MUMBAI: With Compaq creating innovative brand integrations on Star Plus’ Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) host and Compaq brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan has made the (branded) computer, the central character on the show. While...
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N Chandra plans Tezaab replica
Producer-director Chandra to make an action-love story on the lines of his 1988 film <i>Tezaab</i>....
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Shah Rukh Khan launches new Pepsi variant
Pepsi brand ambassador SRK will lend his support to the Pepsi variant on the eve of the Cricket World Cup....
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Koffee Break Pictures readies two films
Koffee Break's 2 films are ready for release. The first is an animation film & the second stars Suniel Shetty .
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Sushmita Sen, Ashley Judd in Nat Geo docu
MUMBAI: Bollywood star Sushmita Sen will team up with Hollywood actor Ashley Judd for a National Geographic documentary that aims to raise global awareness of HIV in India. The documentary is being made by...
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Bollywood stars join kids in awareness drive
MUMBAI: Film personalities Poonam Dhillon, Pooja Bhatt, Talat Aziz, Salil Ankola, Sanjay Gupta, Rahul Dev, Parmeet Sethi and Archana Puran Singh participated in a social event organised by the Jamnabai Narsee school in Mumbai...
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Music Review: Hattrick
Film: Hat Trick Music: Pritam Rating: 3/5 In tune: Ek pal mein is a great track, ideal to play on full volume while you cruise the city in your car with your friends. Sung...
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Martin Scorsese teams up with Mick Jagger
MUMBAI: Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese will team up with Rock and Roll icon Mick Jagger to direct The Long Play, a film set in the world of the music business spanning over...
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J J Abrams to direct new Star Trek film
MUMBAI: Star Trek, one of the most popular and successful franchises in the history of movies and television, will return to the big screen in December 2008 around Christmas. The movie will be directed...
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Kareena, Shahid, Karisma on Koffee with Karan
MUMBAI: After the explosive episode with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actress Mallika Sherawat on Koffee With Karan last week, Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur will be seen on the show this week. Also...
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Italian music pirate fined 363,000 Euros
MUMBAI: An Italian citizen has been fined 363,000 euros after the Desenzano Fiscal Police (GdF) recovered several pirated CDs and DVDs from his home. The Fiscal Police, who were assisted by specialist music, video...
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Amitabh Bachchan on Titan Antakshri’s sets
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan participated in the special episode of Zee’s Titan Antakshri on 27 February, 2007 for the visually challenged participants. Bachchan enthralled kids and audiences with recital of a poem “Main...
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Kunal replaces Shahid in Rohit Shetty film
Kunal Kapoor has replaced Shahid Kapur in Sippy's next film being directed by Rohit Shetty....
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Music Review: Water
Film: Water Music: A R Rahman Rating: 4/5 A R Rahman’s music is distinctive. He has his way of mixing music and organising different layers to result in a splendid composition. The music of Water...
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PEN, Mehul Kumar case hearing on 8 March
MUMBAI: The case filed by Popular Entertainment Network (PEN) director Jayantilal Gada against producer director Mehul Kumar will be heard on 8 March 2007. Gada had filed 12 criminal complaints against M K Pictures’s...
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‘Technology & tariffs are likely to make entertainment far more reasonably priced in the future’ – Percept Picture Company CEO Preet Bedi
It’s only been a couple of months since he joined the big Bollywood family, but the new Percept Picture Company CEO Preet Bedi looks very much at ease in his new profile. An advertising...
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HTPL manages good opening overseas
MUMBAI: Reema Kagti’s debut directorial venture, Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd has managed a good opening weekend, particularly in the UK and UAE, according to Studio 18, the motion picture division of Television Eighteen, which...
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Yash Raj to release five movies in 2007
Yash Raj Films announces the release dates of its five movies this year & another one in January 2008.
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Macrovision to distribute Disney games
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) has signed an agreement with Macrovision to digitally distribute Disney-branded casual games in Europe and Australia. The first set of Disney games currently available on Macrovision’s games...
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WarpX to train women directors in horror genre
MUMBAI:Women Direct Horror, a training and production initiative to encourage women directors keen to reinvent the horror genre for the 21st Century. Warp X is the UK low-budget digital film studio set up by...
