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  • Inkaar fizzles at box office

    Inkaar fizzles at box office

    MUMBAI: Of the three movies released on Friday, the multiplexes had pegged their hopes on Inkaar. Sadly, the Sudhir Mishra-directed movie did not live up to the expectations. The film opened to weak response and failed to improve over the weekend and had Rs 52.5 million to show for its first three days.

    The other two releases – Mumbai Mirror and Bandook failed to find audience.

    Vishal Bhardwaj‘s Matru Ki Bijla Ka Mandola did not succeed in selling its hackneyed story which built a film around a character artiste leaving little for the lead pair to do. Having opened to a tepid response, it could not improve through its first week run and ended its first week with figures of Rs 313.5 million. The film showed a massive drop over its second weekend and will go down as the first notable flop of 2013.

    Paresh Rawal and Rajeev Khandelwal starrer Table No 21 survived week two and added Rs 17.5 million for the week taking its total collection to Rs 112.7 million.

    Salman Khan‘s Dabangg 2 collected Rs 27.5 million in its fourth week taking its total to Rs 1.45 billion. The number of screens and the opening week indicated a Rs 1.50 million business but the film may fall short of that mark by few million.

  • AXN ties up with Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Inkaar’

    MUMBAI: Action oriented broadcaster AXN has tied up with Sudhir Mishra‘s movie ‘Inkaar‘, starring Arjun Rampal and Chitrangada Singh.

    An on-air and social media tie-up, the campaign is already on. The contest asks the fans to choose their favourite movie character-Rahul Verma (Arjun Rampal) and Maya Luthra (Chitrangada Singh). AXN in association with Inkaar, gives a chance to the lucky few to watch the premiere of the movie with none other than the star cast themselves.

    The contest on social media comes from the fact of Alpha men and Omega women which is the basis of the movie. AXN has also shot a very sassy promo for the contest which is an integrated promo for AXN‘s ongoing 15 year celebration.

    Fans can visit AXN India‘s Facebook page and vote for their favorite movie character and can get the opportunity to sit next to stars watching ‘Inkaar‘.

  • Sudhir Mishra, Philippa Campbell, and Chris Paton to mentor NFDC Film Bazaar 2012 W-I-P lab

    Sudhir Mishra, Philippa Campbell, and Chris Paton to mentor NFDC Film Bazaar 2012 W-I-P lab

    MUMBAI: South Asia’s Global Film Market Film Bazaar the promotional arm of National Film Development Corporation (NFDChas announced five projects selected for the Work-In-Progress (W-I-P) Lab, which will be presented to a jury of international experts at the sixth edition of the market to be held from 21- 24November in Goa. The Work-In-Progress Lab has been set with an intention to help budding filmmakers achieve and accomplish the final cut through expert insights. The Lab is open for feature length films and documentaries in their rough-cut stage.

    Israel Film Fund head Derek Malcolm, Katriel Schory and Chris Paton from Fortissimo Films were the mentors for WIP Lab in 2011 and this year Indian film director and screenwriter Sudhir Mishra, actress turned script writer Philippa Campbell, and Chris Paton of Fortissimo Films, are the for the projects selected this year.

    The projects selected for the Work-In-Progress Lab 2012 are – Bhacraa (The Divine Goat; directed by Janaki Vishwanathan), Crossing Bridges (directed by Sange Dorjee Thongdok), Love (directed by Abhineet Gogne), Phoring (directed by Indranil Roychowdhury) and Tumbad (directed by Rahi Anil Barve).

    Some of the films from the 2011 WIP Lab that have gone on to be screened at international film festivals are Ashim Ahluwalia‘s – Miss Lovely (Cannes Film Festival 2012), Manjeet Singh‘s – Mumbai Cha Raja (Toronto International Film Festival 2012), Anand Gandhi‘s – Ship of Theseus (Toronto International Film Festival 2012) and Ajay Bahl‘s – BA Pass (12th Osian‘s Cinefan Film Festival).

  • Xeon to do brand integration for Dar films

    MUMBAI: Xeon Films & Entertainment, film branding and marketing agency, said it has signed a long-term nine film deal with Dar Motion Pictures (DMP), the film entertainment division of Dar Media, to become the exclusive agency to meet all brand integration requirements for DMP slate of films.

    The brand integration includes sourcing, integration and activation of brands through in-film, co-film and promotional tours. Dar slate for next one year includes films with directors like Anuraag Kashyap, Sudhir Mishra, Nikhil Advani and many more.

    Xeon Films & Entertainment Director Amit Singh said, “With our history of association with Brands, we are keen to extend them to Dar bouquet of films and derive a win-win situation. Our key strategy would be creating a long term association with brands and providing them a multilevel platform in form of in-film and co-film branding, the diversity of Dar slate and our concept based integration approach would help us offer innovative brand integration options and associations with films.”

  • Filmmakers to make short films for digital platform

    Filmmakers to make short films for digital platform

    Mumbai: This is a coup. Leading filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Sudhir Mishra and Chakri Toleti (of Billa 2 fame) have come together to make a series of short films that will soon be released in the digital form across the country.

    The series will have everything found in a full length feature film like music, drama and excitement but in short films. The films will be treated like a normal feature film. Each film will be for around 10 minutes. It is said that Mishra will set the ball rolling being the first in the group to start work.

    Says ad filmmaker and TV producer Omar Haider, the man behind this initiative, “Several other directors are in the process of joining hands with us. Our initial plan is to come up with 10-12 films with each one making one film at least. We will then plan the release and marketing of the film.

    The films will be released on digital platforms like cell phone, internet, etc.

  • Anubhav Sinha launches film production house

    Anubhav Sinha launches film production house

    MUMBAI: Six films-old Anubhav Sinha has taken the plunge and launched his film production house called Benaras Media.

