Yash Raj Films is not looking at a replacement for its CEO Sanjeev Kohli, who stepped down from the position on 31 January. ...
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Adlabs Films posts net loss of Rs 268 million in Q3
Mumbai: Adlabs Films Ltd has reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 268.60 million (Rs 26.86 crores) in Q3 2009 as compared to a consolidated net profit of Rs 204.90 million (Rs 20.49 crores)...
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Oscar is center stage in 81st Academy Awards poster
MUMBAI: The Oscar statuette is spotlighted center in the official poster of the 81st Academy Awards. This was unveiled by the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences. The poster is now available...
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Aamir Khan & AR Rahman bag honours at CNN-IBN Indian of the Year
MUMBAI: The category winners and contenders for the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2008 have been announced. Actor Aamir Khan, G Madhavan, Chandrayaan team and the Golden Globe winner AR Rahman have been chosen...
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Shahid Kapur roped in as Pioneer brand ambassador
MUMBAI: Actor Shahid Kapur has recently been appointed as the new brand ambassador for Pioneer. Kapur said, "I have always felt the need to attach myself to brands that exemplify the core values that I...
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Exclusive Photographs: Big B unveils special edition of Chandamama comic book
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Exclusive Photographs: Premiere of Hope and Little Sugar
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Exclusive Photographs: Nokia’s association with Shah Rukh’s Knight Riders
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Exclusive Photographs: Bhushan Kumar Throws Party for Satish Kaushik
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Exclusive Photographs: Malaika Arora Khan & Arbaaz Khan At Cinemax for a Social Cause
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Exclusive Photographs: FICCI-Frames 2008: Day: 03
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Exclusive Photographs: Amitabh Bachchan unveils first look of Bhoothnath
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Exclusive Photographs: Jannat First Look Launch
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Exclusive Photographs: Shaurya Movie Premiere
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Exclusive Photographs: Salman Khan Launches Music of Jimmy
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Exclusive Photographs: One Two Three Movie Premiere
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Exclusive Photographs: Femina Miss India Finale 2008
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Exclusive Photographs: Pranali Music Launch
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Exclusive Photographs: Sanjay Dutt’s Wedding
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Exclusive Photographs: Premiere: Marathi Film Valu
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Exclusive Photographs: K.K Music Launch “Humsafar”
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Exclusive Photographs: “Black & White” Music Launch
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Exclusive Photographs: Bombay To Bangkok Movie Premiere
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Exclusive Photographs: Benefit Film Acedamy Launch
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Exclusive Photographs: 53rd Filmfare Awards 2008
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Exclusive Photographs: Sanjay Dutt Launches Raghu Dixit’s Album
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Exclusive Photographs: Ek Second Jo Zindagi Badal De Movie Launch
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Exclusive Photographs: Gr8 Flo Women Awards 2008
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Exclusive Photographs: Farhan Akthar and Zoya Akthar at BIG 92.7 FM
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Exclusive Photographs:Shah Rukh Khan Launches New Serial ‘Ghar Ki Baat Hai’
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PVR Q3 2008-09 total revenues up 17 per cent
Mumbai: PVR Limited announced its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended 31December, 2008. Total Revenue from operations for the quarter ended December 2008, were Rs 7660 lakhs (up 17 per cent)...
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Studio 18 plans four movie releases from March to June
Studio 18 has finalized the release dates of four of its films from March to June this year, with one movie slated to release every month....
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Rohit Roy to direct Kaante sequel for White Feather Films
Actor turned director Rohit Roy is getting ready with his film for White Feather Films and will be directing the sequel to Sanjay Gupta's Kaante....
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Uday Singh puts in his papers at Sony Pictures India
After a long stint of 13 years, Sony Pictures Entertainment India executive vice president production Uday Singh has called it a day at the company....
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My Name Is Khan to wrap after three shooting schedules
The cast & crew of Dharma Productions' My Name Is Khan has returned from LA after completing the first shooting schedule with lead actors Shah Rukh Khan & Kajol. ...
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Denzel Washington is America’s favorite movie star
MUMBAI: For the third year in a row, Denzel Washington is America’s favorite movie star once again. Returning to the list this year at number two, after a one year absence, is Clint Eastwood....
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Sourav Ganguly starts new innings on NDTV Imagine
MUMBAI: He is the former captain of the Indian cricket team and now Sourav Ganguly is all set to start new innings as a television judge for a reality show on NDTV Imagine. The...
