Eros International plc ("Eros" or "the Company"), the leading Bollywood studio announces an investment deal with Singapore-based, ANYTIME. ('ANYTIME"), Asia's leading supplier of Video-on-Demand (VOD) Hollywood entertainment and a company whose shareholders include 4 major Hollywood studios and Intel.Subject to final due diligence and…

UTV Software Communications Ltd. has announced a joint venture with Malaysia-based Astro, focusing on the Youth segment. Investment in this venture is estimated at up to Rs. 200 crores.Zarina Mehta, COO - Broadcasting, UTV, says, "As much as 23% of the viewer ship of…

'I'm still a kid. It's just that I don't drink milk any more,' said Salman Khan at the launch of an online gaming site at an event held in Mumbai on Saturday. He was answering to a query as to how much of a kid…

Villager'Visionary'.Winner'.The master is back. And he is back to his supremely different ways. To his credit, the muse sparkles brilliantly as if clay turning into a priceless mural. The promo of Mani Rathnam's 'Guru' is a spellbinding experience that leaves you stunned. For it is…

Sai Paranjpe made some of the most hilarious and new-age movies in the eightees. Two of her films that immediately come to mind are 'Chashme Baddoor' and 'Katha'. The humour was subtle and spontaneous while the setting was progressively modern. Now, I was surprised to…

Tips Music has signed on ace music director Anu Malik for their forthcoming home production, going on floors in early 2007. Anu Malik has worked with Tips Music previously too with films like 'Ishq Vishq', 'Fida', and 'Soldier', whereas their association goes back to the…

'Keep the change,' said Angelina Jolie to a shocked vendor from whom she had taken a softie ice-cream at the Gateway of India in Mumbai. So, the great Indian drama of Brangelina continues'albeit it has now shifted to Mumbai. Brad Pitt like a dutiful chaperon…

Three movies are releasing this Friday. All of them are totally opposite to each other and with reasonable amount of publicity backing each one of them. The biggest of them is the family entertainer 'Vivah directed by Sooraj Barjatya, the maker of huge hits like…

Ram Gopal Verma is having a tough time dealing with the belligerent media backlash about his take on Ramesh Sippy's 'Sholay'. Right from Gabbar's weird look to change of names of the lead players, things are going awry for the maverick director. Recently music mazaa…

'Kareena Kapoor is a rare film star,' said Amrita Rao on being asked about Kareena Kapoor's opinion that she makes the best on-screen pair with Shahid Kapoor. Amrita added that in an industry when female co-stars seldom compliment each other it takes a large heart…