T Series is one of the most popular and oldest music, film production and distribution company in India.
When Gulshan Kumar founded the company as Super Cassettes Industries Ltd. back in 1960 the business soon turned into a profitable one. He then decided to start a music production company in Noida and with the growth and increase in demands, he decided to settle in Mumbai.
T-Series gave Indian Audience a memorable music with films like Aashiqui, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, Bewafa Sanam and more.
Since then the company has touched new peaks and holds a 60% share of the Indian Music market today, despite so many new companies emerging in the market.
Gulshan Kumar’s son Bhushan Kumar started handling the operations of T-Series after he was shot dead.
Some of the modern day film T Series has done are Hindi Medium, Sarabjit, Airlift, Baby, Ready, Aashiqui 2 and many more.
But have you ever thought, what’s the meaning of T in T-Series?
Well, without wasting any time we’ll tell you that it means “Trishul”. The Trishul is a symbol of Lord Shiva, and Gulshan Kumar was a great devotee of Shiv Ji.
Gulshan was one of the most religious businessmen in the Hindi film industry and there are many stories of his donations to religious institutions. He even had a free 24-hour langar for pilgrims at Vaishno Devi and brought out numerous cassettes of devotional songs.
So, now you know the exact fact behind the name of India’s top music company. Don’t forget to share the information with your friends.