MUMBAI: Film and theatre personality Makrand Deshpande has cast actor Kay Kay Menon in the lead role for his next directorial venture. Menon will play a character Deshpande himself has essayed for over a decade...
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Star Gold to air Bhojpuri films
MUMBAI: Bhojpuri films will be telecast on a satellite channel, Star Gold, which belongs to the Star India group. This is the first time that Bhojpuri films will get a national television audience. Says...
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Jackie Shroff to sing for English film
MUMBAI: For the first time, actor Jackie Shroff will lend his voice for a number in an English film titled Let’s Romance. The film will be directed by ad film director turned filmmaker Abhik...
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Fardeen Khan signs Shyam Bajaj’s next
MUMBAI: Even as Fardeen Khan is busy with the release of Just Married, the actor is also looking forward to start shooting for his next film. Produced by Shyam Bajaj, the film is a...
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Will Akshaye walk the ramp for fashion week?
MUMBAI: Ever since Akshaye Khanna walked the ramp for Vikram Phadnis’ Salaam-e-Ishq fashion show, he has been inundated with similar offers with designers vying with each other to get him for the forthcoming fashion...
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Whistling Woods unveils film, TV studio
Subhash Ghai's Whistling Woods International inaugurated its on-campus film & TV studios and Audeus Block....
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The Namesake Stills
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Raqeeb Stills
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Shaka Laka Boom Boom Stills
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Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy score for Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
MUMBAI: Music directors Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy have teamed up once again with Yash Raj to score the music for Shaad Ali’s Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. The trio has last worked with Yash Raj and...
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Shunya to kick off IndieFocus film festival
MUMBAI: The IndieFocus film festival, to be held from 16 to 18 March 2007 at the PVR Cinemas, Mumbai will open with the Asian premiere of Arindam Mitra’s directorial debut, Shunya. Mitra has earlier...
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Eros to release Provoked on 6 April
MUMBAI: Eros International will release and distribute the Aishwarya Rai starrer Provoked nationwide on 6 April 2007 with advance previews on 5 April 2007. Provoked is the true life story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia (played...
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Raqeeb – Rivals In Love
Film: Raqeeb – Rivals In Love Producer: Raj Kanwar Director: Anurag Singh Music: Pritam Lyrics: Sameer Audio: T-Series Cast: Rahul Khanna, Sharman Joshe, Jimmy Shargill, Tannushree Datta, Vivake Shauq, Rekha Rao, Kishoree Shahne, Visvjeet...
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Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee
Film: Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Producer: Baba Arts Directed by: Vikram Bhatt Music: Lalit Pandit Lyrics: Sameer Cast: Dino Morea, Aftab Shivdasani, Sameer Dattani, Annuj Sawhney, Nauhid Cyrusi, Koel Puri, Nikita Anand, Anjori Alagh,...
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Media & entertainment stocks tumble
MUMBAI: On another bloody day at the stock markets only a few entertainment stocks bucked the trend. Bag Films on the back of restructuring news and new partnerships was handsomely up by 4.95 per...
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UTV to co-produce M Night Shyamalan’s film
MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures will be co-producing M Night Shyamalan’s next Sci-Fi thriller titled The Happening along with 20th Century Fox. As has already been reported by Businessofcinema.com, 20th Century Fox gave the green...
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UTV to release Rang De Basanti in UK, USA
MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures will be releasing Rang De Basanti in the UK and US markets in a couple of months. The movie, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra stars Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan,...
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Salman, Katrina at 300 premiere at Cinemax
MUMBAI: Cinemax hosted the premiere of the ancient historic movie 300 by Warner Bros. The premiere was attended by the likes of Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Zayed Khan, Sanjay Khan, Dabbo Ratnani, Mona Singh, Parvin...
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Malaika Khan launches Zapakgirls.com
MUMBAI: Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Venture’s casual gaming portal Zapak.com launched Zapakgirls.com. Launching Zapakgirls.com, Bollywood actor Malaika Arora Khan said, “Its now time for girls to have some fun and get gaming on...
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CNN’s Talk Asia to interview Karan Johar
MUMBAI: As part of its new series Eye on India, CNN’s Talk Asia will air an exclusive interview with Bollywood director Karan Johar. The episode will be aired on 17 March at 6 am...
