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  • &pictures to premiere “Bheed” on 12 July

    &pictures to premiere “Bheed” on 12 July

    Mumbai: “Bheed” promises to redefine storytelling, breaking norms and exploring new narrative horizons. Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the movie follows a dedicated police officer facing the daunting task of preventing migrant workers from crossing the border. As he navigates this crisis, he discovers pervasive prejudice and deep human suffering, transforming his duty into a passionate fight for humanity. Directed by the acclaimed Anubhav Sinha, the film features a stellar cast including Pankaj Kapur, Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar, Dia Mirza, and Kritika Kamra.

    Rajkummar Rao shared his excitement for the premiere on &pictures, saying, “This film isn’t just a project; it’s like opening a door to uncharted storytelling. &pictures is the perfect home for our unique journey, and I’m genuinely thrilled to share this experience with everyone. ‘Bheed’ is not your typical movie; it’s an exploration, a challenge to norms, and I can’t wait for the audience to dive into this distinctive narrative.”

    Dia Mirza added, “I truly believe that if we protect Mother Earth, she will protect us right back. Bheed resonates deeply with the challenges humanity faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, and being part of a story that addresses such profound themes has always been, both, rewarding and invigorating. The pandemic made it abundantly clear that we have to change the way we live, produce, manufacture, and consume. Shooting this film has been an emotional journey, a transformative one more than anything and I’m eager for audiences of &pictures to embark on this exploration of humanity and resilience.”

    Director Anubhav Sinha expresses his enthusiasm for the premiere on &pictures, saying, “For us, ‘Bheed’ is more than a film; it’s an exploration of the human experience. I truly believe that with its premiere on &pictures, we will be able to reach a wider audience who will be able to understand the crux of the film. Shooting with the cast of Bheed was truly a delight making it a memorable experience for the whole team.”

    Join &pictures on 12 July at 10:15 pm for an unforgettable experience with “Bheed”.

  • OPPO India launches imagine IF Photography Awards 2024

    OPPO India launches imagine IF Photography Awards 2024

    Mumbai: OPPO India has announced the imagine IF Photography Awards in the country. The initiative—with renowned director & screenwriter, SS Rajamouli as its Indian ambassador—is designed to spark creativity in mobile photography. OPPO launched the imagine IF Photography Awards globally in 2023. The inaugural edition of the Awards witnessed over 7,00,000 entries from 51 countries. This is the second year for imagine IF, and its first foray into India.

    “As an artist, I’ve always believed in pushing the boundaries of creativity, exploring uncharted territories, and inspiring others to do the same,” S S Rajamouli said. “The OPPO imagine IF India Photography Awards 2024 represents a bold step towards celebrating innovation and imagination in mobile photography, and I am thrilled to be a part of this initiative. Let’s capture the extraordinary, let’s imagine the impossible, and let’s create a legacy of inspiration for generations to come.”

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    The competition, open to all Indian citizens over 18 years, features nine entry categories— landscape, portrait, colours, unfading moment, fashion, snapshot, light, travel, and collection — and will be judged by a panel of expert photographers: Celebrity Wedding and Portrait photographer and OPPO Imaging Expert Joseph Radhik, wildlife photographer Arzoo Khurana, fashion photographer Arjun Mark, and other global juries.

    OPPO India head of digital marketing Sushant Vashistha said, “OPPO India is proud to bring the Imagine IF Photography Awards to the country, providing a platform to showcase the incredible talent of Indian photographers. As the sole smartphone brand featured in Paris Photo 2023, OPPO showcased a collection of outstanding images, including those by renowned photographers and winning entries from the 2023 OPPO Imagine IF Photography Awards. This year, we can’t wait to see some incredible photographs from India being showcased on the global stage.”

