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  • Waves and Eros Now stream into a new era with blockbuster partnership

    Waves and Eros Now stream into a new era with blockbuster partnership

    MUMBAI: Prasar Bharati’s Waves OTT platform is making a splash in the digital entertainment space by joining forces with Eros Now, bringing a treasure trove of Indian films, original series, and more to audiences worldwide. This partnership not only enhances Waves’ content library with Eros Now’s extensive 12,000 plus title collection but also introduces AI-driven personalisation powered by Immerso AI, ensuring an engaging and seamless viewing experience.

    With hit films like Bajirao Mastani, Tanu Weds Manu, and English Vinglish joining the platform, Waves is set to redefine entertainment accessibility, making high-quality content available for free, even in remote regions of India. Additionally, the collaboration will see Prasar Bharati’s sports and entertainment programming extend to Eros Now, enriching its global offerings.

    Prasar Bharati CEO Gaurav Dwivedi said, “Partnering with Eros Now marks an exciting milestone in our efforts to keep the nation entertained. This collaboration supports our commitment to offering diverse, high-quality programming, powered by cutting-edge technology and exceptional content. Together, we aim to set new benchmarks in digital entertainment and connect with viewers in more meaningful ways.”

    Eros Now CEO Vikram Tanna commented, “This partnership with Prasar Bharati represents a significant step in expanding our reach and delivering premium content to a broader audience. By combining our strengths, we aim to redefine the digital entertainment landscape and provide unparalleled experiences to viewers worldwide.”

    With Waves embracing blockchain-backed innovation and AI-driven recommendations, this alliance ensures that users get not just content, but a hyper-personalised entertainment journey.
     

  • Star power fades away, collections crumble

    Star power fades away, collections crumble

    *Writer-director Gauri Shinde followed her success of English Vinglish with Dear Zindagi. To her advantage, she had the reigning star, Shah Rukh Khan, along with an emerging star, Alia Bhatt, to boast of in the cast.

    However, the theme she chose was not quite identifiable with the Indian audience, that of a young girl needing a psychiatrist for various not-so-convincing reasons. But, having a star on your roaster also has its demands. So, instead of a typical shrink, we had Khan playing himself on screen.

    An enjoyable film about three fiercely independent girls living life on their own terms through the length of the film, it turns to Khan analysing Alia which, carries on what feels like indefinitely!

    With a limited screen engagement (850 screens), the film found its initial audience to a limited extent over the weekend but the returning audience did not seem to have much good to say about the film. The film had an opening day of about Rs 8 crore which, considering the face value, showed a skeptical attitude from the moviegoer. The film showed some improvement over Saturday and Sunday to close its opening weekend with about Rs 30 crore.

    *Moh Maya Money got a poor response at the box office.

    * Force 2, a sequel to Force (2011), showed a sign of overconfidence from makers. To make a sequel to a film that did not work in the first place defies logic unless, of course, you think that the title and a muscle-flexing hero can carry the franchise through.

    The film’s performance followed its poor opening day response and collections. The film collected Rs 25.9 crore in its first week.

    *Tum Bin 2, a sequel to 2001 Tum Bin, met with a disastrous outcome with first week collection of Rs 3.15 crore.

    *Rock On 2 managed a bare Rs 40 lakh in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 8.95 crore.

    *Ae Dil Hai Mushkil collected Rs 1.75 crore in its fourth week to take its four week tally to Rs 102.45 crore.

    *Shivaay collected Rs 1.6 crore in its fourth week taking its four week total to Rs 85.7 crore.

  • Star power fades away, collections crumble

    Star power fades away, collections crumble

    *Writer-director Gauri Shinde followed her success of English Vinglish with Dear Zindagi. To her advantage, she had the reigning star, Shah Rukh Khan, along with an emerging star, Alia Bhatt, to boast of in the cast.

    However, the theme she chose was not quite identifiable with the Indian audience, that of a young girl needing a psychiatrist for various not-so-convincing reasons. But, having a star on your roaster also has its demands. So, instead of a typical shrink, we had Khan playing himself on screen.

    An enjoyable film about three fiercely independent girls living life on their own terms through the length of the film, it turns to Khan analysing Alia which, carries on what feels like indefinitely!

    With a limited screen engagement (850 screens), the film found its initial audience to a limited extent over the weekend but the returning audience did not seem to have much good to say about the film. The film had an opening day of about Rs 8 crore which, considering the face value, showed a skeptical attitude from the moviegoer. The film showed some improvement over Saturday and Sunday to close its opening weekend with about Rs 30 crore.

    *Moh Maya Money got a poor response at the box office.

