Shikha Kapur, senior vice-president (marketing), UTV Motion pictures said, "We have signed exclusive deals with 11 brands to co-promote the movie. While no money will be exchanged, the companies would undertake initiatives to market their brands along with the movie. The total net worth of the deals stand at over Rs 10 crore (Rs 10 billion)."
Praja Rajyam Party chief K Chiranjeevi on Tuesday night claimed that people of Andhra Pradesh were longing to see him as state chief minister in real life rather than in reel life.
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'I wish I could find a party that could offer the best of the three parties,' best-selling novelist Chetan Bhagat tells Rediff.com's Aseem Chhabra in New York.
The Indian film industry joined hands with Hollywood on Wednesday to counter piracy.
The finance ministry introduced the tax for the first time on July 1, 2010. PVR Pictures, in its petition, alleged that copyrights are treated as goods and the transfer of copyrights are treated as sale of goods, which falls within the domain of taxation by states under Article 246, and not the Union.
Raajneeti boasted the highest per screen average -- $7,395 -- among the top 20 films in the US this weekend.
The film is adapted from Petter Seller's 1966 comedy After The Fox.
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The top three earners at the Chinese box office are Aamir Khan starrers -- PK ($16.75 million), Dhoom 3 ($3 million) and 3 Idiots ($2.2 million).
The film has been particularly well received in urban centres and across North India.
Meiyang Chang is all set to host India's first ever horror reality show The Chair.
Anurag Kashyap, now firmly installed in the A-list of Bollywood directors, discusses his craft.
We are emphasising on an agricultural growth of 4.5 per cent to achieve a 9 per cent GDP growth, says Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
While the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has approved the access of TV on mobiles, service providers still cannot stream live TV channels on to the handset due to spectrum allocation from the Ministry of Information and Broadcast. However, since the regulations do not allow a direct transmission of TV channels, service providers as well as content providers have started using a technology called Unicast which provides content to end-user on a one-on-one basis.
Kamal Haasan and UTV Motion Pictures' Tamil remake of A Wednesday directed by Ckari Toleti addresses serious issues with a swift-paced screenplay and brilliant performances.
The singer and actress' debut as music composer for her father's Tamil production, Unnai Pol Oruvan is promising.
Dispelling fears that the swine flu threat may keep people away from theatres and multiplexes during the long weekend (August 14, 15 and 16), Kaminey, the latest Bollywood release produced by UTV, is estimated to have done business of around Rs 22 crore, with multiplexes accounting for nearly 55-60 per cent of the weekend business at the domestic box office.
'When you are crafting a story, it's always important to see how authentic that story is because if it is authentic and rooted, it will stand the test of time.'
Rekha Gaikwad is one of the ten kids who will be paired with rich kids on the reality show The Big Switch on UTV Bindaas.
In the end, there's too much left to do to call this film right.
Industry estimates show that the business news channels generate about Rs 300 crore a year in advertising. However, with the economic slowdown, ad revenue is expected to drop by about 15-20 per cent this year.
The weekend results for the film range from being promising to disappointing. It took in India $5.02 million on 945 screens, a decent but unspectacular performance while in the United Kingdom, it grossed a disappointing $160,887 on 43 screens. It fared far better in the Middle East grossing an encouraging $350,000 at 29 locations in its first four days. In the crucial North American market, it took in $600,000 on 90 screens.
UTV Software Communications has launched an English business news channel, UTVi. The channel will go on the air by April-end. The company has entered into a content tie-up with Disney-ABC International Television (Asia-Pacific), the international TV distribution arm of The Walt Disney Company, for news programming & services. The channel is positioned to cater to the growing business aspirations of young Indians. The channel will attempt to de-jargonise the financial markets.
Domestic and international distribution rights for Bollywood's hottest films under production and slated for release this year, have been pre-sold at record-breaking prices to media and film companies.
'While they are a long way off from the box office muscle that the Khans enjoy, a host of young stars are entering the Rs 100 crore club that was earlier the reserve of the seniors. This year will see a lot of young stars in action.'
M Night Shyamalan redeemed himself with his new film The Happening, which surprised many industry forecasters, grossing an estimated three-day worldwide gross of $62 million.
One of the first directors NDTV Lumiere (international cinema channel) has managed to snag is 51-year-old Finn Aki Kaurismaki, an outspoken firebrand who began his directing career with 1983's Crime And Punishment, a modern Helsinki-based adaptation of Dostoevsky's novel.
The proposals, approved by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on the recommendation of Foreign Investment Promotion Board, also included the offer from cement manufacturer Lafarge India for merger of Lafarge India Holding Pvt Ltd with Lafarge India Pvt Ltd, according to the finance ministry. The Lafarge's proposal was cleared as per the order of Bombay high court, a finance ministry statement said.
UTV Motion Pictures' and Four Frames' Poi Solla Porom, directed by Vijay is a remake of Khosla ka Ghosla -- and is a fun and racy reproduction.
Poi Solla Porom's music is a peppy, enthusiastic and just plain feel-good if unoriginal offering. Perhaps the picturisation will add some zest to the general musical ambience.
Sell it to the company's shares during the next year.
UTV Spotboy plans to make a film on the life and times of Pan Singh Tomar, who was an icon for budding Indian athletes for his outstanding achievements in sports, especially his gold medal in the Asian Games, before he became a fugitive.
Hundreds of sellers of eBay have called for a global boycott of the online auction giant on May 1 over payment, pricing and feedback changes which they allege will hurt their profits. The sellers, for instance, are distressed that they can no longer give buyers negative feedback, and that eBay will increase the fees that are paid as a percentage of the final sales price. Their angst has spilled over social networking sites and forums like Myspace and Delphiforums too.
UTV Spotboy Pictures and Sohail Khan Productions commence their maiden venture with the SalmanKareenaSohail starrer, Main Aur Mrs Khanna.
After the success of Aamir Rajeev Khandelwal is a wanted man -- in a good way, of course. Of all the offers coming his way, the actor has just signed one -- UTV's Spotboy's Peter Gaya Kaam Se.
According to distributor UTV, the film, which at the estimated cost of $10 million is among the handful of most expensive films made in India, had many full house shows across the world. It had a massive 1,000 print release in India.
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