    Participants can share their smartphone photographs for ‘Round 1’ until 15 June 2024 (Midnight IST). From these, 50 winners—announced in the last week of June—will proceed to Round two. This second phase will commence in early July, and the final six winners will be announced on 25 July 2024

    From the top winners, the Gold winner will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 5,00,000, two Silver winners will win Rs 2,00,000, three Bronze winners will win Rs 1,00,000. All five winners will get the opportunity to attend the Paris Show and the latest OPPO phone, besides getting an opportunity to collaborate with OPPO India for the photography led projects.

    For more information, please visit the official event website at https://imagine-if.oppo.com/in/?dataTab=theme. OPPO India welcomes all mobile photographers to join this exciting opportunity to explore their artistic expression and bring their creativity to life.

    The awards were announced on the sidelines of the OPPO Ambassador Conclave in Mumbai that commenced with the unveiling of the OPPO Find X7 Ultra, the world’s first quad main camera with HyperTone Image Engine. Renowned industry leaders, influencers, and OPPO Ambassadors, including Dharma Cornerstone COO Rajeev Masand; director Anubhav Sinha; DOP Sudeep Chatterjee, PHD Media India CEO Monaz Todywalla; and Famous COO Raj Kamble, led discussions on the evolution of smartphone photography, AI advancements, and the rise of content creators.

  • T-Series forays into streaming with A-list directors

    T-Series forays into streaming with A-list directors

    Mumbai: Indian music label and film studio T-Series has announced its foray into the world of streaming with A-list directors in India.

    The company’s OTT platform will create content across genres in partnership with renowned filmmakers including Aanand L. Rai (“Atrangi Re”), Anubhav Sinha (“Article 15”), Nikkhil Advani (“Mumbai Diaries 26/11”), Hansal Mehta  (“Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story”), Sanjay Gupta (“Mumbai Saga”), Bejoy Nambiar (“Solo”), Suparn S. Varma (“The Family Man”), Mikhil Musale (“Made In China”) and Soumendra Padhi (“Jamtara: Sabka Number Ayega”).

    “With this expansion, we aim at offering original and exclusive binge-worthy content tailored for our viewers across the globe. It will also help us in tapping new markets. We are thrilled to be diversifying and becoming a creative hub for producing music, films, and web shows,” said T-Series chairman and MD Bhushan Kumar. “With the recent budget announcement by our finance minister, there is great progress in the pipeline with the introduction of 5G. It has been projected that rural India will be connected via optic fibres by the year 2025. The easy and cost-effective availability of the internet will provide a great boost to the world of OTT [streaming] and content creators all over, expanding their audience exponentially.”

  • ZEE5 to globally premiere ‘MULK’ on digital platform

    ZEE5 to globally premiere ‘MULK’ on digital platform

    Mumbai, October 1st, 2018: ZEE5, one of India’s leading digital video on demand platforms is set to strengthen its movies catalogue with the global digital premiere of recent blockbuster movie Mulk. Featuring award-winning actors Rishi Kapoor and Taapsee Pannu, Mulk will premiere exclusively for ZEE5 subscribers on 3rd October.
    Mulk is an intense drama based on a true story where a Muslim joint family from a small city in India is trapped in a dark controversy and trying to reclaim their honor. The movie focuses on some hard-hitting issues and other faces of terrorism which are often hushed about. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the movie sets out to uncover the prejudice that seeds people’s perception for the Muslim community in our country. The movie also features a well-known star cast including Prateik Babbar, Rajat Kapoor, Ashutosh Rana, Neena Gupta among others.

    Manish Aggarwal, Business Head, ZEE5 India, said, “We have been receiving a great response to our exclusive digital premieres and the global premiere of Mulk will further drive engagement with the viewers. We have already premiered superhit films like Padman, Parmanu, Veere Di Wedding to name a few and they have all been well received. We will continue to have interesting additions to our movies catalogue with latest blockbuster releases straight after the theatre release providing unlimited entertainment options to our viewers combined with quality content.”
    Director Anubhav Sinha commented, “We are delighted to associate with ZEE5 for the global digital premiere of Mulk. While we received a fabulous response on the theatre release, I’ve been inundated with enquiries from people who missed it in the theaters for its digital release. ZEE5 with its wide global reach will help those audience watch the film. We hope for a similar feedback and support from consumers for the digital release as well.”

