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  • Yash Raj Films to shoot three major films in UK from 2026, Starmer confirms

    Yash Raj Films to shoot three major films in UK from 2026, Starmer confirms

    MUMBAI: Bollywood is heading back to Britain. Yash Raj Films, India’s leading production and distribution house, has announced plans to shoot three major films across the UK from early 2026, creating over 3,000 jobs and injecting millions of pounds into the local economy, UK prime minister Keir Starmer revealed in Mumbai today.

    The announcement was made at Yash Raj Studios, which marks 20 years of operations in India on 12 October, where Starmer was joined by top UK film representatives, including the British Film Institute, British Film Commission, Pinewood Studios, Elstree Studios, and Civic Studios. The visit forms part of a two-day trade mission aimed at strengthening UK-India ties and boosting creative industry collaborations.

    The UK film sector contributes 12 billion pounds annually and supports 90,000 jobs, attracting international productions with its state-of-the-art studios and iconic landscapes. After an eight-year hiatus, Yash Raj’s return highlights the growing impact of the UK-India trade deal on cultural and creative partnerships.

    “Bollywood is back in Britain, and it’s bringing jobs, investment and opportunity, while showcasing the UK as a world-class filmmaking destination,” Starmer said. “This is exactly the kind of partnership our trade deal with India is designed to unlock.”

    Yash Raj Films CEO Akshaye Widhani added, “The UK has always held a special place in our hearts. Iconic films like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge were shot here, and we are thrilled to reignite our ties with the country that has always supported our creative vision. With the 30th anniversary of ddlj and the stage adaptation Come Fall in Love underway in the UK, this partnership couldn’t be more timely.”

    UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy said, “Given the strength of our film industries and the deep cultural links between our nations, collaborations like this make perfect sense. Bollywood blockbusters filmed in Britain will drive growth, investment and creative exchange.”

    A supporting MoU between the British Film Institute and India’s National Film Development Corporation will further strengthen co-productions, enabling filmmakers from both countries to share resources, talent, and expertise. Past collaborations, such as Slumdog Millionaire, generated around 300 million pounds for the UK from a modest 12 million pounds budget, proving the immense potential of UK-India film ventures.

  • India opens Waves Bazaar pavilion at Busan film market

    India opens Waves Bazaar pavilion at Busan film market

    BUSAN:  India unveiled the Waves Bazaar – Bharat Pavilion at the Asian Contents & Film Market, held alongside the Busan International Film Festival, to pitch its fast-growing media and entertainment sector to global buyers and partners.

    Set up by the ministry of information and broadcasting with the Indian embassy in Seoul, the pavilion will run until 23 September, promoting co-productions and partnerships across film, television, gaming and emerging creative technologies.

    The launch drew industry figures including Kang Sungkyu of the Busan Film Commission, Agnieszka Moody of the British Film Institute and Ferdinando Gueli of the Italian Trade Agency. Indian filmmakers Arfi Lamba, Pradip Kurbah and Tannishtha Chatterjee joined officials Prithul Kumar, joint secretary at the ministry, and Nishi Kant Singh, chargé d’affaires at the embassy.

    Speakers highlighted India’s rising weight in the global content economy and the pavilion’s role as a bridge for collaboration. The space hosts screenings, B2B meetings and showcases in animation, VFX, gaming and immersive storytelling, underscoring New Delhi’s ambition to position India as a global content hub.

  • Tu Hai Mera Sunday to premiere at London Film Fest

    Tu Hai Mera Sunday to premiere at London Film Fest

    NEW DELHI: Milind Dhaimade’s directorial debut feature Tu Hai Mera Sunday (You Are My Sunday!) will have its world premiere at the 60th British Film Institute’s London Film Festival in the `Love’ section on 15 and 16 October 2016.

    The film will have its India premiere at the Jio MAMI’s 18th Mumbai Film Festival 2016 in the competition category – “India Gold”.

    Produced by Varun Shah, the movie features TV star Barun Sobti (Is Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon fame) along with Shahana Goswami, Rasika Dugal (Qissa, Manto fame) Avinash Tiwari, Vishal Malhotra, and Maanvi Gagroo (TVF Pitchers & Tripling fame) and is the story of five middle class amateur footballers and their everyday struggle in Mumbai.

    Writer-director Milind said: “A film about five regular guys looking for space in Mumbai finds a spot at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival. This is how happy endings begin.”

    Barun added: “This film has been made with the love for the times we live in. It’ll tell you how to fight for them.”

