MUMBAI: This summer, Inox will be wooing kids with the third installation of Shrek. Shrek 3, which is slated for release on 1 June, will be released a week earlier at Inox. Special holiday...
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New Line Cinema celebrates 40th anniversary
MUMBAI: New Line Cinema will be celebrating its 40th anniversary at the The Film Society of Lincoln Center. The gala will be held to benefit the Film Society’s campaign to build a new film center....
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London preview held for Cheeni Kum
MUMBAI: Eros International held a special advance preview of Cheeni Kum at the Empire Leicester Square, London on Wednesday. The cast and crew present at the preview were led by Amitabh Bachchan, Paresh Rawal,...
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Kunal Khemu in Shree Ashtavinayak’s next
MUMBAI: Actor Kunal Khemu has been signed on to star in Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision’s forthcoming film, which will be directed by Rohit Jugraj. Khemu has been paired opposite Tulip Joshi in the film....
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Actor Sanjay Kapoor turns producer
MUMBAI: Sanjay Kapoor, younger brother to actor Anil Kapoor and producer Boney Kapoor, has forayed into production with a film to be written and directed by Anees Bazmee. Says Bazmee, “It is too early...
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Rakesh Roshan’s Krazzy 4 to go on floors in July
MUMBAI: Producer Rakesh Roshan’s next film venture, Krazzy 4, will mount the sets in July 2007. The film will be directed by his assistant Raja Sen. Sources inform that Krazzy 4 is a comedy...
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Cannes fest history encapsulated in website
MUMBAI: The Cannes film festival has now been encapsulated in a website, billed as ‘The Tales of a Festival’. The site, available at http://www.ina-festivaldecannes.com. has been created for film buffs everywhere to discover 60...
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Theatres geared for Shootout At Lokhandwala and Cheeni Kum
MUMBAI: At a time when producers and directors constantly shuffle movie release dates in order to avoid a ‘clash of the titans’, this Friday (25 May) will witness the simultaneous release of two mainstream...
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CDI & Motion Pixel ink animation deal
MUMBAI: Compact Disc India (CDI) has signed a $20.15 million deal with Hollywood production company Motion Pixel Corporation (MPC) for co-producing a 90-minute, 3D animation film called GoaaaaaL! based on Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo....
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Weinstein inks animation deal with Exodus
MUMBAI: The Weinstein Company (TWC) has inked a deal with Exodus Film Group to jointly develop, produce and finance a multi-picture slate of CG-animated feature films, DVDs, and television series. TWC will distribute the...
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Pinnacle launches new video editing software
MUMBAI: Pinnacle Systems has launched its next-generation video editing software, Pinnacle Studio 11. The Pinnacle Studio 11 family is designed to meet the needs of a wide range of video enthusiasts with three products...
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Tips Music launches channel on YouTube
MUMBAI: Soon after Eros International launched the first official Bollywood channel on Google’s video sharing website YouTube, comes the news that Tips Music too has launched its official channel on the website. However, Tips...
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Padmini Kolhapure takes to the stage
MUMBAI: Actor Padmini Kolhapure will soon be seen in a pivotal role in a Hindi play titled Aasman Se Gira Khajur Main Atka, written and directed by Navin Bawa. Says Bawa, “It is a comedy...
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AXN premieres thriller series Kidnapped
MUMBAI: Star-studded thriller series Kidnapped will soon be aired on AXN India. A peaceful day in the life of a wealthy New York family is shattered when their 15-year-old son Leopold is kidnapped. Desperate...
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Robert Rodriguez to direct Barbarella
MUMBAI: Robert Rodriguez, who has earlier created Planet Terror, Sin City, Spy Kids and El Mariachi, will now direct Barbarella, a new motion picture adaptation of the classic science-fiction comic book series. Universal Pictures...
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Fathead launches Spidey wall graphics
MUMBAI: Fathead, which produces life-size vinyl wall graphics, has launched its own Spider-Man product line. The line features images from Columbia Pictures’ Spider-Man 3, released on 4 May 2007. Two of these images feature Spider-Man...
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Emmy Academy appoints new officers
MUMBAI: Shelly Palmer, host of Media 3.0 with Shelly Palmer, has been elected president of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, New York. The Academy is the organisation that bestows the Emmy...
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Disney launches Pirates’ video game
MUMBAI: Disney Interactive Studios has launched The Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End video game. Inspired by the events, locations and characters from both the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films,...
