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  • Shemaroo releases ‘RK Films-The Immortal Collection’

    Shemaroo releases ‘RK Films-The Immortal Collection’

    MUMBAI: Shemaroo has released the album RK Films – The Immortal Collection on VCD. The album, which is a six VCD pack, is a collector’s item featuring 72 songs from films produced under the RK Banner. Three VCDs of the pack comprise 36 songs from Black and White era while the other three comprise 36 songs in colour.

    The RK Banner is synonymous with melodies and good music which has entertained music lovers over several decades. Raj Kapoor always believed that good music was an essential ingredient for the success of a film. Over the years R. K Banner has delivered some of the best songs which are considered to be Gems for music lovers.

    Shemaroo says that the pack celebrates 51 years of R.K.Films, right from Aag (1948) to Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) as it unfolds one melody after the other from India’s most prestigious movie-making banner. The films range from the ones in which Raj Kapoor has acted/ directed to the ones which he has only directed. It also consists of films like Boot Polish, Ab Dilli Dur Nahin and Jagte Raho which were directed by rank outsiders for the R.K.Banner as well as films like Kal Aaj Aur Kal which was directed by Randhir Kapoor.

    Shemaroo adds that The Immortal collection series has been presented in the form of an album.

  • Shemaroo releases VCDs, DVDs of ‘Naksha’

    Shemaroo releases VCDs, DVDs of ‘Naksha’

     

    MUMBAI: With in a month of its theatrical release, Shemaroo Video has released home video of the action-adventure film Nakhsha-Unlock The Mystery.

    Directed by Sachin Bajaj Naksha stars Sunny Deol, Viveik Oberoi, Jackie Shroff and Sameera Reddy in the lead roles and boasts of a totally new theme which weaves Indian mythology into its story-line.

    Shemaroo says that the film is a wholesome entertainer and has received a positive response for its special effects and action sequences.

    The DVD has promos, teasers, Song promos, a Making of the film feature. This offers a sneak preview of the thought process behind Naksha. There are also cast and crew interviews, locations, sets and look of the film, stunts and action sequences, difficult shots, Music and dance choreography.

    In the film a mystery lies buried under the dust of centuries – a secret so powerful that it can change lives forever. Only Naksha holds the key to the mystery. Two brothers – ‘Veer’ (Sunny Deol) and ‘Vicky’ (Vivek Oberoi) defy death while racing against the unscrupulous enemy – ‘Bali’ (Jackie Shroff), for if the secret gets in his hands, it shall spell doom to mankind. On their journey through dense forests, cannibalistic tribes, deep ravines and rugged mountains, they are joined by an unexpected ally – a beautiful girl – ‘Riya’ (Sameera Reddy). Did the trios succeed in their quest? Or did the evil reach before them?

  • Shemaroo launches music album for B.A.G. Films’ ‘Mannat’

    Shemaroo launches music album for B.A.G. Films’ ‘Mannat’

    MUMBAI: Shemaroo Audio has launched audio cassettes and CDs of the Punjabi movie Mannat.

    Shemaroo also owns the international audio and video rights for this movie.

    A B.A.G. Films production Mannat stars Jimmy Shergill. Kulraj Randhawa (of Kareena Kareena fame) will make her movie debut with this film. The film is directed by Gurbir S Grewal.The film showcases the classic love story between the two talented actors. The other star cast includes Kanwaljit Singh and Deep Dhillon.

    Shemaroo has also tied up with telecom operators like Reliance Mobile, Airtel and Hutch for providing mobile content of the movie like ring tones, wall papers, videos, etc to their subscribers.

    Shemaroo VP Hiren Gada said, “Even as the music of the recent release Main Tu Assi Tussi (also on Shemaroo) is climbing the popularity charts, Shemaroo is proud to present its second musical extravaganza with Mannat. We have always believed in quality content and the popularity of Mannat’s music will only re-emphasise this. We are looking forward to many such ventures.”

    The audio track lists six melodies. It has names like Jaidev, Safqat Ali Khan, Alka Yagnik, Babu Singh Mann and Arvinder Singh coming together.

    Babu Singh Mann pens the lyrics for Paani Diya Chchalla Hove, Tu Hove Main Hova a romantic number sung by Feroz Khan and Rani Randeep. Another romantic track that you just cannot miss is the Umrandi Saanj Hove Yaar Tere Naal by one of the best-known singers of India Alka Yagnik. Feroz Khan sings the male playback for this song. People of all ages will identify with this song, making this to be one of the most popular songs in recent times.