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Saif endorses new Colgate toothpaste variant
MUMBAI: Brand ambassador Saif Ali Khan features in a new campaign to promote Colgate-Palmolive’s new variant of the MaxFresh toothpaste – Colgate MaxFresh Citrus Blast. An extensive 360 degree multi-media marketing programme is supporting...
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Tanveer Khan to direct Plus’ next
MUMBAI: Plus Entertainment will soon launch a big budget film to be written and directed by Tanveer Khan. Plus’ last venture, Deadline – Sirf 24 Ghante, also directed by Khan, was released by Percept...
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BitTorrent launches movie download library
MUMBAI: The BitTorrent website has recently launched the BitTorrent Entertainment Network, which features a comprehensive library of downloadable digital entertainment. The library includes content from 20th Century Fox, Lions Gate, MTV Networks, Paramount...
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DJ Jitesh wins War of the DJs
MUMBAI: Technical prowess on the turntables ensured that DJ Jitesh won the War of the DJs, organised by Times Music at the Yash Raj studios in Mumbai on 24 February 2007. The closely fought...
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Preity, Rani to play KBC Holi with SRK
MUMBAI: Host Shah Rukh Khan will have pals Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerjee as his guests on the Holi episode of Star Plus’ Kaun Banega Crorepati this week. The actors have pledged to donate...
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Pyramid Saimira, Moser Baer ink alliance
Pyramid Saimira & Moser Baer enter into a strategic partnership with for home video marketing & retailing....
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Traffic Signal turns NGO case study
Madhur Bhandarkar's <i>Traffic Signal</i> will now be used as a case study by an Indore based institute.
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Australian band sings for Heyy Babyy
MUMBAI: Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is currently shooting a Rs 15 million (Rs 1.5 crore) promotional song for his forthcoming film Heyy Babyy. The music video will feature an all girl Australian band named Girl...
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Hattrick fields stars for promo match
Tête-à -tête with the <i>Hattrick</i> team - Nana Patekar, Kunal Kapoor, Rimi Sen as they played cricket. <STRONG><FONT color=#ff3300 size=1>EXCLUSIVE!</FONT></STRONG>...
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Hindi Channels: 11 – 17 Feb, 2007
Market: Hindi Speaking MarketTG: CS 4+ YearsPeriod: Week 07, 2007 (10-02-2007 – 17-02-2007) Relative Shares Top 5 Movies Source: TAM Peoplemeter System Also see:English Channels: 11 – 17 February, 2007...
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English Channels: 11 – 17 Feb, 2007
Market: All IndiaTG: CS 15+ YearsPeriod: Week 07, 2007 (11-02-2007 – 17-02-2007) Relative Shares Top 5 Movies Source: TAM Peoplemeter System Also read:Hindi Channels: 11 – 17 February, 2007...
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Saregama launches CDs of Sameer’s songs
Saregama launched a two CD pack with a compilation of popular songs penned by Sameer since 1983.
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Hrithik, Kajol bag top Filmfare honours
Hrithik & Kajol walked away with awards for Best Actor & Actress for <i>Dhoom:2</i> and <i>Fanaa</i> respectively....
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‘Indians need to spend on marketing films’ – Graham King
MUMBAI: Indian filmmakers need to improve their public relations skills as well as pump in more money in marketing and promoting their films in Hollywood if they want to take home an Academy award,...
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Eklavya mops up $8+ mn in opening weekend
MUMBAI: Eros International’s latest worldwide release, Eklavya – The Royal Guard, has grossed over $ 8 million in its opening weekend. Directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the film, which was released on 15...
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Jade Goody in India; Shilpa Shetty moves on
MUMBAI: The now in-famous British television actress Jade Goody, who participated in the Celebrity Big Brother along with Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, has arrived in India. Goody’s trip is being seen as a ‘make ammends’...
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Mumbai’s Natraj Studio to be demolished
MUMBAI: Natraj Studio, situated near the Western Express Highway at Andheri in Mumbai will soon make way for a shopping mall. The studio, founded five decades ago and considered a landmark in Bollywood will...
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Amrita Rao to act in Telugu film
MUMBAI: Vivah lead actor Amrita Rao will soon star in a Telugu film opposite popular film actor Mahesh Babu. Sources say Rao was being wooed by many Telugu producers who wanted to cast her...
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Deadline for film producers to get MVAT nears
MUMBAI: The countdown has begun. 28 February, 2007 is the last day for film producers to register themselves with the department of sales tax and obtain a Maharashtra Value Added Tax (MVAT) number. Says...
