/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Akshay-Kumar-gets-a-Grazing-Goat/articleshow/10901424.cms |archive-date=11 April 2014 }}

The company's first film was the Umesh Shukla-directed satirical comedy–drama OMG – Oh My God!, produced in association with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Spice Studio and Paresh Rawal's Playtime Creation company.{{cite news|author1=Bollywood Hungama |title=Special disclaimer for Akshay's OMG Oh My God |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/special-disclaimer-for-akshay-s-omg-oh-my-god/article1-935881.aspx |access-date=31 October 2014 |work=Hindustan Times |date=26 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031123815/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/special-disclaimer-for-akshay-s-omg-oh-my-god/article1-935881.aspx |archive-date=31 October 2014 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/bollywood/akki%E2%80%99s-back-game-842 |title=Akki's back in the game |date=19 September 2012 |work=Deccan Chronicle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922111521/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/bollywood/akki%E2%80%99s-back-game-842 |archive-date=22 September 2012 |access-date=19 September 2012}}{{cite news|last1=Maniar|first1=Parag|title=Akshay Kumar in a new avatar|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Akshay-Kumar-in-a-new-avatar/articleshow/16280150.cms|access-date=31 October 2014|work=The Times of India|date=7 September 2012}} A song was added against the director's wishes.{{cite news|last1=Chopra |first1=Anupama |author-link1=Anupama Chopra |title=The Front Row: Producers' Roundtable |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/05/03/the-front-row-producers-roundtable/ |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=3 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121063810/https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/05/03/the-front-row-producers-roundtable/ |archive-date=21 November 2015 }} Built on a small budget{{cite web|title=OMG Oh My God! Witnesses Growth at the Box Office on Saturday |url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/omg-oh-my-god-witnesses-growth-at-the-box-office-on-saturday/ |publisher=Koimoi |access-date=30 October 2014 |date=30 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217164746/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/omg-oh-my-god-witnesses-growth-at-the-box-office-on-saturday/ |archive-date=17 December 2014 }} and based on a Gujarati stage-play titled Kanji Virudh Kanji, it was a remake of the 2001 Australian film The Man Who Sued God.{{cite news|last1=Ramsubramaniam |first1=Nikhil |title=OMG Oh My God the film is spicier than the play: Paresh Rawal |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/omg-oh-my-god-the-film-is-spicier-than-the-play-paresh-rawal/article1-936647.aspx |access-date=30 October 2014 |work=Hindustan Times |date=27 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030123154/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/omg-oh-my-god-the-film-is-spicier-than-the-play-paresh-rawal/article1-936647.aspx |archive-date=30 October 2014 }} The story depicted the struggles of an atheist Hindu man who sued God after his shop is destroyed by an earthquake. Kumar appeared as Lord Krishna in the film. Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com appreciated the film for bringing "attention to the misuse and commercialisation of religion".{{cite news|last1=Verma |first1=Sukanya |title=Review: OMG-Oh My God is brave and absorbing |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-oh-my-god-is-a-brave-absorbing-take-on-religion/20120928.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=30 October 2014 |location=Mumbai |date=28 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930040448/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-oh-my-god-is-a-brave-absorbing-take-on-religion/20120928.htm |archive-date=30 September 2012 }} Anupama Chopra praised Rawal's acting but felt that the rest character's were flimsy and film's "intentions [were] good, but the preaching [was] boring".{{cite news|last1=Chopra |first1=Anupama |author-link1=Anupama Chopra |title=Anupama Chopra's review: OMG Oh My God! |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/anupama-chopra-s-review-omg-oh-my-god/article1-937284.aspx |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522000609/http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/anupama-chopra-s-review-omg-oh-my-god/article1-937284.aspx |archive-date=22 May 2015 }} The film received poor initial collection at the box office{{cite news|title=OMG Oh My God! 1st Monday Box Office Collections |url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/omg-oh-my-god-1st-monday-box-office-collections/ |access-date=30 October 2014 |publisher=Koimoi |date=2 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217162939/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/omg-oh-my-god-1st-monday-box-office-collections/ |archive-date=17 December 2014 }} but because of word of mouth it picked up and proved to be a commercial success. The film was banned in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates{{cite news|last1=Kapoor|first1=Kritika|title=Not just India, Bollywood faces heat abroad too|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Not-just-India-Bollywood-faces-heat-abroad-too/articleshow/17061912.cms|access-date=18 May 2015|work=The Times of India|date=3 November 2012}} and faced protests in Punjab where several shows had to be cancelled.