    Rock on fame Shahana Goswami says “It’s always wonderful to be able to show your films as a part of a larger international selection to an international audience. THMS will show a new world of Indian independent cinema, with a charm and honesty that is truly representative of the urban youth in India.”

    Milind Dhaimade is an ex ad man who quit advertising to make films. In 2010, he along with his wife Rajul, started “Love & Faith” a film making and design company. So far he has directed over 100 TV commercials.

  • Tu Hai Mera Sunday to premiere at London Film Fest

    Tu Hai Mera Sunday to premiere at London Film Fest

    NEW DELHI: Milind Dhaimade’s directorial debut feature Tu Hai Mera Sunday (You Are My Sunday!) will have its world premiere at the 60th British Film Institute’s London Film Festival in the `Love’ section on 15 and 16 October 2016.

    The film will have its India premiere at the Jio MAMI’s 18th Mumbai Film Festival 2016 in the competition category – “India Gold”.

    Produced by Varun Shah, the movie features TV star Barun Sobti (Is Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon fame) along with Shahana Goswami, Rasika Dugal (Qissa, Manto fame) Avinash Tiwari, Vishal Malhotra, and Maanvi Gagroo (TVF Pitchers & Tripling fame) and is the story of five middle class amateur footballers and their everyday struggle in Mumbai.

    Writer-director Milind said: “A film about five regular guys looking for space in Mumbai finds a spot at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival. This is how happy endings begin.”

    Barun added: “This film has been made with the love for the times we live in. It’ll tell you how to fight for them.”

    Rock on fame Shahana Goswami says “It’s always wonderful to be able to show your films as a part of a larger international selection to an international audience. THMS will show a new world of Indian independent cinema, with a charm and honesty that is truly representative of the urban youth in India.”

    Milind Dhaimade is an ex ad man who quit advertising to make films. In 2010, he along with his wife Rajul, started “Love & Faith” a film making and design company. So far he has directed over 100 TV commercials.

  • British Film Institute draws plans to push UK film industry

    British Film Institute draws plans to push UK film industry

    MUMBAI: The British Film Institute has unveiled a three-pronged assault on driving the UK film industry forward over the next five years with almost $800 million rattling its pockets from the lottery, the government and substantial earned income.
    Unveiling its long-looking plan for the first time since taking up the bulk of the public funding duties for movies from the now-closed dow U.K. Film Council in 2011,the organisation noted the headline figure “sounded a lot” but wasn‘t that much spread across its ambitions.
    Entitled “Film Forever: Supporting UK Film 2012-2017,” the BFI‘s plans include pledging $52 million per year to British film and filmmaking, $71.3 million each year for education and audience development and pumping $16 million annually into film heritage projects such as digital restoration of the BFI‘s archives.
    BFI chairman and former BBC director general Greg Dyke said one of his main ambitions with the plans was to ensure the organisation was no longer referred to in certain circles as the London Film Institute.
    The BFI has pledged “more money for the production and development of U.K. films.”
    The cash available will rise annually to ?24 million ($38.7 million) by 2017, “with new opportunities for filmmakers working in documentary and animation and a greater focus on development.”
    The BFI aims to develop a “new talent network to discover, grow and nurture new voices and stories all over the U.K.” and has remodeled the old prints and advertising fund – renaming it the distribution fund – to try and reflect the myriad ways digital distribution has thrown up.

  • British Film Institute chooses Prime Focus Technologies as preferred supplier

    British Film Institute chooses Prime Focus Technologies as preferred supplier

    MUMBAI: Prime Focus Limited (PFL) has announced that its subsidiary Prime Focus Technologies Private Limited (PFT) has been chosen by the British Film Institute (BFI) as a preferred supplier of digital services for its film and television archives including scanning and digital restoration services.

    Following a tender process that saw bids from 35 suppliers from both the UK and abroad, PFT was selected as one of the specialist companies that the BFI will work with to help preserve and present its archive material.

    Commenting on the announcement, PFT vice president and UK head Aine Healy said, “This is just one of many exciting projects that the BFI is working on and we hope that we can continue to grow this relationship. We feel we have the perfect skillset, infrastructure and technology to ensure that the BFI.s archive is readily available for people to enjoy both today and in the future.”

    BFI’s head of conservation Charles Fairall averred, “The BFI is charged with the preservation and accessibility of UK’s film and television heritage. We.re very pleased to be partnering with Prime Focus Technologies and our other chosen suppliers, to preserve and open up our archive to new audiences.”

    Earlier Prime Focus Technologies had collaborated with the BFI on many high profile projects and has provided its services to other archives including the Imperial War Museum, British Movietone News, IMG, Huntley Archives and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).