Bollywood Rumors: May 2005 Archives

Bollywood Rumors > May 31, 2005

Foreign Funds Flow To Indian Entertainment And Media Companies

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] Business Standard: Indian media and entertainment sector has been a happening area for a while. Foreign investors interest is a barometer to go by. According to this news report, in the first four months of 2005 alone, over Rs 150 crore ($33 million) have been pumped into various domestic media companies compared to Rs 113 crore ($25 million) in the entire 2004 (excluding the investment by Independent News & Media, Ireland, whose stake in Jagran was just approved by the ministry).

Digital Film Making To Cut Costs For Indian Film Makers

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] The Hindu Business Line: This story talks about the benefits of digital film making, the costs saved and also talks about some of the recent examples like Mumbai Express.

Posted at 08:11 AM

May 31, 2005

Foreign Funds Flow To Indian Entertainment And Media Companies

Posted at 06:07 AM

May 28, 2005

Digital Film Making To Cut Costs For Indian Film Makers

Posted at 08:11 AM

May 26, 2005

RIP: SUNIL DUTT, 1929-2005

[niraj] Sunil Dutt, actor and politician, has died from a heart attack. Anna has the details at Sepia Mutiny. Sunil Dutt was an actor from the old-school, the golden-era of Bollywood filmmaking. His most memorable role was in Mother India. His son, Sanjay Dutt, is also a successful actor. It seems we have reached a watershed moment in Bollywood cinema, where many of the movers and shakers of the 50’s and 60’s are passing from the scene. As they say, he will be missed...

Posted at 10:39 AM

May 24, 2005

More Controversy in Bollywood

[Cinematical] Andre Soares at Cinema Minima is reporting that special police forces have been posted outside over a dozen movie theaters in Delhi, after explosions at two cinemas killed one person and left 49 people injured. The blasts were related to screenings of Jo Bole So Nihal, a Hindi-language film starring "Bollywood muscleman" Sunny Deol as a Punjabi policeman sent to New York to help "the incompetent FBI" foil a plot to assassinate the president. The film has already been pulled from theaters in Punjab, due to protests from the Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee. As Soares points out, this is not the first controversy to befall Bollywood this year - aside from the casting couch scandal we told you about back in March, three other films have have drawn literal or metaphoric fire from various religious groups.

Posted at 09:15 AM

May 23, 2005

CS Weekend: Bollywood To Make More Money With Digitisation

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] Indiatimes: A market survey conducted in March by accounting firm Ernst & Young has predicted that the biggest entertainment industry in the world is expected to grow at the rate of 18 per cent annually to gross Rs 10,000 crore ($2.2 billion) in the next four years. The current worth of the industry is pegged at Rs 4,500 crore ($1 billion).

Posted at 09:53 AM

May 22, 2005

Tata-Star DTH Venture Space TV Gets Government Nod

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] In a media statement issued today, the company said that the letter of intent to be followed by a formal license which will enable Space TV to commercially launch the service by the end of 2005. Vikram Kaushik, CEO, Space TV said, "We are very excited...are fully committed to invest in building a high quality digital infrastructure in the country."

Posted at 09:55 AM

Weekend post: Indian Movie Nazar To Premier On Pakistan TV Channel

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] "And no, this is not a television channel from Dubai. It is a purely Pakistani channel that operates from within Pakistan itself," says an ecstatic Mahesh Bhatt, an hour after he had inked the deal with the private channel. "This is the first brick that we have laid in the long path of Indo-Pak exchange...Having used cricket, it is high time we begin to use cinema as one of the tools of confidence building. Because nothing binds people more than shared entertainment," says Bhatt.

Posted at 09:54 AM

May 21, 2005

India Too Gears Up For TV On Mobile

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] Says Sanjai Kohli, co-founder of Truespan Semiconductor Technologies, a California-based firm which is also working on a chipset for receiving mobile video at its development centre in Bangalore, "Today, what comes on your mobile phones are replays - live TV content is not possible because of the bandwidth requirements. Images jump from one frame to another but once DVB-H comes into play, the user experience is going to be greatly enhanced." That's going to change once DVB-H comes.

