All articles by Bhuvan Lall – Page 4
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India strengthens industry ties with Pakistan, UK
The first ever entertainment industry delegation from Pakistan is currently in India to meet with its counterparts in Mumbai after a gap of 40 years.The twenty-strong delegation is led by Shaukat Zaman Khan, chairman, standing committee on Film Production & Censor Issues, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry ...
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Mumbai cinemas threaten permanent closure
Over 900 cinemas in Mumbai and the surrounding Indian state of Maharashtra have threatened to close indefinitely on March 19 in protest against the government's entertainment tax policy.The call for action was sounded by the Cinematograph Exibitors' Association of India (CEAI) president Nester D'Souza and Theatre Owners' Association (TOA) president ...
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Disney to launch TV channel into India
Walt Disney is to launch a satellite TV channel in India next year.Andy Bird, president Walt Disney International met Indian Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ravi Shanker Prasad in Mumbai yesterday (Mar 15) to discuss investment plans for the service.The station has been given the government go-ahead.Disney plans to spend ...
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Indian entertainment revenues to hit $9.5bn by 2008
India's entertainment industry will generate $9.5bn in revenues 2008, according to a new study by consultants Ernst & Young.Revenues for the industry - which includes films, radio, television and live events - grew by 15% in 2003 to $4.2bn.Film revenues are currently worth $1bn, according to Ernst & Young, second ...
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Kal Ho Na Ho dances off with eight Indian Oscars
Nikhil Advani's debut film Kal Ho Na Ho has emerged as the main winner at India's Oscar equivalent, the 49th Filmfare awards.The film, which was screened in the International Forum of New Cinema section at this month's Berlin Film Festival, won eight awards including best actress for Preity Zinta, best ...
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Columbia TriStar ups Indian release slate
Columbia Tristar's Indian office is to release 40 new films this year, 10 more than last year. Among the films scheduled to be released are Spiderman 2, Hell Boy and Anaconda 2.Spiderman 2 will have a 250 print release - the largest ever for a Hollywood movie in India. Previously, ...
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South African broadcaster to air 13 Indian films
South Africa's public broadcaster SABC, is to air 13 Hindi films for the first time in its history this summer.The corporation has acquired films including Devdas, Bombay and Company, which will be subtitled in English and broadcast over 13 weeks starting April 3rd on TV3 Channel.Indian films are popular ...
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New tax scheme for 'Bollywood UK'
UK Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt is backing a scheme to raise £34m to set up a production base for Indian films made in Europe, specifically in the Leicester area of England.The plan is to offer wealthy British individuals the chance to invest in a portfolio of Indian films ...
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Indian filmmakers boycott film festival
MIFF 2004, the Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentaries, Shorts and Animation, which runs from February 3-9, has run into trouble with 12 Indian filmmakers withdrawing their films from the festival in protest against censorship and the selection process.In addition, playwright and filmmaker Girish Karnad resigned as chairman of the ...
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UK based steel billionaire to invest in Indian film
UK based Indian billionaire Lord Swraj Paul has announced that his steel and engineering conglomerate Caparo Group plans to invest more in India in areas such as films, fashion and tourism.Lord Paul's son Angad Paul was the executive producer of Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels.Lord Paul told Indian press ...
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Indian film-makers eye Pakistani market
As India and Pakistan Governments make progress on peace talks, Indian filmmakers are showing renewed interest in the Pakistani film market.An Indian distributor told ScreenDaily.com 'Once the Pakistani theatrical circuit opens for Hindi cinema the market across the border will be as big as the Delhi and Mumbai territories'.Last week ...
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Indian war epic soldiers ahead at box office
One of the most anticipated and biggest budget Indian films of the past year - the war movie L.O.C Kargil - opened to reasonable returns in its home territory on Dec 26.Set against the backdrop of the Indo Pakistan war in 1999, the four hour long feature directed by J. ...
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India's distribution, box office system to be upgraded
India's chronically out-dated film distribution and box-office infrastructure is set to enter the 21st century with the announcement of a major distribution tie-up between Zee Telefilms and Rajshri Pictures.The companies will jointly distribute films produced, co-produced and acquired through the 20 distribution offices of Rajshri in India. Zee is one ...
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India's Zee Telefilms unveils expansion plans
Zee Telefilms, India's largest listed media company, plans to invest $30m over the next two years in the production and distribution of Indian films. The company will also set up a distribution network for Indian films overseas. Zee has appointed film producer Nittin Keni - formerly with National Film Development ...
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Rising producer hits back amid backer dispute
Bobby Bedi, the producer of big budget Indian feature The Rising, has spoken out following reports that Indian conglomerate Sahara India has pulled out of the film.Sahara issued a statement last month saying that the company was withdrawing its association with The Rising because Aishwarya Rai - who is a ...
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Warriors to open Mumbai festival
Mumbai's International Film Festival will open on Nov 20 with He Ping's Warriors Of Heaven And Earth, the Chinese language film co-produced by Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia.In all, 80 films from 28 countries including Shekhar Kapur's Four Feathers will be screened during the seven-day international event. A highlight this ...
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India Rising to big budget challenge
Ketan Mehta's The Rising starts production in Mumbai next week, with Britain's Prince Charles lined up to snap the clapperboard to mark the start of principal photography. Prince Charles is currently on a nine-day visit to India.Costing $20m, The Rising is set to be the most expensive film ever to ...
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Dreyfuss gets on Kumar's Road To Ladakh
Actor Richard Dreyfuss production outfit Dreyfuss/James Prods. has pacted with Indian born writer-director Ashvin Kumar to turn his short film Road To Ladakh into a feature film. Judith James of Dreyfuss/James Prods, who discovered the film at the Cannes Film Festival this year, will now co-produce the film with Ashvin ...
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Mukta's Ghai lines up Oberoi for Kisna love story
Indian filmmaker Subhash Ghai's next film will be musical love story Kisna with Vivek Oberoi in the title role. Ghai told ScreenDaily.com that Kisna is set in the 1930s and that it will begin shooting in December in the foothills of the Himalayas in India. It is slated for an ...
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Cinema People's Academy takes shape in India
Hindi film producer Smita Thackeray has announced the launch of a new Indian film-industry body called Cinema People's Academy. Modelled on the US Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), it will also be create a new Awards ceremony for Hindi Film industry. The other major objective of the ...