MUMBAI: Starz has formed a new motion picture studio, Overture Films, which will produce, acquire and distribute eight to 12 full-length feature films a year. The studio will form collaborative relationships with film-makers. ...
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Disney-Pixar’s Cars DVD in stores
MUMBAI: Holiday DVD viewing will be revved up with more horsepower this year, thanks to the release of the Disney-Pixar animated hit Cars, which makes its DVD debut in stores this week. Also...
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Robert Redford announces Sundance Fest
MUMBAI: Sundance Institute has joined forces with the GSM Association (GSMA), whose members serve more than two billion mobile phone customers across the globe, to create the Sundance Film Festival: Global Short Film Project,...
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Disney wins 6 awards at Promax|BDA Asia
MUMBAI: Walt Disney Television International (Asia Pacific) swept six awards including two golds and four silvers at the 2006 Promax|BDA Asia Awards held recently in Singapore. Toon Disney India took two top honors: Best Children’s...
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20th Century Fox opens office in China
MUMBAI: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) will be establishing a representative office in China and has entered into an exclusive agreement with China’s largest video distributor, Zoke Culture Group (Zoke). Marking a...
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Zee Cinema presents Mazedar November
MUMBAI: This November, Zee Cinema will air a host of movies like Pyaare Mohan, Garam Masala, Fight Club and Sholay. These movies will be aired in the Mazedar November block on the channel. ...
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BIG 92.7 FM tops in Hyderabad
PRESS RELEASE According to a recent survey conducted by Indica Research Consumer Insights Pvt. Ltd., Big 92.7 FM which is a part of Adlabs Films Ltd., has emerged as the leading FM station in...
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Asha Bhosle moved by Sooraj’s acting
PRESS RELEASE Actor Sooraj Thapar is on cloud nine. And why wouldn’t he be? His acting skills and performance has been appreciated by none other than legendary Asha Bhosle. She had come...
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Zee acquires 50% stake in Ten Sports
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms Ltd. and Taj TV Ltd. have inked a deal wherein Zee has agreed to acquire a 50 per cent stake in the Dubai based sports channel, Ten Sports. The investment is...
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TV18 Group acquires Crisil MarketWire
Crisil MarketWire business will be rechristened NewsWire18 Pvt Ltd and will be a group company of the TV 18 Group....
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Businessofcinema.com & Tam India’s “Movie Meter” — English Movie Channels
ENGLISH MOVIE CHANNELSMarket: All IndiaTG: CS 15+Period: Week 44 (20-10-06 to 04-11-06) Relative Shares Top 5 Movies on TV Source: TAM Peoplemeter System...
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Businessofcinema.com & Tam India’s “Movie Meter” — Hindi Movie Channels
HINDI MOVIE CHANNELSMarket: Hindi Speaking Market TG: CS 4+ years Period: Week 44 (20-10-06 to 04-11-06) Relative Shares Top 5 Movies on TV Source: TAM Peoplemeter System Click here for English Movie Channels...
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Phansekar to direct Mukti for K. Sera Sera
Budgeted at Rs 50 million, the film based on a real life incident will star Suniel Shetty....
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Sharma signs Tusshar Kapoor & Boman Irani
The film will mark Sharma’s comeback to producing after a hibernation of around 10 years...
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Sikander Kher to debut with Woodstock Villa
Mumbai: Sikander Kher, Anupam and Kirron Kher’s son will make his debut with Sanjay Gupta’s Woodstock Villa. Neha Oberoi, who also makes her debut with the film, will play his love interest.Says Sikander Kher...
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Chile announces FilmChile in NY on 16 Nov
Mumbai: Commissioner Juan A. Somavia of ProChile New York, the Trade Commission of Chile, Chile’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced the launch of FilmChile, the Chilean Film & Photo Commission on November 10. The...
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Sahara’s Tree of Life to star Colin Farrel
Sahara One's first Hollywood co-production,will be directed by award-winning director Terrence Mallik...
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UTV will host screenplay writing workshops
The workshop will be by Syd Field, who has been a script consultant to major US Studios...
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SRK’s back as Fauji on Sahara One
MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan’s debut television serial Fauji, which transformed him into an overnight heart throb, is all set to be re-telecast. The serial, which premiered on Sahara One on 13 November, will be...
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Adlabs’ BIG 92.7 FM launches in Mumbai
The station hits Mumbai airwaves today, making the sixth launch of BIG 92.7 FM in the country...