Posted at 01:17 PM

Hathway To Launch Digital Cable In Pune, Bangalore

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] Indiantelevision.com: Hathway Cable & Datacom is scaling up its digital cable television services. Mumbai-based Rajan Raheja-run multi system operator (MSO) is expanding its services to two new cities within a month, after rolling it out in Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi. Hathway will launch digital cable TV in Pune on 20 May through an underground fibre linkup from Mumbai. The Motorola DWDM (Dense Wave Division Multiplexers) technology will enable digital television channels to be carried with Internet Protocol (IP) interface.

Posted at 01:16 PM

BroadcastAsia2005 Woos Indian Film And Media Industry

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] The event, which will focus on media content creation, management and delivery, aims to cater to the Indian media and film industry with the latest broadcast and digital products. "In line with the global trend moving towards digital radio, TV and cinema, BroadcastAsia2005 allows India’s film industry to acquire the latest digital technologies and solutions on showcase to meet the growth and digitisation of India’s film industry," said Mr Stephen Tan, chief executive of SES.

Posted at 11:57 AM

Chennai's Sathyam Cinema First To Use High-Definition Digital Movie Projection

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] Sify.com: Chennai's Sathyam Cinemas has become the first in India to use high-definition digital movie projection technology when it launched its RDX with the premier of Star Wars III-Revenge of the Sith. RDX is Sathyam's own brand, which stands for 'real digital experience'. Sathyam uses DLP Cinema technology developed by Texas Instruments. The benefits are crystal-clear image, rich sound and vibrant colour, and no dust, scratches, jumps and flickers as there is no film involved, it is claimed.

Posted at 11:56 AM

May 20, 2005

Shoaib Akhtar: Bollywood superstar

[The Corridor Of Uncertainty (a Cricket blog)] Bollywood want to snap up Shoaib Akhtar thinking he [Akhtar] “has a lot of raw emotion, animal magnetism and “the vulnerability of a child”". Oh dear.

Posted at 04:50 PM

Reports from Little Hollywood: Austin film scene

[Cinematical] "If we continue to just take what's given to us, we're going to have more Justin Timberlakes taking the place of Stevie Wonder." Oh, come on, Cinematical HQ is always rockin' the JT! Anyway, The Austin Chronicle reports that style photographer-turned filmmaker Andrew Shapter will direct Before the Music Dies. The documentary features chats with Dave Matthews and Eric Clapton, and will debut at the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in March.

Posted at 04:46 PM

Bollywood Honours the Hoff

[UMMO Letters] David Hasselhoff is honoured with the “International Star of the Year” award at the Bollywood Movie Awards in Atlantic City [sic]. It is hard to imagine a more worthy recipient.

Posted at 04:44 PM

Mallika cannes show and she will..

[Anil's Doublespeak] After graciously giving vent to the long suppressed libidos of Indian men, she has decided to be charitable and go international. This is her Cannes appearance with Jackie Chan for his new movie 'The Myth' where he rescues an exotic Indian princess in Indiana Jones style. Mallika's can-and-will-bare attitude stands out in a nation where the 'good girl' image is so highly rated, even while the biggest draws in Bollywood are the sex-flicks. (She is however going to disappoint many men who turn up for her 'Vagina Monologues' expecting a titillating play instead of the serious monologue it really is.)

Posted at 04:42 PM

WorldSpace Adds Indian Radio To MultiChoice Offering In South Africa

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] Hamza Farooqui, Managing Director of WorldSpace South Africa comments, "This exciting initiative is mutually beneficial to both parties, in that DStv subscribers are able to access world class Indian radio content, and we at WorldSpace have the opportunity to provide the same channels in a portable environment."

Posted at 04:39 PM

Indian Movie Playing in Theater Since 1995

[DharmeshPatel.com] Bollywood blockbuster Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge has been shown at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir theatre everyday since its 1995 release. Everyday, more than 700 people purchases ticket during afternoon show to see 4+ hour long movie. Owner of the theater planning to screen the film for another 100 weeks.

Posted at 04:37 PM

DDLJ SCREENING FOR TEN YEARS STRAIGHT

[niraj] Yash Chopra, believes this feat deserves a place in the Guinness Book of Records.I believe this honor deservedly goes to Sholay, which has been playing non-stop at the Minerva theatre, also in Mumbai.