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Shah Rukh Khan’s style statement
MUMBAI: Whatever Shah Rukh Khan does, eventually becomes a style statement. Now the actor, who tore the tendons on his left shoulder, is wearing a sling to support it, until the surgery. The actor...
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Abhishek Bachchan to celebrate his birthday in New York
MUMBAI: Abhishek Bachchan will be in New York for his birthday on 5 February. The actor will be flying to the Big Apple after he wraps up the shooting of Mani Ratnam’s Raavan. AB...
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Aamir Khan starrer 3 Idiots set to release on Christmas 09
After the success of Ghajini & Taare Zameen Par, which released on Christmas, another Aamir Khan starrer 3 Idiots is gearing up for a winter 2009 release....
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IFC Requisition Grp recognises Bahl’s contribution to Indian Film Co
Following constructive discussions the IFC Requisition Group and the Board of The Indian Film Company have reached an agreement in the interests of the shareholders....
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Film Review: Victory
Victory is no different from the rest of these Hindi films based on cricket. Like them, it too is boring. Even before the title has finished rolling and Baweja has uttered his first sentence...
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Film Review: Luck By Chance
Luck By Chance is a remarkable film. The film gives you an insider's view of the Hindi film industry as it is. The dialogues are excellent. Luck By Chance is what you'd call an...
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Actress Kunika turns producer
MUMBAI: Actress Kunika has turned to producing films. She has launched a Bhojpuri film Maatti based on her own story. She will also be enacting in the film. “The Bhojpuri film industry is going...
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Eros International targets March release for Aa Dekhen Zara
Eros International is targetting a March release window for its film Aa Dekhen Zara, which was earlier called Freeze....
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EA & Steven Spielberg to launch Boom Blox Bash Party for Wii
MUMBAI: Electronic Arts Inc. announced Boom Blox Bash Party for Wii, the sequel to Boom Blox game for Wii. EA’s collaboration with director and producer Steven Spielberg continues with Boom Blox Bash Party, and...
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Movie audiences prefer info based ads in theaters: survey
Young Indians going to a theater for a movie prefer ads that are information based or campaign specific like banking, insurance, telecom etc....
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Generate inks TV production deal with 20th Century Fox Television
MUMBAI: Production and management company Generate has signed an exclusive multiyear television development and production deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television (TCFTV). The announcement was made by Generate CEO Jordan Levin, Generate Studios president...
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Shemaroo releases Path of Non-Violence documentary on DVD
MUMBAI: On Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary Shemaroo Entertainment will be releasing a DVD titled The Path of Non Violence – with Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. This title features documentaries on Gandhi and Mandela,...
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BIG FM revamps Sunday programming across stations
MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM has brought about a change in its Sunday FPC. The new FPC is tailor made for each of its cities and put together after understanding listener preferences and mapping body...
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BIG Pictures releases Luck By Chance across 900 screens
BIG Pictures will be releasing Luck By Chance produced by Excel Entertainment across 900 screens worldwide in 27 countries on 30 January....
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Filmy lines up Valentines Day movies & Bhojpuri Film Fest
MUMBAI: Filmy will celebrate Valentines Day through February and will air romantic movies every Saturday at 8 pm. Some of the movies include Sanjay Dutt and Urmila Martondkar starrer Khoobsoorat; Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan...
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UTV Movies to premiere Benegal’s Welcome To Sajjanpur
MUMBAI: UTV Movies will be premiering Welcome to Sajjanpur on 1 February at 8 pm. The movie released in September 2008 and is premiering within five months of its theatrical release. The movie is...
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Robert Morton to executive produce Oscar’s Red Carpet Show
MUMBAI: Robert Morton will executive produce the 30-minute Oscar’s Red Carpet 2009 show for the 81st Academy Awards. The announcement was made by producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon. The show will...
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Jon Bon Jovi & Hard Rock International partner for charity foundation
MUMBAI: Jon Bon Jovi has partnered with Hard Rock International, wherein he has lent an original Bon Jovi design to create the Signature Series: Edition XXVI – a limited-edition T-shirt and pin, which will...
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Universal Music inks global deal with Dew Process Publishing
MUMBAI: Universal Music Publishing Group – Australia has signed an exclusive, long-term, world-wide joint venture with Brisbane based independent music publisher Dew Process Publishing. Under the deal, Universal Music Publishing Group will handle all...
