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  • Activities of NRI Film Producers Association kick starts at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

    Activities of NRI Film Producers Association kick starts at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

    MUMBAI: Non Resident Indian Producers Association (NRIPA) on Wednesday kick started its journey in making films at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference in Kochi.

     

    All this was at the behest of renowned filmmaker and president of NRIPA Sohan Roy who gained international acceptance and recognition by his film DAM 999. NRIPA has been formed with an aim to be the most useful and efficient association in the film industry by promoting new generation film makers and nurturing a fresh culture within the industry.

     

    Talking at the launch, Roy said, “As a producer of my first project, I have learnt that making films in India provides a big heap of opportunity for any producer to make money but I also learnt the hard fact that the most first timers don‘t make it into the profit zone purely because of their ignorance.

     

    You will also be surprised to know the reality that the largest film producing nation in the world has the least presence in international film circuits. Indian films rarely make attempts to make their presence felt at the 40 internationally recognized film marketing zones. This is purely because of the ignorance about the opportunities existing outside. With NRIPA I would like to obliterate this ignorance by giving my fellow film makers the right guidance.”

     

    NRIPA has launched with the major objective of bringing enthusiastic potential NRI producers to invest in the brand called ‘Film India‘ and to ensure profitable returns to the investment.

     

    Saint Dracula 3D the world‘s first 3D Dracula movie is the first project under NRIPA. It has already made it into the Oscar selections in different categories this year with the help of NRIPA.

  • DAM 999 nominated for China’s Golden Rooster Awards

    DAM 999 nominated for China’s Golden Rooster Awards

    MUMBAI: Devoid of an Academy award even after being shortlisted, Sohan Roy’s DAMM 999 has been nominated for China’s Golden Rooster Awards, said to be the country’s answer to the Academy Awards.

    With the nomination, DAM 999 becomes the first film from India to have qualified for the award.

    DAM 999 was officially suggested to the festival committee by famous Israelian Director Dan Wolman, the eminent Jury of numerous International film festivals.

    Said Roy, “I was a little apprehensive. I would like to thank Director Dan Wolman and the Festival committee for this surprise.”

    Incidentally, DAM 999 was featured under the categories of ‘Best Picture, ‘Original Score‘ and ‘Original Soundtrack‘ at the Academy Awards. The film’s screenplay was also added to the permanent core collection in the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences before it released in 2011.

    DAM 999 is a tribute to the 1975 Banqiao Dam disaster in China that claimed 250,000 lives.

  • 3 films from Reliance DreamWorks nominated for Oscars

    3 films from Reliance DreamWorks nominated for Oscars

    MUMBAI: Three films namely War Horse, The Help and Real Steel from Reliance DreamWorks have garnered eleven Oscar Nominations.

    Earlier, Adaminte Makan Abu, India’s official entry at this year’s Oscars, had failed to make it to the top nine shortlisted films for the Best Foreign Film for 2011.

    Sohan Roy‘s DAM 999, the country‘s only hope at the Oscars this year, had been eliminated from the Oscar race. The filmmakers were expecting nominations in the best picture, best original song and best original score categories. Though the film was not India’s official entry, it was individually sponsored by the makers.

    Despite Indian cinema being recognised globally for its technological advancements, variety, visual splendour, skilled technicians and also for its reach and returns, our films have not been able to break into the coveted Oscar circle for a long time.

    Commenting on why we don’t make films worth an Oscar award, producer Mukesh Bhatt said, “ This is because we make films for millions of our Indian audience. That in itself is a herculean task. Though as a rule we send one film as an official entry to the Oscars, we have never grudged about our films being eliminated from the Oscars.”

    Among the 30 films that were the country’s official entry at the Oscars, only three films namely Mother India in 1957, Salaam Bombay in 1988 and Lagaan in 2001 got Oscar nominations, while those that failed include Sahib Biwi Ghulam, Reshma aur Shera, Garam Hawa, Manthan, Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Saagar, Rudaali, Bandit Queen, Devdas, Shwas,Rang De Basanti,Tare Zameen Par and Adaminte Makan Abu among others.