    * Force 2, a sequel to Force (2011), showed a sign of overconfidence from makers. To make a sequel to a film that did not work in the first place defies logic unless, of course, you think that the title and a muscle-flexing hero can carry the franchise through.

    The film’s performance followed its poor opening day response and collections. The film collected Rs 25.9 crore in its first week.

    *Tum Bin 2, a sequel to 2001 Tum Bin, met with a disastrous outcome with first week collection of Rs 3.15 crore.

    *Rock On 2 managed a bare Rs 40 lakh in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 8.95 crore.

    *Ae Dil Hai Mushkil collected Rs 1.75 crore in its fourth week to take its four week tally to Rs 102.45 crore.

    *Shivaay collected Rs 1.6 crore in its fourth week taking its four week total to Rs 85.7 crore.

  • Yours Truly on Romedy NOW with Alia & Gauri gets under way

    Yours Truly on Romedy NOW with Alia & Gauri gets under way

    MUMBAI: Latest Bollywood sensation, Alia Bhatt and English Vinglish fame director, Gauri Shinde get up close and personal with Romedy NOW on its’ first-of-its-kind property ‘Yours Truly’. Viewers of Romedy NOW, a premium English entertainment channel, will now get a chance to get a sneak peek into the deep held feelings of these stars on love, life, happiness, friendships, relationships, destiny and imperfections of life.

    These exclusive videos of conversations between Alia Bhatt and Gauri Shinde are set to go on air from Monday, 14 November, and will be aired throughout the day in intervals for the entire month of November. ‘Yours Truly’ will be a part of a larger property on Romedy NOW called, ‘Life Happens’, a movie festival that will feature movies that connect to the theme of Dear Zindagi.

    Director Gauri Shinde said, “Life in general is complicated, it’s never simple and hence it should be about enjoying these little things. There couldn’t have been a better platform for us which is so similar to the theme of our movie and we look forward to engaging with maximum audience through ‘Yours Truly’.”

    Dear Zindagi has the unusual but crackling pairing of Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt on screen with director Gauri Shinde of English Vinglish joining hands with Gauri Khan and Karan Johar under the banners of Red Chillies Entertainment, Dharma Productions, and Hope Productions. The film has all the ingredients of a blockbuster.

    The line-up in Life Happens includes movies that are romantic comedies and are both popular and critically acclaimed. Begin Again, which is a one of the line-ups, is a film about a beautiful collaboration of two budding talents in music, with an IMDB rating of over seven and will air on Saturday, 19 November at 9pm.

  • Yours Truly on Romedy NOW with Alia & Gauri gets under way

    Yours Truly on Romedy NOW with Alia & Gauri gets under way

    MUMBAI: Latest Bollywood sensation, Alia Bhatt and English Vinglish fame director, Gauri Shinde get up close and personal with Romedy NOW on its’ first-of-its-kind property ‘Yours Truly’. Viewers of Romedy NOW, a premium English entertainment channel, will now get a chance to get a sneak peek into the deep held feelings of these stars on love, life, happiness, friendships, relationships, destiny and imperfections of life.

    These exclusive videos of conversations between Alia Bhatt and Gauri Shinde are set to go on air from Monday, 14 November, and will be aired throughout the day in intervals for the entire month of November. ‘Yours Truly’ will be a part of a larger property on Romedy NOW called, ‘Life Happens’, a movie festival that will feature movies that connect to the theme of Dear Zindagi.

    Director Gauri Shinde said, “Life in general is complicated, it’s never simple and hence it should be about enjoying these little things. There couldn’t have been a better platform for us which is so similar to the theme of our movie and we look forward to engaging with maximum audience through ‘Yours Truly’.”

    Dear Zindagi has the unusual but crackling pairing of Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt on screen with director Gauri Shinde of English Vinglish joining hands with Gauri Khan and Karan Johar under the banners of Red Chillies Entertainment, Dharma Productions, and Hope Productions. The film has all the ingredients of a blockbuster.

    The line-up in Life Happens includes movies that are romantic comedies and are both popular and critically acclaimed. Begin Again, which is a one of the line-ups, is a film about a beautiful collaboration of two budding talents in music, with an IMDB rating of over seven and will air on Saturday, 19 November at 9pm.

  • Eros International’s ‘English Vinglish’ to become the biggest B’wood release in South Korea

    Eros International’s ‘English Vinglish’ to become the biggest B’wood release in South Korea

    LONDON: Eros International, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry announced today that it will release the blockbuster film, English Vinglish, in South Korea on February 6, 2014. Following on the heels of the film’s success in Hong Kong and Germany last year, English Vinglish will be released across 150 screens, making it one of the biggest Bollywood releases in South Korea to date.

