MUMBAI: Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi released the DVDs Swarajnama and Mahatama, brought out by Prasar Bharati. Based mainly on the material retrieved from Doordarshan archives, the two DVDs...
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Moving Pictures’ animation film bags National Award
MUMBAI: Moving Picture Company India‘s 3D animation series Jingle Tales (based on the Panchatantra tales) episode ‘Kachhua aur Khargosh’ has won the prestigious Best Animation film in the 53rd National Awards. The award...
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Compact Disc to set up animation studio
MUMBAI: Compact Disc India will set up an integrated state-of-the-art animation studio at the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development corporation (KINFRA). KINFRA is India‘s first SEZ developed exclusively for animation and gaming. According to...
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Palador settles dispute with UTV; gets funds
MUMBAI: The dispute between UTV Software Communications and Palador Pictures over the World Cinema venture has been amicably settled. With this development, UTV and Palador will venture out separately for World Cinema. UTV...
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TV18 elevates B Sai Kumar as Group COO
MUMBAI: The TV18 Group has elevated B Sai Kumar as group chief operating officer (COO). Kumar was earlier TV 18 Media Network CEO, which is the commercial arm of the Group looking after the...
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Cinemax premieres Bharadwaj’s Blue Umbrella
MUMBAI: Cinemax hosted the premiere of Vishal Bharadwaj’s Blue Umbrella at Cinemax, Versova on Wednesday, 8 August, 2007. The premiere was attended by the movie’s star cast, production and directorial teams with key personalities...
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Music Review: Chak De! India
Film: Chak De! India Director: Shimit Amin Producer: Aditya Chopra Music Director: Salim-Sulaiman Lyrics: Jaideep Sahni Cast: Shah Rukh Khan Rating: 3.5/5 One can’t help but listen to Chak De! India’s spunky music, thanks...
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Music Review: Dhokha
Film: Dhokha Director: Pooja Bhatt Producer: Vishesh Films Music Director: M M Kreem Lyrics: Shakeel Azmi, Sayeed Quadri, Khushbir Singh Shaad and Bharat Bhushan Pant Rating: 2.5/5 Neither...
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Awarapan collects Rs 80 million in Pakistan
MUMBAI: Vishesh Films’ Awarapan lost out to Aap Ka Suroor and Apne, at the box office due to the simultaneous release of the films. However, it’s a different story in the neighboring country Pakistan, Awarapan...
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Weinstein Company launches Asian Film Fund
MUMBAI: The Weinstein Company (TWC), announced the launch of a $285 million fund that will fully finance the development, production, acquisition, marketing and distribution of a large slate of Asian themed films over the next...
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Big Music forays into Punjabi films
MUMBAI: After launching the music album of Tamil film, Kireedam, Big Music is all set to venture in Punjabi films with the launch Mitti Waajaan Maardi, a joint venture between Adlabs and Punj-aab Movies...
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Napster pre-loads digital music on HP PCs
MUMBAI: After pre-loading its Napster To Go digital music service on Toshiba Satellite and Qosmio notebook computers in the United States, Napster UK and Napster Deutschland GmbH (subsidiaries of Napster), have inked a marketing...
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PVR to launch two new multiplexes
MUMBAI: PVR will be opening the doors of its two new multiplexes in Punjab and New Delhi on 10 August, 2007. The one in Punjab will be a four screen multiplex with 1068...
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Sony BMG launches music visualizer game
MUMBAI: Sony BMG Music Entertainment has released musika, a music visualizer game, on the iTunes Store for play on Apple’s fifth generation iPod. musika is a fresh and innovative experience that creates visuals using...
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