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  • Reliance Entertainment to release Ajj De Rannjhe on 20 July

    Reliance Entertainment to release Ajj De Rannjhe on 20 July

    MUMBAI: Reliance Entertainment is gearing up to release Manmohan Singh’s upcoming Punjabi film Ajj De Ranjhe on 20 July.

    When police is made for our safety and security, why people are afraid of the police and what should be done about it?

    Ajj De Ranjhe, a satire on is Punjab‘s police force, is a light hearted romantic comedy and complete entertainer for all age groups. The film talks about the safety and security that the police is meant to provide. Alongside, the film also talks about the role of media in today’s world.

    Directed by Manmohan Singh, the film stars Aman Dhaliwal, Gurleen Chopra, Gurpreet Guggi, Kimmy Verma, Deep Dhillon, Rana Ranbir, Paramveer Singh, Shaminder Mahal, Rana Jung Bahadur, Darshan Aulakh and Guggu Gill in a special appearance.

    Ajj De Ranjhe is Reliance Entertainment and Manmohan Singh’s third film together after the blockbuster success of Mera Pind- My Home in 2008 and Mitti Wajaan Maardi in 2007.

    The film’s story, screenplay and cinematography is by Manmohan Singh, dialogues by Rana Ranbir, music by Mahendra Kumar and Wilson, choreography by Bhupinder Sayen, action by Heera Singh and editing by Param Dhillon.

  • Reliance Ent to release Krishna Aur Kans in 3D on 3 August

    Reliance Ent to release Krishna Aur Kans in 3D on 3 August

    MUMBAI: Following the success of its animated TV series Little Krishna, Reliance Entertainment has made a film on Krishna, the globally revered mythological character.

    The film, titled Krishna Aur Kans, is in 3D and scheduled for release on 3 August, a week prior to Janmashtami.

    Hailed as India’s first stereoscopic animated film, Krishna Aur Kans is an exciting narrative full of action and drama. It chronicles Krishna’s early years – from his birth as the nemesis of his tyrannical uncle Kans to his combat against lethal demons till the age of 10.

    Said Reliance Entertainment CEO Sanjeev Lamba, “Krishna Aur Kans is India’s first animation film to be released in 3D and is sure to bring families together in cinemas this Janmashtami. It is a captivating story based on Lord Krishna’s early life and the victory of good over evil. We are extremely excited about bringing Krishna Aur Kans to cinemas on 3rd August and are hopeful it will add more colours to every family’s festive celebrations.”

    The riveting film, directed by Vikram Veturi, brings to life Krishna’s various adventures and miracles in an aim to fulfill his aim on earth – to put an end to evil.

    The first look trailer of the film is being shown in cinemas from 11 May.

  • Reliance Entertainment to release Safe on 4 May

    Reliance Entertainment to release Safe on 4 May

    MUMBAI: Reliance Entertainment is gearing up to release the Jason Statham-starrer ‘Safe‘ on 4 May.

    The film has Statham essaying the role of Luke Wright, a former NYPD cop cum second-rate cage fighter whose wife has been murdered and his life destroyed by the Russian mob. With nothing to live for, Luke begins contemplating suicide. But his unlikely saviour is a ten-year-old Chinese math prodigy named Mei.

    She has been brought to America and forced to act as the organisation’s “human ledger”. But the information Mei holds in her memory is also coveted by the Russian mob, and a botched abduction attempt sends her on the run…and right into Luke’s path.

    He tries to protect Mei from the Triads while outwitting New York officials and the Russian Mafia. He won’t stop until she’s safe. Safe’s vivid central relationship between Luke and Mei is the driving force of the film.

    “Audiences will experience a new depth of Jason‘‘s talent in the film. He plays a tough guy, and with the stunts and the action he is meticulous to a crazy degree. But this is a much more vulnerable character than he usually plays. He really went for it and I think that is going to surprise people,” says director Boaz Yakin.

    The film has been produced by those who gave us Kill Bill and Inglorious Basterds.

  • Reliance Entertainment infuses $200 mn in DreamWorks

    Reliance Entertainment infuses $200 mn in DreamWorks

    MUMBAI: Indian billionaire Anil Ambani’s dream of conquering Hollywood continues unabated even after a slate of releases from the joint venture with Steven Spielberg‘s DreamWorks Studios failed to impress the box office.

    Ambani-promoted Reliance Entertainment has agreed to infuse fresh funding of $200 million in a new deal that calls for a slimmer DreamWorks. The ambitious six movies a year announced in 2009 has been scaled back to three to five starting next year.

