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  • Rakul Preet is all set to make her Bollywood debut with Yaariyaan

    Rakul Preet is all set to make her Bollywood debut with Yaariyaan

    MUMBAI: Many Southern actors have started making their debuts in Bollywood flicks these days such as Prithviraj Sukuraman, Dhanush, Sudeep and Shriya Saran. The new name in the list is Rakul Preet.

    The southern actor Rakul Preet is all set to make her Bollywood debut with Yaariyaan; the film will also be the directorial debut by Divya Khosla Kumar (T- series head Bhushan Kumar’s wife); which is set to be released around September 2013.

    Preet made her first debut in 2009 with Kannada film Gilli. The actor has already signed two films titled Rough and another untitled film with another South Indian actor Sundeep Kishan (Shor In The City fame).

    She has won four titles at beauty pageants such as Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face, Femina Miss Talented, Femina Miss Beautiful Smile and Femina Miss Beautiful Eyes.

    The actor has been an active golf player and played at the national level.

  • SRK and Padukone set the stage on fire at the music launch of ‘Chennai Express’

    SRK and Padukone set the stage on fire at the music launch of ‘Chennai Express’

    MUMBAI: The first look of UTV Motion Pictures‘ and Red Chillies Entertainments‘ Chennai Express created a frenzy amongst fans. To take that excitement further the much awaited music of Chennai Express was launched on Wednesday at a star studded event in Mumbai in the presence of actress Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan – actor and producer, Red Chillies Entertainments, Ronnie Screwvala – MD Disney UTV, Bhushan Kumar – chairman and MD T-Series director Rohit Shetty and music director duo Vishal-Shekhar.

    Songs released from the movie are already topping the popular music charts.

    The album boasts of an array of 8 songs from foot tapping dance numbers like ‘1234 Get on the dance floor‘ and ‘Ready Steady Po‘ to a soulful rendition like ‘Titli‘, from love songs to total entertainment ones like ‘Chipak Chipak Ke‘, ‘Tera Rasta Chhodon Na‘, ‘Kashmir Main,Tu Kanyakumari‘ and even the title track ‘Chennai Express‘ which is specially sung by S P Balasubramaniam. The lyrics for the album have been written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.

    “Chennai Express has been a reunion of sorts for me. My first film was with SRK as a co-star, Manish Malhotra did my costumes and Vishal-Shekhar composed the music. I love all the songs and the way Vishal-Shekhar have beautifully amalgamated the theme and the tracks. Titli is my favourite one,” said actress Deepika Padukone.

    Commenting on the music Shah Rukh Khan said, “Music breathes life into a film and Vishal-Shekhar have exactly done that with the songs of Chennai Express. I have always had a great working experience with them. There‘s a song for everyone in the album. My personal favourites are Tera Raasta Chodu Na and Titli. Hope you‘ve liked them too!”

    “Chennai Express‘ music is the film. Love, humour, action, comedy, it‘s all in the songs. Also it is a genuine homage to South Indian culture / music,” said music directors Vishal and Shekhar.

    “I am very excited about the music of our film because of Vishal and Shekhar. They have put together a brilliant album keeping the theme of the film in mind. Having worked with them for Golmaal 1, I am very glad that we have come together for Chennai Express too,” said director Rohit Shetty.

    “It is always a great pleasure to work with Shah Rukh Khan. T-Series has been associated with him right from his first home production Main Hoon Na. SRK has a great taste for music which is evident from Don 2, Ra.One, Om Shanti Om and now Chennai Express. Chennai Express is a great mixture of various flavours and melodies collated amazingly by Vishal-Shekhar,” said T-Series chairman and MD Bhushan Kumar.

    Chennai Express will hit theatres worldwide on Eid – 8 August 2013.

  • Bhushan Kumar’s T-series signs a power packed four film deal

    Bhushan Kumar’s T-series signs a power packed four film deal

    MUMBAI: After Aashiqui 2‘s Rs 130 crore mega success worldwide, T-Series producer Bhushan Kumar is now eyeing to cash it on a star studded slate of films. It is reported that T-Series has gone on to sign a four film deal roping in OMG Oh My God director Umesh Shukla.