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Star World to air British Academy Film Awards
MUMBAI: After airing the Oscars live today (26 February), Star World will now air the 2007 British Academy Film Awards. The awards, which are hosted by talk-show veteran Jonathan Ross from London’s Royal Opera...
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Martin Scorsese bags Oscar for The Departed
MUMBAI: Martin Scorsese has finally won an Oscar for Best Director for The Departed at the 79th Academy Awards. Scorsese had waited for a statuette for almost 27 years since his first nomination. He...
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Rose named MD of Disney Internet Group
MUMBAI: Cindy Rose has been named senior vice president and managing director of the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) Europe, Middle East and Africa. The announcement was made by WDIG International executive vice president...
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Court restrains Nehlle Pe Dehlla release
The Sanjay Dutt and Saif Ali Khan starrer <i>Nehlle Pe Dehlla</i> has run into trouble once again....
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Hairstylists unveil Jazz collection
MUMBAI: Hairstylists Aalim (owner of Hakim’s Aalim) and Asha Hariharan (owner of Beyond the Fringe) recently displayed a set of hairdos called the ‘Jazz collection’ at the Hyatt Regency ballroom in Mumbai. Organised jointly...
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Nana Patekar starrer wins Sundance award
<i>The Pool</i>, featuring Nana Patekar, has won the special jury prize at the 2007 Sundance film festival....
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HBO to feature superheroes in March
MUMBAI: HBO will air a superhero series this March, featuring a blockbuster movie every Thursday evening. The $ 411 million grossing box office hit Batman Begins will make its Indian TV premiere on HBO’s...
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Elton John, David Furnish raise $4.2 million
MUMBAI: Sir Elton John and David Furnish hosted the 15th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) party to celebrate the Academy Awards. The event was held on 25 February, 2007 at the Pacific Design...
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Hattrick Cricket Match
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UTV and Saregama team up for Hattrick
UTV and Saregama to unveil the promotional music video for their forthcoming film <i>Hattrick</i> on 2 March....
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Excel launches Oscar film festival on DVD
MUMBAI: In line with the 79th Annual Academy Awards, an Oscar DVD Film Festival is underway in leading bookstores, DVD and retail outlets across the country. The fest titled ‘Oscar Fever 2007’ is organized...
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T-Series sets sight on kids’ segment
T-Series has forayed into distribution & marketing of animation films with their target segment being kids....
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Hrithik Roshan meets Lifebuoy contest winners
MUMBAI: Ten children from across India, who won the ‘Lifebuoy mein bhi Krrish‘ contest, recently spent an evening with Krrish star Hrithik Roshan. Hindustan Unilever brand Lifebuoy had tied up with the Roshan starrer...
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Brahm – On the Sets
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Zamaanat release postponed to 16 March 2007
MUMBAI: Producer director S Raamanathan’s Zamaanat, slated for a 2 March 2007 release, has now been pushed back to 16 March 2007. Confirms Raamanathan, “I read Mr Bachchan’s interview in a tabloid recently, which...
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Sharma to make Tamil version of RGV’s Darling
MUMBAI: South based distributor Gaurav Sharma, who is a close friend of filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, is planning a Tamil version of RGV’s Darling, being produced by T-Series. Sources close to Sharma say that...
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DD TV serial to be made into feature film
MUMBAI: Rakesh Chaudhary’s television serial Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi, currently telecast every Thursday at 9 pm on Doordarshan’s national network, will soon be made into a feature film. Says Chaudhary, who started his TV...
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Eros acquires Nishabd’s overseas rights
MUMBAI: Eros International has acquired the overseas distribution rights for RGV’s Nishabd, directed by Ram Gopal Varma and co-produced by Adlabs. The movie is slated to release on 2 March 2007, simultaneous to the...
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Honeymoon… stabilises after patchy start
Excel Entertainment released <i>Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd</i> on 23 February 2007 to a mixed response. <STRONG><FONT color=#ff3300 size=1>BOX OFFICE!</FONT></STRONG>
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Cricket match planned to promote Hattrick
UTV has organised a cricket match in Mumbai between the cast of <i>Hattrick</i> and a team representing Fedex.
