MUMBAI: Rohit Shetty‘s Golmaal 3 is seeking an entry into the Limca Book of Records on the grounds that it is the only Bollywood franchise that has had three sequels made in four years.
Golmaal 3 follows Golmaal Unlimited and Golmaal Returns. While the first part was made in 2006, Golmaal Returns was made in 2008.
Both Golmaal and Golmaal Returns have been huge box-office successes.
Many filmmakers have earlier announced a third sequel of their film but without success.
MUMBAI: PVR Ltd has opened a new multiplex at Chennai.
The multiplex, comprising seven screens, is fitted with latest technological upgraded digital projectors and has a total seating capacity of 1794 seats.
With the opening of this multiplex, PVR‘s total screen count has gone up to 130 screens at 31 locations across 17 cities in 11 States and 1 Union Territory.
The opening of this multiplex is a part of PVR‘s organic growth strategy of pan India expansion and making an increasing presence in major cities of the country.
MUMBAI: IN Entertainment (India) Limited (INE), the Hinduja Group initiative for content business, has acquired Hindi remake rights of the Tamil film, Vinaaithandi Varuvaayaa.
Helmed by ace director Gautham Vasudev Menon, the film released worldwide in February last and is still running successfully, making it this year‘s most successful Tamil film yet.
Directed by Gautham Menon, the film will be co-produced by producers of the Tamil version Gautham Menon and S Elred Kumar along with INE and Photon Kathaas.
Vinnaithandi Varuvaayaa, which means ‘Will you Cross the Skies for Me‘, is a romantic musical. It is about a young aspirational filmmaker who falls head over heels in love with his neighbour, a mathematics graduate. Against all odds, he must convince the girl to marry him and also convince his parents along with pursuing his dreams of becoming a filmmaker.
Commenting on the association, Menon says, “We are delighted to be working with INE and the Hinduja Group for the Hindi remake of Vinnaithandi Varuvaayaa. It has been a revelation working with AR Rahman on the original film and we plan to re-create the same magic in the Hindi remake.”
Avers IN Entertainment CEO Sunir Kheterpal, “Vinnaithandi Varuvaayaa is a simple yet an extremely engaging film with great music and a universal theme. INE is looking to develop and produce films with talented filmmakers and producers in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi and it is an honour to be associated with a talent like Gautham Menon and AR Rahman in the first project itself. We look forward to working with the original producers, Gautham and Elred Kumar, on other projects as well.”
MUMBAI: Studio 18 has granted Video on Demand (VoD) rights of five films of The Indian Film Company to hotels in China and Macau.
The films are Jab We Met, Welcome, Singh Is Kinng, Kidnap and Golmaal Returns. The globalisation of Bollywood and the enormous tourist traffic in China is expected to have a huge impact, the Studio feels.
TIFC‘s Indian titles will be shown on the interactive entertainment system of bedrooms in three of the topmost hotels of Macau like Venetian, Sands, Casino and Four Seasons.
Says Studio 18 head international business Tanuj Garg, “This initiative with our preferred content aggregator is in line with our continuing endeavour to create new and unconventional revenue streams for the organisation‘s library titles and keep their monetisation active.”
While Hollywood studios have been known to show their blockbusters in hotel rooms for customers to pay and watch, films from Bollywood had not made any headway in the direction so far.
Conventionally, films sourced by established hotels in China and Macau comprises adult and non-adult content from US, China, Japan, Europe and Korea.
MUMBAI: Yesteryear actor Dev Anand will be horoured with the Phalke Ratna award this year.
This award is presented by Dadasaheb Phalke Academy on 30 April.
Dev Anand has many good films like Munimji, Hum Dono, Guide, Jewel Thief, Tere Mere Sapne, Johnny Mera Naam, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, to his credit.
This year the award ceremony is to be organised by G V Films Ltd.
Sunil Dutt, Dilip Kumar, B R Chopra and Manoj Kumar have received the award earlier.
MUMBAI: Days after announcing that he was mulling with the idea of making a film on the world of god men that he titled God and Sex, Ram Gopal Varma is returning to making gangster films.
The maker of Satya and Company said his upcoming gangster film would be titled Department.
“Department will explore the long spoken-about subject between police and the underworld. The nexus has been attempted in many films but not as convincingly and as real as my film dares to do. The script is still being readied while the star cast will be announced soon,” Varma added.
MUMBAI: Miami-based Motion Pixel Corporation (MPC) and India-based Cornerstone Entertainment have finalised the signing of India‘s cricket player Yuvraj Singh to star in an animated film Captain India.
The story will show Singh growing up in Mumbai and encountering a magical cricket stick that he realises has special powers and uses it to help fight crime and become a star player of the country to help India win the cricket World Cup.
The film, now in its pre-production stage, is scheduled to release in early 2012.
Said MPC chairman Manny Bains, “We felt Yuvraj was the best fit for the project which we think will be a mega hit with all the Bollywood and cricket fans not only in India but throughout the World.”
Commented Bunty Sajdeh of Cornerstone Entertainment, “Cornerstone has always made best efforts to promote brand Yuvraj as uniquely as possible. This project is one such opportunity for Yuvi to reach out to the millions of children across the countries who aspire to be like him one day. We are happy to partner with MPC and are looking forward to an entertaining movie”
Averred Singh, “I am extremely excited to be a part of this film. As a child I always enjoyed watching animation films and today I am humbled to be portrayed as an animated character. It is such an entertaining film which I hope the entire family would love watching together.”
MUMBAI: The Japanese Wife, directed by Aparna Sen, will be released with 50-70 prints at select cities in the country on 9 April.
The film, which is in English, Japanese, and Bengali, will initially be released in cities like Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore. It may be released in other cities later.
“Saregama, the producers of the movie, has entered into a deal of over Rs 10 million with Bharti Airtel’s Airtel Talkies for publicising the film,” Sarergama head of acquisition and distribution Sarang Sharma told indiantelevision.com.
The film, starring Rahul Bose, Raima Sen, Japanese actress Chigusa Takaku and veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee, is based on Kunal Basu’s book of the same name.
It is the story of an Indian who befriends a Japanese woman as a pen-friend and this gradually grows into more than mere friendship.
Rahul Bose had earlier worked with Aparna Sen in Mr. & Mrs. Iyer and 15th Park Avenue.
MUMBAI: Going by the recent controversy that involved so-called spiritual leader Swami Nityananda, Ram Gopal Varma is in plans to make a film on the world of god men. He has named it God and Sex.
Comments Varma, “Inspired from a recent sex scandal involving one such popular Swami, God and Sex will once and for all explore, examine and expose everything that goes on behind the closed ashrams of both the God-men and their men.”
Varma‘s upcoming film will expose the controversies surrounding the spiritual places. “God and Sex is a film I am intending to make which will take a deep hard look at the world of god men on how these so-called representatives of God continue to keep conning gullible devotees to satisfy their very various and diverse needs. “
“Most swamis in the country are looked up to as next-to-God and yet from time to time, many of them get exposed, sometimes by the media and sometimes by the various concerned in one way or the other of their true selves. On many an occasion, the reason for this seems to be their sex drive,” “adds Varma.
MUMBAI: Inox Leisure Limited has commenced the commercial operations of its new multiplex at Vishakhapatnam.
The multiplex, known as CMR Central, has four theatres, fun zone and entertainment under one roof.
The new mall will feature multinational brands and provide food, fun and fantasy for all age groups.