MUMBAI: Last year witnessed a lot of chaos and confusion in the English movie channel space with Star Movies and HBO being off air for a significant part of the year. However, in...
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Moser Baer posts net profit of Rs 376 million
MUMBAI: Moser Baer India Ltd, which recently forayed into the home entertainment segment, has posted a net profit after taxes of Rs 376.24 million for the quarter ended 31 December, 2006 as compared to...
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Salman Khan’s secretary to start film in May
MUMBAI: Vikas Kapoor’s debut production, Mera Bharat Mahaan, will be shot in Kashmir from May 2007. The film will star Sunny Deol, Salman Khan, Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta, Riteish Deshmukh and Sohail Khan and...
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Tamil Nadu minister’s son to launch film
MUMBAI: Udayanidhi, son of Tamil Nadu’s internal affairs minister M K Stalin, will launch a mega budget Tamil film shortly. Says a unit member of the film, on condition of anonymity, “The film will...
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Sai Prakash to remake Telugu film in Kannada
MUMBAI: After Neelkanta, director Sai Prakash has decided to remake Telugu hit film Kante Koothurme Kanu in Kannada. Prakash has bought the remake rights to the film from Dasari Narayan Rao. K S R...
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Tamil film Billa to be re-made
MUMBAI: After two decades, producer Anand L Suresh will remake Tamil super hit film Billa, whichstarred Rajnikant, Praveena and Sripriya. The remake will sport the same title. Sources close to the producer say, “It...
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Rajasthani film in the pipeline
MUMBAI: The Rajasthani film industry is likely to get a shot in the arm with a new film, Sanchi Thari Preet, being made currently. While regional cinema, including Bhojpuri and Marathi has been on...
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Buoyed by Hungama sale, UTV posts profit
UTV's consolidated revenues are Rs 704 mn, of which Rs 263 mn came from the sale of Hungama TV to Walt Disney....
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Rituparna Sengupta signs two Hindi films
National awardee Rituparna Sengupta has signed <i>Gurudakshina</i> and also a film to be directed by Lajmi....
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Warner Bros. to re-release The Departed
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Pictures is planning to re-release the award-winning crime drama The Departed on 26 January, 2006, in more than 1,300 theatres in the US. The announcement was made by Warner Bros. Pictures...
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“My films just hold up a mirror to society’ – Madhur Bhandarkar
Traffic Signal is Madhur Bhandarkar’s third film, completing the trilogy he set out to make (Page 3 and Corporate included). Known for the rather peculiar subjects he picks for his films, he still manages...
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Pyramid plans 15 multiplexes in Karnataka
MUMBAI: Pyramid Saimira Theatre Ltd has tied-up with Bangalore based B&B Infrastructure, Ltd (Ritual Developers Ltd) to develop 15 multiplexes across Karnataka. The land used for this venture will be 15 lakhs square...
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Cricket themed film ready for release
MUMBAI: World Cup frenzy has already spawned a Hindi film, Say Salaam India – Let’s Bring The Cup Home, that’s due for release in early March 2007. Written and directed by Subhash Kapoor, the...
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Prime Focus posts net profit of Rs 55.9 mn
MUMBAI: Post production and visual effects studio Prime Focus has announced its operating results for the quarter ended 31 December, 2006.  The company’s consolidated revenue for the quarter stood at Rs 167.1 million...
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