    With over 3500 films, 500+ TV shows, 4000+ music videos, 35+ theatre plays and 90+ LIVE TV Channels across 12 languages, ZEE5 truly presents a blend of unrivalled content offering for its viewers across the nation and worldwide. With ZEE5, the global content of Zindagi as a brand, which was widely appreciated across the country, has also been brought back for its loyal viewers.
    Availability: The ZEE5 App can be downloaded from Google Play Store http://bit.ly/zee5 and iOS App Store http://bit.ly/zee5ios. Also available at www.zee5.com, as a Progressive Web App (PWA), and on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick. ZEE5 also supports Chromecast.
    Pricing: Freemium pricing model with both free and paid premium content (including Originals) to cater to a mix of audiences. Viewers who subscribe to the ZEE5 subscription pack will get access to the entire library of content using the limited period special subscription offer – 99/- for 2 months and 499/- for a year. Offer valid till 31st October.

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  • Be privy to a traditional ode to eternal love and longing with ‘Tum Bin 2’ on Sony MAX

    Be privy to a traditional ode to eternal love and longing with ‘Tum Bin 2’ on Sony MAX

    MUMBAI: Sony MAX, the leading Hindi movies channel from Sony Pictures Networks will be whipping up romance this January as it brings the sequel of the 2001 hit movie, ‘Tum Bin 2’ on 19th January at 8pm.

    Directed by Anubhav Sinha, with Neha Sharma, Aditya Seal and Ashim Gulati in pivotal roles, Tum Bin 2 will be giving us glimpses of the same romance that got us hooked to in the original movie. Tum Bin 2 revolves around Taran (Neha Sharma) who is love with Amar (Aashim Gulati) and is presumed dead in a skiing accident leaving her distraught. About 6 months later Shekhar (Aditya Seal) enters her life and helps her move on from Amar to find happiness. Eventually Amar returns after 8 months of coma and Taran’s life becomes a dilemma as both men become an essential part of her life and choosing between them becomes difficult. Whom will Taran choose?

  • Amazon Prime to premier T-Series new films

    Amazon Prime to premier T-Series new films

    MUMBAI: Amazon’s intent is very clear: amass content, which gives it an unassailable advantage for its OTT service Amazon Prime Video India. With a war chest of $5 billion, it can well afford to. Cricket and movies is what it is focusing on.

    Earlier this week, it announced that it had been licensed to stream the entire upcoming Dharma Productions film roster on its Prime Video service. And, adding to its content, catalogue Amazon has announced that it has sealed a deal with leading music label and film studio the Bhushan Kumar-owned T-Series.

    Under this, Amazon will be the exclusive subscription streaming home for T-Series’ upcoming 17 film strong slate.  On it, feature films like the Anubhav Sinha-directed Tum Bin 2, the Sonakshi Sinha-starrer Noor, Chef, starring Saif Ali Khan, Raabta starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon, the Hansal Mehta directed, Simran, starring Kangana Ranaut, the Saket Chaudhary directed Hindi Medium, starring Irrfan Khan and Pakistani beauty, Saba Qamar, the Vishal Pandya directed, Wajah Tum Ho, Yaariyan 2, Hate Story 4 and other  future big budget features with top-of-the-line actors and top directors like Abhinay Deo and Luv Ranjan.

    A release states that the films will be seen first on Prime Video even before the TV premier.

     “T-Series is one of the leaders in the Indian entertainment industry.  As a result of this partnership, Amazon Prime members will soon enjoy a wide variety of some of the best Bollywood movies in the country, all within a few weeks of their theatrical release,” said Amazon Video India director & country head Nitesh Kripalani. “We are committed to adding value for Prime members and are excited to give them exclusive access to premium entertainment they will love.  We will continue to add more content in the coming months.”  

