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  • UTV Movies International now in Canada

    UTV Movies International now in Canada

    MUMBAI: To take the entertainment quotient a notch higher, Disney India has taken its 24 hour Hindi movie channel – UTV Movies International to Canada. The channel that was launched on 17 July in Canada aims at drawing the audiences together to share their universal passion for Bollywood.

     

    While UTV Movies International was launched first on Bell Fibe, it is also available across key platforms in Canada. And now, to take a step further to ensure better reach, the channel will be distributed through Asian Television Network (ATN).

     

    According to Disney India VP – revenues, media networks Nikhil Gandhi, Canada is a very important market for the network as it has a large South Asian diaspora who are looking for fresh and distinctive Hindi movie content. He said, “UTV Movies has been consistently engaging with audiences in India and internationally. With the UTV Movies International channel launch in Canada, we are further expanding our footprint in the international markets and are extremely excited to work with Canada’s largest television broadcaster – Asian Television Network.”

     

    “We are very pleased to be associated with UTV Movies International,” said ATN president and CEO Dr Shan Chandrasekar.  “Bollywood is one of the most loved genres in the country and the audiences here have a special connect with Hindi films. ATN has been responsible in bringing a range of specialty channels to the diverse audiences in Canada and UTV Movies International is a great addition to our network.” he added.

     

    Over the past five years, UTV Movies International has addressed the viewer’s approach of looking to television for uninhibited entertainment, instantly gratifying them with a direct experience of the spirit of Bollywood.

     

    The channel, currently present in 26 countries, has been engaging with audiences in key regions such as USA, Middle East and Africa along with countries such as Nepal, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. UTV Movies International also has a presence in the United Kingdom under the name of UMP Movies.

  • It was Fast and Furious weekend: Star Movies Trends on Twitter for over 34 hours!

    It was Fast and Furious weekend: Star Movies Trends on Twitter for over 34 hours!

    MUMBAI: Star Movies India took Twitter by storm on 19th and 20th July, with the television premiere of cult action movie Fast & Furious 6. With exciting contests #FastSelfie and #FastBid, the twitterati went fast and furious and the hash tags trended in India for over 34 hours on Twitter.

    Wondering what the mad rush was all about? Simple! Love clicking selfies? Then click it while watching the television premiere of Fast & Furious 6 and the winners will be gratified with a ride in the ultimate super sports car SLS-AMG on India’s only Formula 1 track – the Buddh international Circuit. Movie fans, mean-machine fans or fans of speed, stormed over twitter with #FastSelfie from all over the country for over an astounding 24 hours. The conversation also trended no. 1 in India. The race for the ultimate #FastBid saw the hashtag trend for over 10 hours with the competent bidder vying to lay their hands on the special collectibles. Twitter reported a total of an extraordinary 49 million impressions for Fast & Furious 6 activity, while over 10,000 entries participated in the contest. A rare contest for a rare movie, truly Fast & Furious.

     

  • STAR Gold to ‘KICK-START’ a pioneering programming event

    STAR Gold to ‘KICK-START’ a pioneering programming event

    MUMBAI: Star Gold, the home of Bollywood premieres, has initiated a first-of-its-kind content driven campaign for Salman Khan’s upcoming film KICK! With the much- awaited blockbuster film hitting theatres on 25th July 2014, Star Gold has taken an innovative marketing route by associating with the film before its theatrical release and this initiative is a first amongst any Hindi movie channel.

     

    Star Gold presents KICK Start, a unique event conceptualized and created exclusively for the viewers of Star Gold in association with the release of the movie KICK. Superstar Salman Khan, along with his co-stars Jacqueline Fernandes and Nargis Fakhri will entertain viewers with their splendid performances on stage. The special programming will also include actors Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor along with Mika and Himesh adding in to the entertainment quotient.

     

    Announcing this unique initiative, Hemal Jhaveri, Executive Vice President, Star Gold, said “Movie associations in the past have always taken place during a TV premiere, much after the theatrical release. This unique association with KICK helps us build engagement with special content around the movie much earlier on. While this definitely drives viewership, it also provides a promotion platform for the movie release resulting in a win-win for everyone.

     

    Apart from the event, the celebrations continue with a weeklong movie fest featuring Salman Khan movies Dabangg, Jai Ho, Garv, Ready and Wanted in the channel’s prime-time slot at 8pm.

     

    Early 2014, Star India network had announced its movie acquisitions for the year comprising of 18 highly anticipated Bollywood films. With its high profile movie acquisitions list for 2014 and maximum number of 100 crore Bollywood films being premiered on the channel, Star Gold can definitely be called the Home of Bollywood Premieres for all Hindi movie buffs.

     

    KICK START premieres on Sunday, 27th July, 2014 at 1pm, only on STAR GOLD.

  • Star Movies gets ready for ‘Fast and Furious 6’ world TV premiere

    Star Movies gets ready for ‘Fast and Furious 6’ world TV premiere

    MUMBAI: For its Fast and Furious 6 premiere, Star Movies has put together a high voltage promotional campaign which will see a double premiere on 20 July at 1pm and 9pm. 