Posted at 04:35 PM

Mumbai Cracks Down on Naughty Movie Posters

[SpeakSpeak News] Mumbai (India) officials have long been at odds with the city’s most recognizable industry. (Mumbai is the Hollywood of Bollywood.)

Posted at 04:32 PM

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

[HerrHolmesPodCast] Der Film, mit dem wohl die meisten neuen Bollywood-Fans ihre Liebe entdeckt haben: Die erste deutsch synkronisierte Version eines Bollywoodfilms im deutschen Fernsehen. Wer die Geschichte dieses Films noch nicht kennt:

Posted at 04:31 PM

Digital Cinema To Grow Faster In India

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] Exchange4Media.com: Of about 12,000 theatres in India, only around 200 have converted to suit the D-Cinema format. But this number is estimated to rise to 1,000 in the next one year, according to K Krishna, Senior Director - Marketing, DirecWay Enterprise Services, a platform from Broadband Service Provider Hughes Escorts Communications Limited. And the implications are not just for film producers, distributors, audiences and cinema hall owners, but for advertisers reaching out to film-going audiences as well.

Posted at 04:24 PM

Yash Raj Films Ties Up With Onyx Mobile For Creating Wireless Entertainment

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] Indiantelevision.com: Bollywood production house Yash Raj Films has formed a joint venture with Mumbai based software company, Onyx Mobile, in developing mobile solutions and creating wireless entertainment opportunities. Onyx had been the exclusive worldwide licensee of Yash Raj’s mobile content since September 2003 and has successfully developed mobile properties for Hum Tum, Dhoom, Veer Zaara and Yash Raj’s library of over 30 films, says an official release.

Posted at 04:23 PM

E-ntertainment, Eyes and Ears Tuning to the Internet-IOA Study

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] "There are 37million mobile users (Source COAI) and 25 million Indians online (Source IOAI). Taking an estimate on the lower side there are 15 million Indians online and another 22 million mobile users that are in the 20-40 age group, a keen movie penchant audience with a sizeable disposable income, and with numbers expected to swell to 165 million (55 million online users + 110 million mobile users) by 2007 will make them an interactive demographic impossible to ignore."

Posted at 04:22 PM

The Indian Entertainment Industry: An Unfolding Opportunity

[ContentSutra :: Main Page] PDF (4.4 MB, 104 pages): If CII can do it, so can FICCI (the two national chambers of commerce compete head-to-head on most issues)....so a report on, again, the Indian entertianment industry, by PricewaterhouseCoopers. This one has does have more details on digital media market and opportunities in the Indian market....

Posted at 04:21 PM

Bollywood Rumors > May 31, 2005

Foreign Funds Flow To Indian Entertainment And Media Companies

Digital Film Making To Cut Costs For Indian Film Makers

May 31, 2005

Foreign Funds Flow To Indian Entertainment And Media Companies

May 28, 2005

Digital Film Making To Cut Costs For Indian Film Makers

May 26, 2005

RIP: SUNIL DUTT, 1929-2005

May 24, 2005

More Controversy in Bollywood

May 23, 2005

CS Weekend: Bollywood To Make More Money With Digitisation

May 22, 2005

Tata-Star DTH Venture Space TV Gets Government Nod

Weekend post: Indian Movie Nazar To Premier On Pakistan TV Channel

May 21, 2005

India Too Gears Up For TV On Mobile

Hathway To Launch Digital Cable In Pune, Bangalore

BroadcastAsia2005 Woos Indian Film And Media Industry

Chennai's Sathyam Cinema First To Use High-Definition Digital Movie Projection

May 20, 2005

Shoaib Akhtar: Bollywood superstar

Reports from Little Hollywood: Austin film scene

Bollywood Honours the Hoff

Mallika cannes show and she will..

WorldSpace Adds Indian Radio To MultiChoice Offering In South Africa

Indian Movie Playing in Theater Since 1995

DDLJ SCREENING FOR TEN YEARS STRAIGHT

Mumbai Cracks Down on Naughty Movie Posters

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Digital Cinema To Grow Faster In India

Yash Raj Films Ties Up With Onyx Mobile For Creating Wireless Entertainment

E-ntertainment, Eyes and Ears Tuning to the Internet-IOA Study

The Indian Entertainment Industry: An Unfolding Opportunity

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