Mumbai: Star Plus will air the Karzzz concert of singer, composer and actor Himesh Reshammiya on 9 November. The Karzzzz concert is presented in association with T-Series and was held in Mumbai on 12...
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Fashion grosses Rs 336 million worldwide in week one
Fashion debuted last week in theatres on 29 October and shot past the 30 crore-mark at the box office in seven days, becoming Bhandarkar's biggest hit ever...
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Disney’s Bolt to premiere at Singapore’s 3DX Film Festival
Two days before it opens in the US, Walt Disney's new animated feature Bolt will premiere at the world's first 3DX: 3D Film & Entertainment Technology Festival in Singapore....
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Vikas Kapoor, Samir Karnik rope in Bobby Deol for two films
Samir Karnik to direct Formula No. 44 and Lanka. Both will be big budget movies and have a ensemble star cast....
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MGM green lights Three Stooges project from Farrelly Brothers
Mumbai: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures is moving forward on a modern incarnation of The Three Stooges with Bobby and Peter Farrelly attached to direct from their screenplay. The announcement was made by MGM chairman worldwide motion...
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I&B Minister of State reviews arrangements for IFFI-2008
I&B Minister of State Anand Sharma said IFFI should evoke greater interest of global audience and should befit India's position as the world's largest producer of films....
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Excel launches Bond films on home video for Rs 11999
As the 22nd Bond film Quantum of Solace gears up for theatrical debut, Excel Home Videos will release previous 21 Bond films on DVD for Rs 11999...
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ARRI, Whistling Woods present ARRIFLEX Digi Camera Workshop
Mumbai: ARRI’s Germany senior technical support coordinator, camera department Oliver Temmler conducted a workshop at Whistling Woods International recently to present the ARRIFLEX D 21 Digital Camera. At the workshop, Temmler explained the salient...
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Dubai studio city to highlight Dubai’s distinct features to global filmmakers at AFM 2008 in US
Mumbai: Dubai Studio City, the Middle East’s first dedicated film production cluster and a member of TECOM Investments, will highlight Dubai as a compelling destination for international filmmakers during American Film Market (AFM) 2008...
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa opens in Imax theatres on 7 November
Mumbai: Imax Corporation and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. has announced that Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa will open domestically on November 7 in a record 130 Imax announce including 35 new locations equipped with Imax’s...
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Karan Johar chats with Abhishek, Priyanka, John on NDTV Imagine
Mumbai: NDTV Imagine and Imagine Showbiz will be airing a special show – Date with Dostana – an exclusive chat between host Karan Johar and the film’s cast Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham and Abhishek...
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Digitally restored Rashomon to make East Coast premiere in NYC
Mumbai: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Monday Nights with Oscar series will present the East Coast premiere of the new digitally restored print of filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 masterpiece Rashomon on...
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Autodesk announces Film Visual Effects Super User Tour
Mumbai: Autodesk, Inc. will hold a Film Visual Effects Super User Tour in Mumbai and Chennai on November 8 and 10. As part of the tour, half day seminars will be conducted in both...
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Ek Vivaah skips multiplexes; release only in single screens
Rajshri Productions' Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi, starring Sonu Sood and Eesha Kopikkar, will release all India with 90 prints only in single screens. ...
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Dickinson Theatres inks deal with RealD
Mumbai: Dickinson Theatres has signed an agreement with RealD 3D. The agreement brings RealD’s next-generation 3D capability to 100 Dickinson Theatres. "We are thrilled to bring our customers into the 21st Century 3-D technology...
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Kingfisher ties up with Disney Publishing for in-flight entertainment
Mumbai: Kingfisher Airlines has tied-up with Disney Publishing to bring on-board its Kids Programme, Little Wings. The airlines has introduced a slew of activities to keep kids occupied and entertained on-board with a specially...
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NDTV Lumière to release 2 Days in Paris on 7 November
Mumbai: NDTV Lumière will release the fun romantic comedy 2 Days in Paris on 7 November. Directed by Julie Delpy, 2 Days In Paris is the story of a New York-based couple who strive...