{{cite news|last1=Saini |first1=Neha |title=OMG screening stopped amidst protests |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120930/asrtrib.htm |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=The Tribune |date=29 September 2012 |location=Amritsar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614025948/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120930/asrtrib.htm |archive-date=14 June 2015 }} A police case was lodged against film's writer, director, Kumar and Rawal for hurting religious sentiments.{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=IP|title=Oh My God: Police complaint against Akshay, Paresh Rawal|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Oh-My-God-Police-complaint-against-Akshay-Paresh-Rawal/articleshow/16557075.cms|access-date=18 May 2015|work=The Times of India|date=26 September 2012}} Bhavesh Mandalia and Umesh Shukla won the National Film Award for Best Adapted Screenplay{{cite news|last1=Das |first1=Soumitra |title=Never imagined I would win a National Award: Bhavesh Mandalia |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Never-imagined-I-would-win-a-National-Award-Bhavesh-Mandalia/articleshow/19068020.cms |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=The Times of India |date=20 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818023125/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Never-imagined-I-would-win-a-National-Award-Bhavesh-Mandalia/articleshow/19068020.cms |archive-date=18 August 2014 }} while Kumar received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.{{cite news|title=Filmfare Awards 2012 - Nominations List |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2012-nominations-list-55204.html |access-date=18 May 2015 |publisher=Times Internet |date=15 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812183740/http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2012-nominations-list-55204.html |archive-date=12 August 2014 }} OMG – Oh My God! has inspired a Telugu remake titled Gopala Gopala which featured Daggubati Venkatesh and Pawan Kalyan in important roles. It was directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasany.{{cite news|title=Telugu remake of OMG – Oh My God! to roll May 19 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/telugu-remake-of-omgoh-my-god-may-19/1/359282.html |access-date=30 October 2014 |work=India Today |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |publisher=Living Media |date=6 May 2014 |location=Hyderabad |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111135344/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/telugu-remake-of-omgoh-my-god-may-19/1/359282.html |archive-date=11 November 2014 }} Reportedly, the producers of PK offered {{INRConvert|8|c}} to Shukla to stop shooting.{{cite news|title=Did Aamir Khan offer Rs 8 crore to Umesh Shukla to stop shooting 'Oh My God'? |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-did-aamir-khan-offer-rs-8-crore-to-umesh-shukla-to-stop-shooting-oh-my-god-2045965 |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=22 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709030402/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-did-aamir-khan-offer-rs-8-crore-to-umesh-shukla-to-stop-shooting-oh-my-god-2045965 |archive-date=9 July 2015 }} He is planning a sequel.{{cite news|author1=Indo-Asian News Service|author-link=Indo-Asian News Service|title=Oh My God sequel already on its way |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/oh-my-god-sequel-already-on-its-way |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=The National |date=7 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518172053/http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/oh-my-god-sequel-already-on-its-way |archive-date=18 May 2015 }} Kumar said that he wanted to make "socially relevant" films.{{cite news|author1=Press Trust of India|author-link=Press Trust of India|title=My production house will make socially relevant films: Akshay Kumar |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/my-production-house-will-make-socially-relevant-films-akshay-kumar/298521-8-66.html |access-date=18 May 2015 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=6 October 2012 |location=Mumbai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026123445/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/my-production-house-will-make-socially-relevant-films-akshay-kumar/298521-8-66.html |archive-date=26 October 2012 }}

