MUMBAI: Filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov join forces to produce director Shane Acker’s – 9. The film stars Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover and...
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Dabur Vveda appoints Vidya Balan as brand ambassador
MUMBAI: Dabur has appointed actress Vidya Balan as its brand ambassador for the skin care product called Dabur Vveda. Balan started her career as a model in Surf Excel advertisement and has appeared in...
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Rakhi Ka Swayamwar finale garners 8.4 TVR
MUMBAI: Rakhi Ka Swayamvar which had audiences captivated on a week on week basis has crossed another milestone in Television history by achieving the highest rating by any non-fiction show in the past 2...
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A.R. Rahman to perform free at Sydney festival 2010
MUMBAI: A.R. Rahman, will give an exclusive free concert at Parramatta Park on Saturday 16 January as part of the 2010 Festival program. NSW Premier and Sydney Festival president Nathan Rees yesterday made the...
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Altair’s software shapes Malaysia’s first mainstream 3D animated film
MUMBAI: Altair, a global provider of technology and services empowering client innovation and decision-making, said Les’ Copaque Production Sdn. Bhd, a leading animation studio based in Malaysia, has used e-Render in the production of...
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AR Rahman collaborates with UK’s Middlesex University
MUMBAI: Musician A. R. Rahman has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Middlesex University of United Kingdom (UK), focusing on blending Asian and Western music styles. With this MOU between Rahman’s KM Music...
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CASBAA hails Indonesian cable-TV plan
MUMBAI: CASBAA has applauded the launch of an Indonesian government campaign to regularize the country’s cable-TV industry. Speaking at an 10 August National Seminar on Pay-TV Broadcasting that launched the campaign, Ministry of Communications...
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Rani Mukherji takes off for a London vacation
MUMBAI: While most actors prefer to take a break after hectic activity, Rani Mukherji likes to be different. The Bengali actress who has Yashraj’s Dil Bole Hadippa releasing on the 18 September is taking...
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Pix lines up films for Independence Day
MUMBAI: Pix has lined up films for the 15 August Independence Day weekend. The movies that are lined up are Gandhi, East is East, My Beautiful Laundrette and Being Cyrus specially customized for the...
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Warner Bros. Animation announces winners of Batman contest
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Animation and Mochi Media, in association with DC Comics, announced the winners of a developer casting call seeking submissions for a new Flash game to be created as a promotional brand...
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Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra conducts Master Class at Whistling Woods
MUMBAI: Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra conducted the first Master Class of the year at Whistling Woods International (WWI) where he shared his passion for filmmaking. Speaking to the students he said, ”I see risk...
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AR Rahman to produce Michael Jackson’s tribute album
MUMBAI: A.R. Rahman is reportedly developing an album in memory of entertainment icon Michael Jackson, which will include musicians from all over the world. According to reports, besides Rahman’s original creations, it will also...
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MPAA’s Dan Glickman hails WTO decision to open Chinese movie market
MUMBAI: In April 2007, the U.S. case challenged the legality of several of the maze of Chinese laws and regulations that strictly control and restrict the ability of the U.S. film industry to bring...
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Another illegal DVD factory uncovered in Malaysia
MUMBAI: A team of 15 enforcement officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operative and Consumerism (MDTCC) assisted by two investigators from the Malaysian Federation Against Copyright Theft (MFACT) representing the Motion Picture Association...
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A film on wanna-be film stars
MUMBAI: Maa Movie Maker Productions’ Adarsh Nagar – An Ideal World is a story of wanting to be film actors. The film stars Verona Babi, niece of Parveen Babi along with new finds Viresh...
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