MUMBAI: Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions has ambitious plans up its sleeves. While the next film from the Bollywood bellwether will only be released in 2009, plans are to have as many as three releases...
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Star launches Star Chinese Movies 2
MUMBAI: Star launched Star Chinese Movies 2, a new channel dedicated to showcasing the best of Chinese motion pictures from the 1970s to 1990s. Star Chinese Movies 2 features a stellar line-up of megastars...
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Cinemax brings Punjabi cinema to Mumbai
MUMBAI: Multiplex chain Cinemax is promoting regional cinema as it is mainstream Hindi. Its property at Versova has opened doors for a Punjabi film Yaariyan and hosted a premiere for the upcoming release. The...
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Sony to provide content to ReelTime
MUMBAI: ReelTime Rentals has executed an agreement with Sony Pictures Television, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, to provide select motion picture film content to ReelTime’s existing content roster. Under the terms of the...
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Bollywood celebrities ride high on BIG FM
MUMBAI: It’s raining stars on BIG 92.7 FM as celebrity actors like Ajay Devgan and Ayesha Takia visited the BIG 92.7 FM Mumbai studios to interact with callers and fans across the city on...
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Starbucks, Concord to release Kenny G album
MUMBAI: Internationally celebrated recording artist Kenny G, acclaimed as the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era, will release his new album Rhythm and Romance on 5 February with Starbucks Entertainment and Concord Records....
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PVR independent director Burman resigns
MUMBAI: PVR Ltd director Amit Burman has resigned from his post in the company with effect from 24 January. Burman brought into PVR over 15 years of experience. He was the CEO of Dabur...
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Writers’ Strike could benefit online video
MUMBAI: Burst Media, a leading provider of advertising representation, services, and technology to independent web publishers, has announced results of a survey about the ongoing writers’ strike and the near-term media implications. The survey,...
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Lionsgate earns five Oscar nominations
MUMBAI: Independent studio Lionsgate has garnered five Oscar nominations spanning three films. Lionsgate has now earned 32 Academy Award nominations in the past nine years, more than any other independent studio. The kudos include...
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Rahman releases Ghai’s Black & White music
MUMBAI: A R Rahman released the music of Subhash Ghai’s latest directorial venture Black and White on 24 Januray, which also happens to be occasion of Ghai’s birthday. The music has been composed by...
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Marathi film Tingya wins kudos at festivals
MUMBAI: A small Marathi film Tingya, which tells the story of a child who portrays the world we are unable to see, accept or fathom, has caught the attention of juries at various festivals....
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Shah Rukh Khan says he’s out of work
MUMBAI: Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan has given a candid interview while speaking to Sonia Singh at the NDTV Indian of the Year Award Function held in Delhi on 17 January. “I would love...
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Schlessel is prez, worldwide affairs at Sony
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO and chairman Michael Lynton and co-chairman Amy Pascal announced that Peter Schlessel has been appointed president, worldwide affairs at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Schlessel, who has been serving as president...
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MPAA admits error in campus piracy study
MUMBAI: The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), admitted that it grossly overestimated college students’ contribution to its reported $6.1 billion in annual global piracy losses. The MPAA has claimed for some time now...
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Brandsmith organises cell phone cinema fest
MUMBAI: Brand management firm Brandsmith organized the first cell phone cinema festival in association with the Asian Academy of Film & Television Noida. Writer, producer and Hollywood director and a professor with Tisch School...
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ENIL Q3 revenues rise by 46 per cent
MUMBAI: Entertainment Network ( India) Ltd. announced its results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. For the quarter, revenues grew strongly by 46.3 per cent to Rs 684 million (Rs 68.4 crores). The...
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Ratatouille garners 5 Oscar nominations
MUMBAI: Ratatouille, the computer-animated feature from Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, has received five Academy Award nominations, the most ever for a Disney/Pixar film. The film is nominee for Best Animated Feature Film...
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Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta win IPL bids
MUMBAI: Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta have pipped some high profile corporates to win bids for the Indian cricket board’s upcoming Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL). While Khan along with Juhi...
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