The company had signed Nargis Fakhri for a 3-film deal.{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Neha|title=Does foreign charm work?|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/does-foreign-charm-work/article1-850062.aspx|access-date=18 May 2015|work=Hindustan Times|date=4 May 2012|location=New Delhi}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In May 2012 it was announced that she would be part of Khiladi 786.{{cite news|last1=Mehta|first1=Shweta|title=Khiladi 786 is a comedy: Nargis Fakhri|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/khiladi-786-is-a-comedy-nargis-fakhri/article1-849393.aspx|access-date=18 May 2015|work=Hindustan Times|date=2 May 2012|location=Mumbai}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} However, in the same month she was removed from the cast.{{cite news|title=Nargis Fakhri out of Akshay Kumar's film|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/nargis-fakhri-out-of-akshay-kumar-s-film/article1-860183.aspx|access-date=18 May 2015|work=Hindustan Times|date=23 May 2012|location=New Delhi}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The film was produced by Hari Om Entertainment and Asin was cast for the lead role opposite Kumar.{{cite news|title=Asin to star opposite Akshay in Khiladi 786?|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/asin-to-star-opposite-akshay-in-khiladi-786/article1-865777.aspx|access-date=18 May 2015|work=Hindustan Times|date=4 June 2012|location=New Delhi}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The company's second film was the Kabir Sadanand-directed drama thriller Fugly, featuring debutantes Mohit Marwah, Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh, Arfi Lamba and Kiara Advani in lead roles.{{cite news|author1=Indo-Asian News Service |title=Mohit Marwah: Sonam, Arjun, Harshvardhan and I have distinct personali |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mohit-marwah-sonam-arjun-harshvardhan-and-i-have-distinct-personali/478043-8-66.html |access-date=31 October 2014 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=10 June 2014 |location=Mumbai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106020708/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mohit-marwah-sonam-arjun-harshvardhan-and-i-have-distinct-personali/478043-8-66.html |archive-date=6 November 2014 }}{{cite video|title=We Got the Answer to Yeh Fugly Fugly Kya Hai |url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/we-got-the-answer-to-yeh-fugly-fugly-kya-hai/322123 |access-date=31 October 2014 |publisher=NDTV |date=20 May 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031122305/http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/we-got-the-answer-to-yeh-fugly-fugly-kya-hai/322123 |archive-date=31 October 2014 }} Kumar and Salman Khan did cameo appearances in the film.{{cite news|last1=Pathak |first1=Ankur |title=Salman Khan walks out on Akshay Kumar! |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Salman-Khan-walks-out-on-Akshay-Kumar/articleshow/32277784.cms |access-date=31 October 2014 |work=The Times of India |date=19 March 2014 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731065459/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Salman-Khan-walks-out-on-Akshay-Kumar/articleshow/32277784.cms |archive-date=31 July 2014 }} Jimmy Shergill played a corrupt police officer who frames 4 friends for a murder he has committed and asks for a large sum of money in return for closing the case. The film failed to generate positive response from critics. Shubhra Gupta of The Financial Express said that it "isn’t exactly palatable".{{cite news|last1=Gupta |first1=Shubhra |title=FUGLY: Short movie review |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/fugly-short-movie-review/1260225 |access-date=31 October 2014 |work=The Financial Express |date=14 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031131244/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/fugly-short-movie-review/1260225 |archive-date=31 October 2014 }} Vinayak Chakravorty of India Today said that the film had mixed the elements of Rang De Basanti and Dil Chahta Hai but missed out on their magic. He called the narrative "half-baked" and said that the film "[lost] its plot".{{cite news|last1=Chakravorty |first1=Vinayak |title=Movie Review: Fugly loses its plot |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/fugly-review/1/366873.html |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=India Today |publisher=Living Media |date=14 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519064935/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/fugly-review/1/366873.html |archive-date=19 May 2015 }} It was produced under a budget of {{INRConvert|10|c|nolink=yes}}.{{cite news|last1=Jha |first1=Priyanka Sinha |title=Business wise |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/business-wise/99 |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=The Indian Express |date=14 May 2014 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313023918/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/business-wise/99/ |archive-date=13 March 2016 }}

Kumar was paired opposite Amy Jackson in Prabhu Deva's comedy-drama Singh Is Bliing (2015).{{Efn|This was not a sequel to Kumar's 2008 film Singh Is Kinng.{{cite news|title='Singh is Bling' has nothing to do with 'Singh is Kinng' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140429/entertainment-bollywood/article/singh-bling-has-nothing-do-singh-kinng |access-date=30 January 2016 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=29 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110531/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140429/entertainment-bollywood/article/singh-bling-has-nothing-do-singh-kinng |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}}} The film's worldwide gross was estimated to be around {{INRConvert|116.27|c|nolink=yes}}.{{cite web|author1=Bollywood Hungama News Network |title=Box Office: Worldwide Collections of Singh Is Bliing |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/532 |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=30 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211150800/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/532 |archive-date=11 February 2016 }}