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No fireworks at the BO since Diwali
Mumbai: This week witnessed three major releases viz — Rajshri’s Vivah, Subhash Ghai’s Apna Sapna Money Money and Plus Entertainments’ Deadline – Sirf 24 Ghante to average response.All the three films are trying to...
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Rehguzar based on real life of labourers in Dubai
MUMBAI: Producer Kesar Kothari’s Rehguzar is scheduled to release on November 17. The movie is written and directed by Faruq Masudi and stars Jimmy Shergill, Salloni and Pakistani actors Qawi Khan and Aurangazeb Legari....
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IOMC celebrates 75 years of Hindi talkie cinema
MUMBAI: The Indian Organisation of Mass Communication (IOMC) is all set to celebrate the completion of seventy-five years of Hindi talkie cinema. The celebration will be held on March 14, 2007 at Bhavan’s Auditorium,...
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Mangat bans smoking on the sets of No Smoking
Mangat has collected penalties from director Anurag Kashyap and even from co-producer Vishal Bharadwaj.
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Hema and Esha are Hakoba’s brand ambassadors
The duo will be brand ambassadors for Hakoba’s recently launched clothing range...
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Nana Patekar to play director in Cinema
<i>Cinema</i> based on the film industry, is directed by Tamil director Bharathiraja and also stars South actor Arjun...
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11th IFFK 2006 from December 8, 2006
Priyaranjan Dasmunsi and actress Sharmila Tagore will be chief guests of honour....
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Prime Focus closes distribution concern
Namit Malhotra promoted Prime Focus shuts distribution shop within six months of operation....
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Pepe Jeans London ties up with Dhoom:2
MUMBAI: After the tie up with Coke, Pepe Jeans London is the next brand that has tied up with Yash Raj Films’ Dhoom:2. Pepe Jeans has introduced a special collection called the D:2 collection....
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Salaam-E-Ishq to release on Thursday
<i>Salaam-E-Ishq</i>will release on Thursday 25 January 2007 to give the movie a long Republic Day weekend...
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Andhra Pradesh bans dubbed films
IMPPA has called for all to join hands and ensure that the ban is not implemented under any circumstances.
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Filmy bags 2 Gold at Promax & BDA Asia
MUMBAI: Sahara One Media and Entertainment’s Hindi movie channel Filmy has bagged two Gold awards at the Promax & BDA Asia, 2006 Awards that were held in Singapore. The channel, launched in February 2006, bagged...
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L.A. based in-film agency in Bollywood
Propaganda GEM is currently in talks with top Bollywood producers and will set up office by next year...
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Al-Jazeera to beam English news from 15 Nov
Al-Jazeera is launching a 24-hour English language news and current affairs channel, coinciding with their ten-year anniversary...
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Chatterjee summoned by ATS Chief S Raghuvanshi
ATS Chief wanted to know the subject of the controversial film Life TV...
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Sanjay Gadhvi directs Hrithik once again
Sanjay has directed the latest Coca Cola advertisement featuring Hrithik...
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Apna Sapna Money Money :Film Review
Apna Sapna Money Money Rating:1.5/5 Producer: Raju Farooqui Director: Sangeeth Sivan Cast: Ritiesh Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Anupam Kher, Celina Jaitly, Koena Mitra, Riya Sen, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty Yes, it’s a formula. Think Masti,...
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Film review: Vivah
Film:Vivah Rating: 2.5/5 Director: Sooraj Barjatya Producer: Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Rajkumar Barjatya, Ajit Kumar Barjatya Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Anupam Kher, Alok Nath, Seema Biswas. Poonam (Amrita Rao) is an upper middle class...
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Vivah film download on new Rajshri website
MUMBAI: Internet’s the place to be in! Close on the heels of Yash Raj Films relaunching their website today, comes the announcement that the Rajshri Group has launched a new website through its digital...
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No show at box office hits Viacom’s earnings
MUMBAI: Viacom Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September, 2006. Going by the company’s non-performance at the box office, its Q3 profits were down by almost 16 per cent. ...
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Spider-Man 3 trailer on Viacom platforms
MUMBAI: Spider-Man fans will get a long-awaited sneak peek at Columbia Pictures’ highly anticipated motion picture Spider-Man 3 when a new, full-length, two-and-a-half minute trailer debuts in a special unprecedented “road block” across Viacom’s...
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Percept to roll 22 films by 2008
Four films are ready for release, 9 in pre-production stage & more than 10 films are in various stages of development....