      
    Star India English cluster general manager Kevin Vaz says, “So far we have premiered 6o titles. Because of our association with major studios like NBC, Universal Studios, Fox and others we get access to all the premieres and we ensure to open with high octane titles for our audiences.”

     

    When asked why the channel decided to telecast the movie during the 1:00 pm slot, Vaz says “Our core audiences are in this slot. It is also good sampling opportunity and for the convenience of our viewers we will be double premiering it. Earlier we also premiered Life of Pi, Breaking Dawn and A Good Day to Die Hard during the same slot.”

     

    As part of the marketing campaign-‘India’s Fast 6’– six fans will get an opportunity to experience an electrifying ride Fast and Furious style in the super sports car SLS-AMG at the Budh International Circuit, Delhi. For this, viewers need to participate in a contest by logging on to www.Indiasfast6.com through their Facebook or Twitter accounts. They have to then complete a set of tasks leading to the ultimate one-clicking a selfie with the movie in the background while it is on air.

     

    As a countdown to the world premiere, the channel aired the previous five installments of Fast and Furious every Sunday, with the first installment airing on 15 June.

     

    Promos are also on air on sister channels like Star Movies, Star World and Fox Life. The channel has partnered with Jet Airways, PVR, Smaaash and goibibo.com for the premiere. Star Movies will engage with its audiences on Twitter, wherein participants stand a chance to win limited edition Fast and Furious collectibles like sports car and pen-drives every day. Using the #FastBid, they can bid for merchandises.

     

    As part of its future premieres Vaz says, “Wolverine will air on 15 August followed by other titles like Thor, Frozen and Captain America later in the year.”

  • Sony Max to premiere ‘Youngistaan’

    Sony Max to premiere ‘Youngistaan’

    MUMBAI: Max, the premium Hindi movies and special events channel brings you the world television premiere of Youngistaan, a love story set against the backdrop of Indian politics on Sunday, 20th July at 1 pm and 8pm respectively.

     

    The movie directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal has Jackky Bhagnani playing the lead actor, along with Neha Sharma and the late Farooque Shaikh and Boman Irani.  Touching upon burning issues in the country, the movie is relatable and with its little intrigues makes for an interesting watch.

     

    The film revolves around a young, independent, games developer Abhimanyu Kaul (Jackky Bhagnani) residing in Japan who is pulled into political action upon the demise of his father – the current Prime Minister of India. He is forced to give up his otherwise normal and private life to live under the public scanner which irks his live-in girlfriend, Anwita Chauhan (Neha Sharma).

     

    Commenting on the film, Jackky Bhagnani said, “The film has a very strong message that if you need change, you’ll have to make the effort and stop waiting for other people to do it.”

     

    “As the name suggests Youngistaan stands for the youth by the youth and of the youth of India. The film is a common live story in a very uncommon premise,” added Bhagnani.

     

    So go ahead and enjoy this romantic political drama this weekend!

     

    Sunday at 1pm and 8 pm only on Sony Max

  • Sony Max to premiere ‘Darr @ The Mall’

    Sony Max to premiere ‘Darr @ The Mall’

    MUMBAI: Fear is here! Get ready for a nail biting, spine chilling, terror pumping movie experience as MAX, the premium Hindi movies and special events channel brings you the World Television Premiere of ‘Darr@ The Mall’ this Sunday, 13th Julyat 1 pm and 8pm.

    Made on similar lines as Hollywood horror films, ‘Darr@ The Mall’, promises not to disappoint. Directed by PawanKripalani, the movie sees the handsome Jimmy Shergill in dazzling form along with Arif Zakaria and new comer Nushrat Bharucha.

    The film is about an eerily emptied-out ‘Amity’ mall which has the management on a quest to dispel rumours about the mall being haunted.  After nine unnatural deaths at the mall, ex-Army officer Vishnu (Jimmy Shergill) is hired as the new security officer to help decode the mystery of a series of unexplainable paranormal activities. The film revolves around whether Vishnu can crack the code or succumbs to becoming the next victim.

    Speaking about his experience on filming the thriller, Jimmy Shergill,said,“It was physically challenging shooting for the film and I probably followed the most intense training program to get into shape for the film.However my efforts paid off and I am really happy that the film was well received.”

    So go ahead and raise your fear factor this weekend! Catch the world Television Premiere of ‘Darr@ The Mall’ which airs this Sunday at 1pm and 8 pm only on Sony MAX Television.

  • Tickle your funny bone with ‘God Tussi Great Ho’

    Tickle your funny bone with ‘God Tussi Great Ho’

    MUMBAI: This weekend, get ready to enjoy the unusual comedy written & directed by Rumi Jaffery. Boasting of an outstanding starcast – Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra, God Tussi Great Ho is a situational comedy where Salman Khan plays a TV anchor who keeps on blaming God for his unsuccessful life.

    ArunProjapati (Salman Khan) has been trying to be a successful TV anchor for long, but luck hasn’t favoured him at all.Arun is head over heels in love with Alia (Priyanka Chopra), working in the same channeland is a well-known star. He has never been able to express his love for her. When a third person Rocky (Sohail Khan) is given credit for all the work and is appointed as an anchor for the channel, he starts believing that Rocky will win Alia.Arun is then expelled from the channel for a mistake which he never committed.  As a consequence he blames and curses God (Amitabh Bachchan) for this lack of success and bad luck.