    Shafqat Ali Khan, also known as Chaurasi of the Sham Chaurasi Gharana has added the Sufi touch with a mix of modern and Punjabi folk to two songs, giving a whole new dimension to the variety of songs. Already acclaimed as a classical singer, Shafqat has applied his amazing vocal skills to popular music and has even sung a number in Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.

    In Mannat he presents a sad number, Darda Maar Liya, Mera Dil Darda Na Hove written by Ambar Hoshiarpuri. The song merges with the mood in the film and will make your heart go all out for the characters. The second song by Ali – Kare Door Door, Pave Vo Zamana comes with a flavour of love and romance.

    The yearning for love continues to flow with Rabba Yaar Nu Mila De, Dil Dar Nu Mila De, sung by Arvinder Singh.

  • Shemaroo releases ‘Omkara’ on DVD, VCD

    Shemaroo releases ‘Omkara’ on DVD, VCD

    MUMBAI: Shemaroo Video has released Omkara on DVD and VCD.

    The film is Vishal Bhardwaj’s third interpretation of a literary classic after Maqbool which was based on William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Chatri Chor which was based on Ruskin Bond’s The Blue Umbrella. Omkara is based on Shakespeare play Othello.

    The VCD has been released with English sub-titles. However since the film has extensive regional dialect from North India, Shemaroo has also released VCD with Hindi subtitles so that the audiences can enjoy the film’s dialogue and performances.

    Shemaroo VP Hiren Gada said “We are extremely proud to release Omkara on home video. Omkara has been acclaimed worldwide for its epic portrayal of Othello in the rugged semi-urban Indian backdrop. It is a movie people would like to add to their collection.”

    The DVD has a 10 page booklet which mentions facts and trivia about the film. It also has many bonus and special features like The Making of Omkara. The director and actors speak about the film and script, the locations, the cast and characters, the look and costumes, the music and songs. The DVD also has deleted scenes.

  • Shemaroo celebrates the comic Hungama of Paresh Rawal

    Shemaroo celebrates the comic Hungama of Paresh Rawal

    MUMBAI: Continuing its efforts to offer value for money packs to its consumers, home video firm Shemaroo has launched its latest VCD pack containing three hits of Paresh Rawal- Hera Pheri, Awara Paagal Deewana and Hulchul.

    The company says that at a time when the sequel to Hera Pheri is topping the box office collection charts, this pack will definitely become popular among Paresh Rawal fans.

    The company says that the pack costs Rs 349 against the regular price of Rs 447.

    Shemaroo has also released two other comedy packs in the past namely Non Stop Comedy Vol. 1 and 2. The first volume contains Golmaal, Chupke Chupke and Chasme Budoor and the second volume contains Masti, Style and Awara Paagal Deewana. Shemaroo plans to release many such value for money packs in future also.

  • Shemaroo to offer cable operators movies on licensing model

    Shemaroo to offer cable operators movies on licensing model

    MUMBAI: Shemaroo has entered into an exclusive agreement with Novex Communications for licensing rights of all its movies to cable TV operators. The home video player, which also has a huge movie library for satellite telecast, was earlier selling its cable TV rights directly to multi-system operators (MSOs).

    The movies for cable TV telecast which are already with Hathway Cable & Datacom will also be transferred to Novek after the expiry of its term. Hathway had bought five year rights in a bulk deal, a majority of which are expiring by the end of this year.

    Shemaroo will, thus, be doing away with the fixed fee model whereby it was selling cable TV rights to MSOs. “We will be able to maximise our revenue through the licensee model. We are given a minimum guaranteed amount and on increased growth, will have a revenue share,” says Shemaroo Films MD Raman Maroo.

    Already in the kitty is a collection of over 500 Hindi movies, while at least 15-16 will be added every month. “Almost 80 per cent of what we had sold to Hathway would expire by the end of this year. We will be assigning all our movies to Novex for cable TV exploitation. We have struck a two-year exclusive deal with them,” confirms Maroo.

    Novex Communications plans to charge cable operators a fee of Rs 35 per subscriber, though in reality most of the agreements will be lumpsome deals. “We will enter into annual deals with cable operators. Unlike most of the other movie content suppliers, we will provide actual software to cable operators. We will have at least 700 movies for licensing,” Novex Communications promoter Ketan Kanakia says.

    Novex has already signed a deal with the HFCL Infotel subsidiary Connect Broadband Services Ltd for J&K, Himachal, Punjab and parts of Haryana.

