PRESS RELEASE Lycra Brand and MTV will present the biggest night in music and fashion as Lycra MTV STYLE AWARDS will bring the best of Shafqat Amanat Ali, known for his famous song ‘Mitwa’ of KANK fame, female rap artist “Hard Kaur” who made an anthem out of ‘Ek Glassy’, the renowned group ‘The […]
MUMBAI: Departmental store Shoppers’ Stop has announced its first ever tie up with Bollywood. With Shah Rukh Khan’s Om Shanti Om all set to release next month, Shoppers’ Stop will be retailing the film’s clothes and merchandise. In a fashion show held on Tuesday night, Om Shanti Om‘s cast comprising Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shreyas […]
MUMBAI: Dubai is set to host a first-of-its-kind Broadway musical extravaganza, Miss Bollywood, led by Shilpa Shetty in the first quarter of 2008 after its first leg of road show in Europe. The stage theatrical is organised, promoted and produced by Farhath Hussain and co-produced by Dubai-based entrepreneurs, M S Ajmal and Raj Kundra. Miss […]
MUMBAI: Vidhu Vinod Chopra produced and directed movie Eklavya – The Royal Guard has been voted as India’s official entry to the Oscars. This is the third time Chopra will be going to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The other films in the running for Yash Raj Films’ Chak De! India starring […]
Film: Om Shanti Om Director: Farah Khan Music Director: Vishal-Shekhar Lyrics: Javed Akhtar Producer: Gauri Khan Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shreyas Talpade, Arjun Rampal and Kirron Kher Rating: 3/5 They are here to stay and blow everyone’s mind off with their creative compositions! Vishal and Shekhar have been painting the town red with […]
MUMBAI: Music director Shantanu Moitra has been roped in as the music director for Munnabhai series director Rajkumar Hirani’s next film starring Shah Rukh Khan. Moitra upcoming releases for which he has provided the compositions are Yash Raj Films’ next Lagaa Chunari Mein Daag and Sudhir Mishra’s Khoya Khoya Chand. Speaking to Businessofcinema.com, Moitra says, […]
Film: Om Shanti Om Release Date: 9 November, 2007 Director, Choreographer, Story: Farah Khan Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shreyas Talpade, Arjun Rampal, Kirron Kher, Satish Shah, Nitish Pandey, Yuvika Chaudhary, Shawar Ali, Bindu, Javed Sheikh and Asawari Joshi Producer: Gauri Khan Executive Producer: Sajiv Chawla Music: Vishal and Shekhar Director of Photography: V […]
MUMBAI: The show not only had the who’s who of Bollywood spill the beans but also biggies from the corporate world, television industry and even Hollywood. Capturing some of the most fun behind-the-scene moments, Karan Johar will be taking Koffee With Karan viewers down memory lane with the Best of Koffee with Karan. The episode will […]
MUMBAI: More and more Indian scripts are finding their way into the coveted Oscar library. After the likes of Namaste London and Eklavya – The Royal Guard amongst others, now the script of Yash Raj Film’s latest release Chak De! India too has made its way into the Oscar library. The Academy of Motion Pictures […]
MUMBAI: The annual Dubai International Film Festival, which is touted as one of the premier film festivals in the world will commence on the 9 th of December 2007 and run until 16 December. Aimed at acting as a platform to showcase quality Arab cinema, the festival will also showcase an eclectic mix of […]
MUMBAI: Director Karan Johar is not just busy with his latest film My Name is Khan, the producer in him is also on an active front. Dharma Productions has now finalised director Siddharth Malhotra for their next venture. Malhotra has earlier assisted Nikhil Advani in Karan Johar’s film Kal Ho Na Ho starring Shah Rukh […]
MUMBAI: Pipping Reliance ADAG’s BIG Motion Pictures in the race, AIM listed Indian Film Company (IFC) has signed Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment for a six film deal pegged at a whopping Rs 2.11 billion (Rs 211 crores). Sources inform Businessofcinema.com that the paperwork is ‘almost’ done. Excel Entertainment has been talking to […]
MUMBAI: Multiplex chain Cinemax honoured Hockey coach Negi, on whose life the Yash Raj Films’ Chak De! India is based. The girl gang in the film were also present at the opening of their movie. The cast interacted with the audience, whereas coach Negi assured patrons that he could completely identify with the role portrayed by […]
Film: Chak De! India Director: Shimit Amin Producer: Aditya Chopra (Yash Raj Films) Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Segarika Ghatge, Anahita Nair, Shubhi Mehta, Tanya Abrol Rating: 3.5/5 After two consecutive washouts, it’s all the way up for Yash Raj Films. It’s almost a paradox of sorts, yes it does have the ‘King […]