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Deadline Sirf 24 Ghante – Film review
Deadline Sirf 24 Ghante Rating: 2/5 Director: Tanveer Khan Producer: Ravi Agrawal Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Sandhya Mridul, Rajit Kapur, Zakir Hussein and Jhanak Shukla It’s a happy...
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Game to be launched on Disney’s Ratatouille
MUMBAI: THQ Inc. will be launching Disney and Pixar’s Ratatouille game in mid-2007 to coincide with the worldwide release of the film. The game is in development across 11 systems, including Xbox 360 video...
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Lionsgate signs VoD movie deal
MUMBAI: EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network satellite TV service have inked an agreement with Lionsgate Entertainment to carry the studio’s titles on its Video On Demand platform, DISH On Demand, as well...
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Discovery T&L to launch Indian Rendezvous
MUMBAI: Discovery Travel and Living will be launching a new six-part series called Indian Rendezvous on the six metros of India. The show, which will cover Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Chennai, will...
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Ensured data protection from Moser Baer
PRESS RELEASE Moser Baer India Ltd has announced that the Company expands its commitment to “New Breed” of data backup technology with the introduction of the “Moser Baer Platinum” range of CD-Rs. The...
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Hugh Jackman on Inside the Actors Studio
MUMBAI: Pix will present actor Hugh Jackman on Inside The Actors Studio on 12 November at 7 pm. A star in his native Australia thanks to his work on television and in musical theatre,...
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Shahid Kapur on Sony’s Bigg Boss
MUMBAI: It’s been a week since the 13 inmates entered the Bigg Boss house on Sony’s latest reality show. Situated in the wilderness, with a swimming pool, modern gym, open kitchen, the 13 inmates...
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Kinetic ties up with Apna Sapna Money Money
MUMBAI: Kinetic Motor Company has tied up with Mukta Arts’ movie Apna Sapna Money Money, which releases on 10 November, 2006. Through this film, which is directed by Sangeeth Sivan, Kinetic will promote...
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Adlabs-Jha to set up 4 multiplexs in Bihar
MUMBAI: Adlabs and filmmaker Prakash Jha, who hails from Bihar, will be setting up four multiplexes in Bihar and Jharkhand. The first shopping mall-cum-multiplex cinema will be launched in the steel city of Jamshedpur. Jha...
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Disney to launch studio for Nintendo games
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company’s interactive entertainment affiliate Buena Vista Games, Inc will be forming a new video game development studio dedicated to creating innovative games for Nintendo platforms called Fall Line Studio. ...
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Fame launches ‘For a Few Dollars More’
PRESS RELEASE Mumbai, November 08, 2006: Entertainment has always been as a major source of leisure, relaxation and information. Keeping this trend in mind, Fame Multiplexes, part of Shringar Cinemas Limited, has launched ‘For...
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Nominees for Sabsey Favourite Kaun 2006
PRESS RELEASE Mumbai, November 09, 2006: It’s that time of the year again when the viewers of the Star Gold will get busy and get the phone lines buzzing, sending out a flurry of...
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UTV’s Metro composer hunts for a band
Search is on for two band members for UTV's film <i>Metro</i>, which is directed by Anurag Basu and has music by Pritam....
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YRF enables digital downloads via website
Yash Raj revamps website to enable buying & downloading songs digitally using Microsoft's Windows technology....
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Ghai to build media institute in Cape Town
Subhash Ghai signs MoU with Cape Town Premier Ebrahim Rasool to build a film and media institute in Cape Town....
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Manisha Koirala with her brother in Anwar
MUMBAI: Producer Rajesh Singh has cast the brother sister duo of Siddharth and Manisha Koirala for his film titled Anwar. The movie is made under his banner Dayal Creations Ltd and is being directed...
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Dr. D Rama Naidu’s film at Chicago film fest
MUMBAI: After screenings of producer Dr D. Rama Naidu’s Hamari Beti at the Cannes International Film Festival and various other film festivals, the film was recently screened at the 42nd Chicago International Film Festival,...
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Saif and Madhavan to endorse Santoor
Actors Saif Ali Khan and R Madhavan have been appointed as brand ambassadors of Wipro soap brand Santoor....
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Manisha Koirala to revive production house
After failing with <i>Paisa Vasool</i> in 2004, Manisha Koirala will now revive her film production banner - Moving Images....
