MUMBAI: Bombay distributor Dilip Dhanwani, who has just revived his distribution concern with the release of Kumar Sanu’s Utthan, is now making a return to production. Confirms Dhanwani, “It’s almost five years since I...
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Bhram shoot disrupted by miscreants
MUMBAI: Miscreants disrupted the shoot of Magna films’ Bhram at Gorai Beach on Tuesday, while a scene between Dino Morea and Sheetal Menon was being picturised. Unit sources say that all legal permissions...
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Adlabs Cinema cashes in on Oscar fever
Adlabs will screen Oscar nominated films in its chain of theatres in Mumbai, Pune and Mangalore....
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Tata Starbus drives Honeymoon Travels
MUMBAI: The Tata Motors’ Starbus will feature in Excel Entertainment’s forthcoming film Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd. Tata Motors has specially customised a Tata ‘Starbus’ to suit the requirements of the script of the film,...
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Viacom to provide content to Joost
MUMBAI: Viacom and Joost have recently signed a content partnership deal, that will have Viacom offering brands and free programming to consumers on the Joost distribution platform. According to the agreement, Viacom’s divisions —...
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Ghost Rider rides high on US box-office
MUMBAI: Mark Steven Johnson’s Ghost Rider, starring Nicholas Cage and Eva Mendes, raked in $44.5 million on its opening weekend at the North American box-office. The film, that released on 16 February 2007, averaged...
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Nehlle Pe Dehlla to release on 2 March
MUMBAI: Producer Mahendra Dhariwal’s Nehlle Pe Dehlla will finally see the light of day on 2 March 2007. The Sanjay Dutt and Saif Ali Khan starrer, that has been in the cans for three...
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Kavita Krishnamurti performs in Delhi
MUMBAI: Singer Kavita Krishnamurti performed recently at the Siri Fort Auditorium in Delhi at an event organised by the Circle of Animal Lovers. Krishnamurti sangs songs several numbers from Hindi films including ‘Om Namashivaya’ from...
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Jump gets Malaika Arora Khan on games
MUMBAI: Mobile and web games developer Jump Games has signed a two year contract with Malaika Arora Khan to develop four games featuring the actor. The company has earlier crafted similar games for music...
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John Abraham signs PPC’s Aashayein
Percept has signed John Abraham for its forthcoming film <i>Aashayein</i>, to be directed by Nagesh Kukunoor....
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Universal’s Kids in America to roll soon
MUMBAI: Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have started production work on their next comedy, titled Kids in America. The film, starring Topher Grace as recent college graduate Matt Franklin, follows Matt, his twin sister...
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Sony Pictures buys stake in Indian company
Sony Pictures Imageworks has picked up a 51% stake in Chennai based visual effects and animation studio....
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Brand tie-ups guard Eklavya promotion
Although <i>Eklavya</i> is a contemporary story, brand tie-ups have played an integral role in promoting the film....
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Famous Studio ventures into film production
Arun Roongta owned Famous Studio has ventured into filmmaking with a film titled <i>Anubhav</i>....
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Rakhee Sawant to get candid on Zoom
MUMBAI: Item girl Rakhee Sawant, whose popularity touched new peaks after her participation in Sony’s reality show Bigg Boss will this week speak about the experience, on television. Sawant will appear on Zoom this...
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Nokia N93i optimized for mobile filmmaking
MUMBAI: Nokia has launched the Nokia Nseries N93i with an all-in-one compact and stylish digital camcorder cum multimedia device to unleash the ‘movie maker’ in consumers. With the new Nokia N93i, consumers will have...
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Music director Shravan receives award
MUMBAI: Music director and producer Shravan Rathod was honoured with the Shanti Prakash Agarwal Patrakar Puruskar 2007 award at a function held on 19 February 2007 in Mumbai. He received the award for his...
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Take 2 to be held on 21 Feb ADVERTORIAL!
MUMBAI: After a successful event last year, the annual contemporary issues documentary film festival will be held once again at the Rama Watamull Auditorium in the K C College premises in Mumbai. With documentaries...
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PVR to release Honeymoon in select circuits
MUMBAI: PVR Ltd, with its chain of over 70 exhibition halls in the country, has bought the distribution rights of some territories of Excel Films’ Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd. “We will release the film...
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Anil Thadani to release Studio 18 films
MUMBAI: Studio 18 has teamed up with distributor Anil Thadani to release its forthcoming films. Sources say that Thadani has an agreement to release all of Studio 18’s acquisitions and productions for the Bombay...
