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  • Waves and Eros Now stream into a new era with blockbuster partnership

    Waves and Eros Now stream into a new era with blockbuster partnership

    MUMBAI: Prasar Bharati’s Waves OTT platform is making a splash in the digital entertainment space by joining forces with Eros Now, bringing a treasure trove of Indian films, original series, and more to audiences worldwide. This partnership not only enhances Waves’ content library with Eros Now’s extensive 12,000 plus title collection but also introduces AI-driven personalisation powered by Immerso AI, ensuring an engaging and seamless viewing experience.

    With hit films like Bajirao Mastani, Tanu Weds Manu, and English Vinglish joining the platform, Waves is set to redefine entertainment accessibility, making high-quality content available for free, even in remote regions of India. Additionally, the collaboration will see Prasar Bharati’s sports and entertainment programming extend to Eros Now, enriching its global offerings.

    Prasar Bharati CEO Gaurav Dwivedi said, “Partnering with Eros Now marks an exciting milestone in our efforts to keep the nation entertained. This collaboration supports our commitment to offering diverse, high-quality programming, powered by cutting-edge technology and exceptional content. Together, we aim to set new benchmarks in digital entertainment and connect with viewers in more meaningful ways.”

    Eros Now CEO Vikram Tanna commented, “This partnership with Prasar Bharati represents a significant step in expanding our reach and delivering premium content to a broader audience. By combining our strengths, we aim to redefine the digital entertainment landscape and provide unparalleled experiences to viewers worldwide.”

    With Waves embracing blockchain-backed innovation and AI-driven recommendations, this alliance ensures that users get not just content, but a hyper-personalised entertainment journey.
     

  • Aanand L Rai’s Colour Yellow names Harini Lakshminarayan as COO

    Aanand L Rai’s Colour Yellow names Harini Lakshminarayan as COO

    MUMBAI: Colour Yellow Productions, helmed by filmmaker Aanand L Rai, has appointed Harini Lakshminarayan as chief operating officer. She brings over two decades of experience in IP development, production and strategy to the Mumbai-based production house.

    In her new role, Lakshminarayan will oversee strategic operations and business development while maintaining the studio’s focus on storytelling and IP creation. She joins the company as it plans to expand its content slate across markets.

    “Harini brings a unique combination of creative foresight and strategic expertise that aligns perfectly with our mission,” said Colour Yellow Productions founder Aanand L Rai. “Together, we will continue to raise the bar for what Indian cinema can achieve in both domestic and global markets.”

    Lakshminarayan said she was excited to join the studio known for films like Raanjhanaa, Tanu Weds Manu, and Tumbbad. “Aanand L Rai’s incredible vision for storytelling that consistently pushes boundaries is truly inspiring,” she noted.

    The appointment comes as Colour Yellow, established over a decade ago, looks to build on its legacy of creating culturally rooted content that appeals to wider audiences. The studio has previously produced critically acclaimed films like Newton, Mukkabaaz and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan.

  • Eros Now partners with Visa to expand consumer offering

    Eros Now partners with Visa to expand consumer offering

    MUMBAI: OTT platform Eros Now has partnered with Visa, which allows Visa debit and credit card users in India to avail Eros Now’s massive content library. This includes 12,000-plus movie titles, original shows, music videos, short format content, Quickies, at a discount to the annual Eros Now subscription price.

    This partnership will offer Visa cardholders a discount of 50 per cent on their annual subscription to Eros Now and access to a plethora of entertainment from cult Bollywood movies such as Maine Pyaar Kiya, Rangeela, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanaam to Love Aaj Kal, Tanu Weds Manu, Manmarziyaan, amongst others. The library also entails originals from the house of Eros Now that caters to varied genres such as drama, thriller, comedy, to name a few.  

    According to a 2019 report by Eros Now and KPMG, more Indians are consuming content across an array of digital formats and platforms. The average time an Indian consumer spends on OTT platform is 70 minutes, and the average frequency of access is 12.5 times a week. The average single session duration is 40 minutes. This data thus shows that consumers are spending considerable time watching online content. This partnership with Visa will further enable consumers to choose from varied entertainment options that will help in boosting viewership. 

    Eros Now’s collaboration with Visa will strengthen the payment integration for Eros Now that provides high-quality digital video experiences. At a time when there is unparalleled growth in online payment and digital video streaming platforms, the partnership, exclusive to Visa consumers, will offer a wider range of payment options that they can pay for seamless access to unlimited and superior entertainment content.

    Eros Now CEO Ali Hussein said: “Eros Now is known to entertain audience, since generations and an association such as this with Visa helps in further strengthening our promise of offering consumers with the best of entertainment. Visa, a leader in payments technology around the world, has been offering a great value proposition to Indian consumers. Therefore, this association will help in further boosting the viewership by offering them easy access to the vast content catalogue of Eros Now.”