    MSOs, who run cable movie channels bank on the acquisition model. Cable movie channels CVO and CCC, promoted by MSOs Indusind Media and Hathway respectively, acquire movies for cable TV telecast. On the other hand, it is the licensing model which is popular with bulk of the cable TV operators.

  • Shemaroo celebrates Fifa WC with release of Beckham video

    Shemaroo celebrates Fifa WC with release of Beckham video

    MUMBAI: Home video maker Shemaroo has released a video Really Bend it like Beckham this football season.

    The video has the inside details and is the definitive video of his soccer skills. Fans can now have a never-before-seen view of his various skill sets, on technology that manages to capture and dissect his every move like never before. The video also features Beckham’s football highlights of matches like an England versus Argentina match.

    Shemaroo VP Hiren Gada said, “It is baffling that in a nation of a billion people, young talents aren’t making it to the international arena. Really Bend it like Beckham is an excellent video for two reasons. First, it will be a great learning opportunity for emerging players, almost like learning from the legend himself, and prove to be a great encouragement. Second, it is an excellent video that will be enjoyed by all Soccer fans.”

    The DVD has been sot on High Definition. It features multi camera angles, super slow motion and time slice footage. 

    It has been broken into easy to use sections – control, space making skills, passing and working for space, turning skills, forward play, crossing, closing down and defending, finishing and free kicks and much more.

    The DVD also has behind the scenes with David Beckham, Kids Q&A with Beckham and a Kids Football game with Beckham.

  • Shemaroo anti-piracy raids yields Rs 3 million booty

    Shemaroo anti-piracy raids yields Rs 3 million booty

    MUMBAI: Home video major Shemaroo continues its fight against the biggest threat to its business – piracy. In two separate anti-piracy raids conducted at Mira Road and Bandra a few days ago, the vigilance team of Shemaroo Video seized pirated VCDs and DVDs worth over Rs 3.1 million.

    The first raid at Vajreshwari Music Center in Mira Road yielded a haul of 2000 pirated VCDs / DVDs, DVD players, DVD Writers and a television. This also included 23 master copies of various films – these being the copies from which “replication” is possible. Replication is the act of making copies without loss of data and quality. Generally, pirated master copies already have a bad quality, resulting in poor copies that could damage players.

    The second raid was conducted at the three stalls outside Bandra Railway station. Stalls outside railway stations in Mumbai are notorious for pirated Audio and Video CDs and this comes as an effort from Shemaroo to curb piracy at the point of sale.

    Rs 2.2 million worth pirated goods were seized from these stalls, which included over 4000 DVDs. Senior PI Kadri, PSI Pednekar conducted the raid and were instrumental in making the raid possible because of their timely action. One Aftab Alam Ansari was arrested.

    Shemaroo VP Hiren Gada said, “Piracy is taking up almost 90 per cent of the market in home video sales. It is very important that the Industry joins hands to curb this menace so that everyone in the movie business can reap true benefits of their efforts.”

    The Shemaroo anti-piracy team carries out various vigilance activities gathering information, surveillance and warning the pirates. The team also gives information about dealing in legitimate products and educates on the consequences of dealing in pirated video products. Only when they cease to heed to all the warnings that Shemaroo raids the outlet and takes action against the pirates.

    Having an end-to-end objective in mind, Shemaroo says that it believes that fighting anti-piracy will gradually increase the legitimate home video market. Increased revenues can be shared with other people involved in the entertainment industry, which will also help the government get more taxes bringing a decrease in the black economy.

  • Shemaroo releases Lara’s epic 400 innings on DVD, VCD

    Shemaroo releases Lara’s epic 400 innings on DVD, VCD

    MUMBAI: Home video firm Shemaroo has released Brian Lara’s epic innings 400 Not Out.

    West Indian batsman Brian Lara made the highest score in a test innings. The DVD and VCD of the fourth Test innings of West Indies versus England in Antigua 2004 contains the record setting moments and captures history in the making.

    The DVD also includes snapshots of former test players speaking about the epic innings. The digitally mastered all region DVD comes with 5.1 Dolby Digital sound and has interactive menus for easy access to scenes.

    Also.just three weeks after the theatrical release, Shemaroo has released the VCDs and DVDs of the Sushmita Sen and Mithun Chakraborty starrer Chingaari. Director Kalpana Lajmi’s women-oriented films like Daman have made a sound statement in the society and Chingaari too reverberates on a similar theme bringing forth the plight of a prostitute in a distant Indian village.

    Sen plays Basanti, a prostitute, who when mauled, revolts against the evil village priest Bhuvan Panda, played by Chakraborty.