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If the disastrous box office response to RAM GOPAL VARMA KI AAG wasn't bad enough, further salt is being rubbed on the wounds with the film's original DVDs being now made available for a mere Rs. 49/=. T-Series, who hold the home video rights of the film, have launched the film's DVDs at a dirt cheap price. This is a strategy that the company has adopted mainly for those movies which have either exhausted their shelf life to a good extent or have been major failures at the box office. On the other hand DVDs of Ramesh Sippy's SHOLAY, which continues to find repeat audience till date whenever it arrives on the big screen or is beamed on satellite, are higher priced at Rs. 99/= on ULTRA. In fact even this price reduction has also taken place just recently as the DVDs were much higher priced till around a few months back.
Kunal Khemu adopts new look for '99'
Actor Kunal Khemu has acquired a completely different look. Now a days, instead of his usual long mane in Kalyug, Dhol, Traffic Signal and Super Star, he can be seen sporting a short crop. Comments the actor on his new look, "I wanted to change my appearance for my next film '99'. Hairstylist Suraj, son of Bharat & Dorris, has designed this new look for me." But why short hair now, especially when people identify him with long hair? "I have sported the long hair look for long. I needed it at that time because I was very young and it helped me to look mature. But now I can cut them short and play with the look because maturity has come with age. I don't need such support to look older," he laughs. Film '99'is produced by Aditya Shastri & Anupam Mittal of People Pictures.
'999/- maatrame' completes shooting
The shooting of '999/- maatrame' produced by a novice producer G Naveen on the banner of Never Nine Creations introducing Parsa Mahendra as director with all new faces in the lead was completed recently. The film is being made with a complete suspense and thriller subject. Four youths who make attempts to make good amount of money, the problems faced by them in the process and how they come out of the cobweb us the basic storyline of the movie. Presently the film is busy in post-production activities. The film is ready to hit the screen in October as a Dasara gift. Though the film has no songs, there is a lot of scope for re-recording, say the producer and director of the film.
'Rs 999 Maatrame' finishes 70 per cent shoot
Directed by Parsa Mahender on the banner of Never Nine Creater, 'Rs 999 Maatrame' completed 70 per cent of the shooting. The story of the film will go like this. Four unemployed youths make several efforts to get a job but could not succeed. Frustrated over the problem, they take a decision. What were the repercussions of the decision is the basic story of the movie. There are no songs in the movie. However, the film will have only background score, which means there will be only re-recording. The director made the title justification during the climax. The film had already completed two schedules and the third schedule is slated to begin from July 12 and would continue till July 24. With this the film would complete the talkie part. The film unit thanked producer Cherry and director Yeleti Chandrasekhar for cooperating well in the film production. Kautilya, Prabhakar, Anil and Madhu are being introduced as heroes through this movie.
Balakrishna's 99th film to be launched on May 29
Actor-politician Balakrishna's 99th Telugu film "Dictator" will be launched here on May 29 and its regular shooting will start from June 12. "We're starting shoot from June 12. The plan is to release the film during Dussehra. The film will be shot in Hyderabad, Delhi and Europe on a lavish budget of about Rs.40 crore," the film's director Sriwass told. Nayantara has been paired with Balakrishna. This is the third time they have come together after "Simhaa" and "Sri Rama Rajyam". Sriwass, who has two back-to-back hits such as "Lakshyam" and "Loukyam", will be eyeing a hat trick. The film will be produced by Eros International and SS Thaman has been roped in to compose the tunes.b
Poundland profits crash as 99p Stores buyout takes its toll
Cut-price retailer blames red tape for decline in sales of its rival before it was bought out as South African company weighs up takeover bid Poundland, which faces a possible takeover bid from the South African conglomerate Steinhoff, has reported a sharp fall in profits, following the £55m acquisition of its loss-making rival 99p Stores. The UK discount retailer said pretax profits crashed nearly 84% to £5.9m in the year to 27 March. Like-for-like sales dropped 3.9%, following a 2.4% rise in 2015. The retailer cut its full-year dividend to 3.65p a share, from 4.5p in 2015. Poundland blamed the long regulatory process for the declining performance of 99p Stores before the acquisition. The competition regulator approved the deal in September after a six-month investigation. During that time 99p Stores lost its credit insurance, which meant it was cut off by many suppliers. To stem losses at the new shops, Poundland rushed through a store refurbishment programme in four months, converting 235 new stores to Poundland by the end of April. The conversion programme is now complete; a further 17 shops are to be closed or sold. Steinhoff has amassed a near-23% stake in Poundland and said on Wednesday it was considering a possible offer. It is on the prowl again after failing to buy Home Retail Group, the owner of Argos, and French electrical goods group Darty in the last few months. Steinhoff, chaired by the retail mogul Christo Wiese, already owns furniture chains Harveys and Bensons for Beds in the UK, as well as stakes in fashion chain New Look and grocer Iceland. Jim McCarthy, Poundland’s chief executive, will hand over to Kevin O’Byrne in two weeks. He said the retail environment remained challenging, but expressed confidence that Poundland would return to growth. Poundland has scaled back new store openings, after opening a net 60 last year, to focus on improving its 896-store business. The retailer’s underlying profits – earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation – fell 4.1% to £56.9m last year. Total sales, including new stores, rose 9.7% on a constant currency basis to £1.2bn. Darren Shapland, the chairman, said: “This has been a challenging but transformative year for Poundland and the acquisition of 99p Stores has further strengthened our position as Europe’s biggest single-price discounter.” McCarthy said the company had grown from 146 stores to about 900 during the 10 years he was at the helm. Sales rose by £1bn during that time, and Poundland floated on the stock exchange in March 2014.