    With preparations on board, T-Series reports that the first movie will star Abhishek Bachchan in the lead, however the search for the film‘s leading lady is still on. Obviously seeking a big budget release, producer Bhushan Kumar is currently in talks with several big names to lock on the actress.

    Clearing all speculations, Bhushan clarified, "Yes we have signed a four film deal with director Umesh Shukla and the first being an Abhishek-Bachchan starrer. He is an extremely talented director and as a producer I have full faith in his ability to helm the film. We are very excited to have him onboard. We are yet to sign the female lead."

  • T-Series to co-produce super hero film with Saif Ali Khan in lead role

    T-Series to co-produce super hero film with Saif Ali Khan in lead role

    MUMBAI: T-Series and Milan Luthria’s Vertex Motion Pictures have signed Saif Ali Khan for a yet untitled super hero film.

    The co-production is slated to be a wholesome entertainer with a strong romantic angle that would appeal to all types of audiences.

    The film will be a character-driven story and a mix of comedy, action, drama and romance creating larger-than-life cinema for movie lovers.

    Though the leading lady of the film is still under wraps, the makers have said that she will be one of the top five heroines of the industry.

    “After Ready, my next film will be directed by Milan Luthria. As Ready did Rs 1 billion-plus business, we will continue to dabble in film production in a big way. We do not wish to make multiple films but would rather do a few good projects. No run-of-the-mill stuff for us,” T-Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar said.

    The filming will start in 2013. “Milan‘s film, for us, is a family entertainer. I am excited. We are very happy to have him on board. We wanted someone who could make people laugh and Saif is perfect. The film will have action, adventure, suspense, comedy and music. in short, it‘s a complete masala film,” Kumar added.

    Luthria is riding high after two back-to-back super hits in Once Upon A Time in Mumbai and The Dirty Picture. Talking about the superhero angle in the film, he added, “There are many superhero films out there but this isn’t one of them. Ours is a masala entertainer with a twist, that‘s all that I‘ll say at this point. Saif and I had always been talking about reuniting again for another film after Kachche Dhaage but somehow nothing materialised.”

  • Red FM presents ‘live’ music preview of Nishabd

    Red FM presents ‘live’ music preview of Nishabd

    MUMBAI: Red FM promises constant innovative programming to its listeners. Keeping in line with this, the station presented a ‘live preview’ of Ram Gopal Varma’s soon to be released film, Nishabd at a press conference on 17 February.

    Director RGV along with Vishal Bharadwaj, Manmohan Shetty, Amar Mohile, Bhushan Kumar and the star cast Amitabh Bacchan and Jiah Khan were present at this unique preview which was aired across all its FM stations live. Recreating a radio studio right on the stage , RJ Malishka presented the show chatting with the director, music director and stars of the movie.

    Commenting on this unique initiative Red FM COO Abraham Thomas said, “This is first for any radio station in India. With this event we have raised the bar in terms of providing excellent content and innovative programming for our listeners. This association helps Red FM further strengthen its commitment towards bringing the best of Bollywood for its listeners!”

    Speaking about the music launch, director Ram Gopal Varma said, “Nishabd is a beautiful movie with a very sensitive subject and needs to be promoted with extreme maturity. Red FM has done an excellent job of showcasing the music of the film and we are extremely pleased with the kind of reach the movie has received with this first ever live music premiere on Red FM.”

  • Hungama Mobile ties up with T-Series for music download

    Hungama Mobile ties up with T-Series for music download

    MUMBAI: Hungama Mobile in association with T-Series launched the Kar Le kar Le Koi Dhamaal music for mobile. This is the first time in Asia that the music will be available for downloading on mobile before it is available in music stores.

    Several other add on features like ‘Full Music’ monophonic ringtones, polytones, ringback tones wallpaper will also be available, suitable for every type of mobile phones.

    The star at the launch of the music was ofcourse Shah Rukh Khan who has performed in the music video. Talking about the product he said, “When I personally downloaded the music it was a great experience hearing it on my own phone. Hungama Mobile is providing a new platform by giving a new experience to the audience. The Gen X is definitely going to be excited with such exciting features and I can say now mobile will be the next new destination, for music.”

