There are signs that the two month long standoff between Hindi film producers and distributors and multiplexes may be called off soon....
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SAIF Partners to infuse Rs 1.20 billion in Network 18
Network 18 Media & Investment has raised Rs 1.20 billion in private equity funding from SAIF Partners....
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‘Love Aaj Kal marked the beginning of many things’ – Illuminati Films producer Dinesh Vijan
Dinesh Vijan hit bull’s eye with his very first film as producer of Being Cyrus. He’s now launched a production company along with buddy and colleague Saif Ali Khan called Illuminati Films. Illuminati Films...
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Indian born filmmaker Karri to begin work on Mobstere
MUMBAI: Nagendra Karri, the Indian born film maker from Vishakapatanam who owns Eternal Mind Production LLC in New York, has announced his next film Mobster. The movie will be shot in various locales including...
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Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar & Hrithik Roshan vie for AXN Action Award
MUMBAI: With the nominations announced for AXN Action Awards 2009, viewers can get ready to start casting their all important votes. AXN Action Awards has nominated actors for their stellar performances across various action...
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Film editor Aarif Sheikh turns director with Let’s Dance
MUMBAI: Film editor Aarif Sheikh, who won the National Award for Samay – When Time Strikes, is making his debut as a director with Let’s Dance. The movie is slated to release on 19...
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Inox Nariman Point targets kids with Hollywood films
MUMBAI: Inox Nariman Point is wooing kids this summer by screening a number of Hollywood films under the Kids Carnival. The movies that will be screened are Madagascar 2, Kung Fu Panda, Bee Movie,...
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Paramount & Ubisoft to develop Tintin movie video game
MUMBAI: Paramount Digital Entertainment and Ubisoft are developing a video game based on the upcoming film Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, to be directed by Steven Spielberg. The video game is expected to...
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan tangos with Shiamak Davar
MUMBAI: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is away in Karjat shooting with Vipul Shah for his film, Action Replay. However, the actress is scheduled to perform at IIFA next weekend. With Shiamak Davar who is choreographing...
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Kate Hudson and A-Rod get cosy
MUMBAI: Rumors of a romance between Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez have been further fuelled, with a source claiming that they are certainly dating. The couple were spotted late last month getting cosy at...
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Anne Hathaway learns to play the guitar for beau
MUMBAI: Bride Wars star Anne Hathaway has taken to the internet to teach herself how to play the guitar so that she can serenade her boyfriend, actor Adam Shulman. Using video tutorials online, the...
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Ben Stiller house-hunting in New York
MUMBAI: Ben Stiller is planning to ditch Hollywood to return to his native New York. The Night at the Museum actor is currently living in Los Angeles with his actress wife Christine Taylor and...
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Canine sniffs out shipment of pirated movie DVDs headed for Singapore
MUMBAI: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) K9 unit’s Paddy led enforcement officers on a successful weekend operation to shut down the supply lines of pirated movie DVDs in the Malaysian...
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‘Outcome of many of my ideas scare me’ – Ram Gopal Varma
Varma likes to make scary movies as he loves to scare people. While he's never been scared of anything except for the outcome of his films....
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Disney Interactive Studios announces Tinker Bell for Nintendo DS
MUMBAI: Disney Interactive Studios has announced Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure for Nintendo DS. The game will launch in North America the same day as the all-new Blu-ray and DVD release...
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Slumdog Millionaire choreographer bags Astair Award
Longinus Fernandes, who choreographed Jai Ho for Slumdog Millionaire, has won the Astair Award in the best Film Choreographer category in New York....
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Panasonic launches portable Blu-Ray disc player
MUMBAI: Panasonic has launched the world’s first portable Blu-ray player, the Panasonic DMP-B15. Designed to provide High Definition Blu-ray experience, the B15 features a high quality 8.9-inch WSVGA LCD screen and includes Panasonic’s Viera...
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ACK & iRemedi launch Amar Chitra Katha on iPhone and iPod
MUMBAI: ACK Media in partnership with iRemedi Corp has launched Amar Chitra Katha, a collection of illustrated classics that re-tell stories about Indian heroes, on iPhone and iPods for the international market. Amar Chitra...
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Reality dance show winner shoots for Wanted with Salman Khan
MUMBAI: Salman Khan, the recent reality dance show winner was awarded not just the trophy but also given a chance by Boney Kapoor to shake his leg with none other than the actor Salman...
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Kalki Koechelin takes to theater with Skeleton Woman
MUMBAI: Kalki Koechelin is busy with a new format to try out her acting abilities. The Dev D actress has been keeping herself busy by doing theater while she reads some scripts that have...
