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  • Talaash release delay affects other films

    Talaash release delay affects other films

    MUMBAI: The delay in the release of Aamir Khan‘s Talaash from June to November has affected other films and filmmakers.

    The first film to cash in on the postponement of Aamir Khan‘s Talaash was Akshay Kumar‘s Rowdy Rathore. The film, earlier scheduled to release on 15 June as it wanted to maintain a decent two-week gap from Talaash, has now seized the opportunity to come two weeks ahead on 1 June, the date when Talaash was supposed to release.

    Another film, the release of which has been subsequently preponed, is Kunal Kohli‘s Teri Meri Kahaani. Starring Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, the film was earlier scheduled to release on 22 June. But seeing Talaash off the release list, the makers thought it made sense to release Teri Meri Kahaani on 1 June.

    But while films releasing around June have breathed a sigh of relief, those film that were originally scheduled to release in November-end are at the receiving end. Films tentatively scheduled to hit the silver screen in that period are Shootout at Wadala and Race 2.

  • Release date of Aamir Khan’s Talaash postponed

    Release date of Aamir Khan’s Talaash postponed

    MUMBAI: In view of Aamir Khan’s pre-occupation with his television show Satyamev Jayate, producers Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar and Khan himself have decided to postpone the release of their film Talaash: The Answer Lies Within directed by Reema Katgi.

    The film, which was to be released on 1 June, will not be pushed back to 30 November.

    Confirming this, Sidhwani said,”Since Talaash is the actor‘s next big release after 3 Idiots, we mutually decided to push the release of the film forward. Besides, Aamir will now get sufficient time to promote the film.”

    Talaash: The Answer Lies Within is Excel Entertainment’s psychological thriller that also features Rani Mukherjee and Kareena Kapoor in pivotal roles.

    Though the shooting of the film is complete and the post-production would conclude much before the due date, the producers took the decision to give Khan time to promote the film.

    Khan is hosting and producing Satyamev Jayate that brings real life stories on the small screen for Star Plus.

  • Indian film festival at Seoul from 1 March

    Indian film festival at Seoul from 1 March

    MUMBAI: The Embassy of India and CJ CGV that operates the largest multiplex cinema chain with its headquarter in Seoul of Korea will screen six Indian films in an Indian film festival for free in Seoul between 1- 5 March.

    The festival to be held at the CGV Apgujeong (multiplex in Seoul) will feature acclaimed Indian films with Korean subtitles. Among the films will be Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa-Akbar, Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par, Nila Madhab Panda’s I Am Kalam and Wake Up Sid and two others. Incidentally, all the films to be screened have won awards at national and international film festivals, according to the Embassy of India.

    “India is the biggest producer of feature films in the world and over 1,000 feature films are produced annually in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and other cities in India,” the embassy said in a statement.

  • Harvard to screen Delhi Belly

    Harvard to screen Delhi Belly

    MUMBAI: Aamir Khan’s Delhi Belly will be screened at the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government next month.

    The film’s director Abhinay Deo has also been invited to participate at the Harvard India Conference 2012 and speak on the new age of cinema.

    Delhi Belly is the story of three struggling room-mates who unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster.

    Incidentally, Excel entertainment head honcho Ritesh Sidhwani has also been invited for the conference. Sidhwani will talk on the business of entertainment panel with the theme The New Age of Entertainment.

    The conference, jointly organised by the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, will be held on 24 and 25 March.

    The theme of Harvard India Conference 2012 is India – The Next Frontier.

  • Film on Manjunath Shanmugham in offing

    Film on Manjunath Shanmugham in offing

    MUMBAI: With filmmaker Ramesh Sippy as the chairman of NFDC, the Corporation has returned to filmmaking after a long hiatus. The project will be co-financed by the IIT and IIM alumni.


    NFDC is now working on a new project based on the true story of Manjunath Shanmugham, an IIT alumni, who was brutally murdered for having exposed the oil mafia.


    The film to be directed by debutante Sandeep Verma will star Divya Dutta, Seema Biswas and Rajesh Khattar in the lead roles. The actor who plays the role of Manjunath has, however, been kept under wraps.


    Incidentally, the Manjunath murder case had celebrities like Aamir Khan raise their voice.

  • Reliance Entertainment buys theatrical rights of Aamir Khan’s Talaash

    Reliance Entertainment buys theatrical rights of Aamir Khan’s Talaash

    MUMBAI: Reliance Entertainment, the flagship motion picture arm of Reliance ADA Group, has acquired the theatrical rights of Aamir Khan-starrer Talaash.

    A spokesperson confirmed that Reliance Entertainment has signed the deal with Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani promoted Excel Entertainment, which is co-producing the movie along with Aamir Khan Productions.