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Ravi Kissen to bare his heart on Zoom
MUMBAI: Bhojpuri film actor Ravi Kissen will be the celeb guest on television channel Zoom’s Santa and Banta Newz Unlimited this week. Inspite of being one of the biggest stars of the Bhojpuri film...
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Radio City 91.1 FM shifts brand positioning
MUMBAI: Radio City 91.1 FM is going in for new brand positioning, shifting its focus to audiences between 25 and 35 years, in the SEC A and B categories. The decision was taken following...
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Board upholds R rating for I now pronounce
MUMBAI: The Classification and Rating Appeals Board has upheld the R rating given to the movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) had earlier assigned I Now...
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India basks in spotlight at Cannes
MUMBAI: Brand India visibility got a major boost at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival with the ‘India for Everyone’ message conveyed to delegates from over 90 countries. It is not just Indian films, but...
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NDTV revenues touch Rs 676 mn in Q4 07
MUMBAI: NDTV revenues touched Rs 676 million (Rs 67.60 crore) in Q4 07, registering a growth of 27.5 per cent over corresponding figures last year. Operating profits of the company have more than doubled...
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Cannes plaudits for UTV’s Jodhaa Akbar
MUMBAI: Jodhaa Akbar director Ashutosh Gowariker has made it to Variety’s list of the 60 most important people to watch out for, released at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. A two minute clip of...
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Tips’ Naqab set to release in July
MUMBAI: Director duo Abbas – Mastan’s new film, Naqab is slated for a July 2007 release worldwide. The film, produced by Tips, stars Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna and new find Urvashi Sharma. Pritam provides...
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HotMuggs unveils Cheeni Kum merchandise
MUMBAI: HotMuggs, a stylised drinkware concept, has entered into an alliance with P9 Integrated, the merchandising partner for Cheeni Kum, to launch a range of innovative licensed merchandise. The merchandise that has many firsts...
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Om Puri to star in Amol Palekar’s Dumkata
MUMBAI: Om Puri, Sachin Khedekar and Shernaz Patel will star in filmmaker Amol Palekar’s next Hindi venture, Dumkata, a film that he plans to produce himself. The film will also feature two child actors –...
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Music Review: Awarapan
Film: Awarapan Director: Mohit Suri Music Director: Pritam Rating: 2.5/5 After last year’s release Woh Lamhe, Mohit Suri is back with his new venture, Awarapan. Pritam, who had composed the music for Woh Lamhe,...
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Madhuri Dixit completes her comeback film
MUMBAI: Actor Madhuri Dixit, who has come back to acting after a gap of five years, has completed shooting for Yash Chopra’s Aaja Nachle. The film is directed by debutante Anil Mehta and co-stars...
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Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan producer back
MUMBAI: London based Kirit Trivedi, one of the producers of the 1998 hit Bade Miyan Chote Miyan is back to filmmaking. Vashu Bhagnani and Sheetal Jain (one of Amitabh Bachchan’s secretaries) were the other producers...
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Frazier named MPAA’s EVP Worldwide Govt Policy
MUMBAI: The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has announced a new structure and leadership for its worldwide government affairs operations. Greg Frazier has been promoted to executive vice president for Worldwide Government Policy...
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E-City Films bags Shankar Dada distribution rights
MUMBAI: E-City Films has acquired the regional distribution rights for Shankar Dada Zindabad, a Telugu re-make of the box-office blockbuster, Lage Raho Munnabhai. E-City Films has acquired the distribution rights for three sub-territories Vizag,...
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E-City bags Shankar Dada distribution rights
E-City Films acquires regional distribution rights for Telugu film <i>Shankar Dada Zindabad</i> for 3 sub-territories....
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Imperia screens ‘Say it in Russian’ at Cannes
MUMBAI: Imperia Entertainment’s new feature film, Say it in Russian, was screened on 20 May 2007 at the Cannes film festival, to a group of interested distributors and buyers from Germany, the UK, Denmark and...
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UK House of Commons honours Yash Chopra
Yash Chopra WAS feted by the House of Lords and House of Commons in the United Kingdom recently....
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Penguins docu to premiere on Nat Geo
MUMBAI: National Geographic Channel will present the Indian television premiere of the Academy Award winning film Penguins, A Love Story on 27 May at 8 pm. Narrated by actor Amitabh Bachchan, this film presents...
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Virgin, Studio 18 to explore horror genre
MUMBAI: Along with TV 18’s 50:50 joint venture with Viacom, the former’s film studio arm Studio 18 has also formed a new production relationship with Virgin Comics to create a slate of teen horror...