MUMBAI: On the brink of the release of Yash Chopra’s Chak De! India, radio station 94.3 MY FM – Dil Se is all set to celebrate the spirit of hockey by organizing ‘Chak De’ hockey matches between teams from girls colleges on 9-10 August, across MY FM stations. These will be different kind of […]
MUMBAI: Publicity designing agency for feature films Marching Ants Advertising has bagged a three film contract with Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment. The first film under the slate is Om Shanti Om, which will be followed by two more. “SRK needed to work with someone who thought laterally. For Om Shanti Om he did […]
MUMBAI: TV18 Group’s Internet arm Web18, which acquired ticketing, information and analysis solutions provider Big Tree Entertainment earlier this year, has now launched Bookmyshow.com. As an introductory offer, the new website will offer a 25 per cent discount on all tickets of Yash Raj Films’ next release Chak De! India starring Shah Rukh Khan. The website has partnered […]
MUMBAI: The Queen of England is scheduled to attend the premiere of Chak De! India in London. The movie has been produced by Yash Raj Films and stars Shah Rukh Khan. The premiere will also be attended by the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone. Says a source close to the development, “The Queen is […]
MUMBAI: After receiving an honorary doctorate from the Leeds Metropolitan University recently, actress Shilpa Shetty is all set to receive the Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award on 12 August, 2007. The function to be held in Mumbai, will be attended by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, leader of Congress party Sonia Gandhi, External Affairs Minister […]
Mumbai: Star Plus will be screening the Farah Khan directed Main Hoon Na on 22 July at 12:30 pm. The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Zaid Khan, Amrita Rao, Suniel Shetty and Sushmita Sen. The governments of India and Pakistan have launched, “Project Milaap”, where both the governments will release the POVs from the previous wars. […]
MUMBAI: Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group’s Adlabs Films has a slew of big releases up its sleeves this year. Starting with Willard Carrol’s Marigold starring Salman Khan, there are several films releasing from the Adlabs banner in the second half of 2007. There is Anubhav Sinha’s multi-starrer action thriller Cash in August followed by Ram […]
MUMBAI: Karan Johar’s Kabhie Alvida Na Kehna (KANK), which was released globally last year, is amongst the four top grossing foreign language films that were released in the UK last year. The data has been compiled by the UK Film Council’s Research and Statistics Unit. KANK starred Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Abhishek […]
MUMBAI: B4U movies will be showcasing Shah Rukh Khan’s Yes Boss on 14 July at 9 pm. The film is directed by Abbas Mustan and also stars Juhi Chawla, Aditya Pancholi and Gulshan Grover. Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) works in an advertising agency and dreams of becoming a big name. He is the right […]
MUMBAI: Actor turned producer Anuj Saxena’s Maverick Productions, which is presenting Viveck Vaswani’s Dulha Mil Gaya starring Shah Rukh Khan, is ramping up its film production plans. The company is all set to launch three more films in the near future. According to sources close to the development, Maverick Productions is looking at signing Shiney […]
MUMBAI: The Indian film industry has continously been making its presence felt across shores. An advantage of India being one of the fastest growing economies in the world is that many countries in the west are now realizing the need to explore opportunities with brand India. One such move is going to be the ‘India […]
Film: Bhootnath Director: Vivek Sharma Producer: Ravi Chopra Music: Vishal Shekhar Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Shahrukh Khan, Satish Shah, Rajpal Yadav, child artiste- Aman Siddiqui. Bhootnath is an endearing tale of friendship between a mischievous child and a troubled ghost. Banku and his family move in to their new house – the Nath villa, […]
MUMBAI: He conquered your hearts on the silver screen with his dynamic performance and stylish action. Now, get ready as Star Gold, brings ‘King’ Khan’s biggest blockbuster of 2006 Don this Sunday, 8 July at 8 pm. The sequel of 1978 classic recreated by the stylish director Farhan Akhtar merits a sure watch. This time its Shahrukh […]
MUMBAI: The world premiere of Yash Raj Films’ forthcoming movie, Chak De India (Go for it India), starring Shah Rukh Khan, will be held on 9 August 2007 at Somerset House, London. The premiere, which forms part of the Film 4 Summer Screen programme, will be held as one of the highlights of India Now, […]
MUMBAI: Twin island nation of Trinidad and Tobago is luring the Global Film Industry with 30 per cent tax rebate. This initiative is being aimed at attracting production companies across the globe to film in both countries. Indian film Dulha Mil Gaya starring Shah Rukh Khan, Fardeen Khan and Sushmita Sen is currently finished its […]
MUMBAI: Mahesh Bhatt has joined the ranks of filmmakers picking up sports themes for their films. The first from the Bhatt stable in this genre will be a film on cricket. Acknowledges Bhatt, “I am planning a film on the darker side of cricket, including the big betting. The recent death of Bob Woolmer made […]
MUMBAI: Well known Pakistani actor and filmmaker Javed Shaikh will be playing a role in Shah Rukh Khan’s Om Shanti Om. Says Shaikh, “I play Shah Rukh’s father in the film. I cannot reveal more.” Shaikh is also slated to star in the forthcoming film Apne, where he plays a media mogul who stays in […]
MUMBAI: Life in a…. Metro hit theatres on 11 May and garnered a whole lot of critical acclaim and scored well at the box office too. In a tête-à-tête with Businessofcinema.com director Anurag Basu shares his views and experience post the film’s release. Responding to kind of response the film attained he said, “The response […]
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television Asia (Set Asia) has secured exclusive rights to air the Bollywood Awards to be held on 26 May 2007 at the Nassau Coliseum, New York. The awards ceremony will also be aired on the channel internationally at a latter date. The Bollywood Awards will be telecast in the USA, Canada, Mexico, […]
MUMBAI: Producer Ravi Chopra’s latest venture Bhootnath, which faced a series of teething problems, is now headed towards completion. The film, which went on the floors in mid-October 2006, is likely to be wrapped up by August this year. Says Chopra, “I have got dates from all the artistes, including Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh […]
MUMBAI: The second print of veteran writer Faud Omar’s debut book Bollywood: An Insider’s Guide will be out in August this year. The book, that was first released in July 2006, has reportedly outsold other popular books including Lights Camera Masala, say sources. Bollywood: An Insider’s Guide encapsulates the works of the Hindi film industry […]
MUMBAI: Cashing in on the Abhishek Bachchan – Aishwarya Rai matrimonial alliance are lesser known film producers Aadesh Mishra and Subhash Prajapati, who have launched a film titled Aishwarya Rai. The film was launched on 18 April, 2007 at Nagi Villa, a few blocks away from Bachchan’s bungalow in Juhu in suburban Mumbai. The film […]
MUMBAI: The way things are going in Hollywood these days, India has seemed to overtaken Africa as the location of choice for more than a few Hollywood films. Produced by Brad Pitt and starring Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart was shot in Pune, which was a substitution for Karachi, Pakistan, according to Sheeraz Hasan Founder of www.Hollywood.tv. […]
BODVOD and Time Warner Cable to bring the newest Bollywood hits to their US customers on demand.
Rang De Basanti, Lage Raho Munnabhai bag maximum awards; Hrithik and Kajol bagged best actor & actress.
MUMBAI: Leading Hindi film stars are expected to be present at the 10th edition of the Zee Cine Awards which will be held at Genting, Malaysia on 1 April 2007. Bollywood stars will converge in full capacity not only to receive their awards, but also to perform in front of millions of Malaysians as well […]
MUMBAI: Lage Rahe Munnabhai has helped Rajkumar Hirani mop up three awards in the Zee Cine Technical Awards section. Hirani and co-writer Abhijat Joshi took home the awards for best story, best screenplay as well as best dialogue, according to the awards just made public. The main awards function will be held on 1 April […]
MUMBAI: Media Factory India’s animated film Magik, will be the first 3-D character-generated animated film to be totally made in India. The movie made on a budget of $5 million, revolves around five characters, all children. Media Factory is working on this film for the last two years at its studios in Mumbai. “Media Factory is […]
MUMBAI: The combination of Bollywood stars in conversation with one of the leading film directors has helped Star garner high ratings, claims the television network. Koffee with Karan, which returned to TV screens this February has garnered 5.5 million viewers on Star One, and is also the highest rated show on Tam’s Elite panel, says […]
Hrithik & Kajol walked away with awards for Best Actor & Actress for Dhoom:2 and Fanaa respectively.
Hollywood Actress Penelope Cruz has expressed interest in working in Bollywood, preferably with Shah Rukh Khan.
Star India has sold the audio rights of the new KBC title song Karle Karle Koi Dhamal to T Series.
MUMBAI: The new entrant in the movie space – Studio 18 – a division of the TV 18 group – is betting big on the overseas market by the look of things. In its first year itself (2007), the international marketing and distribution division of the organisation, is looking at releasing more than six films overseas. Studio […]
MUMBAI: Bollywood fashion designer Anna Singh will unveil her new store – Anna Singh –The Trademark store, this weekend. Besides being the pioneer in costume designing for films, Singh has been the official designer for various beauty pageants too. Singh has a record of designing costumes for 550 films, 150 ad films and several fashion […]
MUMBAI: Zee Cinema, from the Real Media-Zee Network bouquet of channels in the Middle East, has announced that, henceforth, its entire spectrum of programmes will include Arabic sub titles, promos, menu cards and tune-ins. The Arabic customization of Zee Cinema for the Middle East beam is part of the network’s growing emphasis on consolidation […]
A R RahmanMUMBAI: Recently, music composer A. R. Rahman opted out of Shah Rukh Khan’s production Om Shanti Om. Rahman’s loss was music composer duo Vishal-Shekhar’s gain. Rahman took a backseat because director Farah Khan and couldn’t agree on his terms — his new policy for music composition. Rahman is now keen to push for […]
MUMBAI: The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will honour Shah Rukh Khan, Oliver Stone and Nabil El-Maleh for their outstanding contribution to cinema, as part of the DIFF Salutes. DIFF Salutes is a retrospective tribute that celebrates the work of distinguished filmmakers from Asia, the Arab world, and Hollywood. This follows last year’s ‘In the […]
MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan’s debut television serial Fauji, which transformed him into an overnight heart throb, is all set to be re-telecast. The serial, which premiered on Sahara One on 13 November, will be telecast from Monday to Friday at 10 pm. Fauji was earlier telecast on Doordarshan way back in 1988.Sahara One Media and […]
PRESS RELEASE Mumbai, November 09, 2006: It’s that time of the year again when the viewers of the Star Gold will get busy and get the phone lines buzzing, sending out a flurry of SMSs and slowing down internet lines … as starting November 12, 2006 the voting lines will be open for the only […]
Zee Network is gearing up for the 10th Zee Cine Awards, which will be held in Bangkok on 3 March, 2007.
MUMBAI: A special screening of Farhan Akhtar’s Don starring Shah Rukh Khan, was hosted for Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi and her family this weekend in New Delhi. “We organized a special screening in New Delhi where Priyanka Gandhi, her husband Robert Vadhera and her family watched Don. They loved it and […]
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MUMBAI: Aishwarya Rai will be seen in an exclusive chat with Simi Garewal on Rendezvous this Sunday at 9.30 pm. The show will be aired on Star World on 29 October. Rai had last been on the show eight years back. This time round, she will share her experience of being on Oprah, on how […]
The preview of Don was held in the UK on 19 Oct across 45 screens; film grossed £33,000+ on its previews.
On 20 October, Don and Jann-E-Mann will release alongside Sony Pictures’ Open Season & Warner Brothers’ Ant Bully.
Two weeks prior to Diwali there was a scramble among makers to release films; a total of 7 films were released.
With Jaan-E-Mann ready to release, Akshay Kumar is becoming a regular on the Diwali – Idd film release front.
Aamir Khan’s next production venture Taare Zameen Pe will have music by Shankar – Ehsaan – Loy.
Cricket fever is back again and Bollywood stars have taken center stage to wish the Indian team via a new music video.
Ravi Abhyankar’s viewpoint on the government’s directive that films with smoking scenes will get an ‘A’ certificate.
The music of Akhtar’s Don has reached the number one position in the UK within a fortnight of the audio launch.
Mumbai, September 20, 2006: Bollywood legends, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra are no strangers to households and every kid in India. Every child loves them for the larger than life image they enjoy, owing to their successful film careers. To capitalise on the growing iconic status of Bollywood stars, Funskool India […]
MUMBAI: Shyam Bajaj’s Rocky – The Rebel has been in the news lately due to the continous change in its release date. However, all those doubts about the release can now be laid to rest. Speaking to Businessofcienma.com, Bajaj said, “I had never finalized the release date of my film so the question of postponing […]
MUMBAI: Actor Rahul Roy is playing a character with grey shades in a film titled Crime Partner. Roy plays a scheming don who hacks a conspiracy in crime business, which even leads to murder. The shooting of the film is underway in various Mumbai locales. The mother-in-law (Anjana Sharma) and daughter-in-law (Neha Sharma) duo have […]
Funskool has launched dolls of Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra & Kajol; priced at Rs 999.
Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna has grossed worldwide revenues of Rs 1.20 billion in three weeks.