    For starters, Sinha has firmed up three films. The first of the lot will be an action film, directed by Sudhir Mishra. While the second movie will be helmed by Gurmeet, a former assistant on several YRF films, the third will be directed by Sinha himself.

    The script of the first film is a combination of cerebral and physical action, a kind of Bourne Identity meeting Jackie Chan. It will have a huge star cast and some of the most elaborate action often seen in Hong Kong’s Kung Fu films.

    It is being said that Shah Rukh Khan will play the main lead while Irrfan Khan, Arunoday Singh and Vidyut Jamwal are being slotted into the other roles.

    The film would start rolling once Mishra gets the final cast of his ambitious project, Mehrunissa, in place.

    Sinha had earlier directed films like Tum Bin, Aap Ko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai, Dus, Tathastu, Cash and Ra.One.

  • UFO announces Digital Film Fest

    UFO announces Digital Film Fest

    NEW DELHI: New and amateur filmmakers will get an opportunity to showcase their talent in the upcoming digital film festival — UFO 0110 International Digital Film Festival – which is introducing a contest to promote new talent and fresh ideas in the industry.


    The festival will be organised from 23 February to 1 March at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi.


    Christened as ‘Film in 6 Days‘, the competition will present a challenge to young filmmakers to direct a short film in a brief span of six days. To facilitate this process and help the participants bring their imagination into life, the organisers will provide all the logistical support to them.


    ‘Film in six days‘ competition will select six to 10 teams (consisting of director, director of production, and editor) on the basis of their past experience and interviews. The selected candidates will be given a topic by the festival organisers to make a film within six days. These films then will be reviewed by a jury comprising senior people from film fraternity who will select winner will be rewarded with prize money/editing software/equipment.


    Festival Director and Ekaa Films founder Madhureeta Anand said, “The six-day competition is an integral and important part of the UFO 0110 International digital Film Festival. It is our way of seeing that budding filmmakers get a chance to make films that on the one hand can be a showcase of their work and on the other hand can be learning experience. For us at the film festival it‘s our way of planting seeds. We hope that these very filmmakers will, in the future, send in films to the festival and add to the viewing experience and quality of the festival.”


    Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra, Jury member of the last IDFF feels “Digital format of filmmaking is an amazing format that gives you the freedom to shoot things, make a movie, put forth your viewpoint about an issue/agenda etc while overcoming the constraints of inadequate funding or networking etc. It is a wonderful medium for independent voices and certainly more and more people are now open to the idea of digital film making.”


    “As a jury member, I have very fond memories of the festival. Even the quality of films churned out by amateur filmmakers/directors such as students or those coming from non- film industry background is very exciting. The technique used by one filmmaker/story teller inadvertently varies with that used by another and this is the surprising element that one comes across fests such as IDFF. Festival like IDFF should be promoted so that maximum talent can be discovered.”


    The 0110 International Digital Film Festival is an annual event showcasing cutting edge digital films from around the world. The mission is to take the digital art and film movement forward and provide fresh and innovative content to the viewers and create a space for new styles of form and content that can become the resource pool for filmmakers in South Asia and the rest of the world. It is the only film festival in India that travels to 11 cities.

  • Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor in Wake Up Sid sequel

    Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor in Wake Up Sid sequel

    MUMBAI: Just a few days ago, Indiantelevision.com had reported that two generations of Bachchans and Kapoors were coming together for Sudhir Mishra’s film Mehrunisa.

    Though Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek have done a couple of films together, Rishi Kapoor and son Ranbir have never shared screen space in a film. But not anymore. The father-son duo will be starring together in the Ayaan Mukerjee’s sequel of Wake Up Sid.

    “I and Ranbir are coming together in a film that is a sequel to one of his films. Ranbir and I‘ve had innumerable offers to star together. But nothing really seemed to fit, until this. Both Ranbir and I are very excited about it. All I can tell you at the moment is audiences who are waiting to see us together won‘t be disappointed,” Rishi Kapoor said.

    Though the younger Kapoor wanted to star alongside his father in a home production, there arose no chance as RK Films has not been able to kickstart operations since 1999 after they made Aa Ab Laut Chale.

  • Cannes Diary: Adlabs lounge gives indies a leg up

    Cannes Diary: Adlabs lounge gives indies a leg up

    CANNES: The Adlabs Indpendent Producers Lounge is proving to be a hit of sorts. Located in the basement of the Palais des Festivals, it has been a busy spot with almost anyone interested in Indian films dropping in over there from whichever country in the world.

    The booth, manned by AdLabs Films boss Sunir Khetrapal, has Aditya Bhattacharrya steering it most of the time. Other individuals using it quite frequently include: Grey Cells Entertainment’s copromoter Rashmi, Ruchi Narain, Amit Khanna, Sudhir Mishra.

    The stand is also being used to promote the Filmkraft new production Krishh. In a big way.
    Dharma disappointed, Johar pushes hard

    The team Dharma Productions distribution team of Vishal Patel and Cherian expressed disappointment at the way the market has been proceeding. “There have been very few footfalls,” says Cherian. “We expect an improvement by tomorrow.”

    The big title being promoted at the stand is Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.

    Karan Johar spent many a hour at the stand today. The Johar box office magic may rub off on Dharma’s Cannes performance as well.
    Indian unity shows up at Cannes

    What is amazing about this Cannes festival is how the independents have been propping up each other. The Adlabs stand has brochures and promotional materials from almost every Indian film maker in the Palais. Handmade Films’ Sunil Doshi who has a stand in a prime location in the Palais des Festivals basement even lent a hand to the indies by stocking their promotional literature at his stand. A pat in the back for the indie Indians. In fact, a bash for the indies was planned for the evening at the Irish Quays pub.