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Studio 18 to be housed under Viacom JV
MUMBAI: Viacom Inc has inked a 50:50 joint venture with the TV18 Group for television, film and digital media content. The JV company will be called Viacom-18. With this, TV 18’s motion pictures division operation...
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Akshay Kumar to endorse Grasim Suitings
MUMBAI: Actor Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the brand ambassador for Grasim Industries’ textiles division Grasim Suiting. Kumar will be endorsing the Grasim men’s wear collection. Grasim Industries Ltd textiles division president and...
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Jolie’s A Mighty Heart to release on 22 June
MUMBAI: Angelina Jolie’s next film, based on the killing of journalist Daniel Pearl – A Mighty Heart, is scheduled to release in theaters across North America on 22 June this year. The movie features...
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Shrek 3 collects record $ 122 million
MUMBAI: DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc’s Shrek 3 recorded $ 122 million in weekend sales; breaking the record for animated films held by Shrek 2, which was $ 108 million in its debut. The film opened...
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Cars video game creates sales record
MUMBAI: THQ Inc. announced that the Cars video game based on the Disney/Pixar film has achieved yet another major sales milestone by becoming a recent addition to the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system and PSP...
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Thai police seizes movie piracy material
MUMBAI: Earlier this month, officers from the Royal Thai Police, assisted by Motion Picture Association (MPA) representatives, raided an optical disc manufacturing and distribution facility in the Bangkok suburb of Nondhaburi, seizing 126 CD-R...
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Warner inks animation deal with Animal Logic
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Pictures and Animal Logic have signed a deal to develop animated feature films. The announcement was made by Warner Bros. Pictures president production Jeff Robinov and Animal Logic CEO Zareh Nalbandian. Through...
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Sai Paranjpye to direct Naval after 2 decades
MUMBAI: Prolific filmmaker and 2006 Padma Bhushan recipient Sai Paranjpye is back to film direction after a gap of six years, the last being Bhago Bhoot in 2001, an educative film for children. Sources say...
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Lebanese films to showcase at Cannes
MUMBAI: The Lebanese motion-picture industry takes centerstage on the All the Cinemas of the World program, an effort to show a broad range of films being produced in the world with a country-by-country presentation...
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TV 18’s Cell to host film contest at Promax
MUMBAI: TV 18’s advertising and promo arm The Cell has announced a contest, A Film Without Film!, which will be hosted at the Promax BDA India 2007 conference to be held on 29 and 30...
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Disney launches publishing program for Pirates
MUMBAI: Disney Book Group will continue its publishing program for live action films with the release of multiple new titles for the forthcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Close to two million...
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BAFTA offers Qube Cinema to European market
MUMBAI: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is now equipped to present to members of the industry, digital cinema presentations from the DCI compliant Qube XP-D Digital Cinema Server. A screening room...
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Karan Johar is the new face of Alfred Dunhill
MUMBAI: Producer, director and television host Karan Johar is now associating himself with British based luxury brand, Alfred Dunhill as its brand ambassador. This one year brand association between Alfred Dunhill and Johar was...
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Mahesh Ramanathan to head Reliance ADAG film business
MUMBAI: Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) has appointed Percept Picture Company COO Mahesh Ramanathan as the head for its motion picture production and related business initiatives. Ramanathan will spearhead the creation of a...
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Video album brings Italian Connection to India
MUMBAI: Arjun International recently launched a video album titled Italian Connection in Delhi. The album, shot by director Rajat Chawla in Genova, is the first of a series of seven albums that Arjun International...
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Percept to introduce new pair lead in MP3
MUMBAI: Percept Picture Company’s latest offering MP3 (Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar) will introduce Ruslaan Mumtaz and Hazel, two new faces, to Hindi films. Mumtaaz is a known face on the modeling circuit, while Hazel will...
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Autodesk plans Digital Film Tour 2007
MUMBAI: Autodesk Inc will be launching the Digital Film Tour 2007, a six-city tour to explore the changing landscape of digital filmmaking in India. The tour will start off in Mumbai on 24 May...
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India gets share of focus at Cannes
MUMBAI: The India Focus Films kicked off to a bright start at the Cannes Film Festival in the Tous Les Cinemas Du Monde (All Cinemas of the World) section on 18 May 2007. Seven...
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UFO brings digital cinema system to Bihar
MUMBAI: UFO Moviez installed its digital cinema system in Anand Cinema in Gaya, Bihar on 21 May 2007, making it the second theatre to go the digital way after Raj Chitra Mandir in Lakhisrai....