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Salman, Anil Kapoor to star in Ghai’s next
Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor will star in Mukta Arts' next venture, to be directed by Subhash Ghai....
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Saregama merges film subsidiary into company
MUMBAI: The board of directors of music company Saregama India has approved the amalgamation of Saregama Films Ltd (SFL) with the company with effect from 31 March 2007. SFL, a wholly owned subsidiary of...
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Soha, Kangana to perform at Bollywood Awards
MUMBAI: Bollywood actors like Soha Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut will make their debut performances at this year’s Bollywood Awards Ceremony, which will be held on 26 May 2007 at the Nassau Coliseum in...
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Baba Arts chalks out expansion plans
Baba Arts is planning to borrow up to Rs 2 billion for its expansion; has also tied up with Times Music....
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India, France collaborate on film activities
The two countries have agreed to encourage film festivals; exchange students of its film and TV institutes and more....
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Vikram Bhatt’s Red awaits censor clearance
MUMBAI: Horseshoe Picture’s Red – The Dark Side, stalled by the censors due to some scenes reportedly depicting explicit sex, will now be watched by the Censor Board’s tribunal committee. The film is slated...
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Ambika Hinduja plans multiple film projects
MUMBAI: After Being Cyrus, producer Ambika Hinduja has signed on Anurag Kashyap and Leena Yadav to direct her next two ventures. Kashyap will direct a film featuring John Abraham, while the film to be...
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Frankfinn Music to launch Pak singer’s album
MUMBAI: Frankfinn Music will launch Pakistani singer Ali Zafar’s album Masty on 20 February 2007. Ali Zafar, who has penned, composed and rendered the entire album, has won the Best Music Album at the...
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Manav Gangwani has designs on Hindi films
MUMBAI: Designer Manav Gangwani, whose costumes have dressed high profile celebrities like Saif and Soha Ali Khan, Ameesha Patel, Raveena Tandon, Zeenat Aman and Priyanka Chopra, is now planning to turn designer for Hindi...
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Swarovski unveils $ 1 million Oscar set design
MUMBAI: While the full design concept of the Oscar set will remain a secret until the live telecast on 25 February, the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences and Swarovski unveiled a first...
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Warner kicks off promotions for Ninja movie
MUMBAI: In anticipation of the 23 March release of the CGI action adventure TMNT, 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. and Warner Bros. Pictures have announced promotional and merchandising partners for the movie, based on the Teenage...
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Music of RGV’s Nishabd released
MUMBAI: The music of the forthcoming Ram Gopal Varma film Nishabd was released in the presence of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jiah Khan and music director Vishal Bharadwaj on 17 February 2007. The film...
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Honeymoon rides on pink bus for promotion
MUMBAI: The trademark pink bus featured in the forthcoming Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd (HTPL) has hit the road to promote the film. Excel Entertainment’s Shamira Karim says the unique pink bus has cardboard cutouts...
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Citizen launches new Kareena collection
MUMBAI: Citizen watches has taken its association with brand ambassador Kareena Kapoor a step ahead with the launch of a special Kareena collection of diamond and fashion eco-drive watches. The company that opened its...
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Bollywood to tackle online piracy menace
With over 30 million users at any point of time, the Internet has emerged as the new pirate domain for movie downloads....
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Sanjay, Aishwarya win at Stardust awards
Mithun was honoured with Lifetime Achievement award at Stardust Awards; Sanjay, Aishwarya bag top honours....
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Saregama, Akademi revive classical music
MUMBAI: Saregama has tied up with the Sangeet Natak Akademi to revive the popularity of the works of legendry artistes that have been preserved by the country’s premier academy of performing arts. The Sangeet...
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Eklavya scores a first in North America
Eklavya sets record for being the first Hindi film to manage a 109% jump in collections on the second day, in N. America....
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‘Water has been one of my most enjoyable cinematic experiences’ – Deepa Mehta
Water, the film made by Indian born Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta, was previously shot in India with Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das as its principal characters. The film was shelved following protests from fundamentalist...
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Sanjay Sharma launches Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Anil Sharma’s younger brother, Sanjay Sharma has begun shooting for his second film Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron at Red Hills in Pondicherry. The film has been produced under the banner of Shantketan...