    Arvind Ronta, head of products, Visa India & South Asia, says; “Today, there is an uptick in the consumption of digital entertainment through OTT platforms by consumers. We are happy to partner with Eros Now to give its customers the option of paying for subscriptions through Visa cards, that too at a special rate.  This offer will enable more users to avail of the vast Eros Now library to watch superior content and pay for it securely and seamlessly through existing Visa credit and debit cards.”

  • Eros joins hands with Aanand L Rai to co-produce ‘Happy Bhaag Jayegi’

    Eros joins hands with Aanand L Rai to co-produce ‘Happy Bhaag Jayegi’

    MUMBAI: Post their successful innings with Raanjhanaa and Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Eros International Media has teamed up with Aanand L. Rai’s Colour Yellow Productions yet again for their next film Happy Bhaag Jayegi starring Abhay Deol and Diana Penty.

     

    The cross-border romantic comedy is written and directed by Mudassar Aziz.

     

    Happy Bhaag Jayegi keeps to Rai’s trend of unusual pairing even as a producer and will see the Deol and Penty being paired opposite each other for the first time. Happy Bhaag Jayegi also stars Ali Fazal, Jimmy Shergill, Piyush Mishra, Kanwaljit Singh and Momal Sheikh. The film is currently on floor in Amritsar.

     

    Speaking on the new venture, producer Krishika Lulla said, “With Happy Bhaag Jayegi, we want to continue backing fresh new talent, strong appealing scripts and unique stories.”

     

    Rai added, “I believe the audience always likes to see something unusual and different on screen. Other than the story, perhaps the one thing that catches everyone’s attention is the actors featuring in the project. Both Abhay and Diana are talented actors and they are apt for the roles that they will be playing in Happy Bhaag Jayegi.”

     

    A comic tale of errors, the film revolves around a young runaway bride who crosses over the border to land up in Pakistan and the following eventful series of crazy episodes.

  • Q1-2016: Inox y-o-y box office collections up 53%, PAT more than quadruples

    Q1-2016: Inox y-o-y box office collections up 53%, PAT more than quadruples

    BENGALURU: Inox Leisure Limited reported 53 per cent increase in box office collection (GBO) to Rs 239.38 crore (68.7 per cent of Total Revenue or TR) in the quarter ended 30 June, 2015 (Q1-2016) as compared to the Rs 156.56 crore (67.4 per cent of TR) in Q1-2015 and a whopping 77.5 per cent more than the Rs 134.80 crore (61.9 per cent of TR) in Q4-2015, hence reversing falling GBO trend in FY-2015.

     

    Performance of movies like Tanu Weds Manu Returns (GBO Rs 31.11 crore, 19 lakh footfalls); Piku (GBO Rs 21.80 crore, 13 lakh footfalls), Furious 7 (GBO Rs 18.93 crore, 11 lakh footfalls), ABCD2 (GBO Rs 18.45 crore, 10 lakh footfalls) and Avengers-Age of Ultron drove the resurgence in revenue as well profit after tax (PAT).

     

    Note: (1) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10 million = 1 crore

             (2) Figures include Satyam Cineplexes Limited, which became wholly owned subsidiary of the company on 8 August, 2014.

    The company’s PAT in Q1-2016 more than quadrupled (up 4.52 times) to Rs 25.26 crore (7.2 per cent margin) as compared to the Rs 4.52 crore (two per cent margin) in Q1-2015. Inox had reported a loss of Rs 4.06 crore in the immediate trailing quarter.

     

    The company’s TR in Q1-2016 at Rs 348.68 crore was 50 per cent more than the Rs 232.38 crore in Q1-2015 and was 60 per cent more than the Rs 217.75 crore in Q4-2015.

     

    Footfalls, occupancy rates and average ticket price:

     

    Inox reported 1.45 crore footfalls in Q1-2016 and an occupancy rate of 33 per cent as compared to the 0.99 crore footfalls and an occupancy rate of 26 per cent in Q1-2015 and 0.82 crore footfalls and an occupancy rate of 20 per cent in the immediate trailing quarter.

     

    Average ticket price (ATP) in Q1-2016 increased to Rs 165 as compared to Rs 159 in the corresponding year ago quarter and Rs 164 in the previous quarter.

     

    Advertising, food and beverages and other operating revenues:

     

    The company reported 38.5 per cent higher advertising revenue in Q1-2016 at Rs 20.72 crore (5.9 per cent of TR) from Rs 14.96 crore (6.4 per cent of TR) in Q1-2015 and was 4.7 per cent more than the Rs 19.79 crore (9.1 per cent of TR) in Q4-2015.

