MUMBAI: The earliest films made in India centered round the legends of gods and goddesses, spirits, sages and demons. This mythology, through centuries of telling and retelling, grew into a “universal psyche” that allowed...
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Creative Tops signs licensing deal with Warner for Superman
MUMBAI: Creative Tops in the US has just secured a licence from Warner Bros. Consumer Products on behalf of DC Comics to create a new collection of products inspired by DC Comics’ superhero, Superman.The...
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Keshu’s next on cross generation relationship
MUMBAI: After the debacle of Family – Ties of Blood, producer Keshu Ramsay is toying with the idea of doing a generation – challenged romance. Like Ram Gopal Varma deciding to make a Hindi...
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‘Media plays a role in portraying that my schedules are hectic’ – Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan went solo to promote the much awaited film Zamaanat as the other cast members – Karisma Kapoor and Arshad Warsi – were not to be seen at a recently organised press meet....
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Abhishek Bachchan to endorse Motorola
MUMBAI: Motorola further strengthened its relationship with consumers across India by unveiling the first Indian brand ambassador – actor, Abhishek Bachchan. As Motorola’s brand ambassador, Abhishek will support marketing and branding efforts for the...
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Akshay, Urmila, Manisha to perform at Bollywood Awards
Akshay Kumar, Urmila Matondkar, Dino Morea and Manisha Koirala will head the list of artistes to perform at the ‘Bollywood Awards’ nite being held in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies on June 10,...
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UTV and Mira Nair to organise film festivals
The last time Mira Nair’s visit to India was to buy the rights of the script for Munnabhai MBBS to be remade as Gangster MD and wrapping up other details of her forthcoming film...
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Akbar Khan’s Taj Mahal still going strong in Pakistan
Contrary to reports of Akbar Khan’s Taj Mahal – An Eternal Love Story not having done well at the Pakistan box-office, the film is running to packed houses in three of the country’s theatres...
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Aventail Expands India Distribution with Select Technologies
Select Technologies to Support Aventail’s Growing SSL VPNs sales and supportBangalore – Leading SSL VPN product company Aventail Corporation (www.aventail.com) is expanding its distribution in India through a new agreement with Select Technologies, a...
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Reports on The Da Vinci Code
Ron Howard’s The Da Vinci Code which was certified by an ‘A’ certificate by the CBFC was released across major parts of India on May 26 with 108 prints (in English and Hindi) across...
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IIFA Awards 2006 to be held in Dubai
Continuing to instill the moments of anticipation, International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) is back with the 7th year of Idea IIFA Awards. IIFA, which is responsible for propelling Indian cinema to glorious pinnacles beyond...
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Shringar Cinemas revenue up by 57%
Shringar Cinemas Ltd. announced it audited results on May 27 for the quarter and financial year ended March 31, 2006. Consolidated revenues for the quarter increased by 13 per cent at Rs. 15 crore...
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Actress Diana Haydn gets the ride of her life
Actress Diana Haydn had gone to Barcelona, Spain to anchor the 2006 ‘Laureus World Sports Awards’, and she ended up having the ride of her life. Diana zipped at a speed she had not...
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Yash Raj Films launches merchandising division with Fanaa
MUMBAI: Do you ever want the same “kurtis” that Rani Mukerji wore in Bunty aur Babli. Or maybe you wished you could get a hold of “headphones” a la Salaam Namaste. Or how about...
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Fanaa rocks in the UK & US
MUMBAI: According to UNI reports dated June 2, it was stated that Aamir Khan equals the popularity enjoyed in the overseas market by Shah Rukh Khan, known as the Badshah of Oversesas. After a...
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Smoking ban proposed on screen
MUMBAI: On May 31, the Ministries of Information and Broadcasting and Health have proposed to ban smoking scenes in films and television, according to a declaration made by Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss. The saving...
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Pyramid Saimira to increase theatres to 400 by end 2007
MUMBAI: Chennai based, Pyramid Saimira Theatre Limited (PSTL), the single largest theatre chain company in India, unveiled its plans to become the world’s largest digital network chain during a press conference on May 30...
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GV Films in negotiation to sell webcasting division
MUMBAI: Chennai-based GV Films Ltd. is in negotiations to sell its webcasting division including rights to 6000 movies for Rs 1 billion. The company had signed an MoU with I-Net Singapore, a leading infocomm...
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Brad Pitt starrer Babel to have a simultaneous release in US & India
The Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett starrer Babel, which premiered at the Cannes Film festival this year and was the recipient of 3 awards including honors for Best Director, The Technical Grand Prize and the...
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Manisha Koirala replaces Karisma Kapoor
MUMBAI : Manisha Koirala has replaced Karisma Kapoor for a distinctive special traditional performance at the ‘Bollywood Awards’ nite being held in Port of Spain, Trinidad , West Indies on June 10, 2006.This will...
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Don favours Pop Corn!
Producer Ritesh Sidhwani has come out with a unique and innovative idea to promote his forthcoming Shah Rukh Khan starrer Don. The producer has designed a sleek cardboard pop corn covers sporting Shah Rukh...
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Hrithik upset with Mid-Day
MUMBAI : Hrithik Roshan who came forth supporting Aamir Khan on the Narmada evacuees issue, is extremely upset with the eveninger Mid-Day. The actor claims the paper’s reporter has quoted him out of context,...
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Shilpa Shetty Clarifies
MUMBAI :On 31st of May one Morning Newspaper (Hindi) carried a report of Shilpa Shetty’s marriage, which made Shilpa upset. Shilpa Shetty wants to clarify through her spokesperson Dale Bhagwagar. Bhagwagar clarified to indianmotionpix...
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The Da Vinci Code opens to Rs 3 crores over the weekend
Sony Pictures Releasing India (SPRI) released The Da Vinci Code on May 26, across 108 prints and 113 screens in English and Hindi. The film’s opening weekend performance has the following highlights: #1 Hollywood...
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Pakistan actress Meera files complaint in AMPTPP
Following the reports that the english film Rockin Meera contained incidents from the real life of Pakistani actress Meera, her publicist and spokesperson Dale Bhagwagar has filed a complaint with the Association of Motion...
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