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Eros launches Bollywood channel on YouTube
MUMBAI: Eros International has launched an official Bollywood channel on Google’s video sharing website YouTube, which can be accessed at www.youtube.com/erosentertainment. Movie trailers, music videos and other footage from Eros International’s catalogue of 1300...
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Film: Chain Kulli Ki Main Kulli Produced by: Ken K Ghosh Directed by: Kituu Salooja Music: Salim Sulaiman Presented by: SaReGaMa Films Cast: Rahul Bose, Zain Khan Chain Kulli Ki Main Kulli, a children’s...
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Prasad’s Rasik Balma to release in June
MUMBAI: Director Mohanji Prasad latest Bhojpuri venture, Rasik Balma, is slated for a June 2007 release. Says Prasad, “Rasik Balma has a good tale, humour, thrills and romance. It is a family drama and power-packed...
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Aaditya Dutt to direct Keshu’s next
MUMBAI: After the debacle of Family – Ties of Blood last year, producer Keshu Ramsey plans to return with a few new projects. Ramsey was supposed to have launched a film with Rajkumar Santoshi, one...
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Bharat Shah to release RGV Ke Sholay in Bombay
MUMBAI: Financier-producer-distributor Bharat Shah and his partner Vinay Choksey have acquired the distribution rights of Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay for the Bombay circuit. Sources say the duo’s banner VIP Films is gearing up...
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UTV unveils Jodhaa Akbar & Goal at Cannes
MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures unveiled its upcoming movies – Jodhaa Akbar and Goal – on 18 May at the Cannes Film festival 2007. Both movies are slated to release across the world later this...
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Pirates coming to India on 1 June
MUMBAI: India will not witness the simultaneous worldwide release of Pirates of the Caribean: At World’s End. The film was earlier slated for release on 25 June in India, along with its worldwide release....
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Shrek enlivens summer at McDonald’s
MUMBAI: McDonald’s India commenced its marketing initiative with DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc, the studio behind the upcoming Shrek-The Third movie by launching Shrek-The Third Happy Meal. As part of the programme, a range of...
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Hollywood’s BO momentum fueled by sequels
MUMBAI: The bright lights of Hollywood may be shining the way to promising returns for the movie industry. According to a study by Standard & Poor’s Equity Research Services, the industry might be just...
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Movie thieves tangled in Spider-Man’s web
MUMBAI: Heightened security, vigilant theater employees and loyal film fans have prevented 31 would-be movie thieves from illegally recording Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Spider-Man 3 in theaters around the world. According to the Motion Picture...
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Industry awaits Cheeni Kum, Shootout At…
MUMBAI: The film trade is abuzz with next week’s two big releases; Shootout At Lokhandwala and Cheeni Kum. There are hopes that these films bring some respite at the box-office. The former is being...
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BitTorrent user convicted on piracy charges
MUMBAI: The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal published its judgement of its ruling confirming that 38-year-old Chan Nai-ming was guilty of violating Hong Kong’s Copyright Ordinance for the attempted distribution of illegal copies...
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‘I don’t have the capacity to juggle work’ – Vivek Oberoi
In the recent past, Vivek Oberoi has been written about less for his work and more for his link ups (which are yet to be proven) and an affair (which ended years ago). Irrespective...
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English Channels: 22 – 28 April 2007
Market: All IndiaTG: CS 15+ YearsPeriod: Week 17, 2007 (22-04-2007 – 28-04-2007) Relative Shares Top 5 Movies Source: TAM Peoplemeter System Also read:Hindi Channels: 22 – 28 April, 2007...
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Music Review: Swami
Film: Swami Director: Ganesh Acharya Music: Nitin Arora and Sony Chandy Lyrics: Sameer Rating: 4/5 Ganesh Acharya has been in the industry for over ten years; has choreographed songs for films like Rang De...
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Film Review: Raqeeb
Film: Raqeeb Cast: Rahul Khanna, Sharman Joshi, Jimmy Sheirgill and Tanushree Dutta Director: Anurag Singh Producer: Raj Kanwar Rating: 2/5 Awkward and affected. That is what Producer Raj Kanwar and Director Anurag Singh’s venture...
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T-Series to launch Shekhar Suman’s album
MUMBAI: Actor Shekhar Suman has now turned singer and is being backed by music major T-Series, which will be launching his first album. After having essayed the roles of actor, comperer, TV show host and...
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Vikram Bhatt pens Rs 1 billion JV with ASA
MUMBAI: Director Vikram Bhatt and ASA (a corporate dealing in steel and safety match industry) have inked a Rs 1 billion (Rs 100 crores) joint venture. Together ASA and Bhatt will create and produce...
