Hindi News
Animation Market: India Emerges Front Runner
At frequent intervals there is news afresh about animation projects being done by somebody.A recent report claims that Kolkatta and West Bengal is becoming a hub for animation works and the last five years it is slowly rising as a favourable destination for many…
Box office analysis(Part I)
First weekend performance of latest releaseA WEDNESDAY clearly 'hijacked' the fortunes of both HIJACK and TAHAAN even though it took a slow opening at the box office. However, number of pre-release screenings and paid previews helped in creating good enough buzz about the film…
UTV backs Priyadarshan's Tamil remake of KHOSLA KA GHOSLA
After ruling the box office with films like Jodhaa Abkar (Hindi/Tamil/Telugu Version), Race (Hindi/Tamil/Telugu Version) and Aamir, UTV Motion Pictures is all set to create the same magic in the Tamil & Telugu film market, where presently it has a slate of 5 films under…
Bhatts' next, RAAZ -THE MYSTERY CONTINUES, confirmed for January 2009
While the mystery is continuing in production and on celluloid, there is one major clue that has been solved. Yes, the date for the theatrical release of the next blockbuster thriller from Bollywood ' 'RAAZ ' THE MYSTERY CONTINUES'' is now no more a secret.…
A love nest for Shilpa in London
What more need to be shown as a proof of the lover's sincerity and deep concern for his lady love.The characters of the love birds are none other than Shilpa Shetty and her soon to be hubby Raj Kundra.The city of London accepted…
MADHUR donates National Award prize money for a noble cause
Her Excellency, Honorable President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil confers realistic film director, Madhur Bhandarkar with National Award for The Best Film Director of the year 2007, for his film Traffic Signal. The award was conferred in Delhi on 2nd September, 2008. The prize money…
Eros and Star TV deal to target TV Sector in India
Eros International, the leading integrated studio within the Indian media & entertainment sector, announced that it has signed multi-film content licensing deal with Rupert Murdoch owned Star TV, one of the leading entertainment channels in India on 1st of September. The deal encompasses a selection…
Destination London, New York for Sanjay Gupta
The word boss conjures up images of a man with flared nostrils out to demoralize and demean you. But here's a boss that employees would love to have! And he is none other than Sanjay Gupta!The producer-director took his entire White Feather Films team…
Box office analysis-August 28 , 2008
First weekend performance of latest releaseIn the Friday gone by, three distinct films had released - PHOONK (horror), MAAN GAYE MUGHALL-E-AZAM (comedy) and MUMBAI MERI JAAN (social). As pointed out in this very column last week, PHOONK was always the front runner and credit…
Is terrorism a new phenomenon for films?
Terrorism has become a global phenomenon after the 9/11 attacks in US and other Madrid, London and Bali bombings. In India, almost each every state came under the terrorist scanner and permanent alert is given for the public to be aware of terrorist mode of…