MUMBAI: Actress Kareena Kapoor will, for the first time, star in a non-film music video. Produced by Saregama India Ltd. the album is titled Bedhak Bade Nazdikiyan and is being directed by Sangeeth Sivan....
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Malli to head Madison Media research center
PRESS RELEASE Mallikarjundas C.R. a product of IIM Bangalore with over 10 years relevant experience with Advertiser, Agency, Media in Analytics has joined Madison Media Group as Director – Madison Media Research Centre. Says...
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Bollywood Music & Fashion Awards announced
MUMBAI: The Bollywood Music and Fashion Awards 2007 were recently held at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City in New Jersey on 17 November 2007. The performances at the event were delivered...
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Ashley, Bollywood celebs in AIDS docu-film
MUMBAI: Production house, Miditech has come out with its 45 minutes documentary on AIDS – India‘s Hidden Plague: Ashley Judd’s Journey. The film will be telecast worldwide on the World AIDS day, 1 December...
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Warner and Frank Sinatra’s family ink JV
MUMBAI: Warner Music Group Corp and the family of Frank Sinatra have established a worldwide partnership to integrate content, rights management and the preservation of the legendary entertainer’s inspirational personality and prodigious body of...
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Hindi remake of Kaalchakra on the cards
MUMBAI: First-time producer Avinash Onkar plans to remake his Marathi film, Kaalchakra screened as part of the Indian Panorama Section at IFFI-2007 in Hindi. Onkar informed that he was inspired to make Kaalchakra,...
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Mira Nair’s Namesake nominated for award
MUMBAI: Mira Nair’s 2007 art house film, co-produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Fox Searchlight, The Namesake, starring Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Kal Penn, and Jacinda Barrett was nominated for Best Feature at the 2007...
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POGO Awards 2007 nominees declared
MUMBAI: The only televised kids’ awards in India, POGO has announced the nominees of their POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2007 and POGO Voice Awards 2007 that will be televised on 29 December at 6...
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Tusshar apes stylist Aalim in Golmaal Returns
MUMBAI: Actor Tusshar Kapoor is all set to play a mute hairstylist in Shree Ashtavinayak’s Golmaal Returns and for this he is very dedicatedly studying the work of his own stylist Aalim. According to Aalim,...
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‘Voyeurism a form of terrorism’: Budhadeb
MUMBAI: “Voyeurism is a new type of invasion in our life and needs to be checkedâ€, said noted film director Budhadeb Dasgupta at a press meet at IFFI-2007. His film ‘Ami, Iyasin Ar Amar...
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Animation veteran inks deal with Warner Bros.
MUMBAI: Sam Register, the veteran animation executive behind the development of animated series as Ben 10 and Teen Titans, and creator of Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, has entered into a multi-property development and production...
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TinselVision inks content deal with Shemaroo
MUMBAI: After signing a deal with B4U Music, TinselVision, has now inked a deal with Shemaroo. With this TinselVision will offer a catalog of more then 1,000 premium movies. Through the terms of the...
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Billion Indians shell Rs 80 bn on film tickets
MUMBAI: India’s one billion people spend close to Rs 80 billion ($2 billion) on movie tickets each year, a figure which is expected to grow by 30 per cent over the next five years...
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Prime Focus buys two US firms for $43 million
MUMBAI: Prime Focus Ltd has acquired two US based firms namely Post Logic Studios and Frantic Films VFX for $ 43 million. Post Logic Studios has offices in Hollywood and New York, whereas and...
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India@60 begins with Manoj Kumar’s Shaheed
MUMBAI: The India @ 60 Section at the IFFI-2007 started with the screening of the 1965 movie Shaheed directed by S. Ram Sharma. This section celebrates 60 years of India’s independence and includes three...
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Indian films should be promoted in Turkey
MUMBAI: Indian films need to recapture their earlier position in Turkey, said Meltem Cumbul – an actress from Turkey. Cumbul, who was the member of the jury for the Competition Section, made these remarks while...
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UTV’s Athidhi to release in Delhi region
MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures’ maiden Telegu venture Athidhi will release in the Delhi region on 30 November. The film stars Mahesh Babu and Amrita Rao. Athidhi released in Andhra Pradesh on 18 October. In...
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CNN-IBN contest winners to meet Madhuri Dixit
MUMBAI: CNN-IBN and IBN 7 along with their online entertainment web portal, Buzz18.com have come up with ‘Aaja Nachle – Madhuri Makeover Contest’. The initiative aims to give female viewers a chance to win...
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Paramount inks mobile deal with Hungama
MUMBAI: Viacom’s Paramount Digital Entertainment has inked a deal with Hungama Mobile to localize and distribute Paramount branded mobile and interactive content for the Indian market. Paramount Digital Entertainment is part of Viacom’s Paramount Pictures...
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Guild party rocks IFFI 2007
PRESS RELEASE The cocktails and dinner party organized by The Film & TV Producers Guild in honor of delegates at IFFI, Goa was a spectacular success. The Guild party was sponsored this year by one...
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