MUMBAI: Dhamaal directed by Indra Kumar and produced by Indra Kumar and Ashok Thakeria will be a surprise to audiences as the film has no heroines or item numbers. The film has an...
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Shemaroo innovates for Cloud 9 home video
MUMBAI: Coffee chain Café Coffee Day (CCD) and its visitants will be on Cloud 9! Reason: Shemaroo has partnered CCD to promote the release of the Oscar nominee Burt Reynolds starrer Cloud 9 on home...
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E-City Films bags Kaafila distribution rights
MUMBAI: E-City Ventures promoted E-City Films (ECF) has entered into a distribution tie-up with Zee Entertainment Enterprises by acquiring the distribution rights for the Sunny Deol starrer, Kaafila. To be sold exclusively in Mumbai,...
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YBR Records to release Shefali Jariwala’s new album
MUMBAI: After reigning the music charts with her Kaanta Laga number, Shefali Jariwala has hardly been able to repeat the success of her first album. But, now the Kaanta Laga team is coming together...
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Javed Akhtar, Shabana on Koffee with Karan
MUMBAI: In the upcoming episode of Koffee with Karan, meet the well known faces of the Indian cinema- Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar. From path breaking alternate cinema to plausible mainstream, Shabana Azmi...
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UTV acquires worldwide rights for Welcome
MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures has acquired the worldwide distribution rights of Firoz Nadiadwala’s Welcome. The film stars Feroz Khan, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Mallika Sherawat and is directed by...
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Azmi to preside over APac Screen Awards jury
MUMKBAI: Actress and award winning activist Shabana Azmi has been chosen as the president of the International Jury for the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards, to be held on the Gold Coast, Australia on...
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Shyam Benegal to receive Phalke Award
MUMBAI: Veteran director Shyam Benegal has been selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2005. The Award is given by the Government of India for outstanding contribution in the field of Indian cinema. ...
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Marching Ants bags three Red Chillies’ films
MUMBAI: Publicity designing agency for feature films Marching Ants Advertising has bagged a three film contract with Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment. The first film under the slate is Om Shanti Om, which will...
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Films Division to hold freedom festival
MUMBAI: The Films Division will be organising a film festival commemorating the 150th year of first war of independence. Titled ‘Swatantrata Filmotsav’ the festival will be on in Siri Fort Auditorium from 11 –...
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Bachchan, Sarika bag National Film Awards
MUMBAI: The 53rd National Film Awards have named Amitabh Bachchan and Sarika as best actor and actress for their performances in Black and Parzania respectively. Kaalpurush – Memories in the Mist (Bengali) directed by...
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Eros to release Rakhi Sawant’s film
MUMBAI: Eros International will be releasing Rahul Rawail’s comedy film Buddha Mar Gaya starring Rakhi Sawant on 17 August. The film also stars veteran comedians like Om Puri, Anupam Kher and Paresh Rawal. The...
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Sydney Government encourages Heyy Babyy
MUMBAI: Sajid Khan’s directorial debut Heyy Babyy gets a weighty boost as The New South Wales (NSW) Government has joined forces with the producer to promote the film that will be previewed in Sydney,...
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Radio One launches Chak De! contest
MUMBAI: Radio One has launched the Chak De Gang of Girls contest in which 500 winners (all of them girls) will get a chance to watch the latest Yash Raj film Chak De! India....
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Sony Pictures to release Roy’s Apna Asmaan
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Releasing of India will release Apna Asmaan, directed by ad-man turned filmmaker Kaushik Roy, on 7 September. The film stars Irrfan Khan, Shobana, Rajat Kapoor and Anupam Kher. New find...
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Dogs Lucky and Flo nab movie pirates
MUMBAI: Malaysian enforcement officers, with the assistance of two dogs – Lucky and Flo, who are trained to sniff optical discs, raided a suspect pirate optical disc production factory in Kuala Lumpur. They seized...
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Lionsgate to distribute Babysitter Wanted
MUMBAI: Lionsgate will be handling the domestic distribution of Big Screen Entertainment Group’s new horror/thriller, Babysitter Wanted. The film stars Sarah Thompson, Matt Dallas, Bill Moseley, Bruce Thomas, Kristen Dalton and Monty Bane....
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After Bheja Fry, Sunil Doshi readies Halla
MUMBAI: He backed this year’s most unheralded and out-of-the-box hit, Bheja Fry and now producer Sunil Doshi is gung ho about his latest film, Halla. “We have just finished shooting for the film...
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Shah Rukh Khan to host in I-Day concert
MUMBAI: To commemorate India’s 60th Independence Day cellular brand Nokia in association with Routes 2 Roots, a Delhi based NGO with a chapter in Pakistan, have organized ‘Nokia Dil se Dil’- a musical extravaganza....
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Warner achieves record sales for 300 HD DVD
MUMBAI: Warner Home Video (WHV) has had the fastest and highest-selling high definition title in the market with the epic action-adventure, 300. Since 31 July, 2007, 300 has sold more than 250,000 copies to...
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Percept arm launches media planning tool
PRESS RELEASE Mumbai: Allied Media, the media arm of Percept Holdings, today, launched the Engagement Planning Process (EPP) model, in its endeavor to offer True 3600 Media Solutions to its clients. Allied Media’s Engagement...
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