Ever since he relinquished politics in 1987, Amitabh Bachchan has steered clear of all political issues both on and off screen. Now that will change...
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GDC inks VPF financing deal with Shochiku’s distribution division
MUMBAI: GDC Technology has signed a Virtual Print Fee (VPF) agreement with the distribution division of Shochiku Co., Ltd, a Japanese entertainment company. Under this non-exclusive VPF agreement, Shochiku will pay VPFs for any...
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Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya wins at London Indian Film Festival
MUMBAI: Director Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya (Colours of Passion) has won the Audience Award at the 2nd London Indian Film Festival, which was held from 30 June – 12 July. Audiences voted for their...
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Scratch Music Group raises $3.3 million; launches Scratch Weddings
MUMBAI: Scratch Music Group has closed a $3.3 million round of growth financing. Contour Venture Partners led the round with additional funding from the New York City Investment Fund (NYCIF) and angel investors Jason...
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Nikhil Gandhi to head UTV’s new channel – UTV Stars
MUMBAI: The broadcasting arm of UTV is gearing up for the launch of its new Bollywood entertainment channel UTV Stars. The channel will be headed by Nikhil Gandhi as business head. Gandhi was previously...
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Nat Geo & Fox International’s channels available on Dish TV
MUMBAI: Dish TV will now make available the bouquet of channels offered by National Geographic and Fox International Channels. Dish TV will now carry channels like NG Wild, NG Wild HD, NG Adventure HD,...
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Netflix to offer new unlimited DVD plans in the US
MUMBAI: Netflix Inc is launching new unlimited DVD-only plans in the US at their lowest price ever – $7.99 a month for the 1 DVD out at-a-time plan and $11.99 a month for the...
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Sharman Joshi shoots for Ferrari Ki Sawaari at Mumbai University campus
Mumbai: Actor Sharman Joshi has been shooting for his next film Ferrari Ki Sawaari at the Mumbai University campus. The last film to get the permission to shoot on Mumbai University’s campus was Vidhu...
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Lionsgate to make Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Last Stand
Mumbai: Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group president Joe Drake and president of production Michael Paseornek announced that Arnold Schwarzenegger will be making his return to films with The Last Stand. Korean action-suspense master Kim Jee-Woon...
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DreamWorks & Paramount to release Cowboys & Aliens in select Imax theatres
MUMBAI: Imax Corporation, DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures International have inked an agreement to offer the sci-fi western thriller Cowboys & Aliens in select international digital Imax theatres day-and-date with each territory’s release date,...
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Sajid-Wajid won’t adapt South Indian tunes
MUMBAI: While other topnotch Bollywood composers today are happily adapting South Indian chartbusters; Sajid-Wajid, currently riding the crest of popularity, won’t give in. In fact, there seems to be a tug-o-war between Sajid-Wajid and...
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