The combined shareholding of UTV and Walt Disney in UTV Software Communications rose to 83.25 per cent with Disney holding 59.94 per cent....
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Slumdog Millionaire beats Jodhaa Akbar collections in North America
Mumbai: Danny Boyle’s acclaimed hit Slumdog Millionaire has reached $3.8 million at the North American box office surpassing the $3.4 million of the Hrithik Roshan-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan epic Jodhaa Akbar to become the highest...
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After Rock On success, Big Music releases Luck By Chance
Mumbai: After the success of Rock On!! music, BIG Music has now released Luck By Chance. The Rock On team comprising Excel Entertainment & BIG Pictures as producers, with music composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and lyricist...
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Aarif Sheikh’s directorial debut Let’s Dance in post-production
Mumbai: Editor Aarif Sheikh’s directorial film Let’s Dance, produced by Dr Arvind Patel, has moved into post-production. The unit has just finished its last schedule in Kerala and is back to start dubbing and...
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Percept chalks out Jumbo-size marketing for animation flick
As many as 40 different tie ups have been done by Percept Picture Company for Jumbo ranging from brands, media, schools etc worth Rs 300 million....
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Ramesh Sippy steps down; UTV’s Thakur is Balaji Motion Pic. CEO
In a major restructuring exercise, Balaji Motion Pictures & film industry veteran Ramesh Sippy has stepped down as CEO; UTV Television COO Ajit Thakur to replace....
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa to release on 19 December in India
Mumbai: Paramount Films of India will be releasing Dreamworks Animations’ Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa in India on 19 December. The movie has voiceovers by Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha...
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Vivendi Entertainment to distribute Boogie Town
Mumbai: Vivendi Entertainment (VE) has acquired theatrical distribution rights for Boogie Town, a mainstream, hip hop dance film. The distribution agreement also covers television, home video, internet/digital and mobile rights. The film recently began...
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Oprah Winfrey named most powerful woman in entertainment
Mumbai: Harpo, Inc. chairman and popular television host Oprah Winfrey has been named the most powerful woman in entertainment on The Hollywood Reporter’s 17th annual Women in Entertainment: Power 100 special issue, honoring the...
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Three Lottery films selected to screen at Sundance Film Festival
Mumbai: Three new British films backed by the Lottery through the UK Film Council have been selected to screen at the Sundance Film Festival (15-25 January 2009), the leading showcase in the US for...
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EMI Music, Amazon launch MP3 music service
Mumbai: Amazon.co.uk launched Amazon MP3 – the simple-to-use digital music store offering over three million DRM-free (Digital Rights Management) songs, which will work on any MP3 player including the iPod- with top-selling albums. Amazon...
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MGM and Lakeshore book Asher Book for Fame
Mumbai: Lakeshore Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Pictures confirmed Asher Book as the final addition to the cast of Fame, a reinvention of the Oscar-winning film from director Kevin Tancharoen. The joint announcement was made...
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Balaji Motion Pictures restructures; Thakur to replace Sippy
In a major restructuring exercise, Balaji Motion Pictures CEO Ramesh Sippy has stepped down; UTV Television COO Ajit Thakur to replace....
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Hrithik Roshan starrer Kites’ final leg begins 20 December
The final shooting leg of Anurag Basu's forthcoming film Kites will commence in Mumbai from 20 December. ...
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Chandni Chowk To China promo launched on Apple website
Chandni Chowk to China's movie trailer debuted exclusively on HD at Apple Trailers from 6 December. ...
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