  • DAM 999 exits from Oscar race

    DAM 999 exits from Oscar race

    MUMBAI: Producer-director Sohan Roy‘s DAM 999, the country‘s only hope at the Oscars this year, has failed to secure a place in the final nomination list of the 84th Academy Awards.

    Commenting on the result, Roy said in a statement, “I consider this as an achievement that my film travelled this far in the Oscars and I am happy with that.”

    Roy was waiting for Tuesday to decide the future course of action for marketing his debut film. “We are now getting ready to participate in the European Film Market which begins in Berlin next month where the marketing of the film would be finalised,” Roy added.

    DAM 999 tells the tale of a cracking dam built during colonial rule and revolves around nine characters and their emotions.

    The film stood a chance to feature in the best picture, best original song and best original score categories.

  • SC notice to TN govt on Dam 999 movie ban

    SC notice to TN govt on Dam 999 movie ban

    MUMBAI: After Dam 999 producer-director Sohan Roy filed a petition, the Supreme Court has issued a notice to Tamil Nadu government for lifting the ban imposed on it.

    Showing the aftermath of a dam that collapses in China, the film is based on the real-life Banqiao dam disaster of 1975. The incident had triggered a conflict between Kerala and Tamil Nadu over the Mullaperiyar Dam.

    Last month, the Jayalalithaa government had banned the film in the state saying that it refers to the Mullaperiyar Dam dispute and may create panic among the people of the state.

    Calling the ban a “challenge” to creative people, Roy moved the Supreme Court against the ban.

    “The film Dam 999 does not refer to the present Mullaperiyar dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The movie talks about dam disaster only,” averred Roy.

    The Apex Court then asked the Tamil Nadu government to hear the objections of Roy on 12 December and pass appropriate orders by 16 December.

    Later, the state government decided to extend the suspension by six months. Then Roy had no option but to approach the Supreme Court again.

    The Tamil Nadu government will have 10 days to respond to the court.

  • DAM 999 gets two Oscar listings

    DAM 999 gets two Oscar listings

    MUMBAI: Despite getting a lackluster treatment from Indian audiences, director Sohan Roy‘s debut venture DAM 999, is looking to make it big at the Oscars. The film has been shortlisted among the 265 films that made to the ballot list for the 2012 Academy Awards.

    Incidentally, the film has made it to the Oscar shortlist as a Hollywood film.

    As if that was not enough, three songs of the film have found a place among the final 39 selected for the Academy‘s Original Songs category.
     
    The songs selected from DAM 999 are its theme song, Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu and Mujhe Chodke. While the lyrics have been penned by Roy himself, the music has been composed by Ousephachan.

    Commenting on the development Roy exclaimed, “This is a crowning achievement for DAM 999. I am happy that my dream project has attained the true recognition it deserves.”

    Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu is India‘s official entry.

  • DAM 999 to release in 3D on 25 November

    DAM 999 to release in 3D on 25 November

    MUMBAI: UAE-based BizTV Network‘s upcoming film DAM 999 is slated for a nationwide release in India on 25 November.

    This is the first international film produced and directed by mariner Sohan Roy, who formed BizTV network.

    Shot in a single start-to-end schedule DAM 999 is a film with a social cause that describes the hazards dams can cause and creates awareness among the masses about the impending dangers of a dam collapse, if not attended on time. It is based on real life incidents bringing to life the memories of 1975 Banqiao Dam disaster in China which claimed the lives of an estimated 250,000 people.

    DAM 999 is all about a corrupt mayor who builds a new dam for political gains and personal glory endangering millions of innocent lives; a mariner desperate to save his sister from evil; two not-so-young lovers challenging destiny in a bid to unite; a woman on a mission to win her family back; a little boy battling a deadly disease; a devoted wife wants to be with her husband even in death; and the astrologer who has foreseen their ominous fate – nine lives entwined by the impending disaster.

    The film has 16 national and international award winning cast and crew who have contributed towards the making. The film has seasoned artistes like Rajit Kapur, Joshua Fredric Smith, Linda Arsenio, Jaala Pickering, Ashish Vidyarthi, Vinay Rai, Vimala Raman, Megha Burman, Gary Richardson and Jineet Rath among others.

    The film will be released in three regional languages – Hindi, Tamil and Telugu along with English.