MUMBAI: Acquisition of Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om starring Shah Rukh Khan and debutante Deepika Padukone has been generating excessive speculation for a while now. After T-Series bagged the audio rights of the film for Rs 40 – 50 million (Rs 4 -5 crores), now Eros International has acquired the distribution rights of the movie.
Eros International managing director India Sunil Lulla confirms that the company has acquired
Apart from Eros International, the film had also generated buzz among film distribution companies like Adlabs and Studio 18 who were equally keen on acquiring its universal rights.
Going further down in the distribution chain, is Om Shanti Om also up for grabs at the sub-distribution level? Lulla says, “In market terms Om Shanti Om is definitely very hot and a lot of people are showing interest. But Eros will continue to hold the rights for bigger territories and give away smaller territories.”
Although the deal has been clinched, Lulla was reluctant to divulge the specific rights that have been bought. Eros has had a long standing relation with Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment. His previous films Main Hoon Na and Paheli were distributed by Eros in the overseas market. “Since Eros set up its own offices in
On the other hand, Baba Films is also in the running for
But why exactly has Om Shanti Om been generating so much hype? It’s not like a movie starring Shah Rukh Khan is releasing after a long gap. While Don released in October last year, Chak De!
Expalins Lulla, “Shah Rukh is Shah Rukh! His association with Farah Khan during Main Hoon Na had created wonders, so expectations are higher this time around.”
Om Shanti Om is slated for a Diwali release this year.
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