MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures (UTVM) has raised $ 70 million (approximately Rs 290 crore) through its listing on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Upon listing, UTV Motion Pictures Plc is expected to...
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Toonz is licensing agent for Mr. Bean
MUMBAI: Toonz Licensing, the licensing and merchandising arm of Toonz Animation, has inked an agreement with Tiger Aspect Productions to bring Mr. Bean, the globally popular character portrayed by Rowan Atkinson on television, film...
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Nirhua takes Bhojpuri stage show overseas
MUMBAI: Bhojpuri film star Dineshlal Yadav Nirhua has taken a Bhojpuri stage show on a tour of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. Nirhua will stage 11 shows in the five countries in 20 days....
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Alisha to shake a leg for Mumbai Salsa
MUMBAI: ASA Films’ Mumbai Salsa will soon record a special video featuring featuring Alisha Chinai. Chinai, will for the first time, be the face for the title track of Mumbai Salsa. The film’s...
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Film on family prostitution set for release
MUMBAI: Writer-producer-director Ashok Kumar Nanda’s next film, Rivaaz is set to hit screens in September 2007. Says Nanda, “Rivaaz is all about prostitution as a family profession. It is based on a real story....
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Chetan Anand’s son pays celluloid tribute
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Chetan Anand’s son Ketan has made a 90-minute documentary on his father’s life, in a bid to keep his memory alive. To coincide with his 10th death anniversary, this film, along...
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Smita Thackeray to launch her next film
MUMBAI: Former president of the IMPPA (Indian Motion Picture Producers Association) and producer Smita Thackeray will soon launch her next film. Sources say the film titled as Kaise Kahey, will launch Rajveer Dutt in...
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‘Tone down the volume on Bollywood & increase the volume of good films & filmmakers’ – Peter Anshin
President of Asia Entertainment Finance Associates (AEFA) and Asia representative of Gold Circle Pictures, Peter Anshin has been one of the first Hollywood based finance and legal specialists to spot potential in producing and...
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Disney Consumer Products see retail growth
MUMBAI: Retail sales by Disney and its licensees are on track to reach the $26 billion level in fiscal 2007 (FY07), which would double the $13 billion in retail sales of just five years...
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Indian kids win Hong Kong Disneyland trip
MUMBAI: Disney Channel provided a bag full of wonderful memories to the three winners of ‘Lose Control’ contest this summer. Aashna Gupta from New Delhi, Carl Williams from Mumbai and Aanya Obrien from Kolkata,...
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