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Ontario government invests in animation centre, creates jobs
MUMBAI: The Ontario government is investing nearly £13 million in Starz Animation Toronto to help expand its studio and create or retain over 250 jobs. This investment in Ontario talent and equipment will help...
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Who is attending IIFA Awards 2009?
MUMBAI: If one is under the impression that there is an economic slowdown and that the film industry has gone slack because of the multiplex and producer impasse, they could not be more incorrect....
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Intex launches two multi-utility DVD players
MUMBAI: In the wake of multiplexes and Hindi film producers’ dispute that has led to no fresh movies being released theatrically for the last two months, DVD player manufacturer Intex Technologies has introduced two...
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Karma- Crime, Passion, Reincarnation to screen at Shanghai Film Fest
MUMBAI: Karma – Crime, Passion, Reincarnation has been selected as an official entry in the International Panorama of the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival in Shanghai. The festival will be held from 13 –...
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BIGFlix launches special DVD rental plan in lieu of film strike
MUMBAI: Reliance ADAG’s DVD rentals company BIGFlix.com has introduced a special offer of Rs 299 monthly rental plan for unlimited movies, which is valid till 15 June 2009. The offer is introduced in lieu...
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Mithun Chakraborty unveils music of Zor Lagaa Ke Haiya
MUMBAI: The music of Zor Lagaa Ke Haiya! was recently launched by Mithun Chakraborty in Mumbai. The movie, produced by Gemini Motion Pictures stars Mithun, Mahesh Majrekar, Riya Sen, Seema Biswas, Glushan Grover along...
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Saregama launches Jaswinder Singh’s ghazal album
MUMBAI: Saregama India has launched the music album Ishq Nahin Asaan comprising songs sung by ghazal singer Nawaaz Jaswinder Singh. The launch was attended by Javed Aktar, Shabana Azmi, Kailash Kher and Rakesh Bedi....
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Bharti Airtel to premiere 8×10 Tasveer on DTH & IPTV
MUMBAI: Bharti Airtel will premiere the Akshay Kumar starrer 8×10 Tasveer on its direct-to-home (DTH) service Digital TV and IPTV service. Produced by Percept Picture Company and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, 8×10 Tasveer will...
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Sony Ericsson offers free movies with phone purchase
MUMBAI: Sony Ericsson has strengthened its commitment to providing unique entertainment experiences on the mobile handset with the launch of PlayNow arena with movies, the latest addition to the PlayNow arena content delivery platform....
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Kodak Cinema World Shanghai showcases networked D-Cinema solution
MUMBAI: Kodak Cinema World (KCW) has installed a fully automated and networked Digital Cinema Solution in its Shanghai JV multiplex. All four screens are equipped with Christie 2K digital cinema projectors and Kodak Screen...
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Disney Online completes acquisition of Kaboose internet assets
MUMBAI: Disney Online has completed the purchase of key Internet assets from Kaboose, Inc., including Web sites Kaboose.com, BabyZone.com, AmazingMoms.com, and ParentZone.com, among others. As a result of the acquisition, a new group of...
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Lionsgate inks deal with Paris Hilton’s My New BFF for Dubai
MUMBAI: Lionsgate Television International, Ish Entertainment, Uniqon and Paris Hilton Entertainment have entered into a new co-production agreement for a Dubai based version of Paris Hilton’s My New BFF. The announcement was made by...
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Columbia Pictures to adapt Capt. Richard Phillips’ life into movie
MUMBAI: Columbia Pictures has acquired the life story rights to Richard Phillips, the captain of the Maersk Alabama, whose capture by Somali pirates and subsequent dramatic rescue by the United States Navy commanded the...
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THQ to launch new video game on Disney-Pixar’s Cars
MUMBAI: THQ Inc. plans to bring a new video game called Cars Race-O-Rama based on Disney Pixar’s film Cars, to all major systems worldwide beginning in fall 2009. Cars Race-O-Rama is currently in development across...
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38 Studios acquires Big Huge Games from THQ
MUMBAI: 38 Studios, an entertainment and original IP creation company, has acquired Big Huge Games (BHG) from publisher THQ Inc. The acquisition is a step in 38 Studios’ strategy to deliver a broad range...
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Digital Serial Numbers likely to deter illegal downloads & uploads
MUMBAI: The Digital Watermarking Alliance (DWA) announced key findings from a recently commissioned survey on piracy deterrence. The study, conducted by Interpret, aimed to determine whether the inclusion of Digital Serial Numbers (DSNs) in...
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Inox Leisure forays into film production; readies first movie
National mutliplex chain Inox Leisure has forayed into film production and is ready with its debut venture titled Morning Walk....