    Hungama Mobile managing director and CEO Neeraj Roy said, “We sincerely appreciate the support of Shahrukh, who in his own way encouraged this step. Experiencing the success and looking at the potential in mobile content market, we are delighted to partner with T-series. Through this initiative we can reach out to a vast audience across the globe.”

    Speaking on the occasion T-Series managing director .Bhushan Kumar said, “Considering our long association with Hungama Mobile, we are delighted to take it one step further for the mobile content industry. Seeing the success of previous projects like the Krrish, added to which this time we have SRK himself. This combination makes us confident of this initiative being a great success!”

    Hungama Mobile also owns Bollywood portal, www.indiafm.com and has worked on over 1000 films on the mobile and the online space.

    To download the music one can SMS SRK to 4646 and it will be made available through Hungama Mobile distribution network with over 77 Wireless Carriers in 30 plus countries.

    Hungama Mobile has exclusive worldwide rights to India’s largest music label T-Series and in addition has over 100 content alliances with companies as diverse as Warner Bros, Sony Pictures etc.

  • T-Series YBR label announces summer music launch

    T-Series YBR label announces summer music launch

    MUMBAI: T-Series big boss Bhushan Kumar is looking at transforming his very Indian music group, Super Cassettes into one that has international music on its roster. To achieve this goal, earlier this year, he flagged off YBR Records, headed by former Universal executive Vinay Sapru.

    Since then YBR has been jetting around the world, in order to sign on artistes at various festivals and markets. And Sapru reveals that his push has been a success. “We are on the verge of doing deals with two artistes from the US, a band and a girl singer from Czechoslovakia, and an artiste from Germany,” he says.

    Sapru points out that the artistes will have crossover appeal, in the sense that though they may be international in their broad approach, their music will have Indian elements built in so that it would appeal to Indian audiences. “It was earlier done with a band like Truth Hurts wherein we strung in strains like Kaliyon Ka Chaman into its track and the ploy worked like a charm,” he elucidates.

    Releases under the new label are expected to debut in the summer. “We will take the 360 degree marketing approach with radio, TV, live, outdoors, digital, online – the works while promoting the albums and the artistes. We have been very successful with Himesh Reshmaiyya if you see our track record.”

    Sapru, who is just back from Midem, believes that the annual music market which just concluded in Cannes a week ago is the best platform for the music trade. “We shook hands with most of our partners and the new artistes I am talking about at Midem,” he says. “We will be signing on the dotted line with them very soon.”

    Kumar points out that the group is looking at tying up with an international major very soon. With Universal, Sony BMG, Virgin already entrenched in the market who could it be? Both Sapru and Kumar are not telling but when it does happen it will bring in a new sound to the Indian music market surely.

  • Zee Telefilms lodges FIR against T-Series’ Bhushan Kumar

    Zee Telefilms lodges FIR against T-Series’ Bhushan Kumar

    MUMBAI: Subhash Chandra’s Zee Telefilms Ltd. has accused T-Series promoter and Super Cassettes Industries Limited (SCIL) CMD Bhushan Kumar of non-payment of dues and forging of agreement papers. Accordingly, the company has registered an FIR with Mumbai’s Economic Offence Wing (EOW) against Kumar for cheating and forgery.

    According to Zee Telefilms lawyer Ramesh Pandey, the basis of the case with the EOW are two letters drafted by Bhusan Kumar, one on 15 September and the other on 15 May, in which he claims that an amount of Rs 57.3 million was to be paid to SCIL by ETC Channel Network Ltd., on the basis of alleged agreement/Letter dated 15 May 2006.

    However, there is no such agreement/Letter dated 15 May 2006 on the records of ETC Channel Limited, and therefore ETC Channel Network has exercised its legal right & filed a complaint before the EOW for commission of an act of forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy against Kumar. Pursuant to the same an FIR has been registered at Oshiwara Police Station against Bhusan Kumar and others of SCIL for commission of offence as mentioned above, Pandey adds.

    T-Series lawyers have been quoted in a Financial Express report as saying that, “The letters are not forged and if at all there was a case in the matter, its civil in nature.” The company also claimed that the two officials who had signed the agreement on behalf of ETC have been removed.