Kumar and Yardi produced their first Marathi venture 72 Miles Ek Pravas.{{cite news|last=Kulkarni|first=Onkar|title=Akshay Kumar's Marathi film in post production|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/akshay-kumar-s-marathi-film-in-post-production/1034865|work=The Indian Express|location=Mumbai|access-date=31 October 2014|date=23 November 2012}} Inspired from Ashok Vhatkar's novel of the same name, the film showed the problems faced by a teenager boy (Chinmay Sant) who ran away from his boarding school to reach his house which was at a distance of 72 miles from the school. It won three awards at the 2013–2014 Maharashtra State Film Awards—Best Grameen Film.{{cite news|title=A hat-trick for 72 Miles Ek Pravas at Maharashtra State Film Awards |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/a-hat-trick-for-72-miles-ek-pravas-at-maharashtra-state-film-awards/ |access-date=30 October 2014 |work=The Indian Express |date=29 August 2014 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905064931/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/a-hat-trick-for-72-miles-ek-pravas-at-maharashtra-state-film-awards/ |archive-date=5 September 2014 }} Shakti Shetty wrote in Mid-Day that "the emotions won’t [elude]" the viewers. He praised Tambe's performance by calling it "one of the strongest female performances in recent times".{{cite news|last1=Shetty |first1=Shakti |title=Movie Review: '72 Miles – Ek Pravas' |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/movie-review-72-miles---ek-pravas/226311 |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=Mid-Day |date=10 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519120431/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/movie-review-72-miles---ek-pravas/226311 |archive-date=19 May 2015 }} Afternoon Despatch & Courier{{'s}} reviewer Sandeep Hattangadi called it "quite touching" and "the first of its kind in Marathi".{{cite news|last1=Hattangadi |first1=Sandeep |title=Journey of life: The road ahead! |url=http://www.afternoondc.in/film-review/journey-of-life-the-road-ahead/article_88887 |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=Afternoon Despatch & Courier |date=13 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519032357/http://www.afternoondc.in/film-review/journey-of-life-the-road-ahead/article_88887 |archive-date=19 May 2015 }} The film was shortlisted for screening at the London and Pune International Film Festivals.{{cite news|title='72 Miles Ek Pravas' to be showcased at the London Indian Film Festival|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/72-Miles-Ek-Pravas-to-be-showcased-at-the-London-Indian-Film-Festival/articleshow/21270446.cms|access-date=30 October 2014|work=The Times of India|date=23 July 2013}}{{cite news|author1=Indo-Asian News Service|author-link=Indo-Asian News Service|title=Akshay Kumar's Marathi film '72 Miles Ek Pravas' selected for PIFF |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/akshay-kumars-marathi-film-72-miles-ek-pravas-selected-for-piff/443004-8-66.html |access-date=30 October 2014 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=3 January 2014 |location=Mumbai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715210224/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/akshay-kumars-marathi-film-72-miles-ek-pravas-selected-for-piff/443004-8-66.html |archive-date=15 July 2014 }} Their second Marathi film was Gauri Sarwate-directed Anntar. It was shot in London.{{cite news|title=Tanishaa Mukerji flies to London to shoot for Anntar|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Tanishaa-Mukerji-flies-to-London-to-shoot-for-Anntar/articleshow/19909443.cms|access-date=31 October 2014|work=The Times of India|date=6 May 2013}}

The company's next regional film was the Punjabi language comedy Bhaji in Problem (2013). It was produced in association with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and distributed globally by Krian Media.{{cite news|title=Krian Media to distribute 'Bhaji in Problem' internationally |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-krian-media-to-distribute-bhaji-in-problem-internationally-1918111 |access-date=30 October 2014 |work=Daily News and Analysis |author=Indo-Asian News Service |author-link=Indo-Asian News Service |date=12 November 2013 |location=New Delhi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030152728/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-krian-media-to-distribute-bhaji-in-problem-internationally-1918111 |archive-date=30 October 2014 }} The film was directed by Smeep Kang. Built on a small budget of {{INRConvert|5|c|nolink=yes}}, it collected {{INRConvert|17|c|nolink=yes}} at the box office. Distributors in the state of Punjab paid record prices for the film after film viewers expressed their eagerness to watch it.{{cite news|last1=Vijayakar |first1=R. M. |title=Akshay Kumar's 'Bhaji in Problem' Fetches Record Prices |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumar-s-bhaji-in-problem-fetches-record-prices/article_e84e37e5-e541-5f80-8b51-97579ea59586.html |access-date=30 October 2014 |work=India-West |date=5 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000035/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumar-s-bhaji-in-problem-fetches-record-prices/article_e84e37e5-e541-5f80-8b51-97579ea59586.