MUMBAI: Producer-director Mahesh Pandey is now foraying into distribution. Pandey has produced and directed Bhojpuri films like Ghar Dwaar, Hum Bal Brahmachari Tu Kanya Kunwari in association with television producer Ekta Kapoor, and is...
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Babul Supriyo turns hero with Bengali film
MUMBAI: Singer Babul Supriyo has joined the ranks of singer actors, by agreeing to play the lead in Tarun Majumdar’s next directorial venture, a Bangla film titled Chandrer Bari. Rituparna Sen Gupta will play...
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Ajay Devgan’s directorial debut to roll soon
MUMBAI: Actor Ajay Devgan will soon make his directorial debut with Hum Tum Aur Woh, which will feature him along with his wife Kajol in the lead roles. Isha Sharvani has also been cast...
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Will Smith named most powerful actor
MUMBAI: Last night, The Pursuit of Happyness star Will Smith deposed Tom Cruise and fought off stiff competition from Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt when Newsweek magazine named him the most powerful actor in...
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TLV Prasad launches sequel to Tauba Tauba
MUMBAI: Director T L V Prasad has joined the sequel bandwagon with the launch of his new film Phir Tauba Tauba, successor to his earlier film Tauba Tauba. Says Prasad, “The film is being...
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Mahesh Bhatt’s son to make acting debut
MUMBAI: Mahesh Bhatt’s son Rahul will make his acting debut in a forthcoming Bhatt home production tentatively titled Suicide Bomber. The film has been scripted by Bhatt himself. Sources say the film will be...
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Adlabs acquires two cinemas in C.P.
MUMBAI: Adlabs has taken over two cinema theatres from the Central Province territory for conversion to multiplexes. Sources say that the Krishna Talkies in Raipur had been closed since 30 March 2007 for renovation....
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Colossus to direct Sanjay Gupta’s Jasbaa
Gupta has assigned the directorial reins of <i>Jasbaa</i> to Colossus, the outfit run by Ajay & Lovel Arora....
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Sahara One Media & Ent CEO Aditya resigns
MUMBAI: Sahara One Media & Entertainment Ltd’s chief executive officer Shantonu Aditya has resigned from his post with effect from 2 April, 2007. Aditya had joined Sahara One Media & Entertainment in June 2005, where...
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YRF releases music of Ta Ra Rum Pum
MUMBAI: Yash Raj Films has released the music of its forthcoming film Ta Ra Rum Pum. The film, directed by Siddharth Anand, stars Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji. The film’s music has been...
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New York City to host Spider-Man week
MUMBAI: The week beginning 30 April 2007 will be marked as “Spider-Man Week In NYC”, in a joint celebration planned by the city of New York and Columbia Pictures. A variety of festivities have...
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Sony Pictures renews deal with IBM
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment has signed a five-year, $3.8 million contract with IBM to support its global financial system. The agreement expands on an earlier $4.3 million contract between the two companies that was...
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Sony’s Spider-Man 3 snapped up by Percept
MUMBAI: In one of the biggest deals ever, Percept Picture Company has bought the distribution rights of Spider-Man 3 from Sony Pictures Releasing Of India. This is for the first time in the history...
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