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Hrithik Roshan gets Farhan Akhtar coached by Yajness Shhetty
MUMBAI: Farhan Akhtar and Hrithik Roshan are childhood buddies. So when Akthar donned the actor’s cap, it was Roshan who helped him in every little way. And one way was by taking him to...
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Bradford College delegates to visit Whistling Woods campus
MUMBAI: Whistling Woods International (WWI), which recently tied-up with Bradford College, UK today announced that Bradford College delegates will be visiting the WWI campus next week. The three-year partnership, supported by the UK India...
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Shooting of Pankaj Batra’s Punjabi film Virsa complete
MUMBAI: After a shooting schedule in Australia One World Entertainment’s Punjabi film Virsa is now complete. The film is now in its final stages of post-production at Pixion Studio. Virsa is directed by Pankaj...
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Nandana Sen, Amrita Arora bond on Season’s Greeting sets
MUMBAI: Nandana Sen and Amrita Arora, who star in the film, Season’s Greetings, have been bonding well. In fact Arora reminds Sen of Goldie Hawn. "Amrita’s oomph brought Goldie Hawn’s earlier roles to my...
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Shreyas Talpade gears up for three film releases
MUMBAI: Nothing attracts success more than success. Shreyas Talpade is one such actor. After his stunning debut in Iqbal, the actor has had a lot of hits to his credit and big banners are...
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Amrita Rao is in Victory mode
MUMBAI: Numerous emotions are running rampant for actress Amrita Rao as she gears up for her first release of the year. Just a day away from her big release, she is in Kolkata for...
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Neetu Chandra signs her first ad campaign
MUMBAI: Success begets success. And Neetu Chandra is enjoying the bounties of some hit films to her credit. The actress has been signed to be the face of Gitanjali and the brand ambassador of...
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Farhan Akhtar caught in traffic jam caused by SRK mania
MUMBAI: For more than a month Shah Rukh Khan was out of the country, shooting in Los Angeles for Karan Johar’s My Name is Khan. This was something that his fans knew. So on...
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Balaji Telefilms Q3 net profit down 97% at Rs 5.7 million
Balaji Telefilms net profit for quarter ended 31 Dec, 08 dropped 96.98% per to Rs 5.7 million as compared to Rs 188 million in the same quarter last year....
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Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali begins work on Heera Mandi
According to sources, Bhansali has got 2 male actors & 1 female actress flown in from Pakistan to learn acting before they face the camera....
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Shyam Benegal signs Sammir Dattani for movie
MUMBAI: After signing Minisha Lamba, director Shyam Benegal has signed Sammir Dattani for his next movie. Besides this, the actor has also completed work on a romantic comedy called Love Kaa Tadkaa. He is...
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NDTV Imagine & SRK’s Red Chillies Idiot Box collaborate for sitcom
Mumbai: NDTV Imagine and Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chilles Idiot Box have collaborated for a sitcom titled Ghar Ki Baat Hai, the official announcement for which was at a press conference on Tuesday night....
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SRK praises Slumdog Millionaire’s sound & screenplay
MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan has just returned from LA after finishing a month long shooting schedule for My Name Is Khan being directed by Karan Johar. In LA, Khan presented the nomination for Slumdog...
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Saavn compiles A R Rahman’s top 20 songs
MUMBAI: To meet the growing demand for music from the award-winning composer of Slumdog Millionaire – AR Rahman, Saavn, the distributor of Bollywood music and movies, will be presenting its latest compilation: Masters of...
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Rishi & Ranbir Kapoor with Farhan on Oye! It’s Friday
MUMBAI: NDTV Imagine’s Oye! It’s Friday! hosted by Farhan Akhtar will have the father son duo of Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor this week in the Luck By Chance special episode. The show will be...
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Vishal Bharadwaj’s Kaminey to release on 5 June
UTV Motion Pictures' Kaminey, directed by Vishal Bharadwaj, is slated to release on 5 June post the IPL championship. ...
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Nokia, HCL ink JV for mobile entertainment content in India
Nokia to set up a joint venture with HCL Infosystems to sell mobile value added services & entertainment content directly to consumers in India....
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Universal Music India gets FDI approval for Eros JV
Universal Music India gets FDI approval from the Government of India for Rs 12 million to be invested as the seed capital for its Eros JV....
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Film Review: Bedtime Stories
Film: Bedtime Stories Director: Adam Shankman Cast: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Courtney Cox, Russell BrandRating: 2.5/5 Just a funny thought; imagine spending a good thousand rupees on a film that brings a smile to...
