MUMBAI: Minister of Information & Broadcasting Ambika Soni, who inaugurated the two day retrospective of Shakti Samanta Films, said that she, along with her new team is committed to take good cinema to the...
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Hollywood stylist to design look for Abbas Tyrewala’s 1:800-Love
MUMBAI: Producer Madhu Mantena has roped in Hollywood stylist Suzie Harman to design the costumes for his next production 1: 800 Love to be directed by Abbas Tyrewala. Harman, who has done the styling...
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Subhash Ghai green-lights Paying Guests’ sequel
MUMBAI: Producer – director Subhash Ghai has green lit the sequel of the recently released Paying Guest, which was directed by Paritosh Painter. Ghai says, "I was on a family vacation in Europe when...
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Shah Rukh Khan given honorary doctorate by Bedfordshire University
MUMBAI: Actor Shah Rukh Khan was presented an honorary doctorate in arts and culture by Bedfordshire University, London for his contribution to culture.Bedfordshire University vice chancellor Les Ebdon presented the doctorate to Khan. Khan was...
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Anand L Rai casts Konkana Sen in Tanu Weds Manu
MUMBAI: Director Anand L Rai has cast Konkana Sen opposite R Madhavan in Tanu Weds Manu. The movie will be produced under Rai’s banner Colour Yellow Pictures. As was reported by Businessofcinema.com earlier, Tanu...
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Anupam Kher to launch acting school in Ahmedabad
MUMBAI: After opening chapters in Chandigarh and London, Anupam Kher’s acting school Actor Prepares, is all set to launch in Ahmedabad on 20 July. On the cards is a school in South Africa as...
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Katrina Kaif heads to London to celebrate birthday with family
MUMBAI: Actress Katrina Kaif has just completed shooting for Priyadarshan’s De Dhana Dhan and is now heading home to London tonight for a much needed break. According to sources Kaif will be spending the...
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Twitter disables account of Shahid Kapur’s impersonator
MUMBAI: In a first of its kind action in India, Twitter has removed a fake ID of actor Shahid Kapur, on grounds of impersonation. This came about after Shahid’s publicist registered a complaint with Twitter...
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UTV World Movies to air Jafar Panahi films in July
MUMBAI: UTV World Movies will be screening award-winning films directed by Jafar Panahi, one of the foremost filmmakers of new-wave Iranian cinema. Panahi’s work defines the aesthetic of Iranian cinema with his ‘neo realist’...
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UTV Movies acquires rights of 25 films from Big Pictures
UTV Movies has acquired the world telecast rights for 25 Reliance Big Pictures' films from which 20 films will be World TV premiers....
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Shortkut, Morning Walk, Sankat City take dull BO opening
While New York & Kambakkth Ishq brought the much needed respite to the industry, this week's releases have failed to bring cheer at the turnstiles....
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Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute to expand into India
The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute looks to open its branch in India in two cities - Mumbai and Hyderabad - by early 2010....
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Christian Audigier to buy Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch
MUMBAI: The late pop icon Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch will be bought by French fashion tycoon Christian Audigier. The US based designer, plans to create a Jacko-themed complex similar to Elvis Presley’s Graceland and...
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Lindsay Lohan launches production company
MUMBAI: Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has joined hands with business partner Kristi Kaylor to start her own production house called Unforgettable Productions.Lohan and Kaylor are planning to create television and movie projects, which may...
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George Clooney parts with Warner; inks deal with Sony Pictures
MUMBAI: George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures are in final negotiations to sign an exclusive two-year theatrical development and production deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment. Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Picture Entertainment and...
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Manila movie pirates busted; 1.5 million pirated DVDs seized
MUMBAI: Manila pirated movie retailers and the organized crime syndicates behind them are reeling from a series of lightning raids unleashed by Manila authorities recently.Officers from the Optical Media Board (OMB) supported by 80...
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RealD Live to bring 3D alternative entertainment broadcasts to theatres
MUMBAI: RealD, an outfitter of 3D theatres, announced RealD LIVE, a new product that works with the company’s Cinema Systems enabling RealD equipped theatres to display live event broadcasts from anywhere in the world...
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Shazam launches enhanced music discovery application on Apple store
MUMBAI: Shazam has released an updated version of its music discovery application on the App Store. The new version utilizes the iPhone OS 3.0 enhancements to offer iPhone and iPod touch Shazamers expanded features,...
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Tap low-cost content protection choices: MPAA
MUMBAI: Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) CTO Jim Williams recommended terrestrial broadcasters tap low-cost content protection choices at the ITU-AIBD workshop on digital terrestrial television broadcasting. Broadcasters at the workshop were engaged by...
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