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }} Kumar made a guest starring in the film.{{cite news|last1=Cahute |first1=Larissa |title='Bha Ji In Problem' a riot for families, opens in Surrey, Guildford, Mission theatres Friday |url=http://www.vancouverdesi.com/news/bhaji-in-problem-to-be-a-laughter-riot-for-families-opens-in-surrey-guildford-and-mission-theatres-friday/664547/ |access-date=18 May 2015 |work=Vancouver Desi |date=14 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116021058/http://www.vancouverdesi.com/news/bhaji-in-problem-to-be-a-laughter-riot-for-families-opens-in-surrey-guildford-and-mission-theatres-friday/664547/ |archive-date=16 November 2013 }} Sameer Valecha of Punjabimania.com noted that the film "has its own merits and will stand tall on them" and appreciated the actors for their performance.{{cite news|last1=Valecha |first1=Sameer |title=Bhaji In Problem movie review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movie-reviews/Bhaji-In-Problem/movie-review/26039401.cms |access-date=30 October 2014 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928120010/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movie-reviews/Bhaji-In-Problem/movie-review/26039401.cms |archive-date=28 September 2014 }} Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh also appeared in the film. After the films' success Kumar said that he will produce more regional language films.{{cite news|last1=Srivastava |first1=Priyanka |title=Going regional: How celebs stars are taking to cinema here in a big way |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bollywood-regional-salman-khan-shah-rukh-khan-amitabh-bachchan/1/382647.html |access-date=30 October 2014 |work=India Today |publisher=Living Media |date=13 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095721/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bollywood-regional-salman-khan-shah-rukh-khan-amitabh-bachchan/1/382647.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }} In an interview given to The New Indian Express, Ashvini Yardi said that "We want to make Grazing Goat Pictures a global player."{{cite news|title=AK has great business sense |url=http://indulge.newindianexpress.com/date/2014/03/page/11 |access-date=31 October 2014 |work=The New Indian Express |date=14 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219131903/http://indulge.newindianexpress.com/date/2014/03/page/11 |archive-date=19 December 2014 }} She is also planning to produce Bengali films.

Grazing Goat Pictures produced their first Hindi soap opera Jamai Raja starring Ravi Dubey Nia Sharma, Achint Kaur and Delnaz Paul.{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2576644/Akshay-turns-TV-serial-producer-with-Jamai-Raja |title=Akshay turns TV serial producer with Jamai Raja |work=Bollywood Hungama |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=14 July 2014 |access-date=31 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028184646/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2576644/Akshay-turns-TV-serial-producer-with-Jamai-Raja |archive-date=28 October 2014 }} It airs on Zee TV and completed 100 episodes in December 2014.{{cite news|author1=Times News Network |title=Jamai Raja completes 100 episodes! |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Jamai-Raja-completes-100-episodes/articleshow/45571883.cms |access-date=25 May 2015 |work=The Times of India |date=19 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117153415/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Jamai-Raja-completes-100-episodes/articleshow/45571883.cms |archive-date=17 January 2015 }} The company plans to produce more fictional shows. An adaptation of Kanika Dhillon's novel Bombay Duck Is A Fish has also been planned.{{cite news|last1=Maheshwri|first1=Neha|title=Akshay Kumar to adapt novel Bombay Duck Is A Fish into a show|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Akshay-Kumar-to-adapt-novel-Bombay-Duck-Is-A-Fish-into-a-show/articleshow/38799884.cms|access-date=18 May 2015|work=The Times of India|date=21 July 2014}}

In 2013 Grazing Goat Pictures launched its Internet division Grazing Goats Digital, whose second product was India's first Hindi fashion channel called FOMO Fashion On My Own. Aimed at trend-conscious women, this YouTube channel provides online tutorials on various fashion subjects.{{cite news|title=Trend Blazer |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/2013-09-18-22093.html |access-date=31 October 2014 |work=Daily Pioneer |date=19 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031155322/http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/2013-09-18-22093.html |archive-date=31 October 2014 }}{{cite news|title=Akshay Kumar's New Internet Venture |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/akshay-kumars-new-internet-venture-108153.html |access-date=31 October 2014 |publisher=Indiatimes |date=23 October 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214223517/http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/akshay-kumars-new-internet-venture-108153.html |archive-date=14 December 2014 }}

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