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Silver jubilee for Lage Raho Munnabhai
MUMBAI: While Vidhu Vinod Chopra is basking in the recently released Eklavya‘s glory and has also begun shooting for his next in the Munnabhai series – Munnabhai Chale Amrika; the Sanjay Dutt – Arshad...
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Vivah completes 100 days in 53 cinemas
MUMBAI: Rajshris’ latest venture Vivah completed 100 days on 17 February 2007 at the Central Plaza and eight other cinemas in Mumbai and 44 other cinemas throughout India. According to Rajshris’ distribution head Prakhar...
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Sony Pictures runs Ghost Rider bus on highway
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures has unveiled the Ghost Rider bus on the Mumbai Pune highway to promote its latest release Ghost Rider, that will hit screens on 23 February 2007. The action and special effects movie stars...
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Shahid Kapur opts out of Sippy film
Shahid Kapur has backed out of Ramesh Sippy's next, as yet untitled film, which also stars Nana Patekar....
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India, Germany ink movie production pact
India and Germany have signed an agreement on audio-visual co-production in Berlin....
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Will Eklavya stand the test of the box office?
Lure of the starcast coupled with the long weekend helped the film generate 60 - 80% collections. <STRONG><FONT color=#ff3300 size=1>BOX OFFICE!</FONT></STRONG>...
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Eklavya faces rough weather in south
Eklavya has had teething trouble in southern India, with the first day shows of the film cancelled in many places....
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History Channel to air Bollywood Bosses
MUMBAI: What makes Karan Johar the ultimate entertainer? Why is Ram Gopal Verma fascinated with anything that is larger than life? Why is Vidhu Vinod Chopra strident on doing things his way? The answers...
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Priyadarshan’s next titled Bhool Bhulaiya
T-Series' next film, a comedy thriller directed by Priyadarshan, has been titled <i>Bhool Bhulaiya</i>....
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Shah Rukh Khan shifts loyalties to S Kumars
Apparel company S Kumars has appointed Shah Rukh Khan as the ambassador of its new brand, Belmonte....
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Columbia builds online hype around Spiderman
MUMBAI: Even as the movie is more than two months away from release, the Spidey mania is building up around the world. Two World Wide Web-crawling Spider-Man enthusiasts will have the chance to report breaking...
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Himesh Reshammiya back on TV with Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
MUMBAI: Taking from the success of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005, Zee TV will be bringing back the next season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. The show will...
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Screening of Bridge to Terabithia with Sushmita
MUMBAI: E-City, which released Hollywood flick Bridge to Terabithia in India today (16 February), has planned a special screening of the film on 18 February for kids from St Catherine’s Home, along with Bollywood...
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Water music preloaded on 1GB iPod
The music of Oscar nominated film <i>Water</i>, directed by Deepa Mehta will be made available with an iPod....
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China box office to exceed $720m by 2010
MUMBAI: The Chinese film industry has experienced a period of rapid growth since the government began relaxing its regulations in 2001, with box office revenues tripling to $336 million in 2006 as more and...
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After school film club launched in UK schools
MUMBAI: Film director Beeban Kidron and educationist Lindsay Mackie have joined forces to launch Film Club, an initiative that aims to bring the world of film into 10,000 primary and secondary schools across Britain....
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Cartoon Network creates mobile application
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network New Media has created CallToons, a new mobile application that integrates smart technology with entertainment, essentially allowing Cartoon Network characters to take over a mobile phone. Using patent pending technology,...
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Satellite rights of Vikram Bhatt’s Speed sold
MUMBAI: The satellite rights of Harry Baweja’s under-production film, Speed, have been acquired by Mumbai based company G G Photo Ltd, it is reliably learnt. A G G Photo official, on condition of anonymity,...
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Chhabria pockets overseas rights of 3 films
MUMBAI: Glimpse Entertainments’ Pradeep Chhabria has acquired the overseas distribution rights of Zamaanat, The Challenge and Phir Milenge. Says Chhabria, “Except for the world satellite rights of K C Bokadia’s The Challenge, that stars...
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Censors stall film for organ donation portrayal
MUMBAI: The Central Board of Film Certification has objected to the heart transplant portrayed in NRI producer Dr Arjun Gaur’s film I Am In Love, and has stalled the release of the film in...
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Film Review: Eklavya – The Royal Guard
Film: Eklavya – The Royal Guard Producer – Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan, Jimmy Shergil, Boman Irani, Raima Sen....