    Added T-Series chairman & managing director Bhushan Kumar: “T-Series has always strives to be ahead of the curve in the digital content distribution space, and this exclusive alliance for our future under-production films with Amazon is another step in that direction. Subscription services are being well-received by the consumers and hold tremendous potential in India. We hope to see higher traction and growth in this mode of content distribution. This alliance will bring in greater synergies for both, Amazon and  T-Series, and we wish great success to Amazon Prime Video.”

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  • Amazon Prime to premier T-Series new films

    Amazon Prime to premier T-Series new films

    MUMBAI: Amazon’s intent is very clear: amass content, which gives it an unassailable advantage for its OTT service Amazon Prime Video India. With a war chest of $5 billion, it can well afford to. Cricket and movies is what it is focusing on.

    Earlier this week, it announced that it had been licensed to stream the entire upcoming Dharma Productions film roster on its Prime Video service. And, adding to its content, catalogue Amazon has announced that it has sealed a deal with leading music label and film studio the Bhushan Kumar-owned T-Series.

    Under this, Amazon will be the exclusive subscription streaming home for T-Series’ upcoming 17 film strong slate.  On it, feature films like the Anubhav Sinha-directed Tum Bin 2, the Sonakshi Sinha-starrer Noor, Chef, starring Saif Ali Khan, Raabta starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon, the Hansal Mehta directed, Simran, starring Kangana Ranaut, the Saket Chaudhary directed Hindi Medium, starring Irrfan Khan and Pakistani beauty, Saba Qamar, the Vishal Pandya directed, Wajah Tum Ho, Yaariyan 2, Hate Story 4 and other  future big budget features with top-of-the-line actors and top directors like Abhinay Deo and Luv Ranjan.

    A release states that the films will be seen first on Prime Video even before the TV premier.

     “T-Series is one of the leaders in the Indian entertainment industry.  As a result of this partnership, Amazon Prime members will soon enjoy a wide variety of some of the best Bollywood movies in the country, all within a few weeks of their theatrical release,” said Amazon Video India director & country head Nitesh Kripalani. “We are committed to adding value for Prime members and are excited to give them exclusive access to premium entertainment they will love.  We will continue to add more content in the coming months.”  

    Added T-Series chairman & managing director Bhushan Kumar: “T-Series has always strives to be ahead of the curve in the digital content distribution space, and this exclusive alliance for our future under-production films with Amazon is another step in that direction. Subscription services are being well-received by the consumers and hold tremendous potential in India. We hope to see higher traction and growth in this mode of content distribution. This alliance will bring in greater synergies for both, Amazon and  T-Series, and we wish great success to Amazon Prime Video.”

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    Amazon Prime, Dharma enter licensing deal

  • ‘India’s Digital Superstars’ kicks off with 1400+ videos

    ‘India’s Digital Superstars’ kicks off with 1400+ videos

    MUMBAI: FremantleMedia has launched the first episode of India’s Digital Superstars. The digital talent hunt has already received a million views in less than a month.

     

    This is first of its kind digital talent hunt where the audience will be judging the next ‘Big Digital Star’ across a span of 14 weeks. The talent hunt has mentors like Sunny Leone, Anu Malik, Vishal Dadlani, Salim Merchant, Jazzy B, Andy, Raftaar and Anubhav Sinha on board.

     

    The show has already received 1400+ entries within the month and continues to invite entries across all demographics and talent genres. The winner will be given a contract worth Rs 20 lakhs from FremantleMedia and One Digital.

     

    The show is presented by Amazon.in, powered by Gionee in association with radio partner RedFM. The auditions were open to all Indians across the world over 13 weeks.

     

    Moreover, the Indiasdigitalsuperstar.com platform encourages participants to upload multiple videos of their talent and will be judged by the audience through the number of views and likes across YouTube, ZengaTV and Facebook.