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Veteran filmmaker B R Chopra passes away
B R Chopra passed away on Wednesday morning at 8.30 am due to old age. Chopra was 95 years of age. The cremation will be held at 4.30 pm on Wednesday....
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‘There has been a steep rise in prices & I don’t see any of the high priced films making multiple earnings’ – Producer – director Rohan Sippy
He comes from an enviable lineage… his father – Ramesh Sippy – directed the evergreen film that Indian cinema has ever produced – Sholay. Rohan Sippy is proud of his heritage and rightly so....
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BIG TV slashes subscription fee to Rs 700 with LG TV sets
BIG TV has slashed its rates for three months subscription to Rs 700, through a special tie-up with LG Electronics....
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Tata Sky, Ubona Technologies partner for voice activated service
Mumbai: Tata Sky has entered into a partnership with Ubona Technologies to launch the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) application being used exclusively by Tata Sky at their call centre facilities to support the huge...
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Khosla Ka Ghosla director’s second film to release on 28 November
Mumbai: After Khosla Ka Ghosla, director Dibakar Banerjee is back with Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye. Like his earlier film, Banerjee once again dabbles with Delhi city and explores the sub culture of Delhites. Oye...
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Ram Gopal Varma finalises cast of new movie Rann
Amitabh Bachchan, Paresh Rawal, Mohnish Behl, Riteish Deshmukh, Manisha Koirala, Rajat Kapoor, Gul Panag, Raima Sen and Rajpal Yadav roped in....
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Graphic novel Preacher in development for Columbia Pictures
Mumbai: Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to the graphic novel Preacher to be adapted into a feature film directed by Sam Mendes and produced by Neal Moritz through his Original Films banner and...
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Post Tashan, director Vijay Acharya working on two films
Mumbai: Post Tashan, writer-turned-director Vijay Krishna Acharya, more commonly known as Victor, is working on two movies. He is writing Mani Ratnam’s tentatively titled Ravana starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. He will also...
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NDS invests $120 million in India for R&D
Mumbai: NDS announced that since opening its R&D Centre in Bangalore in 2000, it has invested over $120 million in India. NDS now plans to increase investment in its Indian R&D Centre and commercial...
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Satyam Cineplexes launches Vodafone Tuesdays
Mumbai: Satyam Cineplexes has launched an initiative called Vodafone Tuesdays under which select Vodafone customers are being awarded with two movie tickets for the price of one every Tuesday at Satyam Cineplexes. Satyam Cineplexes...
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Bharti Airtel launches DTH service with NDS
Bharti Airtel, collaborates with NDS to secure, enable and enhance its Direct to Home (DTH) service. NDS' protects over 95.4 million digital devices worldwide.<br />...
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Aamir Khan to play Rancho in Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots
Aamir says Rancho is not a portrayal of any character from the book Five Point Someone. In fact, although the movie is an adaptation of the book, it is quite different. <span><br /></span>...
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Ryko signs CD, DVD, digital distribution deal with S’more Entertainment
Mumbai: S’more Entertainment and Ryko Distribution have signed a multi-year exclusive CD, DVD and digital distribution agreement. Under the agreement, effective immediately, Ryko will distribute S’more’s DVD and digital catalog. Beginning January 2009, Ryko...
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Universal Music chooses Play MPE to digitally deliver pre-release music
Mumbai: The Shooting Star Picture Company and Universal Music Australia announced the migration of all Universal Music digital servicing to PLAY MPE, Australia’s new industry standard for the delivery of promotional content to radio...
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When Kiran Met Karen to screen at Switzerland Film Festival
Mumbai: When Kiran Met Karen will screen on 7 and 8 November at the Queersicht Film Festival, Bern, Switzerland. Written, produced and directed by Manan Singh Katohora, the film explores the theme of lesbianism...
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Star appoints Ben Money as VP international ad sales research
Mumbai: Star has appointed Ben Money as its vice president international advertising sales research. Money, whose appointment is effective immediately, will be based in Star’s Hong Kong headquarters and will report to senior vice...
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Balaji Telefilms’ new show premieres on Star Plus
Mumbai: Balaji Telefilms’ new show Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna premiered on Star Plus on 3 November at 10 pm. It is a story of innocent love blossoming in warring families. Making their television...
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BIG FM instigates Traffic Month in Kanpur
Mumbai: BIG 92.7 FM is looking at improving traffic conditions in Kanpur and has tied-up with the Traffic Police for Traffic Month – November 2008. This initiative is to educate people about the traffic...
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T-Series releases party special music compilation with Mika
Mumbai: T-Series has released a party-special compilation with Mika, which comprises a new song Whiskey, along with songs like Ganpat, Mauja hi Mauja and Talli.The album comprises 12 tracks. Composed by Mika, the rap...
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Golmaal Returns grosses Rs 497 million worldwide
In India alone Golmaal Returns grossed Rs 450 million. The movie was released by The Indian Film Company in 1,050 locations worldwide....
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New Bond film targets Rs 500 million from India box office
The film will release with 600 prints in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. Brands have been roped for marketing spends ranging from Rs 150- 200 million. ...
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Cadbury Perk presents Zapak Gameplex Premiere League
Mumbai: Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd, a Reliance ADA Group Venture, has launched India’s biggest gaming tournament Cadbury Perk Zapak Gameplex Premiere League. This mega tournament will be activated in 35 Zapak Gameplexes in cities...
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Endemol appoints Neena Raut as Regional creative head
Mumbai: Endemol India has announced the appointment of Neena Raut as the creative head, Endemol Regional. Endemol plans to make serious inroads in the extensive regional content space for television by establishing Endemol Regional....
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Amritraj inks $250 mn deal with Abu Dhabi Media Company
Abu Dhabi Media Co. partnered Hyde Park Ent to develop, produce and distribute 20 films in 7 years. Additionally, local language and cross cultural films will be financed too. ...
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Tandav Films to file case against ratings in movie reviews
Hiremath opines the case is against the stars and rankings given by reviewers which lack uniformity and in turn affect a movie's business. ...
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MySpace, Auditude partner MTV Networks for advertising opps for user uploaded video
Mumbai: MySpace and Auditude, a new provider of patented online video advertising technology, has announced that they have partnered with MTV Networks to enable advertising opportunities within audience-uploaded videos across MySpace. Through this relationship,...
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Yash Chopra inaugurates Indian Film Festival at Abu Dhabi
Mumbai: The Indian Film Festival at Abu Dhabi was inaugurated by Yash Chopra. The inauguration ceremony kicked off with an address by United Arab Emirates minister for higher education & scientific research H.H. Sheikh...
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TiVo, Netflix ink partnership to instantly stream movies & TV episodes
Mumbai: TiVo Incand Netflix, Inc. has announced that they are teaming up to provide Netflix and TiVo(R) Series3, TiVo HD, and TiVo HD XL subscribers with the ability to have thousands of movies and...
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Warner Australia chooses Play MPE to Digitally Distribute Pre-release Music to Radio
Mumbai: The Shooting Star Picture Company and Warner Music Australia announced a partnership which will see Australia record company migrate to the exclusive use of PLAY MPE and Spins services, Australia’s new industry tools...
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Jodhaa Akbar wins Audience Award at Sao Paulo International Film Fest
Mumbai: Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa Akbar has won the Audience Award of the Best Foreign Feature Film at the 32nd Sao Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil, South America. "I am extremely happy. I would...
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Academy to salute Akira Kurosawa
Mumbai: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will salute the life and career of director Akira Kurosawa during a three-month celebration that will include a retrospective screening series and a new exhibition...
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The Exorcist’ tops list of Nightmare-Maker Movies in a survey from Blockbuster
Mumbai: According to a survey from Blockbuster, The Exorcist was the top pick in a survey from the entertainment retailer on Nightmare-Maker Movies films that are so haunting that they follow you into your...