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Film Review: Ek Chalis Ki Last Local
Film: Ek Chalis Ki Last Local Director: Sanjay Kanduri Cast: Abhay Deol, Neha Dhupia, Snehal Dabhi, Ashok Samarth, Vinay Apte, Virendra Saxena Rating: 2/5 Ever missed the last train and found yourself stranded? To...
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Cannes: Shemaroo steps up on Ghatothkach
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is aggressively promoting its new animation film Ghatothkach – Master of Magic at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. The company’s booth at the festival showcasing various products is primarily...
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MGM Studio World unveiled in Shanghai
MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) has signed a licensing agreement with Hong Kong’s Tengxun Entertainment and Management Ltd., with the participation of Shanghai Tianhong Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd., for the development of MGM...
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China, Russia on piracy priority watch list
MUMBAI: MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman joined lawmakers in unveiling the five countries on the 2007 priority watch list of the Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus (IAPC). While China and Russia are on...
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CNN celebrates Cannes’ 60th anniversary
MUMBAI: CNN’s movie show The Screening Room will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival. The show will be aired on 25 May at 11 pm with a repeat on...
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Karthik lends voice to Pokemon’s title track
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network has roped in South India’s playback singer Karthik to sing the title track of Pokemon – Master Quest to be aired in Tamil and Telugu. Starting 18 May, the show will...
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Malibu Ent picks interest in Blonde & Blonder
MUMBAI: Looking to further establish itself as a leader in the worldwide media and entertainment industry focusing on licensing, production, and distribution content, Orbit Brands Corporation’s Malibu Entertainment Group Inc has acquired a 15...
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UK film council to back Winterbottom’s next
MUMBAI: Genova, the next film to be made by award-winning British director Michael Winterbottom, whose A Mighty Heart is part of this year’s Cannes official selection, is one of a number of projects supported...
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Pak actor Shaikh to act in Om Shanti Om
MUMBAI: Well known Pakistani actor and filmmaker Javed Shaikh will be playing a role in Shah Rukh Khan’s Om Shanti Om. Says Shaikh, “I play Shah Rukh’s father in the film. I cannot reveal...
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Ernst & Young aids Bollywood-Hollywood anti-piracy initiative
MUMBAI: The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has announced a contract with the Indian arm of Ernst & Young as the next step in its “Bollywood-Hollywood” anti-piracy initiative. Ernst & Young will produce a professional...
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Shah Rukh inaugurates Qatar ICICI branch
MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan, ICICI’s global brand ambassador, recently inaugurated the organisation’s Qatar Branch. ICICI Bank recently received a license from Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) to set up a branch in Qatar....
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Narayan’s Bhojpuri film to release on 1 June
MUMBAI: Singer turned presenter Udit Narayan’s second Bhojpuri venture, Kab Kahaba Tu I Love You, will be released in Bombay on 1 June 2007. Says Narayan, “We have already released the film last week...
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Tony Chiu replaces Chow Yun in Red Cliff
MUMBAI: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who has earlier starred in In The Mood For Love and Bullet In The Head has replaced Chow Yun-fat in John Woo’s forthcoming film Red Cliff. Yun-Fat, who has featured...
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Sony Imageworks sets up base in New Mexico
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Imageworks and Albuquerque Studios have signed a deal that will house new Imageworks facilities in a build-to-spec 100,000-square-foot facility on the studio’s campus at the Mesa del Sol development in Albuquerque....
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Eros inks content alliances at Cannes
MUMBAI: Eros International has begun celebrations of its 30th anniversary at the Cannes Film Festival by unveiling its special anniversary logo as well as announcing a series of further content alliances. At Cannes, Eros...
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UTV to add 29 more prints of Metro
MUMBAI: Buoyed by the good opening response for their latest movie Life in a… Metro, UTV will be adding 29 prints of the film across India today (18 May). The film, which opened to...
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Reliance’s Kaushik Roy turns filmmaker
MUMBAI: Reliance Infocomm marketing head Kaushik Roy has ventured into film direction with Mera Aasman. The film, shooting for which is already completed, is slated for a July 2007 release. Says Roy, “Mera Aasman...
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Manjrekar’s cousin forays into filmmaking
MUMBAI: Actor – director Mahesh Manjrekar’s cousin, Santosh Manjrekar, has forayed into filmmaking. Santosh, who has assisted Mahesh Manjrekar on most of his films, has directed four short films. One is a 12-minute documentary...
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