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Vikram Bhatt readies four films for 2007
After lying low in 2006, director Vikram Bhatt to have 4 releases in 2007 - <i>Red</i>, <i>Life Main Kabhi Kabhi</i>, <i>Speed</i> and <i>Fear</i>....
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BhagamBhag marks Priyadarshan’s 25 yrs
Ashtavinayak and Popkorn Motion Pictures' <i>BhagamBhag</i> to mark director Priyadarshan's 25 years in films....
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‘Vivah is based on a real life incident’ – Sooraj Barjatya
Can you tell us something about your forthcoming film Vivah? Vivah is a story of courtship period between a rich boy from Delhi and a middle class girl from Madhupur. It is about marriage...
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Martin Scorsese inks deal with Paramount
MUMBAI: Viacom’s Paramount Pictures has inked a production deal with director Martin Scorsese. Scorsese’s latest film The Departed starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg and Martin Sheen released recently and...
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Film producer N N Sippy passes away
Veteran film producer N N Sippy (75) passed away in Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital on Tuesday....
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Abhishek to croon ‘Mehbooba’ in new Sholey
MUMBAI: The latest buzz on Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholey is that Abhishek Bachchan will don the role of Jalal Aga in the original Sholay and croon the song “Mehbooba O Mehbooba.” While the...
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Premiere of Maati Maay in Mumbai
MUMBAI: DNYA FILMS in collaboration with Prabhat Chitra Mandal has organized the Mumbai premiere of Marathi film Maati Maay (with English sub-titles) on 16 November. The film has been produced and directed by Chitra Palekar....
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Manugraph buys US company for $19 mn
MUMBAI: Manugraph India Ltd will be acquiring US based Dauphin Graphic Machines Inc (DGM), a manufacturer of web offset printing machines for $ 192 million. Manugraph India and DGM together will now form...
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Bokadia revives Mumbai distribution office
MUMBAI: Filmmaker K C Bokadia is planning to revive his Bombay distribution concern BMB Movies with his latest film Challenge. The film stars Sunny Deol and Tabu. Bokadia had last distributed his own...
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Nehle Pe Dehla – a tribute to Sunil Dutt
MUMBAI: As a tribute to the late Sunil Dutt, producer Mahendra Dhariwal has reverted back to the title of Nehle Pe Dehla, which he had changed to Jimmy and Johnny. The film stars...
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Saregama release Rajshri films special pack
MUMBAI: On 7 November, Saregama released a special pack of memorable songs of Rajshri’s films. Present at the launch were Sooraj Barjatya, Amrita Rao, Shahid Kapur, Saregama managing director Shubroto Chattopadhyay and Ravindra Jain....
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Builder Agrawal forays into film financing
Pune-based builder is diversifying into films. By 2007, he plans to release 5 films with an investment of Rs 150 mn....
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Himesh Reshammiya violates copyright act
In his debut film as an actor, Himesh Reshammiya has added a song from Boney Kapoor's <i>Milenge Milenge</i>....
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Compact Disc to co-produce Hollywood films
Compact Disc India to co-produce two Hollywood films with iMedia Ventures; official announcement in New York....
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Destination Bangkok for Zee Cine Awards
Zee Network is gearing up for the 10th Zee Cine Awards, which will be held in Bangkok on 3 March, 2007....
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‘We don’t take a star cast because we need them; we take them because the film needs them’ – Ravi Chopra
As BR Films enters its 50th year, what would you recall as the highest points? There have been a lot of high points and success has been regular to us. That is the reason...
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Xbox 360 teams with Paramount, Warner
MUMBAI: Microsoft’s Xbox 360 will become the first gaming console to offer downloads of over 1,000 hours of movies such as V for Vendetta and Nacho Libre and TV shows like CSI, Robot Chicken...
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Jeff Small is DreamWorks Studios’ COO
MUMBAI: DreamWorks Studios has appointed Jeff Small as chief operating officer. The announcement was made by DreamWorks Studios co-chairman and CEO Stacey Snider. Small comes to DreamWorks direct from Revolution where he was...
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Pirates and Cars on Apple’s iTunes
MUMBAI: Disney and Pixar’s Cars and Walt Disney Pictures’ Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest will now be available for download at Apple’s iTunes store from Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment. The film...
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Heineken rolls Casino Royale ad campaign
MUMBAI: Heineken International launched its global advertising campaign, starring Eva Green as Vesper Lynd in the new James Bond film Casino Royale, which has its worldwide premiere in London on 14 November. The...
