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  • Vinod Bhanushali & Parag Sanghvi invest in Hansal Mehta’s & Sahil Saigal’s True Story Films

    Vinod Bhanushali & Parag Sanghvi invest in Hansal Mehta’s & Sahil Saigal’s True Story Films

    MUMBAI: Vinod Bhanushali has got a great catch in his bag. The former T-series executive now turned producer has invested along with film producer and former managing director of K Sera Sera Parag Sanghvi in film maker Hansal Mehta and Sahil Saigal’s production house True Story Films.  No details of the amount of investment being pumped in by the two were provided but estimates are that Sanghvi and Bhanushali have committed to bring in at least Rs 75 crore in funds into the company to start with. Company officials were not available to confirm or deny the amount. 

    Hansal is known for films and series such as  Shahid, Citylights, Aligarh, Scam 1992, and Scoop, while Sahil is known for Faraaz and The Buckingham Murders. 

    True Story Films aims to deliver high-quality content across cinema and streaming platforms, with Mehta taking on the dual role of producer and director, with  Saigal handling  business operations.

    The production house plans to develop a diverse slate of projects, including feature films and digital originals, spanning genres like dramas, thrillers, romances, comedies, and inspiring real-life stories. With a commitment to innovation and collaboration, the company intends to work with both seasoned filmmakers and emerging creative talent. True Story Films has set an ambitious production target of projects worth approximately Rs 500 crores, with the first releases expected in early 2026.
     

    “True Story Films is not just a production house; it’s the realisation of a dream to craft meaningful narratives that challenge norms and resonate deeply with audiences,” said Hansal.  “With Sahil Saigal’s expertise and shared vision, we are committed to creating stories that provoke thought, entertain, and leave a lasting impact.”

    Bhanushali expressed his enthusiasm: “Partnering with Hansal Mehta is a step towards pushing creative boundaries and delivering unforgettable cinematic experiences. His visionary storytelling aligns perfectly with our passion for impactful narratives.”

    Parag Sanghvi added: “Hansal’s ability to create socially relevant and engaging stories is unparalleled. Supporting True Story Films is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful and groundbreaking content for audiences globally.”

  • ‘Warning’: Nothing to be scared of

    ‘Warning’: Nothing to be scared of

    Warning is an attempt to make something different in that it chooses an underwater theme with 3D effects. However, trying to be different does not amount to being original. Thus, the film borrows heavily from an English film, Open Water 2: Adrift.

    A bunch of friends decide to go mid-sea for a break and celebrate their reunion. These seven friends decide to go for a swim and sure enough all of them jump into the sea leaving only a year old toddler aboard. While they are having fun they don’t realise they have no way of getting back on the yacht because, in their joyous mood, they have forgotten to lower the ladder to board the yacht again.

    When they realise, they try to devise ways to climb back while they ward off sharks and struggle to stay afloat. Meanwhile, the little baby is alone on the yacht and crying. As would happen in any reunion, the past incidents catch up with the group. Past enmity too resurfaces. To add some tense moments, one of the girls forced to jump into the water suffers from aqua-phobia.

    There is no suspense in the film as such except how many will be sacrificed while efforts are being made to climb back aboard and how many will make it out alive. In fact, the film takes recourse to the original source in plotting its sequence of events.

    Producer: Anubhav Sinha, Parag Sanghvi, Sunil A Lulla.
    Director: Gurmeet Singh.
    Cast: Santosh Barmola, Suzana Rodrigues, Manjari Fadnis, Varun Sharma, Jitin Gulati, Sumit Suri, MadhurimaTuli.

    The film is well endowed with good photography and background score but despite a readymade subject and 3D effects to play with, it is the treatment that is seen to be wanting. The film fails to scare or even cause anxiety in any sequence. Performances range from average to passable.

    Warning 3D will prove to be one of those also ran films.

  • Eros International in 2-year output deal with K Sera Sera

    Eros International in 2-year output deal with K Sera Sera

    MUMBAI: London-headquartered media and entertainment group Eros International that owns and distributes Bollywood content globally has announced a long-term output deal with the Mumbai-based production house K Sera Sera to co-produce and exclusively handle global distribution of its forthcoming films.

    Indiantelevision.com was the first to report that K Sera Sera and Eros were in negotiations for an output deal.

    “We have signed an MoU for a broadbased two-year output deal. We are working out the details,” says K Sera Sera managing director Parag Sanghvi. The deal is “for assignment of some of its rights for some of its forthcoming film projects.” Definitive agreement for assignment of the rights shall be entered between the parties at a later date.

    The deal gives Eros access to K Sera Sera’s entire output over a long term period, which is guaranteed to be at least 10 films. Projects in the pipeline include Nanhe starring Bobby Deol, Dombivili Fast directed by Abbas Mastan, and three Salman Khan films, including Partner directed by David Dhawan, informs an official release.

    With this deal, Eros expects to increase its presence in India through co-productions and the acquisition of distribution rights to include music publishing and more significantly, Indian cinema distribution, which accounts for over 50 per cent of the revenues of the Indian film industry.

    Says Eros chairman & CEO Kishore Lulla, “This deal demonstrates our content consolidation strategy as outlined at the time of our flotation. We are confident that collaborating with a successful production house like K Sera Sera will help accelerate our growth from co-productions and ensure a steady flow of content through our pipeline.”

    Adds Sanghvi, “We are delighted to be associated with Eros who have been pioneers in the Bollywood distribution and entertainment space for over three decades. This output deal allows us to focus on our core competency of film production.”

    Eros’s latest Bollywood venture has been Omkara, a Bollywood adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello. As per the official release, the movie grossed box office revenues of $6.7 million in its first week of worldwide release in August 2006.