Music of Don simultaneously launched on the internet; songs can be officially downloaded from the Apple website.
Mumbai: The Don returns at the audio release of the film tomorrow at Inorbit Mall, Malad, Mumbai. The film starring Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani, Isha Koppikar and many others will also see Om Puri, director Farhan Akhtar, producer Ritesh Sidhwani in attendance. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy will perform live at this audio release […]
Mumbai: The suspense over KANK is over. Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was the only major film this week. It released to mixed reviews. The infidelity story was proving too hard to digest. It also comes as a surprise to see Amitabh Bachchan at age 64 as a playboy in the film. As the […]
Bangalore: Visual Computing Labs (VCL), Bangalore showcased its Visual Effects (VFX) in Karan Johar’s third directorial venture Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (KANK). This movie was shot over a 90-day period in the USA and a few on four large sets at Mumbai’s film studios. VCL is a division of Tata Elxsi and is a creative […]
Mumbai :Sahara One Television in association with Endemol India brings on television a reality concept titled Super Stars. The TV show gives an opportunity to the Shah Rukh Khans and Madhuri Dixits of India to portray their talent. The permanent judges for the show will be Urmila Matondkar and Shiamak Davar. A third judge will […]
Mumbai :Rikku Rakeshnath, the business manager of Madhuri Dixit has denied the news that Madhuri Dixit set to comeback in Yash Chopra’s film starring Shah Rukh Khan.On hearing the news, Rikku denies the development. “Madhuri Dixit has not signed a film with Yash Chopra. Where did this germinate from? We have not signed on the […]
This week there was a stifled bustle at Naaz. Everyone talked in hushed tones about the providence of Karan Johar’s Amitabh – Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, Preity Zinta and Abhishek Bachchan starrer Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. Yash Raj Film Distributors are distributing this film with little below 900 prints, unlike their earlier film Fanaa. […]
MUMBAI :It will be a feast for Indian cinema lovers at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFFG) in Canada. From mainstream cinema to a Manipuri documentary – it is all there. The festival, scheduled from September 7 to 16, will host a gala presentation of Karan Johar’s third feature film after Kuch Kuch […]
Mumbai: Showman Subhash Ghai launched the first batch of his film school, Whistling Woods International at a lavish ceremony held at Film City, Mumbai.Dignitaries gracing the occasion from the film fraternity were Chief Guest Dilip Kumar accompanied by wife Saira Banu, Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Karan Johar, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Jeetendra, […]
With no godfather or family into the business of movies, but armed with confidence for starters, Shilpa Shetty joined Bollywood. She came to be considered ‘star’ material when her very first film, Baazigar where she was paired opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Her role, though a small one, was full of substance and one expected her […]
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan knows everything there is to know about cinema… but not technology. Recently Bachchan inaugurated an online payment service wallet365.com but admitted that he wasn’t computer savvy. “Thank you very much for offering me such an exalted position of being able to come here this evening and open this wonderful nerve system of […]
MUMBAI: According to UNI reports dated June 2, it was stated that Aamir Khan equals the popularity enjoyed in the overseas market by Shah Rukh Khan, known as the Badshah of Oversesas. After a stupendous success of his earlier film Rang De Basanti, Aamir’s portrayal of an intense romantic-cum-terrorist’ in Kunal Kohli’s Fanaa has enthralled […]
Shekhar Kapoor is not the only Indian director who has his eyes set on Hollywood. His ardent admirer Ram Gopal Varma is also headed west. Ramu is flying to Hollywood to cast his international directorial debut – Within – which will be co produced by Shailender Singh (who is also producing a movie starring Mel […]
Last year it was Aishwarya Rai, Mallika Sherawat, Shah Rukh Khan, Sonali Kulkarni and a host of other stars who had made their presence felt at the Cannes Film Festival. This year it is going to be Preity Zinta and Karan Johar promoting their film Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. Vishal Bharadwaj and his team of […]
In order to promote its gaming site across the globe, TeenPattiParty.com has signed on Mahima Choudhary as its official spokesperson.The actress, who burst into the Bollywood scene in 1997 with Pardes opposite Shahrukh Khan, was previously a model. She was featured in a Pepsi commercial in the mid-nineties with Aishwarya Rai. Launched in June 2005, […]
The mercurial Ram Gopal Varma has been quiet for a while… ostensibly it is the lull before the storm. Businessofcinema.com spoke to the ‘Factory owner’ regarding his films and business of making cinema… Quick to admit his follies, Ramu spoke at length about his ideologies. Excerpts: Generally you have a series of films coming together […]
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