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Mirchi Movies and Maverick’s Aloo Chaat ready for release
Mumbai: Aloo Chaat, a film by Mirchi Movies in association with Anuj Saxena’s Maverick Productions, has completed and the marketing campaign has begun. The film marks the debut of television actor Aamna Shariff opposite...
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Dilli 6 pitted against Billu Barber on 13 February
It's a clash between King Khan & Bachchan Jr. on 13 February 2009 with their releases Billu Barber and Dilli 6 respectively....
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New screens to add Rs 70 mn revenues for big ticket films
Additional screens are likely to fetch up to Rs 70 million of gross box office revenue in two weeks for each of the big ticket films....
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Rab Ne… song promo to be unveiled on Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday
Mumbai: On the occasion of Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday on 2 November, Yash Raj Films will release a 60-second song promo of their forthcoming movie Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. The song is titled...
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Katrina Kaif, John shoot for YRF movie in NY
Mumbai: Katrina Kaif, John Abraham and Neil Nitin Mukesh have been in New York for two month now, shooting for Kabir Khan’s film, being produced by Yashraj Films. "I am feeling homesick," said Kaif....
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Bollywood bigwigs attend Fashion special screening
Mumbai: Bollywood actors, directors and producers turned up at a special screening of Fashion organized at Yash Raj Studios to support the leading ladies of the film–Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut. Also present at...
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Eight scripts selected for Film Bazaar’s Screenwriters’ Lab
Mumbai: The Screenwriters’ Lab being held in Film Bazaar in association with Binger Filmlab, Netherlands, and the Entertainment Society of Goa, will cover eight scripts. The scripts selected for the workshop are Akhtari (Saroj...
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Gitanjali celebrates LFW success with Fashion
Mumbai: Gitanjali Lifestyle celebrated the successful completion of the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) and the group’s association with the movie Fashion. The entrie cast of the film, Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mugdha Godse and...
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Eros acquires overseas distribution rights of Ek Vivaah…
Eros International has acquired the overseas distribution rights of Rajshri Productions' Ek Vivaah… Aisa Bhi, slated to release worldwide on 7 November....
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NBC Universal launches Universal branded mobile portal in Japan
Mumbai: NBC Universal has launched its new mobile portal in Japan. The portal will go live to coincide with the theatrical run, in Japan, of the movie Wanted starring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and...
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa grosses $2.81 million in Russia
Mumbai: DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc’s Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa opened in Russia on 841 screens and grossed $2.81 million. This record establishes Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as the second biggest opening of all time...
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EMI Music signs up for the launch of the Datz Music Lounge
Mumbai: Datz, the online music download store and community website, has announced the launch of the Datz Music Lounge. The Datz Music Lounge lets you download as many tracks as you want over the...
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BIG Pictures ties up with MGM & Hyde Park Entertainment
Big Pictures has tied up with MGM & Hyde Park Entertainment to present an Ashok Amritraj production – a James Dodson film, The Other End of the Line....
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David Rockwell to design sets for 81st Academy Awards
Mumbai: David Rockwell will design the sets for the 81st Academy Awards telecast, producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon announced. This will be Rockwell’s first involvement with the Oscar show. "Rockwell is...
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Hong Kong internet cafe shut down for providing pirated movies
Mumbai: On October 28, the Anti-Internet Piracy Team (AIPT) of Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department’s Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau (IPIB), raided and shut down an Internet café providing access to pirated movies and...
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EA Mobile lines up new Nokia N-Gage games
Mumbai: EA Mobile, a division of Electronic Arts Inc, furthered its support for Nokia N-Gage with the announcement of an extensive global release schedule for the platform. Key titles available in time for the...
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Disney organizes live shows in India with Mickey-Minnie
Mumbai: The characters of Walt Disney Company are in India to celebrate the festive season at a special live event titled The Mickey Mouse Show to be held in New Delhi and Mumbai. Mickey...
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