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Tabu, Mira Nair on Koffee with Karan
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Tabu and director Mira Nair will be on Koffee With Karan this week. Tabu stars in filmmaker Nair’s The Namesake,.which is based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel of the same name. Also...
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Music of Ek Chalis Ki Last Local launched
MUMBAI: Abhay Deol and Neha Dhupia, the lead pair of Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, released the music of the film on Tuesday. Lead singer and guitarist Xulfi of the wellknown Pakistani band Call...
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Breaking & Entering to premiere at MAMI
MUMBAI: Academy award-winning director Anthony Minghella’s first original screenplay, Breaking and Entering will be premiered at the ongoing MAMI Festival in Mumbai on Thursday at 4.45 pm. Breaking and Entering is a romantic drama...
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Anand–Milind to work with Sameer again
MUMBAI: Music directors Anand – Milind and lyricist Sameer have buried their differences and are coming together to work on producer Kamlesh Kumar’s forthcoming Bhojpuri film. It is the first time the trio is...
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Zee and K Sera Sera ink partnership
E-City & K Sera Sera have inked a partnership for overseas distribution of movies....
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Music release: Ek Chalis Ki Last Local
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Michael Eisner launches new media studio
MUMBAI: Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner has formed Vuguru (www.vuguru.com), an independent studio that will produce and distribute original content for the Internet and emerging digital platforms. Vuguru’s goal is to be the leader in...
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MTV, Yahoo! join hands for MTV Movie Awards
MUMBAI: MTV and Yahoo! Movies have inked a partnership, working with Mark Burnett Productions, to enhance the “2007 MTV Movie Awards” experience like never before by giving fans the opportunity to participate in the...
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DreamWorks Animation goes 3D
MUMBAI: Come 2009 and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. will be producing all of its films in stereoscopic 3D technology. To best take advantage of the technology, the company will now be creating films utilizing...
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Limca Book honours A R Rahman
MUMBAI: The 2007 edition of the Limca Book of Records, launched recently, features music maestro A R Rahman among five Indians who are chosen to be a part of the People of the Year...
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Warner Bros’ 300 nets $70 million
MUMBAI: Time Warner Inc’s battle epic 300 recorded $70 million in ticket sales in the US and Canadian theatres this weekend, reports say. The film relegated Wild Hogs to second place with $28 million...
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Viacom drags YouTube to court in $1 bn suit
MUMBAI: Viacom Inc has sued wellknown portal YouTube and its parent, Google, in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York for intentional copyright infringement of Viacom’s entertainment properties. The suit...
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Warner Bros takes movies on VOD to Germany
MUMBAI: HanseNet Telekommunikation GmbH and Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD) have inked a multiyear video-on-demand (VOD) agreement for theatrical motion pictures on German television. The 100 film agreement gives Telekommunikation’s Alice homeTV digital...
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Sippys to release Just Married in Bombay
MUMBAI: Ramesh Sippy and son Rakesh will release Pritish Nandy’s Just Married in the Bombay circuit. Says Raksha Distributors’ Rakesh Sippy, “We are releasing the film with more than 100 prints. The final number of...
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eBay counterfeit trader arrested in London
MUMBAI: An eBay trader who was selling large quantities of pirate DVDs and making several thousand pounds per month has been arrested following extensive work by FACT’s Internet Investigations Team. In a combined raid...
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Cinemax offers couple passes to patrons
MUMBAI: Cinemax is offering couple passes to a Mumbai suburban discotheque to patrons frequenting the multiplex. Patrons do not have to incur additional cost to win the passes, says a company release. Patrons watching...
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Producers lock horns over Telugu remake
Despite producer Boney Kapoor's claims to the contrary, Nitin Kapoor is remaking <i>Bommarillu</i> in Hindi....
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Akbar Khan to launch two films in April
Producer-director Akbar Khan plans to bounce back into the reckoning with the launch of two films in April 2007....
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Liyaqat Gola to release Alien Returns-4
MUMBAI: Bombay distributor Liyaqat Gola, known in the trade as a ‘sequel specialist’ for the number of sequels he has distributed, has bagged the distribution rights of Hollywood film Alien Returns-4 for the entire...
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New Rajasthan distributor acquires 2 films
MUMBAI: Newly formed Rajasthan distribution concern, Roop Rajat Cine Vision has acquired the distribution rights of Just Married and Fool And Final. The concern, which started out with acquisition of the Priyadarshan directed Bhagam...
