Remakes & sequels have been successful but is this a case of intellectual bankruptcy or merely an ode to the past?...

Bollywood has been promoted as the face of Indian cinema but regional films form largest share of Indian cinema....

MUMBAI: Walt Disney India managing director Rajat Jain has quit the organisation. According to an official statement, Jain has decided to leave the company to pursue new opportunities. Jain has been with Disney since the...

MUMBAI: Radio is one medium that has the ability to reach the remotest of areas and is heard by most as it provides information and music on the go. However, it is the absence...

MUMBAI: The FICCI BAF (Best Animated FRAMES) Awards, which recognizes excellence in the animation, gaming and VFX space were given away on the second day of the media and entertainment convention in Mumbai.A total...

MUMBAI: In an extremely competitive industry where a new film is being churned out every other day; original scripts, ideas and concepts are becoming extremely hard to find and create. The saviour to this...

MUMBAI: With the boom in the media space, content owners are increasingly worrying about protecting their intellectual property rights (IPR) and are proactive in the fight against piracy. Day two of FICCI FRAMES 2007...

MUMBAI: The second day of FICCI FRAMES 2007 saw a heated discussion on the role of media and entertainment. With key speakers such as actor and director Shekhar Kapur, Farhan Akhtar and Reliance Entertainment...

MUMBAI: Latin American singing sensation Shakira performed at her first ever concert in the Middle East, in Dubai on 23 March 2007, on the eve of her India visit. More than 25,000 fans attended...

MUMBAI: Producer Kumar Mangat’s daughter Amita Pathak will make her debut in Haal-e-Dil, a film being produced by Mangat under the banner of Big Screen Entertainment and Eros International’s Sunil Lulla. The film will...

MUMBAI: Mukta Movies Distributors will release Khanna & Iyer on 30 March 2007 worldwide. The film has been produced by Zee Telefilms in association with Mukta Tele Media and has been directed by new...

MUMBAI: Choreographer-turned- director B H Tharun Kumar’s Rafoo Chakkar – Fun on the run, is slated for an August 2007 release. Produced by Friday Pictures, the film stars Aslam Khan (last seen in Nayee...

MUMBAI: The cultural wing of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Andheri is organising a seven day festival of black and white Gujarati films from 3 to 9 April at the campus auditorium to mark the...

MUMBAI: United Hum (India) in association with Limelite Productions (UK) will soon launch a film based on the death of the late Princess Diana. The film is being co-produced and directed by Kadar Kashmiri,...

MUMBAI: Pakistani actor Meera, who had been lying low after featuring in Hindi films like Kasak, Nazar and Akelapan, returns in another film, Ssimran. In Akelapan, Meera played yesteryear Hindi film actor Parveen Babi...

MUMBAI: Junior Mehmood, who acted as the younger version of ace comedian Mehmood in films like the 1968 Sanghursh and Brahmachari will now produce and direct a Marathi film. Incidentally, this is Mehmood’s fifth...

MUMBAI: Indian prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur has lauded the soon to be released film Provoked, saying “it brilliantly highlights the trauma and struggle associated with domestic violence which many women...

MUMBAI: The Munnabhai effect will hit television screens on 29 March 2007, with Sanjay Dutt and Boman Irani occupying the celeb hot seats on Star Plus’ game show Kaun Banega Crorepati. Dutt will try...

MUMBAI: The battle for the last mile, of reaching out to the consumers and retaining the existing viewers of cable and satellite TV has just begun to unfold, with industry stakeholders making a impassioned...

MUMBAI: Content is king and marketing is a kingpin that helps the king rule. That was the essence of the session titled Marketing and Distribution of Movies at FICCI FRAMES 2007. Moderated by Adlabs...