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Star to pump shows’ online presence; signs with Nautanki.tv
MUMBAI: Star India has tied-up with online video channel Nautanki.tv to bring their channels’ content to a wider audience. Star also plans to sign up with other online platforms to make its content available...
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Pix bags telecast rights of BAFTA Awards in India
MUMBAI: Pix has bagged the India telecast rights of the BAFTA Awards 2009. BAFTA is a British charity that host annual award shows for film, television, television craft and video games. Pix will...
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Universal Pictures renews contracts with Marc Shmuger & David Linde
MUMBAI: Marc Shmuger and David Linde will continue to serve as the leading executives of Universal Pictures in a new four-year contract extension that also sees Linde elevated to the position of Chairman alongside...
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Sony Pictures Entertainment names George Rose EVP HR & administration
MUMBAI: George Rose has been named, Sony Pictures Entertainment Human Resources and Administration executive vice president. It was announced today by chairman and chief executive officer Michael Lynton and Co-chairman Amy Pascal. Rose comes...
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UK Film Council launches FindAnyFilm.com website
MUMBAI: The UK Film Council has launched a website called FindAnyFilm.com, which is a first-of-its-kind film search engine. The website will find out when, where and how a film is available in the UK...
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China’s SARFT vice minister Tian Jin at MIPTV 2009
MUMBAI: China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) vice minister Tian Jin will lead a Chinese industry delegation at a series of "Focus on China" events and private receptions to be held...
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Doremi Cinema to equip Cineworld’s digital expansion
MUMBAI: Doremi Cinema has been selected by UK cinema group Cineworld PLC to supply equipment for the expansion of its digital cinema rollout, which will double the number of digital screens in its estate,...
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LA Music Academy provides scholarships to musicians
MUMBAI: LA Music Academy, fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, is providing scholarships for its vocal, drum, bass and guitar departments. Interested domestic and international students demonstrating exceptional musical talent,...
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Vidhu Vinod Chopra taps Mickey Rourke for Broken Horses
Vidhu Vinod Chopra has signed this year's Golden Globe Best Actor winner and Oscar's contender Mickey Rourke for his Hollywood film Broken Horses....
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BIG Pictures to release Sikandar & 13B in March
MUMBAI: BIG Pictures will be releasing two films back to back in March – the suspense thriller Sikandar starring Parzaan Dastur and Ayesha Kapoor and the supernatural thriller 13B starring R. Madhavan and Neetu...
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Box Office: Raaz grosses Rs 212 mn; Slumdog Rs 135 mn
While Slumdog opened small on Friday, it picked pace on Sunday & Monday. However, both Raaz and Slumdog saw a heavy drop on Tuesday....
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UTV Software’s net profit up 29% to Rs 299 million in Q3 09
The company's motion pictures division posted maximum profit of Rs 21.50 million in the quarter ended 31 December, 2008 viz-a-viz its other divisions....
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‘Luck By Chance’ contest by BIGFlix.com
Mumbai: BIGFlix, a part of Reliance BIG Entertainment Ltd, India’s largest video-on-demand and movie rental service, gives audiences a chance to participate in the LUCK…BY CHANCE contest. The first film promotion on the portal...
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Weinstein appoints Lionsgate’s Ortenberg as theatrical films president
Mumbai: The Weinstein Company (TWC) has appointed Tom Ortenberg as president of theatrical films. As president of theatrical films, he will be involved in all aspects of domestic theatrical releases, including acquisitions, distribution, marketing...
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MPAA’s Glickman comments on WTO decision in China IPR case
MUMBAI: The World Trade Organization issued its decision in the case brought by the United States against China for intellectual property rights violations. China has been found in violation of two of its responsibilities...
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Akshay, Aishwarya and Helen given Padmashri award
Mumbai: Its raining awards this season for both Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshay Kumar. After walking away with the Screen awards,(though Akshay dedicated his award to Aamir Khan), the two actors have been conferred...
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Paramount & Sony begin work on Steven Spielberg directed Tintin
Mumbai: Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment have begun the principal production in Los Angeles on the 3D motion capture film, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, which is to be directed...
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Hearing of Indian films screening in Pakistan pushed to 28 January
Mumbai: Following petitions testing the screening of Indian films in Pakistan, the Lahore High Court has adjourned the hearing until 28 January 2009. Pakistani Media reported that various petitions in accordance to this were...
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