MUMBAI: Swiss watchmaker Tissot has roped in Om Shanti Om star Deepika Padukone as its first Indian brand ambassador, and also as the ‘Face of Tissot’ worldwide. Tissot South Asia, president, Francois Theibaud said,...
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Maverick to distribute dubbed Hollywood film
MUMBAI: Director Moustapha Akkad’s Hollywood classic Al-Risalah’s dubbed version will be distributed by Anuj Saxena’s Maverick Productions. This film, which received rave reviews both in Arab world and the West (it opened in 3000 theatres...
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Jackass 2.5 to be streamed online for free
MUMBAI: MTV New Media, Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment, both part of Viacom Inc., and Blockbuster are unleashing Jackass 2.5, the first-ever, studio-backed feature streamed in its entirety online. Jackass 2.5 will be made available...
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Inox targets 68 properties’ roll out by 2010
MUMBAI: Multiplex chain Inox Leisure Ltd, which currently operates 22 properties in India, is now eyeing major expansion. Over the next three years (upto 2010) the company is looking at increasing its business three...
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Supreme Master Television expands into Asia
MUMBAI: Supreme Master Television, together with SatLink Communications, the fastest growing teleport in 2007, have come out with the TV channel’s expansion into Asia with the launch of Supreme Master Television to SatLink’s AsiaSat2...
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Classical exponents to perform at music fest
MUMBAI: The internationally acclaimed Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan will be held in Mumbai from 12 -14 December, 2007. Now in its 31st year, this awaited festival of music will feature live performances by renowned exponents of...
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BIG FM offers Hyundai’s i10 to contest winner
MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM in association with Hyundai Motors’ newly launched i10 is hosting an endurance test– Chipak Ke Jeeto, which allows the contestant who remains touching the new Hyundai i10 for the longest...
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Saregama unveils Rahat Ali’s maiden album
MUMBAI: Saregama India Ltd has launched Ustaad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s first solo album in India – Charkha. The album was unveiled by Harsh Goenka. Khan enthralled the audiences by his live performance....
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Vanaja bags 2 Independent Spirit nominations
MUMBAI: Directed by Indian filmmaker Rajnesh Domalpalli, Vanaja –one of this year’s best reviewed foreign language films has picked up two major Independent Spirit Award nominations, the ceremony of which will take place on...
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Shatrughan Sinha narrates in animated film
MUMBAI: Bollywood star Shatrughan Sinha has joined the likes of Shah Rukh Khan (Mr Incredible) who have lent their voice for animated films. Sinha has given narration for Dashavatar, an animation film scheduled for...
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Shemaroo unveils vintage compilation pack
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment has released their new song compilation pack titled ‘Vintage Black and White… Ateet Ke Jharokhon Se’. The six VCD pack consisting of 72 immortal melodies is a tribute to the golden...
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PNC unveils book on its work portfolio
MUMBAI: Film production house Pritish Nandy Communications has put together a book, which is an exhibition of some of its work over the past six years. The book, titled The Search for a...
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Film Bee’s toys on offer at McDonald outlets
MUMBAI: This December McDonald’s Happy Meal will feature a new range of functional toys from the upcoming movie Bee. Each week the patrons would witness the six key characters Mooseblood, Adam, Wally, Pollen...
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Bollywood celebs back Radio Mirchi campaign
MUMBAI: After witnessing the numerous innocent deaths by some unforgiving guns, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM organized the ‘Delhi Give Up Your Guns’ campaign. On 12 December, to support this public service initiative Bollywood...
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Red FM aids social cause through cricket
MUMBAI: Red FM has recently supported -The Little Masters Challenge, a cricket tournament for 5000 underprivileged children. The radio station in association with the Salaam Mumbai Foundation organized this initiative to educate the youth...
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Akshay, Katrina to crown Sony’s JDJ winner
MUMBAI: Come Saturday, 15 December at 9pm, the results of Sony’s Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa-Dancing with the Stars will be announced. Doing the honours will be Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, stars of the upcoming...
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Kite Runner producers donate laptops in Kabul
MUMBAI: In advance of the 14 December release of the film The Kite Runner, Paramount Classics and DreamWorks Pictures are donating 500 XO laptops through One Laptop per Child (OLPC). The Afghan Relief Organization...
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Cinemax Pictures acquires maiden film library
MUMBAI: Cinemax Pictures and Production Co., CEO, Constantine Papadopoulos and CFO, Tony Gouveia have inked of a letter of intent for the purchase of the world rights and certain market rights to a well...
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MPAA CEO reacts to China’s ban on US films
MUMBAI: MPAA Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman released the following statement in response to reports that the Chinese government may be blocking American films from being imported into China. “It is increasingly clear...
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Flixster launches application on Bebo
MUMBAI: Flixster, the social application that lets people rate, review, discover and socialize around films, has launched the Flixster service for Bebo’s newly launched Open Application Platform. Launched in January of 2006, Flixster...
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DIFF to hold Cultural Bridge Panel
MUMBAI: A panel of guests will gather on December 14 to participate in the Cultural Bridge Panel, a signature event of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), founded on the principles exemplified in the...
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Whatever Lola Wants opens at DIFF
MUMBAI: The director and cast of Whatever Lola Wants, the film about the growing friendship between a lonely American dancer in Cairo and the living legend of Oriental dance who agrees to mentor her,...
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Percept signs Madhur Bhandarkar as talent
MUMBAI: Percept Talent Management (PTM) has exclusively signed on Bollywood director Madhur Bhandarkar. The contract has been signed up for a period of two years. PTM will handle Madhur’s entire gamut of professional portfolio...
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TV18 inks JV with Forbes for biz magazine
MUMBAI: TV18 has partnered with Forbes Media to launch a business magazine in India. The partnership will include a content licensing arrangement and will also envisage introduction of other Forbes products, subject to regulatory...
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