     

    Food and Beverages (F&B) revenue in Q1-2016 increased 45.5 per cent to Rs 73.89 crore (21.2 per cent of TR) as compared to the Rs 47.21 crore (20.3 per cent of TR) in Q1-2015 and almost doubled (up 97.4 per cent) as compared to the Rs 37.43 crore (17.2 per cent of TR) in Q4-2015.

     

    Other operating revenue increased 7.8 per cent to Rs 14.70 crore (4.2 per cent of TR) in Q1-2016 from Rs 13.64 crore (5.9 per cent of TR) in Q1-2015, but fell 42.9 per cent as compared to the Rs 25.73 crore (11.8 per cent of TR) in Q4-2015.

     

    Entertainment Tax, distributors’ share, F&B costs, rents, et al:

     

    Inox paid 61.8 per cent higher entertainment tax in Q1-2016 at Rs 42.63 crore (13.3 per cent of TR) as compared to the Rs 28.57 crore (12.3 per cent of TR) in Q1-2015 

    and more than double (2.03 times) the Rs 22.76 crore (10.5 per cent of TR) in Q4-2015.

     

    Distributors’ share in Q1-2016 at Rs 85.21 crore was (24.4 per cent of TR, 35.6 per cent of GBO) was 45.9 per cent more than the Rs 58.40 crore (25.1 per cent of TR, 37.3 per cent of GBO) in Q1-2015 and was 78.5 per cent more than the Rs 47.75 crore (20.5 per cent of TR, 37.7 per cent of GBO) in Q4-2015.

     

    F&B costs in Q1-2016 increased 50 per cent to Rs 18.38 crore (5.3 per cent of TR) as compared to the Rs 12.25 crore (5.3 per cent of TR) and was 77.6 per cent more than the Rs 10.35 crore (4.8 per cent of TR) in Q4-2015.

     

    Inox paid 26.9 per cent higher property rent, conducting fees and common facility charges (rent) in Q1-2016 at Rs 49.05 crore (14.1 per cent of TR) as compared to the Rs 38.64 crore (16.6 per cent of TR) in Q1-2015 and 5.2 per cent more than the Rs 46.63 crore (21.4 per cent of TR) in Q4-2015.

  • Box office: ‘ABCD 2’ collects Rs 71.15 crore

    Box office: ‘ABCD 2’ collects Rs 71.15 crore

    MUMBAI: The only release of the week, Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho finds no takers. A product of weird imagination, it sinks taking its crudity along.

     

    ABCD 2 sustains well through its first week catering to youth at elite multiplexes to collect Rs 71.15 crore. The film is enjoying open run sans opposition and should maintain steady run in its second week.

     

    Hamari Adhuri Kahani does okay in its second week by collecting Rs 4.45 crore to take its two week tally to Rs 30.95 crore.

     

    Dil Dhadakne Do added Rs 3.75 crore in its third week, taking its three week total to Rs 73.65 crore.

     

    Tanu Weds Manu weathers rains, heat and oppositions. The film has collected Rs 3.25 crore in its fifth week to take its five week tally to Rs 149.63 crore.

     

    Piku has added about Rs 10 lakh in its seventh week taking its seven week tally to Rs 80.02 crore.

     

    Sardarji, a Punjabi film released in Punjab, Delhi, Mumbai and a few other centres has proved to be another trailblazer from its superstar hero, Diljeet Dosanjh. The film has collected over Rs 8.5 crore in its opening weekend from India alone while also going strong in the overseas markets.

  • ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ on a barrier-breaking spree; collects Rs 69.85 crore

    ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ on a barrier-breaking spree; collects Rs 69.85 crore

    MUMBAI: Tanu Weds Manu Returns is on a barrier-breaking spree. Riding solely on Kangana Ranaut’s petite shoulders playing her double roles, the film is slated to set new benchmarks at the box office.

     

    This is Ranaut’s hat trick after Tanu Weds Manu and Queen, all three being her personal triumphs and rewards of her outstanding talent. The film had a sort of tepid opening day but went on to consolidating over the weekend as well as taking a solid grip on the box office to end its first week with Rs 69.85 crore.

     

    Welcome To Karachi, yet another attempt to launch Jackky Bhagnani in a home production, comes as a cropper. A poorly selected, mundane subject, unimaginative treatment and patchy making take their toll. Rather overconfidence of opening the film on Thursday evening for paid previews marred the film’s Friday prospects as the bad reports spread instantly. Resultantly, the film failed to attract viewers on Friday ending it with poor collections even as the following Saturday and Sunday could not lend any respectable figures to the opening weekend tally of Rs 5.55 crore.

     

    P Se PM Tak, a script Kundan Shah had been working and reworking on for eons, released post undergoing a slaughter at the Censors and lack of promotion, fails miserably.

