MUMBAI: Well-known cinematographer, writer and director Jeeva has died at the age of 43, following a cardiac arrest. Reports say the filmmaker suffered an arrest while he was in Russia, during the shooting for...
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Radio City launches web portal
MUMBAI: The ‘Whatte Fun’ theme that FM radio station Radio City has launched, has now found its way to the World Wide Web. The station recently launched www.whattefun.com, a microsite designed specially for the...
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VJ Salil Acharya debuts on celluloid
MUMBAI: Actor and VJ Salil Acharya will now make his debut on the big screen. Acharya, who plays a negative character in Mukesh Bhatt’s Awaarapan, starring Emraan Hashmi and Ashutosh Rana, will be seen...
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Apple unveils Final Cut Studio 2
MUMBAI: Apple has unveiled the Final Cut Studio 2, a significant upgrade to the video production suite that delivers new creative tools designed expressly for editors. Final Cut Studio 2 includes Final Cut Pro...
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Sunny Deol shoots for Lux Cozi TVC
MUMBAI: Lux Cozi brand ambassador Sunny Deol recently shot for a Rs 20 million (Rs two crore) commercial in Malaysia. Titled “Apna luck Pehanke chalo”, the campaign comprises two television commercials and will extend...
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UK film companies float trade association
MUMBAI: Thirty one companies have signed up to join a new trade association – Film Export UK, that has been created to represent the interests of companies with international film sales operations in the...
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Adlabs to release mythological film
MUMBAI: Adlabs Films will be releasing a mythological film titled Jai Jagannath in 15 languages all over India on 13 July, 2007. The film, which is financed by VIP Films’ Bharat Shah, has been directed...
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Paramount to develop theme park in UAE
MUMBAI: Ruwaad Holdings has signed an agreement to develop a Paramount Pictures-branded theme park in the United Arab Emirates. The planned development would be part of a $2.5 billion destination envisioned to incorporate boutique...
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Star Gold to screen Rumble in the Bronx
MUMBAI: Star Gold will air Jackie Chan starrer Rumble in the Bronx on 30 June 2007 at 8:30 pm. The film, directed by Stanley Tong, also stars Anita Mui, Garvin Cross and Francoise Yip....
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Star Plus to air Prakash Jha’s Apaharan
MUMBAI: Star Plus will air Prakash Jha’s film Apaharan, starring Ajay Devgan and Bipasha Basu in its weekend slot. The film will be telecast on 1 July 2007 at 12:30 pm on Star Plus. ...
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CNN’s Screening Room goes to Bollywood
MUMBAI: This month, CNN’s The Screening Room will travel to Mumbai to examine the Bollywood phenomenon, a $10 billion business which boasts audiences far bigger than Hollywood. Bollywood is famous for its ubiquitous song...
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Hong Kong wakes up to Bollywood with Awarapan
MUMBAI: Vishesh Films’ latest offering Awarapan, slated for release on 29 June 2007, has been extensively shot in various locales of Hong Kong. Awarapan marks the first time that Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB)...
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Kajol flags off Mangat’s One Two Three
MUMBAI: Producer Kumar Mangat’s new production venture titled One Two Three, went on the floors in Mumbai on Tuesday. The film stars Suniel Shetty, Tusshar Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Upen Patel, Esha Deol, Sameera Reddy...
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Anil Sharma plans another film with Deols
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Anil Sharma is planning to direct another film, starring the Deols once again. Sharma, whose Apne, starring three Deols, Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby Deol, releases 29 June 2007, says, “It was always...
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Balaji, Popcorn’s next to roll in September
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms and Suniel Shetty’s Popcorn entertainment’s next production venture will go on the floors on 15 September 2007. Tentatively titled C Kkompany, the film stars Tushar Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Anupam Kher and...
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