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  • Zee announces the first edition of the ‘ZEE Cine-Lit Festival’

    Zee announces the first edition of the ‘ZEE Cine-Lit Festival’

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) with a motto of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” which means ‘The World is my Family’ is proud to announce the first edition of ‘ZEE Cine-Lit Festival’.

    The festival is aimed not only at catering to movie goers who love the adaptation of books but to the ones who believe in watching quality cinema. The festival will showcase movies like 2 States, 3 Idiots, The Fault in our Stars and many others which are inspired from books. It will kick start from 21st Jan and will have 4 shows in a day till 25th Jan at INOX, Pink Square Mall, Raja Park, Jaipur.

     

    Announcing the Zee Cine-Lit Festival, Roland Landers, Head Corporate Brand, ZEE, said, “We are delighted to bring to the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival audiences, this Film Festival wherein we will show world-class collection of movies which are inspired by great books. ZEE has always believed in recognizing talent and rewarding them through various means. This will give a platform to all the movie lovers to watch their favorite movies under one umbrella.

     

    He also added “With every edition, the idea is to make the festival bigger and better. It will be hosted in other cities by next year. This will not only inspire the authors to come up with unique stories which can later be made into movies to reach a wider audience but also open up more windows for production houses to choose better scripts for adaptation.”

     

    Not only this, movie buffs will get a chance to win some of their favorite books from Roli Books and also well-crafted bags from La Volsa everyday through the online contests starting from 20th Jan. Movie goers will also get special discounts at Pink Square Mall food court outlets after showing their tickets.

     

    The Hindi movies to be shown in Zee Cine Lit Festival are: 3 Idiots, Kai Po Che, 7 Khoon Maaf, Aaisha and 2 States. The movies movies that will be screened are Edge of Tomorrow, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Captain America – The First Avenger, The Giver, Slumdog Millionaire and The Fault In Our Stars.

  • Max to premier ‘Kill Dil’

    Max to premier ‘Kill Dil’

    MUMBAI: Hindi movies and special events channel Max will be premiering the crime drama film, Kill Dil on 24 January, at 8 pm with a repeat telecast on 25 January, at 1 pm.

     

    Directed by Shaad Ali, the movie released in November 2014 and revolves around two professional shooters Dev (Ranveer Singh) and Tutu (Ali Zafar), who work for a local goon Bhaiyaji (Govinda). Will Dev give up his rifle wielding ways when he is introduced to the bold and cunning Disha (Parineeti Chopra)?

     

    Talking about essaying a negative role in the film, Govinda said, “I wasn’t sure that I would be able to do this role because I had to play a hardcore villain in the film. But my wife Sunita said, ‘Take up work that comes your way. Don’t sit at home, go out. Don’t wait for your films to get released’.”

     

    Speaking about his experience of working with Govinda, Singh said, “It is a proud thing for us to know that ours is effectively Govinda’s comeback film. This movie is worth watching for his power packed performance. In fact there is one particular scene, which is a master class in acting in the film which is an eight minute rant – he has all kinds of emotions – the way he has crafted every line is delivered with a different subtext and different emotion.”

  • Break free from the clutter and take a city break!

    Break free from the clutter and take a city break!

    MUMBAI: City Breaks premiers with one of the most beautiful and the second largest city of Spain – Barcelona. There is more to Barcelona than just football. The show gets a viewer up close and personal with the designs of the architect wonder Antony Gaudi, and also takes you on a ride through the cheerfully exciting Montjuic and La Rambla the streets where Barcelona comes alive.

     

    Talking about the show Nisha Chothani the CSO says that “Since its inception we at travelxp have tried to give shows which appeal to every kind of traveller. With this show we are addressing the needs of the “short of time” kind of traveler who wants to see & do everything in a span of a day or two. “City Breaks” will provide an insight on how to make the best use of your time by visiting just those not to be missed places, to the happening food joints, heritage sites, and festivals all in a short span of time.”

     

    City Breaks will air every Sunday starting 25th January 2015 at 20:00 hours with a rerun on Saturday 22:30 hours.

     

    travelxp HD is India’s first High Definition (HD) travel channel with the largest India-centric HD library of travel content across the world. Talking about the plan for travelxp in 2015 Prashant Chothani says that “We had taken the lead in producing premium high definition content much before others. Distribution platforms world over have shown keen interest for 4K content from travelxp. We are happy to announce that all our new content is now being produced in 4K starting from this year & we are confident to be ready in time for the 4K transmission by the platforms.” 

