Zee Cinema is a Hindi satellite movie channel in India based in Mumbai. The channel is owned by the popular Zee Entertainment Enterprises which is a part of Essel Group, and broadcasts in many countries around the world. The channel was formerly a part of STAR TV channel umbrella.Founded in April 1995, Zee Cinema was the first Hindi movie channel in India. This channel is broadcast 24 hours a day, broadcasting around six movies and other types of film based programming.