    The new arrangement, providing a lifeline to the studio, comes after a series of negotiations that began late last year as the global economic crisis hit DreamWorks had. The studio had slashed its spending on development and production.

    When contacted, a Reliance Entertainment spokesperson declined to comment.

    In 2009, DreamWorks had raised $325 million from Reliance Entertainment for a stake. It had got another $325 million in debt.

    The releases of the science-fiction ‘I Am Number Four‘ and the big-budget ‘Cowboys & Aliens‘ bombed. Though Academy Award nominee ‘The Help’ was a hit, but the remake of ‘Fright Night‘ didn’t succeed. ‘Real Steel’ and Spielberg‘s own ‘War Horse‘ put up moderate performances.

  • Salim, Javed to fight for creative copyright rights of Zanjeer

    Salim, Javed to fight for creative copyright rights of Zanjeer

    MUMBAI: After the late Prakash Mehra’s son Amit Mehra announced the making of his father’s 1973 classic Zanjeer, scriptwriters Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar have jointly decided to initiate proceedings against him saying that this was a case of creative and copyright infringement.

    Akhtar has complained that the producers haven‘t consulted them before going ahead with the remake plans of the film. He has also said that for any change in the original screenplay, the consent of the writer must be taken.

    “I think there is a moral issue involved in the debate that goes beyond legal issues. Perhaps the people who are thinking of remaking Zanjeer have paid for the rights to do so. But creative rights are not like buying property. Salim Saab and I wrote Zanjeer. It is our moral right to be informed about any plans to use our creative resources,” averred Akhtar. “I’ll be taking a very firm legal stand on this to find out what their position is on copyright correctness.”

    Meanwhile, Mehra has said that he can never think of remaking Zanjeer without the blessings of the scriptwriters. “They’re a family to me. After dad passed away, they’ve been like my guardians. Their contribution to most of my dad’s films, particularly Zanjeer can’t be undermined,” he said.

    Since the film is still at a nascent stage, he didn’t meet the writers, but he would meet them and seek their blessings once everything is confirmed.

    The remake, directed by Apoorva Lakhia, is being jointly produced by Reliance Entertainment, Adai Mehra Productions Private Limited and Flying Turtle Films. The film is to be presented by Reliance Entertainment.

  • Film Distributors’ associations to appeal in SC against CCI ruling

    Film Distributors’ associations to appeal in SC against CCI ruling

    MUMBAI: Seven distributor associations across India who were, in an order of the Competition Commission Of India (CCI), told to pay a penalty of 10 per cent of their annual income against following alleged unfair laws, have decided to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the ruling.

    It was last Saturday when the CCI gave its judgement asking these associations to co-operate with production houses like Reliance Entertainment, UTV Motion Pictures, Eros International and Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision.

    Besides, it has also ordered that associations can no longer compel anyone to become their member as a pre-condition for the exhibition of the film in territories under their control and can‘t discriminate between regional and non-regional movies with an undertaking that they won‘t restrict the number of screens for any film.

    The associations are the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), Central Circuit Cine Association (CCCA), Bihar and Jharkhand Motion Pictures Association (BJMPA), and two others.

    As a fall out of the order, other distributor associations that would be affected are Eastern India Motion Picture Association (EIMPA), Hyderabad State Film Chamber of Commerce, Northern India Motion Pictures Association, Indian Motion Pictures Distributors Association, Orissa Film Distributors Syndicate and The Chennai Kanchipuram Thiruvallur District Films Distributors Association.

    The legal dispute started after Rakesh Roshan‘s Kites, distributed by Reliance, was not allowed to play in 50-60 screens due to a KFCC diktat. Later, other corporates like UTV and Eros, who were penalised by Rs 500,000 for not agreeing to the associations‘ timeline for satellite screening and home video release of their films like Kurbaan and Housefull, also joined in.

  • Reliance Entertainment buys theatrical rights of Aamir Khan’s Talaash

    Reliance Entertainment buys theatrical rights of Aamir Khan’s Talaash

    MUMBAI: Reliance Entertainment, the flagship motion picture arm of Reliance ADA Group, has acquired the theatrical rights of Aamir Khan-starrer Talaash.

    A spokesperson confirmed that Reliance Entertainment has signed the deal with Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani promoted Excel Entertainment, which is co-producing the movie along with Aamir Khan Productions.

    The film is slated to release on 1 June.