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Shah acquires Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay
MUMBAI: Bharat Shah has acquired the all India theatrical rights of RGV’s Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay, it is learnt. While Shah was unavailable for comment, sources close to his distribution concern V.I.P. Films...
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Shooting of foreign films in India simplified
MUMBAI: The government of India has simplified the procedure for shooting of movies by foreigners in India. The waiting period for clearing applications for shooting of foreign feature films in the country has been reduced...
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David Dhawan to direct Ramsay’s next
David Dhawan will direct producer Keshu Ramsay's next film, a big budget extravaganza to be chiefly shot abroad....
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Vipul Shah undeterred by World Cup mania
MUMBAI: Next Friday’s release Namastey London clashes not only with the annual school and college exams, but also with the ongoing cricket World Cup. To cap matters, India will be playing Sri Lanka on...
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‘Many a times astute business is doing no business at all’ – Shringar Cinemas MD Shravan Shroff
Armed with a Masters in Business Administration from Melbourne Business School, Shringar Cinemas managing director Shravan Shroff joined his family business in 1997. Under his supervision the Fame chain of multiplexes took birth. Since...
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Sabina, Piyush adjudged Zee Cinestars
MUMBAI: UK’s Sabina Sheema and Madhya Pradesh resident Piyush Chopra have emerged winners of the Zee Cinestars talent hunt for aspiring actors. The winners will feature in a film that will be announced soon,...
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Pyramid to build 100 malls-cum-multiplexes
MUMBAI: Pyramid Saimira Theatre has formed a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) along with Shriram Mall Infrastructure Pvt Ltd to build 100 malls-cum-multiplexes across south India. The total amount of investment for the same will...
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New Zealand singer enters Indipop scene
MUMBAI: New Zealand singer Shriram has released his debut album ‘Is Dhundh Mein’ in India through Sagarika Music. The title track ‘Is Dhundh Mein’ has three variations in the album, all rendered by Shriram...
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Esha joins Hema, Ahana in endorsing Kent RO
MUMBAI: After signing on veteran actor Hema Malini and her younger daughter Ahana Deol as brand ambassadors, Kent Mineral RO systems has now signed on elder daughter Esha Deol too. “Signing Esha Deol as...
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Rahul Roy replaced in Punjabi film
MUMBAI: Winner of reality show Bigg Boss, Rahul Roy has been replaced by another actor in a Punjabi film, for upping his fees after signing on the dotted line. Reliable sources say Roy was...
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Kareena Kapoor shoots for Kya Love Story Hai
MUMBAI: Kareena Kapoor, slated to make a special appearance in Kya Love Story Hai, will shoot for the song picturised on her in the film, this week. The soundtrack of the romantic comedy that...
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First Indian 3D animated film in 2008
MUMBAI: Media Factory India’s animated film Magik, will be the first 3-D character-generated animated film to be totally made in India. The movie made on a budget of $5 million, revolves around five characters, all...
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UTV set for three releases in March
UTV Motion Pictures will release three movies, all belonging to diverse genres, this month....
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MyMovieNetwork unveils music video contest
MUMBAI: Online filmmakers’ community MyMovieNetwork has launched its first ever music video contest, “The Rise from Music Videocrity.” The contest is open to all filmmakers, actors, musicians, directors and individuals who love music and...
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Sony Pictures Television elevates Todd Miller
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Todd Miller to executive vice president and managing director, Asia. Based at SPTI’s Asia headquarters in Hong Kong, Miller is responsible for managing and coordinating the...
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English Channels: 25 Feb – 3 March, 2007
Market: All IndiaTG: CS 15+ YearsPeriod: Week 09, 2007 (25-02-2007 – 03-03-2007) Relative Shares Top 5 Movies Source: TAM Peoplemeter System Also read:Hindi Channels: 25 February – 3 March, 2007...
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Hindi Channels: 25 Feb – 3 March, 2007
Market: Hindi Speaking MarketTG: CS 4+ YearsPeriod: Week 09, 2007 (25-02-2007 – 03-03-2007) Relative Shares Top 5 Movies Source: TAM Peoplemeter System Also see:English Channels: 25 February – 3 March, 2007...
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Rajnikant starrer to release in May
MUMBAI: The magnum opus Tamil film Sivaji: The Boss starring the southern superstar Rajnikant is slated to release in May this year. “Sivaji is made on a lavish scale. This is Rajnikant’s 154th film and...