    The film is slated to release on 1 June.

    The upcoming Hindi psycological thriller has been written and directed by Reema Kagti and is Aamir Khan‘s most ambitious project of the year. It also features Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee.

  • Nokia, Tata remain India’s most trusted brands; Anna Hazare is top personality

    Nokia, Tata remain India’s most trusted brands; Anna Hazare is top personality

    BANGALORE: Nokia and Tata have retained their position as the top two trusted brands in India this year, according to a recent brand study.

    Anna Hazare has surged, gaining the nation’s trust ahead of Sachin Tendulkar, Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan who feature in that order.

    According to the second edition of Brand Trust Report (BTR) released by The Comniscient Group’s Trust Research Advisory (TRA), Sony has slipped two positions to become the fifth most trusted brand, while LG and Samsung have moved up to the third and fourth positions.

    The BTR India Report 2012 lists India’s 1000 most trusted brands. There are 22 personalities listed in BTR.

    Reliance has slipped from its number six position last year to No.10, while Bajaj at No.7 has eased out Titan from the top 10 positions. LIC and Airtel have retained their last year’s positions of eighth and ninth ranks respectively.

    TRA CEO N Chandramouli said, “In life, without trust, there is nothing. Each time a human engages with anything, the basis for all decisions is trust. Be it brands, other humans, or just ideas, one will react to them on the basis of the trust it generates. Last year was tumultuous for several brands, but those which focused on trust, have gained market-share, revenues and profits. On the other hand, the brands which have focused only on the latter, have invariably lost both. Focus on building trust and all else will follow automatically.”

    Most Trusted leaders in some other categories are Armani in Branded Fashion, DLF in Construction, NIIT in Education, ONGC in Energy, PVR in Entertainment, Pepsi in F&B, Dabur in Healthcare, Taj Hotels in Hospitality, Google in Internet, ACC in Manufacturing, Thomas Cook in Services, Being Human in Social Sector, Hewlett Packard in Technology, and Air India in Airlines.

    The BTR is an attempt to understand and simplify concepts related to Brand Trust – it tries to help decipher, analyse and measure trust as the basis for all human-based engagements and interactions.

    The research has been carried out using TRA’s proprietary Trust Matrix comprising 61 different ingredients or components of trust. The research has been conducted with 2,718 ‘influencer’ respondents from 15 cities in India and is based on more than two million data points from 12,000 hours of research, said TRA.

  • Dhobi Ghat out of BAFTA

    Dhobi Ghat out of BAFTA

    MUMBAI: Aamir Khan’s Dhobi Ghat, which was among the BAFTA Longlist of films in non-English language, has failed to make it to the top five list.

    The top five that will now vie for the best foreign language film include Incendies (Canada), Pina (Germany), Potiche (France), A Separation (Iran) and The Skin I Live In (Spain).

    Kiran Rao‘s directorial debut Dhobi Ghat featured in the BAFTA Longlist in Film Not in the English Language category, but it has failed to make it to the top five list for the prestigious international award.

    The Longlist is the result of round one of voting by members of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts members. It lists 15 contenders in each category, which are reduced to five for the final nominations.

  • Delhi Belly remake in Tamil, Telugu

    Delhi Belly remake in Tamil, Telugu

    MUMBAI: After Tamil, Aamir Khan‘s Delhi Belly is to be made in Telugu.

    While both the versions would be directed by R Kannan, the Tamil version would star Jayam Ravi and the Telugu version will have Nagarjuna‘s son Naga Chaitanya.

    The remake will be shot with a Chennai backdrop and the dialouges will not have any swear words like in the Hindi version.

    It may be remembered that Kannan had earlier directed the remake of Jab We Met in Tamil.

    Delhi Belly was a verbally explosive comical crime-caper with a smart screenplay and witty dialogue as its aces.

    Starring Imran Khan, Poorna Jagannathan, Shenaz Treasuryvala, Vir Das, Kunal Roy Kapoor and Vijay Raaz in pivotal roles, Delhi Belly narrates the story of three friends in Delhi.

  • My Name Is Khan releases in Hong Kong

    My Name Is Khan releases in Hong Kong

    MUMBAI: Going by the success the Aamir Khan-starrer ‘3 Idiots‘ has achieved weeks after releasing in China, Dharma Films has released its blockbuster film ‘My Name Is Khan‘ in Hong kong.

    My Name Is Khan is a triumphant story of an unconventional hero who overcomes obstacles to regain the ladylove of his life.

    The film, produced and directed by Karan Johar, performed extremely well in the overseas market, especially South Korea, besides having a successful run in India. The film was released in South Korea in eight cities across 200 theatres.

    The movie went over to win awards for the best director, actor, story and lyrics categories at the 12th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards.