All articles by Udita Jhunjhunwala – Page 4
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NewsHinduja Group to invest $55m in content over next three years
The Hinduja Group, the banking group with media interests, has announced plans to invest $55m (Rs 2.5bn) in the content business over the next two to three years.
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NewsReliance's 3 Idiots breaks box office records for Hindi film
Reliance Big Pictures’ 3 Idiots has broken all previous international box office records for Hindi features. The film, released on Christmas Day, had grossed $52m (R2.4bn) worldwide by January 3.
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NewsIndia’s PVR Pictures plans wide release for New Moon
Following the recent success of Twilight at the Indian box office, local distributor-exhibitor PVR Pictures is ramping up the December 11 release of New Moon (pictured) to around 400 screens.
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NewsWarner Bros India teams with Wide Frame on Guest
Warner Bros Pictures India has unveiled a new Hindi film production, Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? (Guest, When Will You Leave?), in collaboration with Mumbai-based production outfit Wide Frame Films.
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NewsPVR acquires DT Cinemas, sells stake to Major
India’s PVR Cinemas has reached an agreement to acquire DLF Group’s DT Cinemas, and also offered 10% of its equity to Thailand’s Major Cineplex Group, which will invest about $9m in the company.
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FeaturesOff rollercoaster but still reeling
Striking producers, swine flu and the recession have taken their toll on the Hindi film industry this year. Does 2010 look any better?
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NewsWhite Lightnin takes top prize at Mumbai Film Festival
UK director Dominic Murphy’s White Lightnin won the top prize in the international competition for first features at the 11th Mumbai Film Festival, organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI).
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NewsUK Film Council to showcase independent British films in India
The UK Film Council (UKFC) is to promote independent British films in India through a series of showcases early next year.
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PVR Pictures appoints Deepak Sharma to boost overseas distribution
Indian company PVR Pictures has appointed Deepak Sharma as head of distribution – worldwide as part of a move to boost it presence in the distribution and production.
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Deepak Sharmaas named worldwide distribution chief at PVR
Indian company PVR Pictures has hired Deepak Sharmaas as head of worldwide distribution.
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NewsMumbai Film Festival to open with The Informant!
The 11th annual Mumbai Film Festival (Oct 29-Nov 5) will open with a screening of Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant! and close with The Dust Of Time, from Greek master Theo Angelopoulos.
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NewsUTV signs three-year deal with Anurag Kashyap
India’s UTV Motion Pictures has entered into an exclusive three-year deal with filmmaker Anurag Kashyap (Dev D, Black Friday).
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NewsMumbai police make arrests in piracy crackdown
Mumbai police have arrested employees of UFO Moviez, Reliance Big Cinemas, Adlabs and Shemaroo Entertainment in connection with a plot to pirate UTV Motion Pictures’ What’s Your Rashee?, which is being released today.
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NewsFox Star Studios hires Sharma as sales chief
After eight years as president of international sales at iDream Productions, Rohit Sharma has joined Fox Star Studios as head of international sales and distribution.
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NewsMumbai cinemas close due to swine flu fears
Continuing concerns over the spread of swine flu in India have prompted the Maharashtra state government to close all cinemas in Mumbai until Sunday.
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NewsHindi releases, Ice Age 3 revive India’s box office
Three recent releases – Ice Age 3 and Hindi films New York and Kambakkht Ishq – have all had record-breaking openings in India indicating a revival at the local box office.
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NewsNew York, Terminator set to kickstart Indian box office
India’s box office market swings back into action this week with the release of three US films and Yash Raj Films’ New York, the first in a string of big-ticket Hindi films that were delayed by the stand-off between producers and multiplexes.
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NewsMumbai fest changes dates, increases prize money
The International Film Festival of Mumbai has changed its dates and introduced a series of cash prizes totalling $200,000.
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NewsIndian producers, multiplexes finally end dispute
As anticipated last Friday, the eight-week dispute between Indian producers and multiplexes is finally over, with the major multiplex chains agreeing revenue-sharing terms with the United Producers Forum (UPF).
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NewsBig Cinemas reaches agreement with Indian producers
Big Cinemas has become the first multiplex chain to reach an agreement with the United Producers Forum (UPF) in the eight-week stand-off between Indian producers and exhibitors over revenue-sharing terms.