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Sushmita Sen unveils diamond collection
MUMBAI: Actor Sushmita Sen, who is the brand ambassador for Kiah Diamonds, launched the company’s Champagne Collection on 23 February 2007. On the occasion, Sen said, “My love for diamonds is immense and Kiah’s...
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Honeymoon Travels opens well in Dubai
<i>Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd</i> was released with a total of 53 prints by Studio 18 in the overseas market....
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Film Review: Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd
Movie: Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd Director: Reema Katgi Producer: Excel Entertainment (Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani) Cast: Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Abhay Deol, Ranvir Shorey, Dia Mirza, Minissha Lamba, Sandhya Mridul,...
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Pammi Somal’s Mummy-Ji to release in May
MUMBAI: Writer director Pammi Somal’s Mummy-Ji, shot entirely in the US, is now ready for release. Says Somal, “Except for a song to be picturised on Gurdas Mann, who makes a special appearance, the...
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Rajasthan distributor turns producer
MUMBAI: Bhagam Bhag’s Rajasthan distributor Mohandan Gadhvi has turned producer with a medium budget film titled Ramsapeer. Says Gadhvi, “Ramsapeer has been made with an investment of Rs 7.5 million (Rs 75 lakh). It is...
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Pyramid Saimira releases Tamil film
MUMBAI: Pyramid Saimira Theatre has released a Tamil movie titled Mozhi. This is the first time that Pyramid Saimira has released a Tamil film. It stars Prithiviraj, Prakash Raj, Jyotika and Swarnamalya. The...
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Preity Zinta is new Rexona brand ambassador
MUMBAI: HLL brand Rexona deodorant has announced Preity Zinta as its Indian brand ambassador. A new media campaign featuring Zinta has just taken off. Says Hindustan Unilver Ltd Deos marketing manager Shubhranshu Singh, “To...
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Nagesh Kukunoor’s next to roll on 1 March
Subhash Ghai, Nagesh Kukunoor & Shreyas Talpade have teamed up again for Bombay to Bangkok.
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Ashtavinayak to shoot Fraud in March
Fraud, to be directed by Abbas-Mustan, will feature Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan amongst others....
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Bollywood trains cameras on Thailand
Bollywood, ever in search of exotic locales, now seems to be setting its sights on Thailand....
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Walt Disney expands cruise business
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company plans to expand its cruise business by adding two new ocean liners in 2011 and 2012. The company signed a letter of intent with Meyer Werft shipyard, based in...
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Microsoft to showcase IPTV on Xbox 360
MUMBAI: Microsoft will showcase IPTV on Xbox 360 for the first time in Europe at The Connected Home show to be held in Olympia, London from 5 – 7 March, 2007. Microsoft TV worldwide...
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Star Movies to air the Oscars live
MUMBAI: It’s that time of the year again when the red carpet will be rolled out for the who’s who of Hollywood at the 79th Annual Academy Awards. The awards are scheduled to take...
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DivX launches online video film festival
MUMBAI: DivX, Inc. has announced the first ever DivX Film Festival, an online video festival devoted to creativity, storytelling and improving digital media. Hosted on DivX Stage6 – an online video sharing community site....
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Sagar Arts’ 1971
Film: 1971 Director: Amrit Sagar (grandson of Ramanand Sagar) Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Ravi Kissen, Deepak Dobriyal, Kumud Mishra, Chitaranjan Giri and Manav Kaul Release Date: 9 March, 2007 Synopsis The story is set 6...
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Johnny Walker to feature Bachchan family
All three actor members of the Bachchan family will star in A B Corp Ltd's <i>Johnny Walker</i>....
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Ex IAF officer plans mega budget films
MUMBAI: A former Indian Air Force officer turned film producer Samarjit Dasgupta has begun work on two big budget films. Dasgupta has earlier produced and directed Pyar Ki Dhun, under the banner of Magic...
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Contest rolled for dancers & choreographers
MUMBAI: Rising Wave Entertainment and the Western Dance Academy have organised a unique dance competition for aspiring dancers and choreographers in the film industry. The competition wil be held on 25 February 2007 at...
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Creative Eye inks Rs 75 mn deal with Sony
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television has acquired the re-telecast rights of Dheeraj Kumar’s television software company Creative Eye’s three mythological shows, Om Namah Shivay, Shree Ganesh and Jap Tap Vratt for a period of three...