     

    Speaking on the film’s success, Kumar Ahuja, President, Business Development, Eros International Media Ltd, said, “English Vinglish is a universal story that truly resonates with global audiences, especially as it relates to acceptance and the challenges of learning a new language. With newer markets for the film consistently opening, we believe audiences worldwide will continue to find a connection with this captivating film.The film, directed by Gauri Shinde, has performed exceptionally well in new markets. In Taiwan, the film was released across 6 screens in December, 2013 and amassed over US$ 300,000, making it the second biggest grossing Bollywood film in Taiwan. English Vinglish also continues to hold a firm position in Taiwan’s top 10 charts.

     

    “In several new markets, including Asia, audiences have shown that they love Indian ethos and drama. In response to the growing appetite, we plan to release additional films like Dabaang, Dabaang 2, Ra.One and Go Goa Gone into new markets in the coming year.”

     

    In 2014, Eros will look to further expand its presence in Asia by releasing films such as Cocktail, Student Of The Year and Table no 21 in Taiwan and Chalo Dilli, English Vinglish, Dabaang, Student Of The Year and Agent Vinod in Japan. The Japanese market has already proven to be a strong one for Eros as the Company’s release of Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om across 14 screens earned over US $ 150,000 at the Japanese box office in 2013.

     

    Eros is also making inroads in Eurasia and Russia with plans to release some of its hit films including, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Rockstar, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Student of the Year, Vicky Donor and Desi Boyz in these territories during 2014. This activity comes on the heels of the successful Eros film, Cocktail, which was released in March, 2013 across 19 screens in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and became the first Indian film in these countries to gross over US$ 100,000 at the box office.

     

    Finally, Eros has expanded into African markets with the release of its hugely successful Krrish 3 across 14 screens in Egypt this past December.

  • Actors Chandrashekhar and Manoj Kumar honoured at Jagran Film Festival

    Actors Chandrashekhar and Manoj Kumar honoured at Jagran Film Festival

    Veteran Chandrashekhar whose film career spans from the black and white era to the early part of this century received the Grand Prize for lifetime contribution to the cinematic arts while thespian Manoj Kumar was honoured for his work as the Icon at the Jagran Film Festival which concluded in Mumbai over the weekend.

     

    The 90-year old Chandrashekhar has acted in 186 films commencing in 1947 with Arsi. Beginning as an actor in Fashion in 1957, Manoj Kumar went on to act in or make a large number of films, many of them with patriotic themes which got him the nickname of Bharat Kumar. The government also honoured him with the Padma Shri.

     

    Versatile thespian Sridevi bagged the best actor (female) award for her comeback film English Vinglish, while the best actor award was shared by Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi! and Farhan Akhtar for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Trupti Bhoir got a special mention as actor (female) for the Marathi film Touring Talkies produced by her and directed by Gajendra Ahire.

     

    The best film award went to the film Kai Po Che!; which also bagged the best director award for Abhishek Kapoor and the background score award for Hitesh Sonik.

     

    Among those who gave away the awards were the versatile Kamal Haasan, veteran filmmaker N Chandra, producer-director Sudhir Mishra, Tushaar Kapoor and Divya Dutta. Festival Advisor Manoj Srivastava was also present.

     

    The programme presented by Kunal Kapoor and Huma Quraishi also included performances by the group Mati Baani, a World Music band combining elements of Hindustani Classical with various styles of Folk music and New age sounds

     

    Ship of Theseus received the maximum awards: best debut director award for Anand Gandhi, the Jury award for best actor for Neeraj Kabi, the cinematography award for Pankaj Kumar, and the sound designer award for Gabor ifj. Erdélyi.

     

    The special jury award was presented to Vishwaroopam for raising the bar of mainstream Indian cinema to an international level. The film also received the best editor award for Mahesh Narayanan.

     

    Aditi Singh Sharma received the best female singer award for the title song in the film Heroine while actor-singer Ayushman Khurrana received the male singer award for the film Vicky Donor. The best music award was given to Pritam for the film Barfi! for his brilliant compositions.

     

    Vicky Donor also bagged the best screenplay award for Juhi Chaturvedi.

     

    Kaushal Oza won the best short film award for his film After Glow.

     

    A special highlight of the festival was the presence of Max Lefrancq Lumiere, grandson of Louis Lumiere, who screened the first-ever films made by the Lumiere Brothers in 1895 in Paris. Irrfan Khan and Dilip Tahil were among those present.

     

    A total of fifteen cities were covered by the 4th edition of the Jagran Film Festival, which marked one hundred years of Indian cinema.

     

    The Festival commenced in Delhi in July and culminated in Mumbai from 24-29 September. In between it travelled to Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Agra, Meerut, Dehradun, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Indore, and Bhopal.