     

  • Four tiger sisters rewrite the rules of tiger behavior on Discovery

    Four tiger sisters rewrite the rules of tiger behavior on Discovery

    MUMBAI: Tigers are generally known to be solitary hunters. However, in the forests of Maharashtra, a gang of tiger sisters have rewritten the rules of tiger behaviour.  The four tiger sisters – Mona, Geeta, Lara and Sonam – were well on their way to adulthood and form their own territories.  But the young tigresses were inexperienced hunters and faced tough survival challenges. Instinctively they joined forces to hunt as a pack and take on dangerous prey. Hunting as a pack, they have overturned the rules forever.

     

    Discovery Channel will present this fascinating story in its Republic Day Special on January 26 TIGER SISTERS OF TELIA at 9pm.

     

    TIGER SISTERS OF TELIA follows the four tiger sisters who had entrenched themselves well around the Telia Lake – the core of their mother’s territory. Once the girls grew older and stronger, instinct kicked in and they competed to take control of their mother’s territory. Their sister-bond was broken. To survive independently, each sister had to hunt every week, and alone. However, each one struggled. Desperate and starved, the four sisters made a startling choice – to form an alliance. This one-hour programme tracks the journey of these four tiger sisters as they unite to form an unprecedented bond.

     

    Rahul Johri, Executive Vice President and General Manager – South Asia & Southeast Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, said, ”Discovery Channel prides itself in presenting path-breaking programmes with deep rooted human interests, from India and around the world. Tiger Sisters of Telia captures the extraordinary behaviour of four tiger sisters and their unique adaptation to survive.”

     

    After forming a gang, in a matter of days, the tiger sisters became fearless and unstoppable.  They took down a couple of sambars, stalked a guar (Indian Bison) and killed a sloth bear.  The programme captures many such extremely rare occurrences and tracks the journey of tiger sisters as they unite to form an unparalleled bond – stronger than ever.  Hunting as a pack, they are overturning the rules of tiger life.

     

  • ‘Kill/Dil’ now on Spuul

    ‘Kill/Dil’ now on Spuul

    MUMBAI: Spuul, an online streaming service for Indian cinema and television, has added ‘Kill/Dil’ on pay-per-view to its movie catalogue offered via subscription services.

     

    ‘Kill/Dil’ is the story of two killers; Dev (Ranveer Singh) and Tutu (Ali Zafar) who roamed free. Abandoned when young and vulnerable, Bhaiyaji (Govinda) gave them shelter and nurtured them to kill. All is normal in their lives until destiny throws free spirited Disha (Parineeti Chopra) into the mix. What follows is a game of defiance, deception and love.

     

    Spuul users worldwide can watch this entertaining thriller about guns and romance on all second screen devices including mobile, tablets, web, smart TVs, as well as stream to their TVs via Chromecast.

     

    Spuul chief content officer Prakash Ramchandani said, “It has been a constant endeavor at Spuul, to provide our users with novel offerings every month. We have added Kill Dil within few months of its release to ensure that we provide the latest and the best of Bollywood movies to our subscribers. Every content added on Spuul is to enhance the users overall experience in terms of quality and we aim to continue this process.”

     

    “A digital distribution platform like Spuul provides us a window to connect with all YRF movie lovers and enables access of our film catalogue by allowing a real movie watching experience anytime and anywhere, as per our viewer’s convenience,” said Yash Raj Films VP – digital Anand Gurnani.

     

    Spuul, standing by its promise of delivering diverse content to its users, has been adding new-age movies and TV show such as Mardaani, Ankhon Dekhi, Main Tera Hero, Queen, Gunday, Bigg Boss 8 hosted by Salman Khan, and many more. Spuul users can also access hassle-free entertainment at home or while travelling with free offline download. We are working behind the scenes to bring you the best in Indian entertainment so stay tuned for more!

     

     

  • Star Movies, the home of Oscars for 16 years

    Star Movies, the home of Oscars for 16 years

    MUMBAI: 80 years ago what started as a humble gathering of the movie fraternity to award excellence in cinema has now become Hollywood’s biggest most celebrated night and Star Movies has been the proud partner of this gala event for 16 consecutive years – a stellar partnership.