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Redford’s Lions For Lambs to release 9 Nov
MUMBAI: United Artists Entertainment LLC (UA) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) have announced that Robert Redford’s Lions For Lambs will be released in North America on 9 November, 2007. Principal photography on the first...
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Filmfare Awards go the Oscar way
MUMBAI: The 52nd Fair One Filmfare Awards will don a new avatar this year a la the Oscars. The awards will be telecast on Sony on 25 February at 7:30 pm. On 24 February,...
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Hong Kong customs seizes pirated DVDs
MUMBAI: On 14 and 15 February, after a year-long investigation, the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department raided 20 premises in Hong Kong connected to an optical disc piracy syndicate controlled by an organized...
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Mallika, Bhansali to have Koffee with Karan
This weekend’s episode of Star’s Koffee with Karan will feature actor Mallika Sherawat and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Sherawat and Bhansali will meet for the first time on the sets of Koffee with Karan....
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Shankar Mahadevan sings for Cartoon Network
MUMBAI: Children’s channel Cartoon Network has roped in singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan to sing the title track of The Justirisers, a new action series that will launch on the channel’s action block Toonami. Mahadevan has...
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Viacom names McGarvie independent director
MUMBAI: Viacom Inc has elected Blythe J McGarvie as an independent member of the Viacom Board of Directors, effective 12 April 2007. McGarvie, who was also elected to serve on the Audit Committee,...
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Universal launches AR Rahman song
MUMBAI: Universal Music has launhced Pray for Me Brother, the first English rendition composed and sung by Rahman. “This is my first step in making music that is for the whole world as...
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Coloured Naya Daur to release on 6 April ’07
MUMBAI: The coloured version of the 1957 black and white film, Naya Daur, will be released on 6 April 2007. The re-done film has been ready for quite a while now, but producer...
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Shringar owner Shyam Shroff seen at Take 2
MUMBAI: Take 2, the annual documentary film festival ended on a high note. With ten documentary films being screened, Take 2 proved to be the platform to showcase the talent of final year media students...
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Penelope Cruz keen on working with SRK
Hollywood Actress Penelope Cruz has expressed interest in working in Bollywood, preferably with Shah Rukh Khan....
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The Honeymoon’s just beginning…
A chat with the cast and crew of Excel Entertainment's <i>Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd.</i> <STRONG><FONT color=#ff3300 size=1>EXCLUSIVE!</FONT></STRONG>...
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Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd promotion
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UTV’s youth channel Bindass to launch mid ’07
UTV's youth broadcast venture, in association with Malaysia's Astro Measat, has been named Bindass....
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TV18 announces documentary film awards
MUMBAI: TV18 has teamed up with the Department of Social Communications Media at Mumbai’s Sophia Polytechnic to award excellence in documentary filmmaking. The initiative, that aims to encourage young female talent in the fields...
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Ashtavinayak Cine Vision to produce multiple films
MUMBAI: Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision is finalising multiple productions with directors like Sanjay Gadhvi, Imtiaz Ali, Sangeeth Sivan and Rohit Shetty. After closing 2006 with the Priyadarshan directed Bhagam Bhaag and beginning 2007 with...
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First Look: Bombay to Bangkok
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‘Honeymoon Travels is a film that dares to be different’ – Minissha Lamba
She’s been seen in films like Yahaan, Corporate, Rocky and Anthony Kaun Hai. Now, Minissha Lamba will be seen in a different avatar, paired opposite Abhay Deol in Reema Kagti’s Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd...
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Ashtavinayak to produce multiple movies
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision is finalising multiple productions with top directors....
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Pixion dresses Shoonya in D-format
MUMBAI: Shoonya, which screened recently at the 36th International Rotterdam film festival, had Pixion (a Mumbai based post-production facility) give it a digital format through the digital intermediate process. Arindam Mitra’s Shoonya was one...
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Akademi introduces Bismillah Khan awards
MUMBAI: The Sangeet Natak Akademi has launched the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for young artistes. The objective of the award is to identify and encourage young talent in diverse fields of performing arts...
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Pyramid Saimira to raise $100 mn via FCCB
Pyramid Saimira Theatre Limited is planning to raise $100 million through the issue of FCCBs....
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Israel Fest to honour Sony Pictures’ Amy Pascal
MUMBAI: For her years of innovation and success as a studio leader, as well as her efforts to support women in film, the 22nd Israel Film Festival will be honouring Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman...
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