    The story takes a very interesting turn and God appears in person in front of Arun. An argument arises between them and as a result, God then decides to give Arun the power over all things for seven days, where Arun has to prove his mettleand be a better operator of the universe.
    Will Arun be ableto do a better job than God?

    Tune in to Zee Cinema at 9:00 pm this Sunday, July 13, 2014 to find out what destiny has for Arun and whether he is successful in winning over the Almighty or not!

     

  • The channel will premiere India’s first ever Technicolor movie – ‘Aan’

    The channel will premiere India’s first ever Technicolor movie – ‘Aan’

    MUMBAI: Zee Classic, the Hindi movie channel that is known for showcasing movies from the golden era is all set to premiere India’s first Technicolour movie – ‘Aan’ that comprises of a stellar star cast including Dilip Kumar, Premnath and Nimmi.

    When a poor Rajput villager Jai Tilak (Dilip Kumar) successfully wins a royal contest to tame princess Rajshree’s (Nadira) wild horse, he is instantly challenged to a game of fencing by her brother Shamsher Singh (PremNath) and wins. While Jai starts falling in love with the princess, her brother conspires to kill the king after learning that he isn’t in line for the throne and later assumes the throne.

    An atrocious leader, his fate intertwines with Jai’s when he plans to imprison Mangala (Nimmi), Jai’s childhood friend and molests her. Mangala ends her life and Jai kills Shamsher in order to avenge Mangala’s death. This in turn provokes Princess Rajshree to launch an attack on Jai’s village. The battle ensues and Jai kidnaps the princess setting out to gain her love.But what Jai doesn’t know is that Shamsher is still alive!

    Will he finally take control of the kingdom? Will the princess fall in love with the earnest pauper?

    Tune-in to Aan to catch all the megastars of Bollywood on the same screen in this enchanting yet thrilling movie, this Friday, July 11 at 8 pm only on Zee Classic!

  • &pictures premieres blockbuster ‘Zanjeer’

    &pictures premieres blockbuster ‘Zanjeer’

    MUMBAI: Since its inception, &pictures, India’s premium interactive and movie channel, has endeavored to provide its audiences blockbuster films through innovative and ground-breaking campaigns. Yet again, the channel is all set to air the remake of the 1973 blockbuster movie – ‘Zanjeer’ which starred superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. Marking the debut of south Indian superstar, Ram Charan in Bollywood, the 2013 remake also features the sensational Priyanka Chopra and created quite a buzz at the box office.

     

    &pictures aims to showcase the best of Bollywood and provide complete entertainment to its viewers. The movie revolves around the self-righteous and brutally honest police officer – Vijay Khanna’s struggle against the system, his battle against his inner demons and chase against an oil mafia giant called Teja. Ram Charan who takes legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan’s role in the remake as ACP Vijay Khanna was appreciated for bringing in an entirely different approach to his character.

     

    Not only did Ram Charan win a billion hearts of Bollywood fans with his earnest acting skills but the direction as well as the presence of other stellar actors such as Sanjay Dutt, Prakash Raj, Priyanka Chopra, Mahie Gill and Atul Kulkarni also won immense applauses for their work. With all the accolades that the Zanjeer of 2013 won from across the country, &pictures is all set to air the mega-hit cult movie remake on Indian television.

     

    So catch all the excitement, action and adventure by tuning-in to ‘Zanjeer’ on the small screen for the first ever on Sunday, July 13 at 2 pm only on &pictures!

  • Zee Classic brings alive the magic of R.D.Burman all day long!

    Zee Classic brings alive the magic of R.D.Burman all day long!

    MUMBAI: R.D Burman has been remembered fondly over the years and almost everyone is a fan of the music director’s compositions. Zee Classic brings to its discerning audiences an ultimate gift of his movies the whole day on his birthday, this Friday, June 27.

     

    R.D Burman’s life was all about tunes, melodies and his love for music. To celebrate his passion and contribution towards the art of singing and music compositions, Zee Classic will be showcasing some movies that Pancham Da has contributed his genius work to, back to back all day on Friday. The movies include ‘Bhoot Bangla’, a 1965 Bollywood Horror-Comedy film starring Mehmood and Nasir Hussain, ‘Rocky’ – Sanjay Dutt’s debut movie which also stars Reena Roy and Tina Munim among others as well the crazy comedy ‘Bombay to Goa’ starring mega stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha. The line-up continues with the airing of some more famous movies that are remembered for R.D Burman’s contributions like ‘Saagar’, ‘Padosan’ and finally ‘Joshila’, the last movie for the night.

     

    Aired right from morning 7:30 am to midnight, Zee Classic dedicates the entire day to the legend bringing him closer to his fans.

     

    Tune-in to catch the magic of R.D Burman’s music, melody and compositions

     

    on Friday, June 27 from 7:30 am onwards only on Zee Classic!