    Every year, the entertainment community and movie lovers around the world turn their attention to The Oscars. Interest and anticipation builds to a fevered pitch leading up to the Oscar telecast, when every hardcore movie buff tunes in to watch the glamorous ceremony to celebrate the highest honors in filmmaking.

    Star Movies, the Home of Oscars in India continues this royal tradition in 2015. The anticipation of the grand evening has already picked up a storm as the nominations for the most coveted film awards in the world were announced yesterday.

    Alejandro González I?árritu’s ‘Birdman’ and Wes Anderson’s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ lead with nine nominations each. Richard Linklater’s Boyhood which has been in the making for 12 years follows with six nominations, equaling Clint Eastwood’s war drama American Sniper. The Theory of Everything garnered five nominations, including one for best picture, two for its lead cast Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne, one for music and another for adapted screenplay and Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner took home four nominations for music, production design, costume design and cinematography.

    The 87th Oscars set to be held on February 23, 2015 will be hosted by American actor, writer, producer, director, magician, comedian and singer – Neil Patrick Harris. NPH, as he is fondly called is known for his on-stage theatrics while hosting and will be sure to add his quirky take to the glitz of the evening. NPH sent an exclusive message to all movie lovers in India – a special ‘Namaste’ only on Star Movies.

    Star Movies always wants to cater to its viewer’s wishes and Oscars holds a special distinction for movie buffs and critics alike. From the performances of the most coveted awards night LIVE to the winners of the most prestigious trophy, special programming initiatives, experiences and more are planned by the channel to bring alive the majestic Oscars on Star Movies.

    A cup of hot chocolate in the morning or simmering cup of coffee in the night, choose your drink, set your living room and get ready to witness the grandest stage of Hollywood EXCLUSIVELY on Star Movies live at 5:30 AM IST on 23nd February with a repeat telecast at 8:30 pm!

     

  • MPA APSA Academy Film Fund to help aspiring film makers

    MPA APSA Academy Film Fund to help aspiring film makers

    MUMBAI:  The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) gives an opportunity to aspiring filmmakers with the MPA APSA Academy Film Fund. MPA APSA Academy Film Funds is a unique initiative which has aided aspiring film makers in a lot of development in new film projects. A panel discussion was hosted at the 13th  Pune Internation film festival on January 10th, 2014, to create awarness about the Asia Pacific Screen Awards and MPA APSA Academy Film Funds . The panelelist for the discussion comprised of celebrated actor, Atul Kulkarni & Lohita Sujith, Director, Corporate Communications, Motion Picture Dist. Association (India) Pvt. Ltd. Panelists also discussed how upcoming filmmakers/ professionals can benefit from the MPA APSA Academy Film Fund worth USD 100,000.

     

    MPA APSA Academy Film Fund has been a hugely successful initiative taking the number of successful projects funded to a total of twenty feature films over the last six years. The projects now count amongst them winners of an Academy Award®, APSAs and an International Emmy Award. Grants have been awarded to projects from.

     

    India, Bangaldesh, Republic of Korea,People’s Republic of China, Iraq,Kazakhastan, Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran.  In 2014, over 100 submissions were received for the film fund. Four grants were awarded to two documentary film projects from Israel and Denmark and twofilm projects from Bangladesh and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

     

    Speaking on the occasion, Atul Kulkarni, Actor, says “The MPA APSA Academy Film Fund is a great stepping stone for aspiring filmmakers, enabling them to develop their film projects from script to screen. I encourage aspiring filmmakers from Pune and the rest of India to expand their horizons and opportunities by submitting their projects to the film fund this year.

     

    Adding to this, the panelist also discussed how The MPA APSA Academy Film Fund stimulates collaboration between filmmakers across Asia Pacific. The $100,000 development fund which provides four US$25,000 grants each year is wholly supported by the Motion Picture Association (MPA).The Fund supported the development of Iranian writer/director AsgharFarhadi’s film A SeparationI, which went on to win an Academy Award, and an APSA Best Feature Film Award. 

  • Viacom18 encourages fresh minds to reshape the box

    Viacom18 encourages fresh minds to reshape the box

    MUMBAI: In an industry that constantly makes talent additions, Viacom18 transcends beyond convention, encouraging new recruits as vehicles of change. One of India’s fastest growing media and entertainment networks, the organization returns to campuses across the country with the third edition of its Future Leadership Program. The rigorous one-year programs for Graduate Trainees (UnLife) and Creative Trainees (What’s Your Story) are aimed at bringing in fresh thought into Viacom18 and nurturing leaders of the future.