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Adlabs gets government nod for radio business demerger
Anil Ambani-promoted Adlabs Films has received government approval to transfer its radio business to Reliance Unicom....
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Angels & Demons grosses Rs 22.4 mn across single screens
Angels & Demons, which was released on 135 screens across single screens in India has grossed Rs 22.4 million (Rs 2.24 crores) in the first four days....
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EXCLUSIVE: Abhishek Bachchan to perform at IIFA Awards
Abhishek Bachchan loves to dance & this year at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, the actor will be shaking a leg....
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60 days on, no unanimous decision on film producers’ strike
Hindi film producers and distributors' strike, which began on 4 April, has been going on for almost 60 days now; next meeting on 3 June. ...
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Rekha and Aamir Khan receive Raj Kapoor Award
MUMBAI: The 46th Marathi Film awards, which took place in Pune on 30 June, saw artistes from the Hindi and Marathi film industries being felicitated. The Hindi film stars who were felicitated were Rekha and...
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Jawahar Sircar assumes role as new I&B secretary
MUMBAI: Ambika Soni today assumed office as the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, whereas Jawahar Sircar, who is secretary in the Ministry of Culture, has been given the additional charge of the Information...
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London Dreams for MTV anchor Ranvijay
MUMBAI: Ranvijay is in the midst of packing his bags. The MTV anchor of the popular reality show, Roadies, is part of the ensemble cast that is shooting for Vipul Shah’s Action Replay in...
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Zayed Khan is back
MUMBAI: If it is the era of yummy mummies, it is also the era of sexy young dads. Be it Hrithik Roshan, Arjun Rampal or Zayed Khan. And Zayed who has been in the...
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Sony Pictures & Will Smith’s Overbrook to develop The American Can
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment and Overbrook Entertainment have obtained the motion picture life rights to John Keller, an ex-Marine who orchestrated the rescue of 244 of his New Orleans neighbors after their building, the...
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MGM inks licensing deals for forthcoming movies
MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. has unveiled its lineup of properties including the latest evolutions of Fame, The Pink Panther and Stargate. The company has inked various licensing deals for these films. A reinvention of...
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Twilight dominates MTV Movie Awards; wins Best Movie
The film took home five golden popcorn statues and received a huge majority of the record breaking votes submitted this year online and via text message....
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eMusic and Sony Music Entertainment strike deal
MUMBAI: eMusic and Sony Music Entertainment have reached an agreement to sell songs from Sony Music’s back catalog on the eMusic website. Beginning in the third quarter, eMusic will offer its US subscribers classic recordings...
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Universal Pictures finalizes star cast for comedy adventure Paul
MUMBAI: Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Jane Lynch have been signed on for Universal Pictures’ comedy adventure titled Paul to be directed by Greg Mottola. Rogen...
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Hugh Jackman named the best hat wearer
MUMBAI: Wolverine star Hugh Jackman has been named the winner of this year’s Male Celebrity Hat Wearers list, beating Sir Sean Connery, Daniel Day Lewis, Jonny Depp, and Peter Andre to the title. The...
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Dubai International Film Festival ups Dubai’s visibility at Cannes
MUMBAI: The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) wrapped up its participation at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival with a series of networking events and partnership announcements; bringing together global film players and industry representatives...
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Balki commences filming Paa in Delhi with cast and crew
Director Balki has begun shooting in Delhi with the cast and crew of his upcoming film titled Paa starring Amitabh & Abhishek Bachchan....
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Seengal Capital Advisors eyes 40% stake in Compact Disc
Seengal Capital Advisors is looking at picking up a 40 per cent stake in Compact Disc India....
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THQ to release first video game on Marvel’s Super Hero Squad
MUMBAI: THQ Inc. will be delivering Marvel Super Hero Squad, the first video game based on the animated series, The Super Hero Squad Show, scheduled to debut this fall on Cartoon Network. Marvel Super...
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Rajesh Khanna to receive IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award
Veteran Hindi film actor Rajesh Khanna will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at IIFA this year....
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Bollywood actors flock at Aalim’s new salon
MUMBAI: Aalim Hakim, Raj Rao and Nicholas of True Fitness hosted a party for makeover guru Aalim who launched his latest Express salon within the largest fitness club, True Fitness in the suburbs on...
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Irrfan Khan to sport four looks in Paan Singh Tomar
MUMBAI: Paan Singh Tomar is a real life story in which Irrfan Khan plays the lead role opposite Mahie Gill. Khan has four different looks for this movie. He shot extensively in the jungles...
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