     

    Ishqedarriyaan, a comeback vehicle for Mahakshay Chakraborty, son of Mithun Chakraborty, fails to find audience to avail of screenings. An also ran.

     

    Bombay Velvet drops to about Rs 1 crore in its second week after a miserably devastating first week of Rs 21.65 crore. The film rates as the biggest disaster in last few decades and will lose almost all of its investment and some.

     

    Piku managed to hold its own during its third week despite the Tanu Weds Manu Returns onslaught to put together a decent Rs 9.65 crore to take its three-week total to Rs 74.87 crore.

     

    Gabbar Is Back collects Rs 1.45 crore in its fourth week taking its four-week total to Rs 79.25 crore and marginalizing its deficits.

  • &pictures launches HD feed

    &pictures launches HD feed

    MUMBAI: The second-largest media and entertainment company in India, Zee Entertainment Enterprises has added another channel to its catalogue.

     

    A year after Zee launched its second brand ‘&’ with &pictures, it has added the HD version of the channel to its growing bouquet of channels.

     

     &pictures HD will focus on bringing the Bollywood blockbusters, mega premiers and Hollywood hits together to a single destination. The channel is currently available on Dish TV and will soon be available on Videocon d2h.

     

    Aimed at targeting the younger mindset, ‘&pictures’ went on-air on August 18 2013. The channel endeavors to build upon the existing film and digital resources to create a continuing conversation with an audience and engaged with the world around them. 

     

    The Ampersand depicts the new age viewer’s graceful ability to connect with cultures, people and practices, says the channel.

     

    India’s premium interactive and movie channel, ‘&pictures’, has always endeavored to provide its audiences blockbuster films through innovative and ground-breaking campaigns. The channel aims to showcase the best of Bollywood and provide complete entertainment to its viewers. The channle’s library consists largely of films released in the last 10 years including blockbusters like ‘Kai Po Che’, ‘ABCD’, ‘Barfi’, ‘English Vinglish’, ‘Love Aaj Kal’, ‘Agent Vinod’, ‘Desi Boyz’, ‘Kambakt Ishq‘ and ‘Break Ke Baad’, ‘Chennai Express’, ‘Zanjeer’, ‘Besharam’ etc.

  • Raanjhanaa director shake hands with Dhanush for his next film

    Raanjhanaa director shake hands with Dhanush for his next film

    Director Anand L Rai, whose Raanjhanaa generated good response at the box office, is coming up with another romantic film and is currently working on the script.

     

    The making of script is currently under process, and if sources are to be believed by Diwali, Rai will be in a position to talk about the project.

     

    Raanjhanaa was a story of a Hindu Banarasi boy falling in love with a Muslim girl and giving away his life for her.

     

    Rai who thinks that people have lost faith in love, strongly feels that one way of keeping the romance alive is through films. He feels sad (to) see this as love is an integral part of life

     

    ‘Kolaveri Di’-fame south star Dhanush, who made his Bollywood debut with Raanjhanaa, will be working together with Rai again for a film, tentatively from the same genre.

     

    To top it all, his one more project is the sequel to 2011 romcom Tanu Weds Manu. However, Rai did not elaborate on this piece.

  • R Madhavan to be a part of 3D remake of ‘Night of the living dead’

    R Madhavan to be a part of 3D remake of ‘Night of the living dead’

    MUMBAI: Simon West Productions, and the Graphic Film Company, in association with 2020 Entertainment and Indus Media and Entertainment, have set Bollywood actor R Madhavan to star in the classic movie’s remake Night of the living dead: Origins 3D. Madhavan was previously seen in the movies 3 Idiots and Tanu Weds Manu.

     

    Zevbediah De Soto has directed and co-written the movie. Warren Davis II and David Reuben Schwartz will be writing it along with De Soto. The film will also star Tony Todd, Tom Sizemore, Danielle Harris, Sarah Habel, Sydney Poitier, Bill Mosley and Joseph Pilato.

     

    West, Jib Polhemus, Gus Malliarodakis and Matty Mangone-Miranda of the Graphic Film Company, Paresh Ghelani of 2020 Entertainment, and Naveen Chathappuram and Charles Leslie of Indus Media and Entertainment are producing. Meyers Media Group is handling all international rights.

     

    In this movie, a group of survivors enclose themselves in a room when a zombie plague attacks New York City. It’s being shot in a CG setting using stereoscopic 3D.

     

    Producer and CEO of 2020 Entertainment, Paresh Ghelani, says, “It’s great to help introduce American audiences to what the many fans of Bollywood films have known for years. Madhavan is a huge dynamic talent.”

     

    Producer Simon West adds, “This movie represents a whole new way of visualizing the classic zombie genre. It has a fresh and exciting style that sets it apart from all other horror films seen up until now.”