     

    The program targets fresh graduate and post graduate top talent from premier institutions across India. The development journey spans 11 months with multiple interventions – including campus-to-corporate connect programs, highly sought-after courses offered by premier academic institutions, relevant functional and behavioral skill building workshops, work place projects high on innovation, etc., comprising on-the-job learning, and supported by coaching, and classroom training.

     

    About the Future Leadership Program, Head – Human Resources & Executive Vice President, Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Abhinav Chopra, said, “In my experience here at Viacom18, infusing fresh energy and thought brought in by young talent yields innovation. Through our Future Leadership Program, every individual stands to gain an edge in their careers while contributing to organizational growth as they prepare to develop into future leaders of Viacom18.”

     

    Beginning January 12th 2015, the team began a seven-city tour and will visit prominent graduate educational institutions such as St. Stephens, St. Xavier’s, Christ College and post graduate creative educational institutions such as MCRC Jamia, Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Jadavpur University in search of the nation’s brightest minds to train future leaders in creative and functional roles in the media and entertainment sector. Starting with Indore, the team will also tour Kolkata, Mangalore, Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore. Candidates will undergo a rigorous 8-stage selection process that includes aptitude tests, group discussions, value and competency based assessments, and personal interviews, to realize an exciting and enriching career at Viacom18.

  • Percept Sports & Entertainment bags marketing and promotion campaign for HIL’s Kalinga Lancer

    Percept Sports & Entertainment bags marketing and promotion campaign for HIL’s Kalinga Lancer

    MUMBAI: The Hockey India League (HIL) is an annual field hockey event in India which draws participation of players from all hockey powerhouse nations. A dynamic and modern brand property, it has introduced a new audience demographic to the world of sports and has dominated the media mindset over the last two years. HIL’s Season –III is scheduled to start from 22nd January 2015.

    To promote Hockey in the State of Odisha, Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) promoted the Odisha franchise in the 2014 edition of HIL under the banner Kalinga Lancers.

    To continue the momentum of last year’s popularity of Kalinga Lancers, and to make the event bigger and better in HIL 2015, Kalinga Lancer’s had invited proposals from reputed event and marketing companies for marketing and promotion of the team to generate awareness within general public and to manage and operate Kalinga Stadium at par the standards of international games for all the 5 home league matches of the team.

    The assignment is to manage games execution at Kalinga stadium end to end- from production, security, ticketing, team management, and accreditation to promoting and marketing the matches across mediums-social media, print, TV, radio & OOH.

    Commenting on the win, Sanjay Shukla, CEO Percept One, reiterated Percept’s commitment on sports and see this win as another memento in its long and successful history of executing some of the country’s most prestigious and large format sporting events.

    “The mandate was won after a multi agency pitch and was a result of Percept’s thorough understanding of marketing understanding and execution detailing that went into the proposal”

     

  • Romance and laughter is Romedy Now’s agenda this New Year

    Romance and laughter is Romedy Now’s agenda this New Year

    MUMBAI: Romedy Now heralds a joyful 2015, and presents a smashing line-up of amazing movies and popular series all this month.
     
    Romedy at 9 brings an incredible line-up of the sweetest movies every night at 9pm featuring popular favorites like The Romantics, Monte Carlo, The Rebound, The Sweetest Thing, Something Borrowed, Just My Luck and many more all this month.
     
    Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) discovers the power of a mother’s love in the uplifting film The Blindside. Which is an award-winning performance from Sandra Bullock.

     
    This New Year, Romedy at First Sight brings in a scintillating collection of heartwarming movies premiering for the first time on the channel. And the catalog consists of Something’s Gotta Give, Hitchcock, Tin Cup, Must Love Dogs, Yogi Bear and many more only on Romedy at First Sight this January.

     
    Besides a good set of movies Romedy Now also has intriguingly captivating series comprising of Dharma & Greg, F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and Better Off Ted. Whether you’re giggling at Dharma’s witty quips in Dharma & Greg or guffawing at Chandler’s inspired one-liners in F.R.I.E.N.D.S, you won’t be able to resist sharing the laughter this January.   

     
    Raising the entertainment quotient this year, Romedy Now brings in a good conglomeration of fresh and contemporary.