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  • Fox Star Studios, Vishal Bhardwaj to produce Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola

    Fox Star Studios, Vishal Bhardwaj to produce Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola

    MUMBAI: Fox Star Studios India and Vishal Bhardwaj are producing Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola where they have roped in Shabana Azmi to play the role of a corrupt politician.

    Azmi had earlier essayed the the role of a politician in Vinay Shukla’s Godmother.

    The film, scheduled to release on 15 May, is the tale of a wayward man who sets on a rustic journey to reunite with his wife and parents. The film also reunites Azmi‘s pairing with Naseeruddin Shah.

    Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola also features Imran Khan and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles along with Pankaj Kapur.

    The film is to be shot be in the interior regions of Haryana.

  • Mausam to now release on 23 September

    Mausam to now release on 23 September

    MUMBAI: The release of Eros International and Vistaar Religare‘s Mausam has been postponed for a 23 September release. The film was to release this Friday.

    Eros International COO Ram Mirchandani said, “The release of Mausam has indeed been delayed. It happened because we couldn‘t get the prints that were meant for the overseas circuit in time. Hence we thought it better to defer the release by a week.”

    Explaining the reason in detail, Pankaj Kapur stated, “Going by reports that an entire 30-second sequence has to be deleted, let me clearly say that only a minor correction had to be made in that particular sequence as it was going against the norms of the IAF keeping the National security in mind.

    Since it was a CG generated sequence, it took us time to carry out the correction. And after we got the sequence right, the Censor Board wanted to again review the film. Just yesterday, the Board cleared the film and gave an ‘U‘ certificate.”

    Intervening, Shahid Kapoor added, “We could have released the film in India, but since we wanted the film to have a worldwide release and because we couldn‘t secure the overseas prints, we deferred the release of the film by a week.

    This gives us one more week for the promotion of the film both domestically and internationally. And one more thing that we hope will go in our favour is that in the next two weeks there would be no film worth the mention to give Mausam a fight.”

    As is already known, Mausam was to have its world premiere at the recently concluded Toronto Film Festival. But since the makers couldn‘t get the Censor Board certificate, the film was pulled out from the lineup.

  • UTV Classics to promote alternative cinema

    UTV Classics to promote alternative cinema

    MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures has launched a sub-brand called UTV Classics, which will promote experimental and unconventional cinema, making it accessible to a wider audience.
    The first film to be released under the banner will be Vishal Bhardwaj’s The Blue Umbrella, which will be released on 5 January 2007, asserts an official release.

    The film is based on a Ruskin Bond’s novel by the same name and aims at adding a new dimension to today’s genre of kids’ films by combining entertainment with a morality tale. The Blue Umbrella stars Pankaj Kapur and Shreya Sharma. The movie has already been screened at a few international film festivals.

    UTV CEO Ronnie Screwvala said, “The entertainment tastes of a section of the audience are maturing with time and UTV Classics is an initiative to address the needs of this growing audience for different cinema. 2006 has been proof of this, with unconventional movies that have broken the mould and which have been applauded by audiences and critics alike.”