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Cars DVD to launch on 7 November
MUMBAI: Disney and Pixar’s latest animation film Cars will be released on DVD on 7 November. The DVD will have bonus features like Mater and the Ghostlight (all new, exclusive animated short), One man...
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Mobio launches Mobile Movie Times
MUMBAI: Mobio Networks has made available Mobile Movie Times, the first mobile application that enables moviegoers to find local movie details and buy tickets on their handsets in three clicks or less. The free...
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Adlabs’ Shetty & Karan Johar at WIE Forum
Manmohan Shetty, Karan Johar, Ronnie Screwvala to speak at the Wharton India Economic Forum in Philadelphia....
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PNC to make sequel to Pyaar Ke Side Effects
MUMBAI: After the success of Pyaar Ke Side Effects, the maker of the film – Pritish Nandy Communications – is all set to embark on its sequel. Pyaar Ke Side Effects, which was...
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Umrao Jaan performs better in the overseas
In UAE, <i>Umrao Jaan</i> did a business of 500,000 dirham; 135,000 pounds in the UK and $300,000 in the US....
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Sanjay shoots for Shootout At Lokhandwala
MUMBAI: After shooting for two days for Ajay Chandok’s Jimmy And Johnny, Sanjay Dutt recently shot for Sanjay Gupta’s Shootout At Lokhandwala, which is being directed by Apoorva Lakhia. With the 1993 Mumbai...
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Star Gold to relaunch Sabsey Favourite Kaun
MUMBAI: Star Gold’s opinion poll Sabsey Favourite Kaun is all set to come back on 30 December, 2006 and this time on an international level. The award will cover a host of nations...
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Magic Monday for media scrips on BSE
Sensex closes at 13,186.89 points on Monday; media scrips ride on upbeat market sentiment....
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Yashraj buys Zamaanat Punjab, Delhi rights
MUMBAI: S Raamanathan’s Zamaanat starring Amitabh Bachchan and Arshad Warsi, which will hit cinema screens on 1 December, will be released by Yash Raj Films in Punjab and Delhi. Glimpses Entertainment has acquired...
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Inox Nariman Point turns two
PRESS RELEASE South Mumbai’s favorite multiplex INOX will be 2 years old on 12 November 2006. In true ‘Filmy’ style, INOX is all set to thank and woo its patrons in a week-long...
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Vatshal Sheth turns biker
PRESS RELEASE Vatshal Sheth who shot into Bollywood limelight with Tarzan- the Wonder car, has quite a few prestigious films in his kitty, one of them being his films with Samir Karnik ,...
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Dhariwal signs Lajmi for Rs 90 million film
Producer Mahendra Dhariwal is all set to embark on a Rs 90 million film with Kalpana Lajmi as director....
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Ravi Chopra plans Rs 1+ billion Mahabharat film
MUMBAI: The unprecedented success of B.R. Films’ television series Mahabharat (1988) has been known to all. Ravi Chopra is now keen to translate this into a feature film. He will be making a feature...
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K Sera Sera signs Clea PR
PRESS RELEASE It is definitely celebration time at Clea PR. The firm that has been on an account-bagging spree in the past few months has once again signed the dotted line with film production/distribution...
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INOX Leisure – Outcome of AGM
PRESS RELEASE INOX Leisure Ltd has informed BSE that the members at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company held on September 22, 2006, inter alia, have accorded to the following: 1. Adoption...
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DMP’s 3D series Eelif-Aant ADVERTORIAL!
<i>Eelif-Aant</i>, which has been made on a budget of Rs 3 – Rs 3.5 mn is a tale about an elephant & an ant. <STRONG><FONT color=#ff3300 size=1>CASE STUDY!</FONT></STRONG>...
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Mani Ratnam releases music of Guru
Eight years after the release of <i>Dil Se</i>, Mani Ratnam, Gulzar & A R Rahman are all set to recreate magic in <i>Guru</i>....
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BBC’s Talking Movies celebrates 400 episodes
MUMBAI: Talking Movies, the weekly film review and magazine programme that broadcasts internationally on BBC World, looks back over more than seven years of interviews this week to celebrate its 400th episode. The...
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Intex launches new range of DVD players
MUMBAI: Intex Technologies has unveiled five new models of DVD players namely Intex DVD Player R-35, R-45, R- 55, R- 65 and R- 75. With these models, Intex’s DVD player portfolio now has eight...
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