    The upcoming Hindi psycological thriller has been written and directed by Reema Kagti and is Aamir Khan‘s most ambitious project of the year. It also features Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee.

  • Dangerous Ishq releasing on 11 May

    Dangerous Ishq releasing on 11 May

    MUMBAI: The Vikram Bhatt helmed Dangerous Ishq-3D, which sees the return to the silver screen of Karisma Kapoor, is being readied to release on 11 May.

    Dangerous Ishq-3D has been jointly produced by Reliance Entertainment, Dar Motion Pictures and BVG Films.

    Based on past life regression, the film stars Jimmy Shergill, Rajnish Duggal, Divya Dutta, Ravi Kissen and Ruslan Mumtaz.

    The shooting of Bhatt-directed 1920 – Evil Returns is fast reaching its climax.

    Bhatt, who is going on the floors with Raaz 3 next week, is set to launch Haunted 2 as well.

  • ‘Hugo’, ‘The Artist’ top Oscar nominations

    ‘Hugo’, ‘The Artist’ top Oscar nominations

    MUMBAI: Martin Scorcese‘ 3D family film ‘Hugo‘ has got 11 Oscar nominations while the silent black and white film ‘The Artist‘ got 10 nominations for the 84th annual Oscar Awards, making it a clear two- horse race.

    The show will air on Star Movies on 27 February.

    ‘The Artist‘ is the first black and white film to get a best picture nomination since ‘Good Night and Good Luck‘ in 2005. ‘Hugo is the fourth film released in 3D to score a best picture nomination, after ‘Avatar‘, ‘Up‘ and ‘Toy Story 3‘. If it is able to stop ‘The Artist‘s momentum, then it would be the first 3D film to win best picture.

    This year nine films have been nominated for best picture the most surprising being ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‘. Another surprise was ‘The Tree Of Life‘ which among other things got nominated for picture and director Terrance Mallick despite having been previously ignored during the Oscar season.

    ‘War Horse‘ from Dreamworks and Reliance Entertainment got six nominations including best picture.Spielberg has been left off the director‘s list. However Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg now have the record for most best picture nominations for a producer with seven, passing Stanley Kramer.

    ‘The Descendants‘, which was earlier considered one of the front runners, only got five nominations making it virtually impossible for it to win Best Picture. However George Clooney is the favourite to win best actor for his role as a father trying to cope with grief over the fact that his wife is in a coma.
     
    Clooney‘s competition includes Gary Oldman who finally scored his first Oscar nomination for ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy‘, Surprisingly Leonardo DiCaprio has been left in the cold for his turn as former FBI director J Edgar Hoover in Clint Eastwood‘s ‘J. Edgar‘.
     
    In best actress, it is a two-way fight between Meryl Streep playing Margaret Thatcher in ‘The Iron Lady‘ and Viola Davis for ‘The Help‘. ‘The Help‘ is another best picture nominee and means that Dreamworks is the only studio to have two films competing for best film.

    Like ‘War Horse‘, ‘Moneyball‘ has also got six nominations including for best picture and for its stars Brad Pitt and Jonah hill. It is a serious threat for adapted screenplay.

    Woody Allen‘s ‘Midnight In Paris‘ scored four nominations including two for Allen for directing and writing. It has been over two decades since Allen last won an Oscar. He could win for original screenplay unless ‘The Artist‘ does a sweep.

    John Williams got two nominations for his scores for the two Spielberg films ‘War Horse‘ and ‘The Adventures of Tintin‘. He has now been nominated 47 times. Allen has now been nominated 23 times. Interestingly while ‘Hugo‘, ‘Midnight in Paris‘, ‘The Tree of Life‘ and ‘War Horse‘ got best picture nominations they did not get any acting nominations. Apart from Dicaprio other surprising omissions include ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo‘, ‘Drive‘, which are not on the best picture list.

  • Reliance Entertainment to release War Horse on 10 Feb

    Reliance Entertainment to release War Horse on 10 Feb

    MUMBAI: Reliance Entertainment will release Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg‘s War Horse on 10 February.

    Co-produced by DreamWorks and Reliance Entertainment, the film is set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during World War I. A story of friendship and war, the film has been inspired by a book, which was made into a stage play that has now been turned into a big screen adaptation.

    The movie, set in World War I, begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, played by Jeremy Irvine, as he tames and trains Joey.

    When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets – British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter – before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man‘s Land.

    War Horse released in the US on 25 December last year.