Movie News

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  Ashtavinayak invests Rs.9 bn in forthcoming movies

  Bollywood production houses are increasingly investing big bucks in multiple projects and the latest to join the race is Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd, the banner that churned out last year's super hit "Jab We Met". It has made an investment worth Rs.9 billion in its forthcoming releases.

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  Dish TV cuts entry cost in south India

  In an attempt to make deeper foray into southern direct-to-home (DTH) television market, Dish TV Wednesday announced reduction in entry cost and a special hat-trick offer for its subscribers in four southern states.

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  Warner Bros. Pictures to make their first Indian animation film

  In the last few years, the Indian animation industry has seen some big names make their presence felt. Warner Bros. Pictures is the latest entrant in the animation space, with an untitled film, which is to be directed by Jyotin Goel and produced by Goel Screencraft in India.

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  Scarcity of cinemas hit new films

  The flow of multiple releases week after week is playing havoc. Sometime back, this writer had mentioned categorically that the day is not far when release dates will go haywire due to lack of theatres. And that's what is happening.

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  Bachchans to produce 'Pa

  The refreshingly different CHEENI KUM released more than a year ago, but even before the film could hit the screens, Balki had expressed a desire to work with Big B again. "He's addictive. Once you work with him, it's difficult to look elsewhere," Balki had remarked then.

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  Toonz to animate tales of Lord Shiva

  Toonz Animation India Pvt Ltd, the makers of animation classics like "The Adventures of Tenali Rama" and "Return of Hanuman", is now all set present tales of Lord Shiva.

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  Truly Indian teen movie still a far cry in Bollywood

  It had all the makings of covering every aspect of growing up in a country that is transitioning faster than any other place on earth, but "Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na" falls just short of becoming a truly Indian teen movie.

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  'Jaane Tu...' got a superstar opening: Aamir

  Light college drama "Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na" won the hearts of audiences on the day of its release and Aamir Khan, whose nephew Imran debuted in the film, says it got an opening only a superstar's movie would get.

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  With only two hits in six months, Bollywood loses Rs.1.5 bn!

  The year is halfway through, but Bollywood has very little to cheer about. More than Rs.3 billion ($70 million) has gone into making films, but half of the amount sank beyond recovery.

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  Audiences welcome 'Jaane Tu...', cold shoulder 'Love Story 2050'

  Young college drama "Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na" left sci-fi thriller "Love Story 2050" far behind on the first day of the release Friday.

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  Video: Premiere Of 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na' !

  Mumbai witnessed its biggest filmi event in recent times when a huge chunk of Bollywood coveraged to attend the grand premiere of Aamir Khan's 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'.

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  Surprise factors in 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na'!

  Expect a couple of surprises when you go to watch JAANE TU YA JAANE NA…

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  Mid-year ends with a crash - Taran Adarsh

  The year 2008 started on a sad note and the first half of the year has concluded on an equally heart-breaking note. Yash Raj's THODA PYAAR THODA MAGIC failed to create magic at the ticket window, that's the bitter truth. Ironically, two of the three releases [THODA PYAAR THODA MAGIC, VIA DARJEELING, THODI LIFE THODA MAGIC] had the word 'Magic' in their titles.

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  Bollywood Film Industry does its own mid-year check!

  Mid point of the year has arrived and while there would soon be an array of reports around the best and the worst of the year so far, we thought of getting in touch with celebrities from the industry and popping the question.

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  Vivek Agnihotri to make a biopic titled Freedom

  His last release Dhana Dhana Dhan Goal may not have scored a 'goal' at the box-office, but Vivek Agnihotri is confident that his next release surely will. Bollywood Hungama had earlier reported that Vivek's next will be a biggie, with one of India's biggest corporate houses producing it. Vivek has now inked the deal

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  Mukhbiir producer offers money refund to dissatisfied customers

  The Hyderabad-based producers Color Chips of the forthcoming film Mukhbiir have come up with a unique market concept to ensure the viewers' satisfaction. If you don't like the film, which opens on July 11, you can refund your ticket and get your money back.

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  Will 'Contract' move out?

  Times are changing! Most producers are giving a lot of thought, a lot of emphasis on releasing their films on an appropriate date. For, after all, making a qualitative product is important, but ensuring that it gets the right release is most important these days.

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  UTV acquires rights to premiere two blockbusters of 2008

  Hindi channel UTV Movies has acquired the rights for the television premiere of "Jodhaa Akbar" and "Jannat" - the two biggest blockbusters of the year.

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  "No postponement of Singh Is Kinng" - Vipul Shah

  There're murmurs that SINGH IS KINNG might be shifted ahead [by a week or two] since lead man Akshay Kumar hasn’t dubbed for the film. Akki has been living out of the suitcase for a while now [he's currently in Bahamas, shooting for BLUE] and hasn't had the time to fly to India to dub for the film. Perhaps, that may have triggered off this rumour.

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  From Adelaide, 'Love Story 2050' to Mumbai

  As India-Australia film links foster, Bollywood's first commercial futuristic science-fiction feature film "Love Story 2050", showcasing South Australia's capital, Adelaide, is set to premier in the City of Churches July 4.

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  'Jaane Tu...' will remind people of their college days: Tyrewala

  Bollywood scriptwriter Abbas Tyrewala feels his debut directorial venture 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na', which stars Aamir Khan's nephew Imran, will remind viewers of their college days.

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  Abbas-Mustan to remake Italian Job!

  After pairing with Farhan Akhtar in Rock On, Prachi Desai is now working in Rumi Jaffery's Life Partner opposite her godmother Ekta's kid-brother Tusshar. The film's first schedule was done recently and is produced by Abbas-Mustan.

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  Love Story 2050's grand world premiere on July 2 in London

  One of the hottest newcomers of Bollywood, Harman Baweja, is gearing up for his big day or should we say big night- Wednesday, July 2.

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  Reliance BIG Entertainment, Vashu Bhagnani join hands for 5 films

  BIG Pictures, a division of Reliance BIG Entertainment, and Vashu Bhagnani owned Puja Films have joined hands to co-produce five Hindi feature films over the next 24 months.

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  Will 'Love Story 2050' be Bollywood's special effects coup?

  Hindi filmdom's most ambitious futuristic sci-fic - “Love Story 2050” - seems set to up the standards of special effects in the country, with a reported budget of Rs.500 million propping it.