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Santoshi’s Hallabol releasing in June
Director Rajkumar Santoshi has completed the shooting for <i>Hallabol</i>' to release in June - July....
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Movie Premiere: 300
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Box Office sees multiple film releases
MUMBAI: This Friday saw multiple releases like Water, Red – The Dark Side, Sarhad Paar, 1971, Wounded, Sakura – A Flower, Bunty – Babloo Aur Jackie and Sausurari Jindabad (Bhojpuri), but none of the...
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Amato appointed HBO Films senior VP
MUMBAI: Producer and film executive Len Amato has been appointed HBO Films’ senior vice president. Amato will be responsible for overseeing the development and production of HBO Films for the cable network. The announcement...
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Mallika Sherawat lands another Hollywood flick
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Mallika Sherawat has landed a role in Bill Bannerman’s next film titled Unveiled. Bannerman is Clint Eastwood’s assistant director and second unit director. He was honoured by the Director’s Guild of...
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Amitabh Bachchan croons for world cup
Film star Amitabh Bachchan has lent his voice to a song, Ek Alag Andaaz Hai, targeted at the cricket World Cup....
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Shanghai company penalised for piracy
MUMBAI: A Shanghai court has ruled that the Shanghai Le Ying AV Products Company DVD retail outlet, located in Shanghai’s central business district, guilty of copyright infringement. The company has been found selling pirated...
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Bhatt’s Red releases with 400 prints
MUMBAI: Horseshoe Pictures’ Red, directed by Vikram Bhatt, has opened with 400 prints across the country, of which 160 are digital prints. Horseshoe has released Red in the Mumbai circuit, with 90 normal prints...
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The Namesake
Film: The Namesake Banner: UTV Motion Pictures Producer: Lydia Dean Pilcher Director: Mira Nair Cast: Kal Penn, Tabu, Irfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett Music: Nitin Sawhney Release date: 23 March 2007 Synopsis: Spanning two generations,...
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Film Review: Apocalypto
Film: Apocalypto Director: Mel Gibson Cast: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Johnathan Brewer Rating: 3.5/5 Apocalypto is a treat to watch. The film not only talks of a time when supernatural beliefs and norms existed,...
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Film Review: Red – The Dark Side
Film: Red – The Dark Side Director: Vikram Bhatt Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Celina Jaitley, Amrita Arora and Sushant Singh Rating: 1/5 Red is what you get when you have a...
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Movie Premiere: Apocalypto
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Nitin Desai’s Movie Studio: A Tour
MUMBAI: Production designer and art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai’s sprawling film studio in Karjat (on the outskirts of Mumbai) celebrated its second anniversary celebrations this week. When Oscar winning director Oliver Stone was...
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Shringar’s Shroff is 24th powerful retailer
MUMBAI: The Retailer Magazine’s Collector’s Issue has done a study to rank the 50 Most Powerful People in retail in the country and Shringar Cinemas managing director Shravan Shroff has been ranked number 24...
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The Pursuit of Happyness releases in India
Sony Pictures Releasing India will release <i>The Pursuit of Happyness</i> on 9 March 2007 in India....
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Akshay tries Yamakasi in Thums Up TVC
MUMBAI: Thums Up brand ambassador Akshay Kumar will sport a new look while performing the extreme sport of Yamakasi in the new TV commercial that will be unleashed this summer. Yamakasi, which will...
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Upen Patel signs six films
MUMBAI: Model turned actor Upen Patel, who debuted in Mukta Arts’ 36 China Town, has signed six films which are slated to release in 2007 and 2008. His association with producer Suneel Darshan will...
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PVR Cinemas to host 3 day film fest
The festival will be held from 16 - 18 March at PVR Cinemas & will feature documentaries & features....
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‘Chaurahen taught me to be genuine in front of the camera’ – Soha Ali Khan
With her striking features and performances that get better with each film, Soha Ali Khan has managed to carve a niche for herself in the fickle film industry. With meaty roles in films...
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Hindi Channels: 18-24 Feb, 2007
Market: Hindi Speaking MarketTG: CS 4+ YearsPeriod: Week 08, 2007 (18-02-2007 – 24-02-2007) Relative Shares Top 5 Movies Source: TAM Peoplemeter System Also see:English Channels: 18 – 24 February, 2007...