  • Gulaab Gang Music Launch: Madhuri crusades for womens rights in the spiritual capital of India

    Gulaab Gang Music Launch: Madhuri crusades for womens rights in the spiritual capital of India

    MUMBAI: Anubhav Sinha’s, Benaras MediaWorks and T-series released the music of the much awaited film ‘Gulaab Gang’ on Friday, the 24th of January in the spiritual centre of the country, Varanasi. Starring actresses, Madhuri Dixit- Nene and Juhi Chawla in all new avatars, the film comes with the hard hitting message of women empowerment and will premiere on International Women’s Day – the 7th of March, in screens across India.

     

    Keeping in mind the spirit and fervor of the film, the makers put together an event in the interiors of the country emanating the true flavor of India befitting the film. The film’s music was presented by producer Anubhav Sinha, director Soumik Sen, Mushtaq Sheikh and the dazzling actress, Madhuri Dixit- Nene in front of thousands of fans donning the gulaabi-topi.

     

    More than Twenty thousand people packed the grounds and showed their support by turning up wearing gulaabi (pink) caps. Female students from various schools and colleges performed at the event with dance’s and drama’s adding a punch to the film’s social message. The highlight was a rally by students which shouted out slogans and were joined by the crowd gathered vibrating the whole arena.

     

    Playing Rajjo Devi a tough activist crusading for woman’s rights in the film, Madhuri fleshed out her character as she took a pledge in favour of every daughter of the country in front of an eager audience. On popular demand, Madhuri even crooned “Rang di saari Gulaabi Chunariya re” a soulful number from the film giving a glimpse of the striking music, from the equally striking film.

     

    Madhuri Dixit-Nene commented “A daughter keeps the balance intact in a family. There should be a sense of equality between a man and woman present in the society. My character Rajjo in the film is fighting for the same cause. The character maybe different from Madhuri as a person. But Madhuri agrees and stands with Rajjo. The story of Gulaab Gang is a piece of my heart. It make’s me very happy and proud to see the support people have given the film and its message”

                                                                                    

    Speaking on the launch in Benaras, Anubhav Sinha said “I am honoured by the love and support shown by the people of my hometown, which is very close to my heart. Gulaab Gang is sure to strike a chord in the hearts of millions and I am equally assured by the response I have got from the music launch here today. Women’s empowerment is a pressing issue in our country and Gulaab Gang is just a step towards addressing it.”

  • ‘Warning’: Nothing to be scared of

    ‘Warning’: Nothing to be scared of

    Warning is an attempt to make something different in that it chooses an underwater theme with 3D effects. However, trying to be different does not amount to being original. Thus, the film borrows heavily from an English film, Open Water 2: Adrift.

    A bunch of friends decide to go mid-sea for a break and celebrate their reunion. These seven friends decide to go for a swim and sure enough all of them jump into the sea leaving only a year old toddler aboard. While they are having fun they don’t realise they have no way of getting back on the yacht because, in their joyous mood, they have forgotten to lower the ladder to board the yacht again.

    When they realise, they try to devise ways to climb back while they ward off sharks and struggle to stay afloat. Meanwhile, the little baby is alone on the yacht and crying. As would happen in any reunion, the past incidents catch up with the group. Past enmity too resurfaces. To add some tense moments, one of the girls forced to jump into the water suffers from aqua-phobia.

    There is no suspense in the film as such except how many will be sacrificed while efforts are being made to climb back aboard and how many will make it out alive. In fact, the film takes recourse to the original source in plotting its sequence of events.

    Producer: Anubhav Sinha, Parag Sanghvi, Sunil A Lulla.
    Director: Gurmeet Singh.
    Cast: Santosh Barmola, Suzana Rodrigues, Manjari Fadnis, Varun Sharma, Jitin Gulati, Sumit Suri, MadhurimaTuli.

    The film is well endowed with good photography and background score but despite a readymade subject and 3D effects to play with, it is the treatment that is seen to be wanting. The film fails to scare or even cause anxiety in any sequence. Performances range from average to passable.

    Warning 3D will prove to be one of those also ran films.