     

    The various sections included the Jagran Classics of Indian films to mark a centenary of cinema, international and national shorts, the country focus on Korea, and World Panorama, and Indian showcase.

     

    The centenary celebration included screening of films like Kundan Shah’s Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro,  Satyajit Ray’s  Apu Trilogy , Ramesh Sippy’s  Sholay , Bimal Roy’s Madhumati and Do Bigha Zameen, Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa, Mani Ratnam’s  Nayagan, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anand, Vijay Anand’s  Guide, K. Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam among others.

     

    A special feature this year was Cinema for the Sellers – an Indian competition for Advertising Films.
    Other sections include World Panorama, Indian Showcase, Indian Premieres, and Jagran Shorts.

  • Sushmita Sen to make a comeback this year

    Sushmita Sen to make a comeback this year

    Bollywood actor Sushmita Sen is eyeing a comeback in Bollywood this year with a woman-oriented film.

     

    Though Sushmita Sen hasn’t signed any film yet, the former Miss Universe said she would love to do a female-oriented role like actress Sridevi in English Vinglish.

     

    The 37-year-old, who was in Kochi to inaugurate the first Kerala salon of accomplished hair and make-up expert Ambika Pillai, told reporters that she will make a comeback this year.

     

    Sushmita Sen was last seen in 2010 film No Problem and had taken a three year break to spend time with her adopted daughters – Alisah and Renee.

  • This Independence day Zee Studio brings you one woman’s fight against English!

    This Independence day Zee Studio brings you one woman’s fight against English!

    MUMBAI: The perfect watch on the occasion of Independence day Zee Studio brings to its viewers English Vinglish the story of a quiet, sweet tempered housewife who endures small slights from her well educated husband and daughter everyday because of her inability to speak and understand English. She is resourceful and open-minded but somehow these traits don’t get noticed by them. Then one day on a trip to visit her sister in Manhattan she decides to enroll in an English Learners class and meets a host of new people who teach her to value herself beyond the narrow perspective of her family. With Sridevi playing the lead the highly acclaimed movie has won accolades like 2013 Zee Cine Awards,58th Filmfare Awards ,19th Annual Colors Screen Awards,11th Stardust Awards ,8th Star Guild Apsara Awards.

    ‘The One’ movie you must catch this month is English Vinglish on Independence day at 1pm & 9pm only on Zee Studio.

  • Blockbusters fail to drive up Eros Q3 net

    Blockbusters fail to drive up Eros Q3 net

    MUMBAI: Eros International Media‘s (Eros) net profit for the fiscal third quarter has declined 6 per cent to Rs 652 million from Rs 690.9 million in the same quarter last fiscal.

    The company‘s total income for the quarter reduced 10 per cent to Rs 3.7 billion from Rs 4.11 billion in the corresponding quarter.
    Direct cost for the quarter declined to Rs 2.59 billion from Rs 2.93 billion in the previous fiscal. Other expenses grew 36 per cent to Rs 188.7 from Rs 139 million.

    The third quarter was powered by successful releases such as English Vinglish, Maatraan, Son of Sardaar, Thuppaki, Khiladi 786, and Dabangg 2 (overseas).

    Son of Sardar received favourable reviews from audiences and reported a net box office collection of Rs 1.08 billion worldwide. Khiladi 786 also scored well at the box office reporting a net collection of Rs 770 million worldwide.

    English Vinglish, a women-hero family entertainer, received unanimous thumbs up from critics as well as audiences. This film reported an impressive net box office collection of Rs 675 million worldwide.

    Thuppaki raked in a net box office collection of Rs 1.8 billion in the domestic market and has become the fourth film to join the Rs 1 billion club in Tamil films. ‘Maatraan‘, another high profile release, was also well received and reported a net book office collection of Rs 900 million at domestic box office.

    During the quarter under review, the company said it had entered into a number of satellite television licensing deals which resulted into valuable contribution to its revenues.

    Eros International Media MD Sunil Lulla said, “Firstly it gives me great pleasure to declare an interim dividend at 15 per cent and thank all our shareholders who put their faith in us. Our slate was a well architected combination of modest budget high concept films as well as high profile big star cast films in Hindi and Tamil, which performed very well at the box office resulting in corresponding strong revenues through other channels of distribution like television and digital.

    Eros, which partnered HBO to launch HBO Hits and HBO Defined, said that carriage deals for the two premium Hollywood and Bollywood movie channels are being worked out. The carriage deals and specific details of the launch will be announced separately in due course, it said.

    “We are extremely excited about our collaboration with HBO who are leaders in premium television arena globally. The collaboration will allow us to unlock the value of our library and new film slate even more and foray into the growing premium television market in India where television viewers will be offered advertising free compelling Bollywood and Hollywood content,” Lulla added.