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English Channels: 18-24 Feb, 2007
Market: All IndiaTG: CS 15+ YearsPeriod: Week 08, 2007 (18-02-2007 – 24-02-2007) Relative Shares Top 5 Movies Source: TAM Peoplemeter System Also read:Hindi Channels: 18 – 24 February, 2007...
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Film Review: The Pursuit of Happyness
Film Review: The Pursuit of Happyness Director: Gabriele Muccino Producer: Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, James Lassiter and Will Smith Cast: Will Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Thandie Newton ...
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Film Review: Water
Film: Water Director: Deepa Mehta Producer: David Hamilton Cast: Waheeda Rehman, Manorama, Seema Biswas, John Abraham, Lisa Ray, Raghuvir Yadav, baby Sarala Rating: 4.5/5 By the banks of the river Ganges, against a politically...
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Disney steps up on The Frog Princess
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Studios will continue its fairy tale legacy in animation by taking moviegoers on an all-new “once upon a time” musical adventure with its 2009 release of The Frog Princess. ...
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Movie Premiere: Dreamgirls
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Nitin Desai Studio anniversary
Event Stills: ND Studio anniversary celebrations – Amitabh Bachchan & Nitin Desai Previous Next ...
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Film Review: Wounded
Film: Wounded Director: Krishna Mishra Cast: Seema Parihar, Kanhaiya Kaithwas, Anjali Pandey, Pradeep Kabara, Rati Shankar, Jitendra Narooka, Vikas Srivastav, Sachal Tyagi Rating: 1/5 There have been quite a few films in the biographical...
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Avon signs Dreamgirls’ Jennifer Hudson
MUMBAI: Avon Products, Inc. has signed Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson to be the exclusive spokesperson for the Imari fragrance brand, including the newest scent, Imari Seduction. The classic Imari scent has been Avon’s...
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Film Review: 1971
Film: 1971 Director: Amrit Sagar Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Ravi Kissen, Deepak Dobriyal, Kumud Mishra, Chitranjan Giri and Manav Kaul Rating: 2.5/5 Films showcasing tales of prisoners of war (PoWs) and border feuds have come...
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Corporate Olympics begin with celeb match
MUMBAI: A celebrity packed cricket match on Wednesday at the Police Gymkhana in Mumbai heralded the Corporate Olympics, jointly organised by Fountainhead Promotions and Events and the Aditya Birla Group. The 10 day sports...
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Hrithik to endorse Acer products
Notebook vendor Acer has appointed actor Hrithik Roshan as its brand ambassasdor....
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Titan launches new series with Aamir Khan
Titan Watches launched its Aviator series of watches with ambassador Aamir Khan....
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T-Series to partner Lata for album
MUMBAI: For the first time, music company T-Series has ventured into a partnership with iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar for an album. The first song for the album, shot on 7 March, 2007, features Mangeshkar...
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Nitin Desai’s ND Studio turns two
Art director Nitin Desai's ND Studio in Karjat turned two with a grand celebration to mark the occasion....
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Shaka Laka Boom Boom music launch
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First Look: Khoya Khoya Chand
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Hollywood global box office touches $25 bn
Global film audiences boosted worldwide box office to an all-time high of $25.8 billion - an 11% increase....
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Indian court sentences movie pirate
A Mumbai court jailed a movie pirate recently. However, this is only the sixth movie piracy conviction in India....
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Web18 picks up majority stake in BigTree
MUMBAI: TV18 Group’s Internet arm – Web18 – has acquired a majority stake in Bigtree Entertainment, which is a player in movie and entertainment ticketing. This investment will further strengthen the Group’s position in...
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MacKay to present Bollywood Awards in NY
New York State Independence Party chairman MacKay has been appointed to the board of the Bollywood Group....
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Paramount asks users to create movie trailer
MUMBAI: Eyespot Corp. has inked a partnership with Paramount Pictures that will allow film fans to create their own “movie trailer mash-ups†by mixing the studio’s exclusive film footage using Eyespot.com’s online video editing...
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Will Smith to play drug dealer turned chef
MUMBAI: Hollywood actor Will Smith and James Lassiter’s production company Overbrook Entertainment will soon produce a film based on Jeff Henderson’s drug dealer-turned-star chef memoir “Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, From Cocaine...
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