All articles by Udita Jhunjhunwala – Page 2
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Fox Star Studios seals two-picture deal with Shah
Fox Star Studios, the pan-Asian joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox and regional broadcaster Star, has struck a two-picture deal with producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah whose credits include Namastey London and Singh is Kinng. The deal includes development and production of a visual effects-driven fantasy action movie and a contemporary ...
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India rolls out three big titles for Eid, Gandhi holidays
Two big Hindi movies and a Pakistani film are set to open on Thursday, October 2, in India in order to capitalise on the Eid and Gandhi Jayanti (Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary) holidays. Traditionally, the Muslim festival of Eid and the Hindu festival of Diwali are the two big holidays ...
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Quantum Of Solace to open in India one week before US
Sony Pictures Releasing India has announced that Quantum Of Solace will be released in India on November 7, one week before the US opening on November 14. The latest film in the Bond franchise will be released in the UK on October 31. However, this marks the first time that ...
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Reliance subsidiary signs video deal with Paramount
India's Big Music & Home Entertainment, owned by Reliance ADAG group, has entered into a video licensing deal with Paramount Home Entertainment for library titles from Paramount and DreamWorks in India and Sri Lanka. Titles included in the deal include classics such as the Godfather films, The Ten Commandments and ...
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Warner Brothers' case against Mirchi Movies dismissed
The Delhi High Court has rejected Warner Bros' plea that Indian film Hari Puttar - A Comedy Of Terrors, produced by Mirchi Movies, sounds too similar to their franchise series Harry Potter. The Hollywood studio had moved the court for an interim restraining order on the release of the Punjabi ...
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Taare Zameen Par is India's Oscar entry
Hindi language film Taare Zameen Par is to represent India in this year's Oscars.The filmisproduced and directed by and stars Aamir Khan whoseLagaan earned a best foreign film nomination in 2001.Suneel Darshan, chairman of the 10-member jury set up by the Film Federation of India to select the entry said ...
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India's Moser Baer ramps up theatrical distribution
Following the release of family comedy Air Buddies and romantic drama Feast Of Love, India's Moser Baer is extending its theatrical distribution plans by releasing psychological thriller Righteous Kill, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, in India this week. Moser Baer, which has carved a strong home video presence ...
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Singh is Kinng rules on opening weekend
The Indian Film Company-Studio 18 release Singh Is Kinng has became the biggest Bollywood opener of 2008 in India and overseas. The success of the film, produced by Vipul Shah and directed by Anees Bazmee, follows a vast publicity and promotion campaign, while the film itself has met with mixed ...
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India's PPC, Mirah join forces to distribute US films
Indian production and distribution company, Percept Picture Company (PPC), has signed a $21m (Rs900m) deal with Mirah Entertainment to jointly produce and distribute films in Hindi, English and regional languages. Both companies will make an equal contribution to the $21m which will be allocated to the production of five Hindi ...
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BIG Music signs distribution deal with Warner Home Video
India's BIG Music & Home Entertainment, part of Reliance BIG Entertainment, has announced that it has been appointed by Warner Home Video as the exclusive licensee for the release of its catalogue in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. BIG Music & Home Entertainment will market and distribute VCD, DVD and ...
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Adlabs commissions studyof Indian cinema audiences
Mumbai-based Adlabs Cinemas has commissioned India's leading research agency, IMRB International, to carry out research that will probe the Indian cinema audience on parameters such as advertising exposure, cinema habits and exposure to media. Adlabs Cinemas is a part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, while IMRB International is ...
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India's UTV crosses $5m in US market in first six months
UTV Motion Pictures has announced that it has entered the list of top 20 film distributors in North America in the first half of 2008, by becoming the first Indian film studio to cross the $5m revenue mark.The ranking is based on US box office figures for the first six ...
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Palador lines up October release for Tokyo Sonata
India's Palador Pictures is planning to release Tokyo Sonata by Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa in October this year. Palador picked up theaward-winning titlefrom Fortissimo Films at this year's Cannes. The Best Film Award in the Asian & Arab category bagged by Tokyo Sonata at the recently concluded Osian's-Cinefan film festival ...
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Kismat scores second highest opening of the year in India
UTV Motion Pictures release Kismat Konnection grossed $6.3m (Rs270m) worldwide on its opening weekend (July 18-20), including $4.9m (Rs208m) in India, which makes it the second biggest opener of the year in its home territory. Directed by Aziz Mirza and produced by Tips Production, the Hindi-language film was shot in ...
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UTV releases Kismat day-and-date in Pakistan
India's UTV Motion Pictures released its fourth Hindi film of the year today (July 18), Kismat Konnection, across 720 screens in India and 200 in overseas markets. The overseas territories include the UK, US, Middle East, Australia and Pakistan, which will also have a day-and-date release.Directed by Aziz Mirza and ...
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Hindi films have tough half year at domestic box office
Hindi films have seen an unarguably poor run at the Indian box office in the first half of 2008, according to local analysts. Although there are no official half-yearly figures for combined box office receipts, most of the big-budget, big-hype films, whether from small or large production houses, have failed ...
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PPC set to release Ramchand Pakistani in India
Indian distributor Percept Picture Company (PPC), which made history earlier this year by acquiring Indian rights to Pakistani film In The Name Of God (Khuda Kay Liye), is set to also release US-Pakistani co-production Ramchand Pakistani in India. After successful screenings at the Tribeca and Seattle film festivals, director Mehreen ...
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Festival preview: Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian & Arab Cinema
Now the Indian film industry is making more noise on the world stage, its film festivals are also starting to attract a more international crowd. One of the best known outside India is Mumbai-based Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian & Arab Cinema, which this year takes place July 10-20 in ...
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Reliance Big Entertainment signs five-picture deal with Puja
In yet another announcement of an affiliation, Reliance Big Entertainment's (RBE) Big Pictures has joined hands with Indian producer Vashu Bhagnani's Puja Films for a five-picture slate to be completed over the next two years. Shooting has already begun on the first two projects. David Dhawan is directing Do Knot ...
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Cinefan film festival to open with Johnnie To's Sparrow
Johnnie To's Berlin competition title Sparrow will be the opening film of the 10th Osian's-Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema (July 10-20) in New Delhi. The film, which stars Simon Yam, Kelly Lin and Ka Tung Lam, will screen on the second day of the festival on July 11. ...