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Rampal steps into John’s role in Honeymoon Travels
MUMBAI: Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd is all set to hit theatres next week (23 February). The film stars Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Raima Sen, Kay Kay Menon, Amisha Patel, Karan Khanna, Sandhya Mridul, Vikram...
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T-Series’ next movie to roll by February end
Shooting for T-Series' next, directed by Priyadarshan will begin by the end of this month in Rajasthan....
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Aishwarya starrer Provoked certified ‘U/A’
The film was sent for censorship in January & was passed with an 'A' certificate, which miffed the director....
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Shemaroo forays into animation
Shemaroo to release 2D musical film <i>Ghatothkach – Master of Magic</i> directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao....
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Sony Ericsson joins hands with EMI Music
Sony Ericsson, EMI Music & Hutch to bring Robbie Williams and Asha Bhosle's song on Sony Ericsson phones....
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Gujarati Screen and Stage Awards on 17 February
MUMBAI: The Transmedia sixth annual Gujarati Screen and Stage Awards 2006 will be held on 17 February 2007 at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai. Says Transmedia managing director Jasmin Shan, “The Gujarati language,...
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Veteran music director Khayyam turns 81
MUMBAI: Veteran music director Khayyam will turn 81 on 18 February 2007. Khayyam is best known for his melodious compositions for films like Umrao Jaan, Kabhi Kabhi, Trishul and others. Khayyam continues to be...
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Sulakshana Pandit poised for second innings
MUMBAI: Actor and singer Sulakshana Pandit, last seen in the 1983 film Razia Sultan, returns to the big screen with Kuch Kehna Hai. The film, produced by Ashutosh Chaurasia, has been directed by Shantanu...
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Sabir’s bilingual film set for May release
MUMBAI: Veteran filmmaker Manmohan Sabir is back after a brief hybernation with a bilingual film on the theme of national integration. The film, titled Jeevan Yatra in Hindi and Journey of Life in English,...
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MySpace to block unauthorized use of content
MUMBAI: MySpace.com has implemented a pilot program to block videos containing unauthorized copyrighted content from being posted in its community. Using digital fingerprinting technology licensed from Audible Magic, a leader in content rights...
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Indian media mkt to reach $17 bn by 2012
The Indian media market is expected to touch revenues of $17 billion by 2012, according to Heernet Ventures....
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Shama B’cast to digitally watermark movies
Shama Broadcast to digitally watermark movies for Ethnic Communications that will be distributed over the Internet....
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Animation studio ImagesChain to relocate
MUMBAI: Bangalore based animation studio, ImagesChain will be moving to a new location as part of its growth plan. The company will begin its operations from the new facility at Brookfields in Bangalore from...
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Alisha, Anu Malik, Udit Narayan to host Indian Idol
MUMBAI: The third season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television will witness two new judges – Alisha Chinai and Udit Narayan along with Anu Malik. The tagline of the third Indian Idol is...
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Hrithik, Priyanka on Koffee with Karan
MUMBAI: Hrithik Roshan and his co-star in Krrish Priyanka Chopra chat up with Karan Johar on Star One and Star World in the next episode of Koffee with Karan. The episode will be...
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BBC partners with FICCI for SAARC Conclave
MUMBAI: BBC World will be the official media partner for the second SAARC Business Leaders Conclave, being hosted on 17 and 18 February 2007 in Mumbai. The conclave organised by the SAARC Chamber of...
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Survey reveals popular votes for Oscars
MUMBAI: The Academy may have the final say, but Blockbuster Inc. has conducted a survey on who should win this year’s Oscars with a group of movie lovers. “Who better to make a...
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Disney legend Peter Ellenshaw passes away
MUMBAI: Peter Ellenshaw, the Oscar-winning visual effects pioneer and matte artist who worked his magic on such classic Disney live-action films as Mary Poppins, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Darby O’Gill and the Little...
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Epic releases MTV’s The Hills soundtrack
MUMBAI: Epic Records released the music from the MTV series The Hills. MTV’s hit series, The Hills is a well received spin off from Laguna Beach. The show follows Lauren, who has moved...
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Sundance Film Fest short films on mobile
MUMBAI: The five short ‘made for mobile’ films, premiering exclusively at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona this week, are now available for mobile users to download around the world today. Information on the...
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Wahlberg, Damon team up in The Fighter
MUMBAI: Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon, who teamed up in the Boston police saga The Departed, are set to reunite in Paramount Pictures’ The Fighter. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are producing through their...
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